• The class weight limit is 15 pounds, of which there is great variation and some are nine and ten pound rifles while others come close to weighing the limit.
• There are two main types of rifles in this competition with the common choice of caliber of either .32-40 or .32 Miller Special.
• Miller –DeHaas, or similar modern striker fired actions.
• Traditional which are the original Stevens, Ballard, Winchester, etc. single shot actions with a n outside hammer.
• Reproductions of the above traditional rifles.
• The bullets cannot have gaschecks on them.
• The bullets may be breech-seated.
• The alloys are typically soft, usually only tin and lead.
• Velocities range from 1200 to 1400 feet per second
  
  

The Traditional style rifle with the external adjustment scope:

A Miller – DeHaas – the modern striker fired rifle: