SPSC/IAPCAR Shooting Event A Success
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- The subsurface shooting range enables to shoot at 100 meters distance with highest possible safety.
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- Members from various HSV (Austrian army sport clubs) showed great results with their civilian owned Steyr AUG-Z rifles.
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- SPSC was generously supported by IHS – Innviertler Hofschützen – who even provided the officially-approved shooting range.
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- SPSC-board-member Christian is pleased about the successful collaboration between several local shooting sport clubs.
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- Active SPSC-member Wolfgang carefully sighting in his Heckler & Koch SL6 – one popular semi-automatic rifle in Austria.
–Photos and Notes from Christian Werbik, SPSC Director–
SPSC – Sport & Practical Shooting Club, located in Upper Austria and consisting of 35 some members, recently hosted an exceptional shooting event:
Only civilian-legal semi-automatic rifles were allowed – no bolt action ones. This is somewhat unique, as only very few semi-auto rifles are approved by Austrian authorities, e.g. Steyr AUG-Z, Oberland Arms OA-15 Austria, H&K SL6. In order to purchase such a rifle in Austria, law-abiding citizens need either a firearm possession license or a concealed carry permit. With 21 participants and the proceeds to be donated to IAPCAR, Austrian shooting enthusiasts can speak of a successful day! Firearms legislation in Austria, measured against Central European standards, is still considered ‘reasonable’ by many. However, preserving the human right to keep and bear arms on an international level is crucial to any sport shooter, hunter, arms collector and re-loader.