GeorgeC As I recall, the traditional rifle rules were adopted at the 1995 or 96 ISSA Schuetzenfest. I was working on my master's program at the time and did not attend that year. There have been several revisions over time. That set of traditional rules was subsequently adopted by the ASSRA and WSU almost verbatim. If you have not already done so, my suggestion is to familiarize yourself with the basic set of rules for the ASSRA, ISSA, and WSU, then read the traditional rules for each organization. I think the traditional rules will make more sense in that context. Here is the section from the ISSA traditional rules that deals with sights and sleds. 2. Technology cutoff of circa 1917 as regards patents, sights, cartridges, loading techniques, and general configuration of the Schuetzen rifle. No modern block-style or wide-bottom forearms. Old-style muzzle rest “feet” are allowed, but must be attached to the barrel. No modern Olympic-style sights, rear iron sight diopters, adjustable buttplates, plastic sight inserts, or “Bloop tubes”. No machine rests. (For clarification a machine rest is any one-piece rest that supports the rifle at two points and allows the rifle to be mechanically adjusted, incrementally, front and back, for windage and elevation.)
Dimensions for a barrel sled were established at 6" wide, 1.5" deep and 3" high I think (I have yet to find my note on that). It was necessary to set limits on sleds as someone showed up for a match with a sled that weighed about 20 pounds, or so I've been told. It is pretty well accepted that a front sight needs to be in a barrel dovetail. I am not aware if anyone has ever challenged that point. As to there not being any rules governing a front rest, that's not exactly a fact. There is the spirit of the game. If a shooter tried to use some digitally controlled hydraulic wiz-bang front rest, my guess is the local Schuetzenmeister would request such a device be removed from the firing line.
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