Gallery: 2014 Zeiss Field Shooting Weekend

Shooting at moving targets is fun. The moving boar (aka Tusker) stand was literaly flooded with spent brass and ammo boxes. Rifle is the new Sauer 303 Synchro with 1,8-14x50 scope.

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Armin Dobat, from Zeiss, holds a quick briefing befor the event starts

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One man, one gun. Each shooter had his own rifle and scope for the entire weekend

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The first line of targets at 100 meters was used for the fine tuning of the rifle scopes

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Ulfborg range allows shooting ranges up to 600 meters. This is the 500 meters mark

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Semi-automatic Sauer 303 carbines were used for the moving taget shooting

The RWS HIT hunting rifle loaded ammunition in .30-06 caliber

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Each shooter had to carry all his equipment on its shoulder and walk for about 10 chilometers

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Hannes Dikhoff, RWS Product Manager. RWS held live fire demonstrations of the new RWS EVO and RWS HIT hunting rifle ammunition

The RWS HIT ammunition and the impact result in ballistic soap: the 7,5 cm slice represents a small size animal, such as a roe deer

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Wooden racks near the stands provided a safe storage for the guns during the briefings

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Adjusting the scope is the key for a perfct shot

Shooters take confidence with the set trigger of the Sauer 202 Synchro carbine

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Instructors check the targets with Zeiss spotting scopes

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Shooting at long range targets from standing position is not easy

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Semi automatic Sauer 303 carbine proved to be extremely reliable and accurate

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The ASV LongRange ballistic turres allows to compensate bullet drop up to 700 meters

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The Sauer 303 semiauto carbine in .308 Winchester caliber used in the running target stages

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Sauer 202 Synchro fully adjustable cheekpiece was a much appreciated feature of the gun

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Safety first: note the open bolt of the Sauer 202 rifle when not on the shooting spot

All the ranges were at walking distance from the club house, Shooters had to walk a lot...

Perfect tuning of rifle, ammunition and scope is the secret for long range shooting. Zeiss Victory V8 provided added magnification and light transmission

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Shooting at moving elk target from standing position

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During the match more than 80 rounds per participant were shot

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Various configurations of the new Blaser F3 over-under 12 gauge shotgun were available for the clay shooting class and challenge

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Some sponsored wind banners were placed near the shooting ranges

The perfect deformation of the copper based RWS HIT bullet, with close to 100% mass retention

Zeiss Field Shooting Weekend gathered hinting journalsts from all over Europe

The “Hunter kit” given to each partecipant: a Sauer 202 Synchro XT Compact bolt action rifle in .308 Winchester caliber, with a Zeiss Victory V8 2,8-20x56 rifle scope

RWS Evolution cartridges proved to be highly effective even at very long distance

The RWS Evolution hunting rifle loaded ammunition in .308 Winchester caliber

The Zeiss Victory HT binoculars used in the event

Each shooter wore the mandatory ear protection and blaze orange cap

In this range steel and silhouette targets were placed at random distances, up to 540 meters away

Shooting from kneel position on the metallic silhouettes

Shooting instructors also kept record of the participants score in the various ranges

An instructor checking the targets with a Zeiss Diascope 85 FL spotting scope

Checking the targets and moving from a range to the other resulted in more than 10 chilometers walking

Shooters had to manage all of the various positions used in hunting: standing, kneeling, prone, with shooting stick or from the raised blind

Thumbhole stock proved to be very effective to ensure rifle stability in different shooting stances

Shooting from the prone position. Backpack is used as an improvised front rest

Weather condition were good, but some blast of wind badly influenced long range shooting

Shooting from standing position to targets at 500 meters was really a challenge

The correct use of the shootig stick greatly improves accuracy at middle to long range

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The Zeiss Victory V8 2.8-20×56 variable magnification riflescope mounted on the Sauer 202 Synchro XT Compact bolt action rifle

Ulfborg Shooting range crew was always nice and patient, also provided good fod to the participants

Shooters have a good danish beer after the closing of the competition. Time to relax...

The "dream team" that made the "Zeiss Field Shooting weekend an unforgettable experience

Relaxing, while waiting for the final rank. More than 25 journalists from all over Europe gathered for the event

Winners of this edition: Ulf Lindroth from Sweden (first place), followed by Kristoffe Clausen from Norway (second place) and Max Suominen, from Finland (third place).