Thursday, February 3, 2011

Knabenschiessen

The annual Knabenschiessen in Zurich is one of the oldest target shooting events dating back to the 17th century. The competition is open to 13-17 year olds.

Great slide show. h/t Snowflakes In Hell

UPDATE: Is that a select-fire weapon? Can anybody tell?
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2 comments:

  1. Old NFOFebruary 3, 2011 at 3:52 PM

    Great pics and a great gun culture!

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 3, 2011 at 8:19 PM

    Says its a F as 90, which is indeedy a select fire.

    "The most accurate Kalashnikov" is a pretty good description. My favorite was the StGw 57 which a man stopping 7.5 round. Standard drill for fire support was to shoot one finger higher than the assaulting soldiers if you were shooting from a tripod, and two fingers higher without the tripod. Effective range: 600 meters, practically as good as a M-21 or a Dragonov sniper rifle.

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