Schuetzen

[Guest Calaloo]

Are there any shooters interested in schuetzen style shooting in East Tennessee?

[broox]

Gesundheit

[TGO David]

More information would probably be beneficial to the majority here. I had to go Google it myself.

Single Shot Association

[broox]

For anyone who clicked the above link and read a little bit: The term "schuetzenmeister" is far superior to "match director"

[HOGNUT]

It depends on whom is the Match Director.....

[Mechanic_X]

For anyone who clicked the above link and read a little bit: The term "schuetzenmeister" is far superior to "match director"

Assistant Schuetzenmeister has a nice day ring to it.

[Guest Calaloo]

TGO David: I figured if you were interested you would know the meaning.

From the above responses I assume there is no interest.

There are a number of people that gather to shoot in Asheville, NC three times a year. That is the nearest venue but others are Gretna, VA and sometimes Charlotte and other places farther away. People who practice this style of shooting are extremely serious even to the extent of building their own rifles. Plain base (no gas check) lead bullets are breach seated and fired from single shot rifles of the type produced from the end of the Civil War to WWI. Both offhand and benchrest styles are shot usually at 200 yards. The target is the German ring target with the 25 ring or bulls eye 1 1/2 inch in diameter and each ring outward is 3/4 inch wide. Ten shots are fired at each target for a possible score of 250. Perfect targets are not uncommon when shot from the bench. During the hayday of schuetzen ( late 1800's to WWI) this sport was as big as golf is today with large crowds of spectators and much news paper coverage and telegraphing of scores. Expensive prizes and large amounts of money were at stake in the large matches.

[Guest pfries]

Sounds interesting, I will however need to pick up a rifle that meets match standards....

[Guest Calaloo]

Suitable rifles are of course origionals, which few shoot, and good reproductions. CPA of PA, singleshotrifles.com , builds a very nice copy of the Stevens 44 1/2 to your specifications and caliber of your choosing. The crop of Winchester mod. 1885 clones are very suitable as is the Ruger single shots but they would probably need to be rebarreled to a suitable caliber. There are events for the .22 and rifles for them include the Martini. By the way, our club in Asheville shoots the .22 at 200 yards as 100 yards " is just to easy". The most prevalent traditonal caliber is .32-40 but .38-55 and a few .25 calibers are used. Some shooters use modified cases that are made from shortening and tapering the .357 magnum and maximum. One of these is the .32 Miller Short.

All in all Schuetzen is a very rewarding form of shooting. It is absolutly guaranteed to increase your knowledge of accurate shooting.