Prebersee shooting

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The Preberseeschießen is an annual water target shooting in August in the state of Salzburg , Austria , in which shooters from all over the world have been competing since 1834. It takes place at the Prebersee, which is located at the foot of the Preber , in the municipality of Tamsweg . In this shooting competition, a ball should ricochet off the water after the shot and only then reach its target. The water reflects the projectile which presses a about three centimeters deep trough in the water and as at sufficiently shallow entry angle clearance (at Rikoschettschuss ) or as Geller (when ricochet ) the wooden target strikes.

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Prebersee tour

history

It is believed that during the usual duck hunt at the Prebersee, a hunter aimed at his victim, but instead hit the water. Impressed by the effect of the falling ball and aroused curiosity, the initial experimentation turned into Prebersee shooting. The first known Prebersee slice dates from 1834 and is now exhibited in the Tamsweg local history museum . From this it can be concluded that the Preber shooting has existed since 1834.

The first known disc had a diameter of 80 cm. It contained four circles measuring 9 cm, 18 cm, 27 cm and 36 cm in diameter. Laurels carved from wood frame the disc on which the Preber and the Prebersee shooting were depicted. The picture of the first known Prebersee disk is almost a record of the event. It provides information about the participating shooters, who are named in the laurels on the side. The jury, the marksman and the target are also recorded. The inscription of this disk from 1834 reads: “In memory of the strange water disk shots which Mr. Franz Anton Winkler, bürgerl. Merchant in Tamsweg, who gave 4 November 1834 to Prebersee because of the rare beautiful season ”. But not only the good mood and the season are immortalized in the disc. Using the bullet holes, it is possible to reconstruct how many shots were fired at that Prebersee shooting (the target at that time numbered 68 shots), how many hit (42 hits) and the resulting 26 missed shots.

In contrast to today, scoring the hits used to be exciting and entertaining. Because once the shot was fired, a so-called “target” was notified, who then jumped out of cover, usually in costumes, and looked for the target. If no hit could be found, the target, accompanied by funny gestures , indicated the missed shot with a target spoon , also known as a target rod. But if it was hit, then the distance to the center was measured with the target rod . Depending on how often the target spoon fitted in between, the target did the same number of somersaults or jumps in the air. If the shot was right in the center, the target rode a hobby horse around the target , which often ended with a jump into the lake.

In 1934, as part of the 100th anniversary shooting, the event was filmed for the first time by Licht und Tonbild AG Selenophon in Vienna for the newsreel. After the few photographic perpetuations, the film material offered the opportunity to investigate the projectile impact in the water more closely.

present

Shooting targets at the Prebersee

The aim of the Schützengesellschaft is to give everyone interested the opportunity to experience the Prebersee shooting, but not to abuse it for tourism . Every shooter is welcome to the official Prebersee shooting.

Today, small-caliber standard and sport rifles are used in Prebersee shooting, but without thumbhole stock and arm rests. For safety reasons, the fire socket may only be used for direct aiming at the standing window. Small-caliber lead bullets are used today for shooting at the water target.

You can aim freely on six water discs and six standing discs. The shooting distance of around 120 m is unchanged; Today the wooden targets have a diameter of 22.5 cm and are surrounded by a 90 cm × 100 cm frame. The center of the disk is 90 cm above the water level. Up to 150 shooters try their luck with a low shot from 150 cm. Only the “leaflets” (hits) are rated and so even inexperienced people can be more easily among the winners.

Shooting society

The Preberseeschützen do not belong to any umbrella organization . In 2001 a special postage stamp was issued in the series “Folk customs and folklore treasures”.

Web links

Commons : Prebersee  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Entry on folk customs and folklore treasures: Preberschießen / Salzburg in the Austria Forum  (as a stamp illustration )

Coordinates: 47 ° 11 ′ 6 ″  N , 13 ° 51 ′ 20 ″  E