April 17th, 2022Sunday gunday: Amazing Mad Minute Norway Speed shooting These Norwegian speed-demons are hard to beat. Inge Hvitas, who completed 39 rounds in 16 minutes, set a Mad Minute World Record in 2019. Inge Hvitas completed the 200-meter circle in just one minute. Another Norwegian ace shot 48 rounds in one minute, with 38 in bullseye. That’s incredible speed and accuracy. This story was first published in 2019, when the record was established. Wikipedia says that this record is still in existence. We believe that no one has ever fired more rounds from a 16-gauge rifle. Inge Hvitas is the only person to have shot more rounds on a 16-round target at 200m (using a bolt action rifle). We have videos of Inge’s incredible sequence. It’s amazing to see! CLICK HERE to watch the entire story, which will speed up the video load.
The Haga shooting range in Norway was the scene of some spectacular speed shooting in 2019. Norwegian shooter Inge Havitas set a Mad Minute Challenge World Record of 39 hits in one minute at 200m. The target was 40cm (15.75?). Bullseye was placed at 200m (218yds). Jesper Nilsstua, a Norwegian fellow shooter, also shot beautifully. He sent 48 rounds down-range in less than one minute. Jesper hit 38 targets, just missing the record by one. Both shooters used iron-sighted Sauer 200 ST target rifles. These rifles are usually chambered for 6.5×55 cartridges. Magazines are limited to 5 rounds. Shooters may use slings, but not bipods, for this event. Jesper Nilsstua was another Norwegian ace. He missed the Mad Minute Challenge record by one hit, but he was lightning fast. Dennis Santiago, who has also done his Mad Minute drill, was stunned to hear: “This dude didn’t get the new world record of 39 hits within 60 seconds. After taking 48 shots in 60 seconds, he only got 38 hits. You can see the smoothness in his shooting. It’s amazing.”
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Mad Minute Challenge in Norway — Event Rules
The event organizers posted that the “Mad Minute Challenge” was a modern version of an old military drill. This forum is for sport shooters to share their experiences with speed shooting with bolt-action rifles. The Mad Minute Challenge is all sport! These are the five rules to help you attempt to break the record: “Rapid-Fire Comparative Video
This video shows Inge (top) and other skilled competitors shooting the same 1-minute course in fire in Lesja, Norway, to illustrate the speed of Inge Hvitas, Norwegian champion. About the Original MAD MINIMUTE
“Mad minute” was a pre-World War I term that British Army riflemen used to describe their ability to score a minimum of 15 hits at 300 yards in a matter of minutes using a bolt-action rifle (usually a Lee-Enfield rifle or Lee-Metford rifle). It was not unusual for riflemen to exceed this score during the First World War. Sergeant Instructor Alfred Snoxall set the record in 1914 with 38 hits. This drill was listed as “Practice number 22 Rapid Fire” in The Musketry Regulations Part I 1909. It required at least 15 shots to hit the second class target at 300 yards. This was one of many annual tests that could be used to classify soldiers as sharpshooters, first or second-class shooters depending on how many points were achieved. Research suggests that the Second Class target was 48? 48 x 48? Square with 24? Inner circle and 36? Inner circle and 36? The sight mark was a central 12. 12? x 12? The shape represents a soldier. ALL hits earned points (3 for center circle; 2 for outer circle; 1 for outer square). NOTE: Some sources claim that the Mad Minute drill used an outer circle target of 12? diameter. However, this is a mistake according to Ian Hogg’s book “The Encyclopedia of Weaponry”. A 12? diameter target is not mentioned in any other source. The circle would be just 3.82 MOA. The drill target was actually 48? 48 x 48 Square, approximately 15 times larger. (From No.WikiPedia. )Similar Posts:Tags: Inge Hvitas, Mad Minute, Norma, Norway, Sauer Rifle, Speed Shooting, Stangskyting
