Great shooting, Bloke! I love the scenes of Swiss folks on bicycles with rifles slung on their backs. Also, that electronic target system is fantastic. I grew up firing a group, running down range to check and mark the target, firing another group, rinse and repeat.
@domovie1 Жыл бұрын
If only we could ride to our range days on a bike, in shorts!
@jeromezurich6346 Жыл бұрын
Very nice 66🎉
@atcdoktor5536 Жыл бұрын
I appreciate you taking the time to video these types of shoots. I find it extremely interesting and informative.
@roseybut Жыл бұрын
Excellent. I love the way the Swiss do shooting stuff. You've also reignited my hankering for a K31.
@radieschen79 Жыл бұрын
I have one of these K31 from my grandfather who was a radio operator (Funker) during WW2, wonder if the old dame is still functional.
@cameronmccreary4758 Жыл бұрын
Those were tight groups shot on all the sets. Nice work.
@johnhaylett3643 Жыл бұрын
nice vid mike . got an idea for for another one for you ,how about you and chap doing a comparison between 7.5 swiss and 7.5 french , not the guns but the cartridges because i bet there are some people out there that dont realise they are different [ pos even get ian in on it to]
@CasparMinning Жыл бұрын
Mooi resultaat, gefeliciteerd
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
Dank je wel!
@DireWolf286 ай бұрын
Cool stuff, in Ontario Canada there is a group of Swiss expats who have an arrangement with the Ontario Rifle Association to shoot the annual competitions at a Canadian military range. I’ve been meaning to check it out with my k31 but haven’t had the chance yet
@login9175 Жыл бұрын
Bloody good shooting bloke, once again you stuffed my score(61)😂
@lwrii1912 Жыл бұрын
I enjoy watching your videos.
@porterrockwell5287 Жыл бұрын
Great shooting!
@mus1970 Жыл бұрын
Well done! Looks like an excellent competition. Hope you and Blokelette enjoyed lunch after your achievement (medal and all!), looking forward to the report of Finals Day!
@petesheppard1709 Жыл бұрын
It never hurts to go back to fundamentals, and precision slow-fire also has its own challenges.
@aries_9130 Жыл бұрын
Very cool!
@genegerhiser6131 Жыл бұрын
I like shooting a 6 o'clock hold when shooting slow prone with irons. You just have to make sure your zero is solid, but seeing the top of the front sight touch the bottom of the aiming black, my eyes see that way better than shooting a center hold.
@emiu9544 Жыл бұрын
Next year you have to come to Rechthalten. It won't be on a normal range like in Aarberg but rather on the field. This year it was in Ueberstorf and it was great!
@crono331 Жыл бұрын
Thats how a FS should be. In a field.
@mikesmithg0rfd356 Жыл бұрын
thank you
@Chlorate299 Жыл бұрын
Nice shooting, Bloke. It'll be interesting to see how you do in the final, I wonder what the proportion of wooden to metal and plastic rifles is.
@guyplachy9688 Жыл бұрын
Love the people riding around on bicycles with slung rifles - so WW2😁- I wish that could happen anywhere without people freaking out.😕
@marcelhorisberger9256 Жыл бұрын
Great video. Äs het mir grad a chli heiweh gmacht.
@jamesharrison2374 Жыл бұрын
Great video, never got to go to a field shoot, I did get to attend multiple team shoots from 89-97, and moved to the US in 98. I have made it back to Solothurn a few years back and got to shoot an afternoon in the club. In the beginning I mainly shot the Stgw57, and started using only the stgw90 around 1995 for the Thun shoot. I also participated in the 50 meter pistol with my GSP, and did have for a while a 210-4. Would love to be able to show up with my K-31 for a shoot. I do use my champion glasses, but have not changed the lens since mid 90’s. I have slowly made it to 60’s so not what I use to be in shooting.
@REXOB9 Жыл бұрын
Love the Swiss love of shooting.
@nilsherloff-petersen249 Жыл бұрын
My K31 is also a 1947 as far as I could ascertain. I’ve added a slip-on butt pad and a Vortex 2-7 power “Scout” telescopic sight.. Sacrilege I know, but a more modern and cost effective alternative to a very pricey target sight. My local club range is indoors and “only” 100m, but outdoors and further is extremely scarce in Belgium. I’m inspired to give the old dame an outing again soon!
@kit65804 ай бұрын
Sure it is nice, but it is not allowed for this type of Tir fédéral.
@Morgartenn7 ай бұрын
What was the process to get your livret de tir or le livret de performances militaires for those who did their service outside CH but now reside in CH and participate in Le tir fédéral en campagne? Thank you.
@BlokeontheRange7 ай бұрын
If you do an official range officer course for the federal out of service shooting programme, you get a Militärischer Leistungsausweis issued to you.
@BlokeontheRange7 ай бұрын
But you don't need that to participate.
@Blackstone9x19 Жыл бұрын
Nice shooting. I didn't do so well this time, 59 on the Stgw90. Still gets a Kranz though I think!
@crono331 Жыл бұрын
Above 54 you do get the Kranz
@elbowomar2430 Жыл бұрын
Well done 👍
@user-zk8tg8ko1u Жыл бұрын
Thank You for such nice video. I kinda envy that we dont have competition like that in Czech Republic, even we have also favour in guns. But anyway, congratulation to your succes and I wish you luck with final competition!
@onpsxmember Жыл бұрын
All the best for the finals! Good shooting. It's really nice to see that they immediately tried to help you out with the 1 minute if it wasn't intentional. If you can film the final, we'll watch.
@pmgn8444 Жыл бұрын
Nice shooting Bloke! And thank you Bloke-lette for the camera work and for putting up with your crazy dad!
@KlLLER6 Жыл бұрын
you were better than me with my stgw 90. I only got 61. those groups are amazing, I'll definitely try out what you said about aiming at the bottom part I usually aim right at that shoulder line as reference.
@dawsonschmidt3714 Жыл бұрын
Keep up the good work. Good to see my brothers and sisters improving their skills. Long live freedom!
@swingtheding3004 Жыл бұрын
Legend! That's my chappy chap🎉
@EddieBlueHalen Жыл бұрын
Our club in the USA is affiliated with the SSV. I shot the 50m pistol feldschiessen on 6/3 with a P210 and scored a 66!
@EddieBlueHalen Жыл бұрын
Shot the 300m and qualified in my old age class 🎉 🏅
@ralphwatten2426 Жыл бұрын
Nice shootin' Bloke. I was wondering if you were shooting with a front post but question answered. Good luck for tomorrow.
@FBDuff Жыл бұрын
I really enjoy these shooting videos!
@radieschen79 Жыл бұрын
Wow, Bloke's shooting skills are as great as his Swiss German is! 😄 I have one of these K31 from my grandfather who was a radio operator (Funker) during WW2, wonder if the old dame is still functional.
@madd-mattmitchell917 Жыл бұрын
Damn, Bloke. That's some good shootin' guy!
@Simon_Nonymous Жыл бұрын
Thank you Bloke and Blokelette. Well done for going hardcore and not shooting off a rest or bipod. I thought your rifle was very quiet until I realised you were taking some dry shots to warm up and settle in!!! Question - do you wear special glasses for shooting or just your everyday ones?
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
Everyday glasses
@muttomaki18 ай бұрын
Everytime I hear your opening song I think its a new great RHCP song.
@peterlovett5841 Жыл бұрын
Very nice shooting and must agree about bipods. Senseless things.
@michaelwhite9199 Жыл бұрын
It awesome to see people riding bicycles with rifles slung on their backs.
@g54b95 Жыл бұрын
I love it that people are just pedalling off on their bicycles with a rifle slung over their backs.
