No worries, just clarifying.
Mad Minute:
The exercise formally known as "Practice number 22, Rapid Fire, The Musketry Regulations, Part I, 1909", required the rifleman to fire 15 rounds at a "Second Class Figure" target at 300 yd (270 m).
So, 4 seconds per aimed shot. That is very fast. We often have to do this sort of thing in long range rifle competitions and it is incredibly difficult, even with a modern rifle. Of course, the range I would be shooting at is much further. It's a good indication of how accomplished a shooter is, on the SMLE.
So, that's 4 seconds from chambering a new round with the bolt, aiming at the target, and then pulling the trigger? That's pretty rapid. I don't know why, but I've come to expect these old bolt-action rifles to be slow, but when you're putting it that way, it's quite astonishing. I can't imagine how difficult it would be at longer ranges.
15 rounds in 60 seconds (one minute) is one shot per 4 seconds. They could do it in less if possible, however it was one of the baseline qualifications to pass. 15 aimed shots, at that range, with accuracy, in that time is a lot, and difficult.
I can only imagine...