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Shooting Ranges In Switzerland
Shooting ranges in Switzerland are characterised by the widespread provision of targets at for service rifle training and qualification, along with a schützenhaus which serves as a community hub for local schützenverein (shooting societies), often including bar and cafe for social events. This results from long-standing connections with Switzerland's Swiss Armed Forces, militia system, which has led to strong civilian shooting traditions and liberal Gun laws in Switzerland, gun laws. The challenge of fitting ranges into mountainous Swiss terrain has led to a number of unusual designs, such as the Brünnlisau range, where shooters fire over a main road at targets on the other side of the valley. No permit is needed for an individual to transport an unloaded firearm to or from a shooting range. Background In support of national defence, most towns have a federal public range, which is often associated with local shooting clubs and societies. This supports both military training ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stgw 57
The Sturmgewehr 57 (Stgw. 57 ) is a selective fire battle rifle designed by Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft (now Swiss Arms, SAN Swiss Arms) of Switzerland. The Stgw. 57 assault rifle uses a Blowback (arms)#Roller-delayed, roller-delayed blowback system similar to the blowback system of the Heckler & Koch G3 (H&K G3) and CETME rifles. As an assault rifle, the model AM 55 entered service in the Swiss Army in three designations F. ass. 57 7.5mm (Fr: Fusil d’Assaut; Ital: Fucile d’Assalto 1957) and 7.5mm Stgw. 57 (Ger: Sturmgewehr 1957). Technologically, the Stgw. 57 was the mechanical and design basis for the export-variations of the SG 510 family of small arms. After thirty-three years, from 1957 to 1990, the Swiss Army replaced the Stgw. 57 with the SIG SG 550, a lighter-weight assault rifle. Development The Stgw. 57 assault rifle was developed during the late 1950s, with the in-house model name of AM 55, at SIG Combibloc Group (SIG). During development, Rudolf Amsler wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schützenverein
A Schützenverein (German for "marksmen's club") is a local voluntary association found in German-speaking countries revolving around shooting as a sport, often target shooting to Olympic rules or with historic weapons. Although originating as a town militia, a Schützenverein has no military aspects and in many cases often has a more social than sporting purpose. Origins These associations originated in late medieval autonomous towns as a form of citizens' militia principally to defend the town. Germany Germany has over 15,000 ''Schützenvereine'', with most of them affiliated to the "Deutscher Schützenbund" (German Marksmen's Federation, DSB) umbrella organization. The DSB was founded in 1861 in Gotha and revived in 1951 in Frankfurt am Main following World War II. The DSB's 1,500,000 members makes it the third largest sports organisation in Germany. Other organisations for sport shooting in Germany include the Bund Deutscher Sportschützen, "Bund der Militär- und Polize ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Sport
Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such as handguns, rifles and shotguns) and bows/crossbows. Shooting sports can be categorized by equipment, shooting distances, targets, time limits and degrees of athleticism involved. Shooting sports may involve both team and individual competition, and team performance is usually assessed by summing the scores of the individual team members. Due to the noise of shooting and the high (and often lethal) impact energy of the projectiles, shooting sports are typically conducted at either designated permanent shooting ranges or temporary shooting fields in the area away from settlements. History Great Britain The National Rifle Association (NRA) was founded in 1859 to raise the funds for an annual national rifle meeting "for the encourag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gun Politics In Switzerland
Firearms regulation in Switzerland allows the acquisition of semi-automatic, and – with a may-issue permit – fully automatic firearms, by Swiss citizens and foreigners with or without permanent residence.The law of 1997 (SR 514.54) made explicit provision for the Federal Council to restrict gun ownership by nationality (art. 7 WG/LArm). SR 514.541 art. 12, passed in 2008, amended in 2014, explicitly prohibits the acquisition, possession, offering, brokering and disposal of weapons, essential parts of weapons, specially designed weapon components, weapon accessories, ammunition or parts of ammunition, as well as the carrying and firing of firearms to nationals of eight states unless they ask for an exceptional authorization to the state: Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Turkey, Sri Lanka, Algeria and Albania. The laws pertaining to the acquisition of firearms in Switzerland are amongst the most liberal in the world, as well as being the most permis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Scoring Targets