@henryganzer4685 Жыл бұрын
nice result 😎👍 congratulation for that. i was with the gewehr 96/11. in the training series before the match i get results in the sixties like 62...64 but in the match i totally failed
@thebotrchap Жыл бұрын
Sums up my performance this year with my IG11 too. I got the deaded limbo score of 56, just enough for a honorable mention and 1 point short of the medal. Got the pistol one though 🙂
@henryganzer4685 Жыл бұрын
@@thebotrchap interesting, it seems this year is not the "year of the long guns"
@thebotrchap Жыл бұрын
@@henryganzer4685 I also made a forced error since I was only free to shoot very early in the morning so I had the sun fully on that dastaldy low res target. None of my colour filters significantly improved things either.
@henryganzer4685 Жыл бұрын
@@thebotrchap i also was in the morning and i had the feeling the view conditions are bad for me. i have no other excuses 🙂. i have an old diopter sight without filters. maybe i will replace it if i can find one for a good price. over the time it turns out that i prefer this LG 96/11 over the K31.
@Braun30 Жыл бұрын
The panting noise from the microphone reminds me when we played the part of troops embarked on the Piranha prototype in 1979 in Chur. They took a bunch of us out to don various outfits and do the scenes of rushing out of the vomit wagon. One scene had us dressed in very threatening black outfits and bearing some fancy weaponry, all while talking to each other with radios activated by noise, that meant that after running out of the vehicle and rushing to the buildings we were supposed to secure, the panting noise made one believe there was some sort of orgy going on..
@treyriver5676 Жыл бұрын
My preferred style.of shooting., good job
@simonjones6128 Жыл бұрын
I enjoyed it you enjoy a few beers
@thatsquidwardfeel5567 Жыл бұрын
Gratuliere! Good shooting!
@dieHoelzer Жыл бұрын
damn dude, now i really wished i would have taken my newly aquired stgw57 there, but i fear i missed it :( but while that's a shame, visiting my local 300m club on their training day is now definitely on my to do list for this summer.
@myparceltape1169 Жыл бұрын
Enjoy being there and shoot well.
@dieHoelzer Жыл бұрын
@@myparceltape1169 thanks, will do, maybe i'm a bit rusty. also, i never shot a stgw57 expect for one time full auto
@thatsquidwardfeel5567 Жыл бұрын
You can still shoot the Feldschiessen until August 31st by the way.
@celsoshimomura2669 Жыл бұрын
Well done! 👍🏻👍🏻💪🏻💪🏻
@cheesenoodles8316 Жыл бұрын
Excellent. 300 meters is good test for a military rifle. A fun challenge. GP11?
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
Of course. Paid for by the feds.
@crono331 Жыл бұрын
@@BlokeontheRangethats over too unfortunately. Price of gp11 will go up a lot
@SwitosVideo Жыл бұрын
Very impressive! I only shot 62 this year and that using a stgw57.
@crono331 Жыл бұрын
If unmodified a great score
@johnhansen1684 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever looked at landsskytterstevnet in norway? I think it looks a bit like the shooting in switzerland
@jackusmc2542 Жыл бұрын
Nice shooting, Mike.
@jerichooo271 Жыл бұрын
I concur with the opinions on the newly allowed bypods for the karabiner. Although I was pleased to see more people using 31s, didn't see anyone else shooting sling supported besides me... I can't help but see it as a bit "cheaty" but alas ... Congrats on the 66, got a "mere" 62 on my end.
@jadedengineer Жыл бұрын
K31 standard stock setup isn’t as conducive to sling shooting. Curious how he set his up to minimize changes to barrel pressure and impact due to forces on the sling.
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
It's absolutely fine as an arrangement. There's no magic to it other than keeping the sling tension as well as everything else constant, which for me means having the sling as high up on my arm as possible, and if you watch how I settle into position with each shot, that's also having the same effect.
@88porpoise Жыл бұрын
I was wondering if the allowance of bipods may be due to aging demographics of those who use the bolt action rifles. I don't have any data, but I would assume that they are more popular among the older people who grew up with them while the younger people probably gravitate towards the newer rifles.
