Rudementary magnets, in the form of lodestones, have been known since antiquity. Wire, on the other hand, is a modern miracle. You can't hand-forge that.

It's one word, "pastime"

The target was 50cm/20in diameter, so the bullseye was probably 5cm/2in diameter. I don't think the full results are recorded but the top shooters were probably hitting a few tens in 60 shots.