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Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's disappearing target small bore rifle

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Venue
  
Bisley rifle range

Start date
  
1908

Competitors
  
22 from 5 nations

Location
  
Bisley, United Kingdom

The men's disappearing target small-bore rifle was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme. Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through allowing the use of .22 or .297/.230 caliber ammunition. The target used was a three-quarter length silhouette, 4 inches high and 1.5 wide. It would appear at a distance of 25 yards for three seconds and then disappear for five until it had been seen a total of 15 times. A hit on the upper two-thirds of the figure counted for 3 points, while any other hit counted for 1. The maximum score was thus 45 points.

8 shooters scored the maximum possible score. The method of breaking the tie is unknown.

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Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics – Men's disappearing target small-bore rifle Wikipedia