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
It is indeed due to the aging demographics, plus the fact that the other rifles you're allowed to use both have bipods. In my early 40's I'm unusually young in preferring a Karabiner to a Stgw 90.
@crono331 Жыл бұрын
@88porpoise veterans could already use support with the karabiner. For me was unfair that shooters could heavily mod the 57 to the point that just the receiver was original, but almost no mods for the k31. Even the 90 now can fit a ringkorn. Anyway, a bipod on a k31 wont make it much easier for the feldschiessen.
@gregoribucher5852 Жыл бұрын
Really well done. I actually shoot the Feldschiessen at the same shooting range (Aarberg Mühlau) 👍🏻
@maxmoore9955 Жыл бұрын
How Rifles should be used on a shooting Range. I've never had anything to do with Shooting, but I can see the appeal of it ,Done correctly.
@jondavidmcnabb Жыл бұрын
Bloke, I agree with you!!! Prone unsupported needs to be a skill that shooters are required to compete in. There can be an additional class of prone supported. But both need to be tested. Additionally off hand and kneeling are both that should be required.
@CandidZulu Жыл бұрын
Men on bicycles with rifles on their back is a nice sight I think, It's what Europe should be like!
@Armored_Muskrat Жыл бұрын
Indeed, it just seems to fit perfectly.
@Slithermotion Жыл бұрын
It should but I think it's only a swiss thing. When I was younger I also cycled with rifle on the back and took a break. Talked to a dutch group who was on vacation and they asked me why I had a rifle on the back. I think they were a bit scared because it's not something you see in a lot of places.
@wrxs1781 Жыл бұрын
Well done Bloke, and much enjoyed. I prefer this type of video to the action productions, for open sights and sling hold @ 300m, you did very well. Can you bring your own ammunition or is it issued, for shooter uniformity?
@thebotrchap Жыл бұрын
For Feldschiessen and Obligatorisch you must use the ammunition provided free of charge by the Feds.
@snuups Жыл бұрын
I got my medal to this year. Feldschiessen was great fun again.
@Elianebrunner1236 ай бұрын
Auch aus der Schweiz 🇨🇭 habe 2024 mein erstes feldschiessen gemacht generell das erste Jahr geschossen und einen Kranz gemacht.❤😅😊 bin stolz auf misch😅😊
@jonasbaeckman9833 Жыл бұрын
Feldschiessen Final? Is that somthing special in Canton Berne?
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
Something special at that club it seems!
@Nicolidas Жыл бұрын
Nice ! I also had the medal with my fass 90 👌🏻 Do you shoot full center or at 6 oclock ?
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
As I said in the video, I aim at the bottom of the camo part of the target. Congrats on your medal!
@mati79zg Жыл бұрын
impressive!
@donallen8414 Жыл бұрын
Great shooting and interesting to watch for former members of the Swiss Army 👍 Having done the same many times, I have two suggestions: 1. Dress with less next time. High body temperature and good target shooting never go well together. 2. Get new glasses and they should be for long distance only. It really helps as I know from my own experience. We look forward to an even better result next time 😊
@kamilpiekarczyk3566 Жыл бұрын
Have you been shoting in Bargen/Aarberg? This shotting range looks very familiar to me.
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
That's Aarberg indeed.
@DanH34 Жыл бұрын
Swiss German sounds SO INCREDIBLY WEIRD!
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
Imagine lazy German with a bunch of standard changes to certain sounds, no genetive, no preterite (or anything derived therefrom), lots of Konjunktiv 2, and lots of local words and colour, and that's basically it!
@DanH34 Жыл бұрын
@@BlokeontheRange No genitive or preterite? I can't even begin to imagine German without them. Okay, then; Swiss German is even more incredibly weird than it sounds!
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
Possessive dative only, with common use of a construction that's hardly, if ever, used in standard German (em Bueb sis Ding = Dem Junge sein Ding), and only the perfect form of the past tense, but sometimes Konjunktiv 2 is used as a quasi-preterite, sort of...