Electronic scoring systems or electronic targets are automated scoring systems used for sport shooting where the shot placement and score is automatically calculated using electronics and presented on screens to the organizer and shooters. The score may also be shown on a big screen for audience at the shooting range, improving the spectator experience. With traditional paper targets, the audience of a shooting match may have to understand the signals used for scoring and monitor the scores of multiple targets at once, whereas, with electronics, the current scores can be shown on screens immediately after the shot is fired, allowing the audience to quickly see how different shooters compare to each other. Electronic targets automatically gauge the hits so that no physical inspection of hits is needed. Some systems even allow real time publishing on the internet. Scoring can also be held back by the Range Officer (the shooting supervisor) until the string of fire is finished in ord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fullbore Target Rifle
Fullbore target rifle (TR) is a precision rifle shooting-sport discipline governed by the International Confederation of Fullbore Rifle Associations (ICFRA). TR uses single-shot rifles, usually chambered in .308 Winchester, .308 calibre, with circular "bullseye" targets at distances of 300–1000 yards. The term "fullbore" refers to the relatively large centerfire calibres used. In contrast, smallbore rifle shooting uses firearms chambered for relatively low-powered Rimfire ammunition, rimfire cartridges (typically .22 long rifle, .22LR). The sport evolved as a British and Commonwealth of Nations discipline in the late 1960s. Its development was heavily influenced by the British National Rifle Association (United Kingdom), National Rifle Association (NRA). Due to this history, it is usually contested amongst the shooting events at the Commonwealth Games, although not at the Olympics. World championships are held on a four-year cycle. The annual NRA Imperial Meeting at Bisley in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stgw 90
The SG 550 is an assault rifle manufactured by SIG Sauer AG (formerly a division of Schweizerische Industrie Gesellschaft, now known as SIG Holding AG) in Switzerland. "SG" is an abbreviation for ''Sturmgewehr'' ("assault rifle"). The rifle is based on the earlier 5.56×45mm NATO SIG SG 540. History Development In 1978, the Swiss armed forces formulated requirements for a successor to the Stgw 57 battle rifle (known commercially as the SG 510) using the 7.5×55mm GP 11 cartridge. Emphasis was placed on modularity; the weapon family was to include several variants of the base design, including a compact carbine that would be issued to rear-echelon and support troops, command staff, vehicle crews, special forces personnel and paratroopers. Another aim was to reduce the overall weight of the rifle while retaining comparable or improved accuracy out to 300 m. The solicitation was narrowed down to two designs: the W+F C42 (developed by the state-owned Waffenfabrik Bern, using both ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gw Pat
GW may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Gaming * Games Workshop, a British manufacturer of miniature wargames (founded 1975) * ''Guild Wars'', an episodic series of online role-playing games (from 2005) Periodicals * ''GateWorld'', a ''Stargate'' fan news blog (published from 1999) * ''Gazeta Wyborcza'', a Polish newspaper (from 1989) * ''Gesamtkatalog der Wiegendrucke'', a German catalogue of incunabula (from 1925) *'' Golden Words'', a Canadian satirical student newspaper (from 1967) Other uses in arts and entertainment *''Ghost Whisperer'', a CBS television series (ran 2005–2010) * Ghostwriter, someone hired to author texts credited to another Calendar * Golden Week (Japan), a period containing a number of holidays Places * Guinea-Bissau (ISO 3166 country code) * Gawok railway station, Indonesia (station code) * George Washington Bridge, Hudson River, New York, U.S. *George Washington University, in Washington, D.C., U.S. **George Washington University Hospital Scie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
