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Men's stationary target small-bore rifle
at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Men's stationary target small-bore rifle; at the Games of the IV Olympiad
Venue	Bisley rifle range
Date	11 July
Competitors	19 from 5 nations
Medalists
	1912 →

The men's stationary target small-bore rifle, also referred to as the miniature rifle competition, was one of 15 events on the Shooting at the 1908 Summer Olympics programme.^[2] Regulation of the equipment used in the event was done through proscribing ammunition weighing more than 140 grains, with a velocity of more than 1,450 feet per second, or having a hard metal base. Magnifying and telescopic sights were prohibited.^[3] Each shooter fired 80 shots, half at 50 yards and half at 100 yards. Maximum score for a shot was 5 points, giving a maximum total possible of 400 points.

Twelve competitors from each nation were allowed to take part.^[3] Because of a delay in the arrival of Barnes' registration, the British team registered Philip Plater as a replacement. The original registration later arrived, resulting in Britain having 13 entrants. Further confusion on the day of competition resulted in all 13 shooting, Plater going last. Plater, who had scored 391 points to place first in the event and set a world record, was ruled to have been the illegal competitor and his score was invalidated.^[4]

Results

Place	Shooter	Score
Place	Shooter	50 yd	100 yd	Total
1	Arthur Carnell (GBR)	192	195	387
2	Harold Humby (GBR)	197	189	386
3	George Barnes (GBR)	189	196	385
4	Maurice Matthews (GBR)	195	189	384
5	Edward Amoore (GBR)	194	189	383
6	William Pimm (GBR)	192	187	379
7	Archie Taylor (GBR)	189	187	376
8	Harold Hawkins (GBR)	185	189	374
9	Jack Warner (GBR)	191	182	373
10	Vilhelm Carlberg (SWE)	184	186	370
10	Arthur Wilde (GBR)	194	176	370
12	James Milne (GBR)	182	186	368
13	André Mercier (FRA)	178	188	366
14	William Milne (GBR)	183	180	363
15	Georgios Orphanidis (GRE)	180	177	357
16	William Hill (ANZ)	183	171	354
17	Léon Tétart (FRA)	176	174	350
18	Johan Hübner von Holst (SWE)	172	177	349
19	Henri Bonnefoy (FRA)	147	157	304
Ineligible	Philip Plater (GBR)	195	196	391

References

^ "Historical Results". ISSF. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
^ "Shooting at the 1908 London Summer Games: Men's Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 and 100 yards". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^ ^a ^b Official Report, p. 38.
^ "W. W. Greener Martini Target Rifles". National Rifle Association (UK). Retrieved 10 May 2006.

Sources

Cook, Theodore Andrea (1908). The Fourth Olympiad, Being the Official Report. London: British Olympic Association.
De Wael, Herman (2001). "Shooting 1908". Herman's Full Olympians. Retrieved 9 May 2006.