@MrSam1er Жыл бұрын
It is easier to learn than german, if you never tried to learn either of them.
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
Yup, agreed. There's less grammar going on and such variety in dialects that if you make a mistake it's probably OK in one of them (plus people are used to hearing a wide variety spoken so are flexible in understanding)
@3of11 Жыл бұрын
similar spirit to the CMP Vintage rifle (mostly M1 garands) discipline in the states. Just wish we had that snazzy electric scoring system. Completely ridiculous how many ranges in the states are still paper and pits.
@RobinRobertsesq Жыл бұрын
I gave my K31 to my godson. I miss it.
@Willindor Жыл бұрын
14:37 Now I gotta pay attention to your glasses every video to see when you have replaced them
@kevlarandchrome Жыл бұрын
Nicely shot, especially with an out of date spectacles prescription.
@973poupou Жыл бұрын
Purée, mais il tir drôlement bien ce Bloke !
@JosipRadnik1 Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately I was abroad this year so I could not participate that time 😐
@bassbyrdtx Жыл бұрын
dang that's good shooting! I'm not sure I could see the target at 300m, much less hit it.
@DRNewcomb Жыл бұрын
I enjoy the mumbling. Are you not allowed a shooting mitt/glove in this type of competition?
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
You are, but I haven't been using one this year.
@rslover65 Жыл бұрын
I'd love to shoot a Swiss 300m match, although I might need someone to translate range commands.
@chrisj683 Жыл бұрын
To the final point at 15:46 I think even the shooting jacket is too far for traditional shooting.
@markpileggi643 Жыл бұрын
Awesome shooting! With my old eyes I cannot shoot Iron Sights that far anymore. Bipods? There is no bipods in Feldschiessen!!
@petercollingwood522 Жыл бұрын
I do in fact prefer this kind of shooting to the "action" stuff. I agree with you about tradition etc. A bipod? Why not just convert it to a space gun and clamp the damn thing in a benchrest? Bah humbug! Actually to keep it real I think it should be stock standard as issued, no mods whatever. Including the fancey stock extension thing. Well done though. That was an awesome result.
@stesa3911 ай бұрын
C est du T A R en Suisse,c est quelle marque le systeme ciblerie electronique?
@BlokeontheRange11 ай бұрын
SIUS Ascor je pense, mais je n'en suis pas sûr à ce stand-là.
@Schwarztee87 Жыл бұрын
Wow thats nice Bloke, i don`t know that you can speak swiss-german😀
@quinnbremes6219 ай бұрын
I was also surprised!
@zhint9355 Жыл бұрын
i will keep my sg90 but i would love to gave a k31. theres just something with rifles of that era. also i would love to shoot an m1 garand or lee enfield.
@gabemando7823 Жыл бұрын
Throwback
@gunsnslings Жыл бұрын
Hi Bloke, do you think oiling the bullet makes a difference for GP11 accuracy?
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
I have never seen anyone oiling the bullet.
@80spodcastchannel Жыл бұрын
german cracks me up... I was like why do they call it field sh*tting
@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860 Жыл бұрын
Gut geschossen.
@3of11 Жыл бұрын
how big is that "4" ring?
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
20cm = 2.3 MOA, I think I put that as text in the video
@3of11 Жыл бұрын
@@BlokeontheRange jeez thats tight. 10-ring on a SR target is 7" at 200 yds (3.5 moa)
@HeiniSauerkraut Жыл бұрын
Glückwunsch, good shooting! A bipod is a little too much says the man with the shooting jacket. 😉
@johnstacy7902 Жыл бұрын
Looking forward to seeing guys zapped by the electric fence
@oldmanSturzl Жыл бұрын
I'm curious about your bolt handle. I hadn't noticed it in any previous videos. Is it an allowed alteration? Must be. MY K31 is a '39 with a diopter from St. Marie's in Kalispell, MT. Not fancy but it can shoot better than I'm currently capable. Our club shot the field match on May 21st but I missed it. First missed match since joining in 2020. We're only allowed the old wooden rifles in the states due to import laws and such. Looking forward to the addendum! For now, 66 is the score I have to beat. I've been target shooting my whole life but this is the first formal competing I've ever done and I'm really enjoying it! Maybe I'll see you at Schützenfest in 2025. I'd gladly welcome you to our club if you're ever in the area. Our facility isn't the fanciest but we can boast that we have electronic targets on our 300m!
