Rifle house

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Men's shooting house in Nuremberg .

A clubhouse is a shooting sports complex and is usually from a shooting club maintained and used.

history

Old rifle house in Zurich , demolished in 1899.

Since the High Middle Ages, cities had to defend themselves against feuds of individual knights or other cities, as there was no central regulatory power. With the invention of the crossbow, so-called rifle guilds came into being. The crossbow was a suitable weapon to defend against knights and their heavy weapons. However, using the crossbow required regular practice. An attempt was made to shoot down a target (usually a bird) attached to a long pole.

With the introduction of firearms, the practice areas were relocated in front of the cities in order to protect themselves against noise and possible fires. The first rifle houses, rifle yards or rifle mats (Switzerland) were built for this purpose. The shooting guilds had a strong sense of togetherness, which was reflected in a strong social network. There were regular competitions ( shooting festivals ) with friendly shooting guilds. With the development of the military, the guilds lost their military importance, but retained their traditions and often turned into rifle clubs. The rifle houses were now often used as an inn or clubhouse. Many rifle houses in Germany were destroyed by the war.

Today's rifle houses usually have 10 to 20 shooting ranges, mostly designed for different shooting disciplines. The targets are rarely cranked back and forth manually, but moved with electric target pulling systems. There are also state-of-the-art electronic pointer systems with a zoom function, which in Switzerland are particularly used on the 300 m stands.

Germany

Target shooting with an air rifle

In Germany, after the Second World War, after the restrictions imposed by the victorious powers had been lifted, riflemen began to revive. In the absence of their own shooting clubs, many clubs started out as indoor shooting clubs . The shooting ranges were set up in the halls of restaurants, the shooting targets were transported back and forth with hand crank devices.

The installation of a German shooting range is subject to legal regulations (shooting range guidelines ) and the equipment is specified by the German Shooting Association . A shooting range must be officially approved by an official shooting range expert. The construction of a shooting range is subject to the provisions of the building code and the regional building regulations. In the case of shooting houses with open shooting ranges, construction is generally only permitted outdoors ( mixed areas ). Shooting houses with closed shooting ranges can also be approved in general residential areas (WA). Larger houses can protect for different shooting disciplines be equipped so for shooting with air rifles , small arms , crossbow or large-caliber weapons and bow weapons . In addition, shooting houses usually contain a more or less large hall, in which the shooters can hang out before and after the shooting, usually at a cozy get-together. The club's own weapons are either stored in an armory or in special weapons cabinets that must meet special safety criteria and also offer the necessary storage conditions (ambient temperature, humidity, etc.).

Switzerland

Shooting range in Switzerland.

In Switzerland, shooting ranges are subject to the Federal Ordinance on Shooting Ranges for Shooting Out of Service and the instructions for the technical issues of shooting ranges for sport shooting , which the Swiss Shooting Association (SSV) issues in consultation with the accident insurance of the Swiss Rifle Clubs (USS).

Preserved historic rifle houses (built before 1850)

Old rifle house in Marthalen .

See also:

literature

  • Manuel Kehrli et al .: The Reismusketen-Schützengesellschaft of the City of Bern. Founded in 1686. Bern, 2009. (Table of Contents)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.admin.ch/ch/d/sr/5/510.512.de.pdf
  2. ↑ http://www.fst-ssv.ch/PortalData/1/Resources/dokumente/reglemente/gewehr10m/5.60.01_d_Weisungen_fuer_die_technischen_Belange_von_Schiessanlagen_fuer_das_Sportschiessen.pdf

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