Comments on: Reliving History — Dennis Does “Mad Minute” with Lee-Enfield https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2021/05/reliving-history-dennis-does-mad-minute-with-lee-enfield/ from AccurateShooter.com Sun, 07 Jun 2026 10:05:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.26 By: David https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2021/05/reliving-history-dennis-does-mad-minute-with-lee-enfield/comment-page-1/#comment-59727 Tue, 25 May 2021 16:10:23 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=65905#comment-59727 The ‘Mad Minute’ (Practice 22) rules stipulated starting with 5 rounds loaded and not using a sling or any other rest.

There was also a Practice 11 shot at 300 yards, 10 rounds in a minute but starting with the rifle empty.

All need a lot of practice!

]]> By: Bruce https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2021/05/reliving-history-dennis-does-mad-minute-with-lee-enfield/comment-page-1/#comment-59724 Sun, 23 May 2021 05:15:40 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=65905#comment-59724 You can go a bit faster if you are STANDING and if you manipulate the bolt wit the thumb and forefinger ( and pull the trigger with the index finger. You still have to move your head a bit, but not as much as with competing products.

MUCH harder to do with a Mauser type action, or a Ross or Mosin Nagant.

The ergonomics of the Lee Enfield whereby the bolt handle is BEHIND the trigger and the lift is, from memory about 67 degrees is a huge bonus.

Note that the “other” Enfields (P-14 and M-17) have that dog-legged bolt handle to get the bolt knob back into a location similar to a Lee Enfield.

Whatever bolt-gun you are using, dry practice with dummy rounds and chargers involves the whole same suite of moves and skills as live fire, but without all the noise, recoil and expense. Hard to “simulate” the whole cycle on a gas-gun.

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