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
Yup, it's an allowed modification (otherwise it wouldn't be on there), made by Wyss.
@alexeywulph7389 Жыл бұрын
Bin selbst recht überrascht wie gut ich die Anweisungen von der Standaufsicht als nicht-Schweizer auditiv folgen konnte, auch wenn ich merke, dass wenn ich mich nicht genaustens darauf konzentriere, die Sätze für mich in einem Zug verschwimmen... und dabei ist der Bayrisch-angehauchte Dialekt hier nicht viel anders! Gibts von deiner Seite Schwierigkeiten, all jene unterschiedliche Dialekte der angrenzenden Kantons zu verstehen? Mir selbst fällt es als Oberösterreicher hier der Tiroler und besonders der Vorarlberger schon schwer...
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
Bei den Oberwalliser und alten Menschen aus den Bergen habe ich ja Schwierigkeiten...
@maximilianmustermann5763 Жыл бұрын
Die schlechte Qualität über den Lautsprecher machen die Sache natürlich extra schwer. Aber als Schwabe mit Verwandten im alemannisch-schwäbischen Sprachraum kann ich den Schweizern meistens ganz gut folgen. Die Grammatik und der Satzbau sind fast gleich, nur die Aussprache ist anders.
@myparceltape1169 Жыл бұрын
@@BlokeontheRange I have had difficulty understanding farmers 50 miles south of here and highlanders 100 miles north of here but I know they are both speaking English.
@eddx5758 Жыл бұрын
Do you have to live in Switzerland for 10 to 20 years before you can get your license?
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
No.
@eddx5758 Жыл бұрын
@@BlokeontheRange sounds good 👍🏻
@brunovonallmen6722 Жыл бұрын
Gratuliere Alter, super gschosse...... 😅
@3isr3g3n Жыл бұрын
Guat gschossa!
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
Merci vieumau!
@maximilianmustermann5763 Жыл бұрын
I hear Germans talking at 6:54 - is the Feldschiessen open to foreign competitors? Or do you have to have an address in Switzerland? Or a Swiss passport?
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
I think that non-residents can compete but have to pay their own ammo these days. They insist on your Swiss social security number now on the scoresheet.
@Braun30 Жыл бұрын
Problem is that only the GP90 is subsidised, many of the 7.5mm weapons will slowly disappear from the Fäldschiesse. Sad about this choice and think I also will take my K31 out of the safe and try my hand on it, military standard as issued to my dad in 1951.
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
That decision has been overturned. GP11 price remains unchanged.
@Braun30 Жыл бұрын
@@BlokeontheRange nice to hear. I had the habit of doing the FS and OS the same day. Usually using my Fass90 for the OS and either my old Fass57 or my dad's K31, alternatively my father in law's, for the FS.
@zoiders Жыл бұрын
If you get a really bad score do you get a kick up the arse?
@BlokeontheRange Жыл бұрын
From myself, yes indeed!
@andiwinzi38534 ай бұрын
Es ist erst bei Regen und Wind schwer 🤣
@crono331 Жыл бұрын
Re bipod. I find more sportmanshiplike a bipod than the fancy and expensive jackets with slings and stuff. In a war you will sure find a rock to rest the rifle on to shoot at the enemy. I sort of doubt you will be wearing jacket, special glasses and so on 😂 And btw i shot with the zweibeinstutze and it aint easier at all in schnellfeuer as you need to readjust the rifle after every shot. Tried sling alone, forgetaboutit