19 & 20th AUGUST 2023
THE INAUGURAL AUSTRALIAN MARTINI HENRY TROPHY
PRESENTED BY
LEE ENFIELD RIFLE ASSOCIATION AUSTRALIA
and supported by THE MARTINI HENRY SOCIETY
Saturday August 19th from 8am
100, 200 & 500yd Australian Martini Henry Trophy
to be followed by a 100, 200yd Martini Cadet match
Martini Henry Rifles to be chambered in 577-450 black powder loads only, 36 rounds required.
Open to Martini Enfield/ Metford Rifles competing in their own class, using cast lead loads only, any propellant.
Martini Cadet Match for rifles chambered in .310 or .297/230 using cast loads only, any propellant, 22 rounds required.
Other calibres may participate but will be ineligible for placings.
Rifles to be in ‘as issued’ military configuration, target sights, slings etc not permitted. Medals to be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd in both Martini Classes and the Martini Cadet match.
The highest Martini Henry score at 500yds will receive a signed copy of Neil Aspinshaw’s book, The Martini-Henry For Queen and Empire.
Match Rulings will refer to CLASSIC AND HISTORICAL RIFLE MATCH, EQUIPMENT AND SCORING RULES Ver 2.0 2018 as found at the NSWMLA website.
Sunday August 20th from 8am
The Isandlwana Tag 200yd for 303:
SMLE/MLE or any Enfield .303 designed before 1919 Rifles to be in ‘as issued’ configuration, target sights, slings etc not permitted. Others may participate but will be ineligible for placings, Tags to be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd 32 rounds required.
