The Norwegian Benchrest Shooting Association, ''Norwegian'' Norges Benkeskytterforbund (NBSF), is the Norwegian association for
benchrest shooting under the
World Benchrest Shooting Federation
The World Benchrest Shooting Federation (WBSF) is the international governing body for benchrest shooting, with disciplines for both centerfire and rimfire ammunition. WBSF was formed in 2001.
Disciplines Rimfire
* 50 m or
* Teams (3 sho ...
(WBSF), as well as the long range disciplines 500 UNL and
F-Class. The organization was founded in 1996
While most benchrest matches in Norway and the rest of the world are held at 100 and 200 meters, 500 m benchrest matches are a unique Norwegian benchrest discipline which has been considered as a crossover discipline between benchrest and
long range shooting
Long range shooting is a collective term for shooting disciplines where the distance to target is significant enough that shooter has to put effort into calculating various ballistic factors, especially in regards to the deviating effects ...
. The first 500 m benchrest event in Norway was conducted in March 2007.
The long range discipline F-Class shooting was added as a discipline in 2011, and the first Norwegian national F-Class championship was held in 2017.
Formerly NBSF had a members magazine called ''Benkeskytteren'' (The Benchrest Shooter).
Shooting disciplines
;Benchrest disciplines:
* BR50
* WBSF Light Varmint
* WBSF Heavy Varmint
* National Hunter
* National Sporter
;Long range disciplines:
* F-Class
* 500 meter unlimited (UNL) (National benchrest discipline)
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See also
Other shooting sport organizations in Norway
* Norwegian Shooting Association
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* Det frivillige Skyttervesen
Det frivillige Skyttervesen (DFS) (), known in English as the National Rifle Association of Norway, and by DFS themselves as the Norwegian Civilian Marksmanship Association since 2020, is a civilian marksmanship association in Norway and the lar ...
* Dynamic Sports Shooting Norway
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Physics and engineering
* Dynamics (mechanics)
** Aerodynamics, the study of the motion of air
** Analytical dynam ...
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* Norwegian Black Powder Union
* Norwegian Biathlon Association
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* Norwegian Metal Silhouette Association
The Norwegian Metallic Silhouette Association, ''Norwegian'' Norges Metallsilhuettforbund (NMF), is the Norwegian association for metallic silhouette shooting, a shooting sport originating from Mexico. NMF is affiliated internationally with Intern ...
* Scandinavian Western Shooters
Scandinavian Western Shooters (SWS), founded 1 October 1997, is the Norwegian association for cowboy action shooting under the Single Action Shooting Society. The association seeks to promote safe shooting competitions incorporating facts and fic ...
References
External links
Official webpage of the Norges Benkeskytterforbund
1996 establishments in Norway
Sports organisations of Norway