The formalities start with equipment checking by the Portuguese Shooting Federation designated range officers (sealing 6.5x zoom power-levels on the scopes, checking stocks for size, weighing the overall kit) and allotting shooters their random-selected bench number and lane. Then the time-controlled equipment is set up (safety is paramount whilst this is undertaken with breech-flags in rifles and magazines and bolts removed). The match can now start.
When the match ends, all rifles are safely removed and the range officers split their duties to deal with the next relay and start scoring the previous one. Once targets are scored (and available for public cross-checking on the wall) the score document is accepted and signed by the shooter and final classification takes place.
2010 Club Match at “Centro de Tropas Comandos” shooting range at Carregueira, Belas
two to three range officers to handle equipment verification, match safety and time keeping and of course, scoring.
Comparisons The Portuguese BR50 scene has some peculiar demographics when compared to the rest of their European counterparts – we have many shooters below 35 years of age competing, many female shooters competing (approximately 20% overall), many shooters competing on all 3 divisions and one of the largest ratio of participants on the International Sporter division - not only as a ‘low cost entry division’ but as a highly competitive division per se. For further information contact
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Below from left to right - Portuguese Shooting Federation National Champion Medal and Master Shooter Medal
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