Please note, this competition is only open to sports shooters with a valid firearms permit. If you do not have a valid firearms permit, you cannot participate in the competition. If you do register for the competition, your entry fee will not be refunded.

Swiss Field Match in Brabant, the Netherlands

2024 dates

Saturday November 23 and Sunday November 24

Ever since 1991, the board and members of the Pistol and Rifle Club SV Gilze-Rijen have been organizing the Swiss Field Shooting competition, with enormous success.

This competition is based on a competition that has existed since 1899, in which the Swiss demonstrate en masse the proficiency with their personal weapons.

This competition is open to shooters with weapons issued to the military and police as general armaments.

Sports weapons, converted weapons as well as weapons with optical aiming devices are NOT allowed.

Some general information

You can register for one pistol match and/or one rifle match. Shooting multiple matches will only be possible after talking to the committee on the day of your original match. The costs for any additional match is € 16.00 (plus € 10.00 if you would like to use on of our firearms, with additional ammunition). Please note, only your first pistol match and/or rifle match will count towards the competition, not your highest score.

You can register multiple shooters in one order. More about this below.

Registration fees must be payed online online either with iDeal, or your countries version of iDeal. We chose this form of payment because it will save us a lot of administrative work. We have activated the following options for the online payment system:

iDEAL, Bancontact, Giropay, KBC/CBC, Belfius, Sofort Banking

If your option for online payments is not listed, please let us know in an email to info@zwitersveldschieten.nl. If it is offered by our provider, we can see whether we will activate it. For some options, high costs are charged by either out provider, the bank or the credit card company. Should we decide to offer these options, the extra charges will be added to the order.

I want to register

To register for a match you no longer need to be registered on the website.

You can register for a Match by clicking on ‘Book a match’ in the menu at the top of the page. This will then let you choose either ‘Pistol Match Saturday’, ‘Pistol Match Sunday’, ‘Rifle Match Saturday’ or ‘Rifle Match Sunday’. Hoovering over any of the options on these pages will let you add the desired timeslot to your ‘Basket’.

Error

You can also click on your desired timeslot. This will open the page of that time slot with some general information. Due to a error on the website this, however, will take you to the Dutch side of the website. We are working hard on fixing this problem but it is not an easy fix and it doesn’t interfere with the order process. To get back to your language of choice just click one of the menu items left of the ‘language switcher’. Now the ‘language switcher is activated again and you can complete your order.

Registering for both pistol- and rifle match

If you want to shoot both matches (pistol and rifle), repeat the process. If you would like to use one of our firearms, you’ll find them once you click ‘Your Shopping Cart’ in the menu. It will show the the apropriate firearms for your chosen matches and time slots. Please note, we have two rifles and four pistols on offer per timeslot. If you have chosen a timeslot where other shooters have already reserved the available weapons, you will have to choose a different timeslot.

Factory ammunition will be supplied with our firearms. You may only use this ammunition in our pistols/rifles. Please make sure you have your valid firearms permit with you at all times. If you do not have a valid firearms permit with you we can’t let you shoot any match. Your payment will not be refunded in this case.

Voucher

Registration fees for all matches are €16.00. If you shoot both the pistol and rifle match we’ll give you a € 5,00 discount. You can add a voucher in your ‘Shopping cart’. The discount code is DISCOUNT 2X. You’ll find reminders for the discount code in both the shopping cart and at the checkout. You can’t miss it.

How to pay

Once you have added all your matches and weapons, click on ‘Continue to checkout’ in the ‘Shopping cart’. After you have entered the requested information on this page, click on ‘Order and pay’. You will now arrive at the Mollie Payments payment page. Here you will follow the steps required to complete the payment. Your registration is now complete. You will receive several emails about your order/registration.

Registering multiple shooters

If you want to register for multiple shooters, you can add the desired competitions for all shooters to the shopping cart. You can add the voucher for every shooter who shoots the pistol and rifle competition.

The store program only allows one ‘customer’ per order. If you register for multiple shooters, we ask you to send us an email with the details of the other shooters: name, year of birth and the time each shooter shoots.
send your email to info@zwitsersveldschieten.nl

Using club weapons

If you do not have a suitable pistol or rifle for shooting the competition, you can use a loaner weapon from the club. You can find which firearms are eligible for shooting the competition in the “About the match” section, a little lower on this page.

We have four pistols and two rifles for you to choose from. If you want to use a pistol, you can choose from a SIG P210 or a CZ SP01 Shadow. The club rifle that you can use is a SIG PE90. The use of an club weapon will cost you €10.00. This includes the 18 cartridges (9 mm or .223 rem) that you need for shooting the match. We do not allow you to use your own ammunition in our weapons.

Before the match, all weapons are cleaned, fired and adjusted by one of the club’s shooters. We therefore ask you not to make any adjustments to the weapons yourself. In the first round of the pistol and rifle competitions, the use of a spotting scope is permitted. Use these shots to see how they come off.

Don’t have a spotting scope yourself? Ask the range officer, perhaps one from the club is available. There are no costs associated with the use of out spotting scope . If the club does not have one available at the time, one of the fellow shooters may be willing to let you use his.

If the match is cancelled

If, for whatever reason, the Match is canceled (the COVID-19 virus is not yet fully gone), your registration fees will of course be refunded. This also applies to foreign shooters if the match is on but you are not allowed to travel due to your government’s rules.

Change your registration

If you would like to change your registration, please send an email to info@zwitsersveldschieten.nl. If possible we’ll make the changes. If your desired timeslot is no longer available, we will find you another one. At no additional cost, of course.

About the match

RIFLE PROGRAM

WEAPONS

All veteran and military rifles in unaltered condition are allowed. The use of original carrying strap attached to two points (not a sports shooting strap) is permitted.
Sports weapons, optical targeting devices and ring beads are not permitted!

Exception: K31 with diopter, brand W+F Bern, with associated globe sight with a post and the HK SL provided with G-3 visor ring.

Hunting, holed and sports stocks are not allowed.

A weapons inspection will take place at the firing point.

DISTANCE

The shooting distance will be 100 meters.

SHOOTING POSITION

Lying down, weapon placed on a (sand) bag or on a support (present at the firing point). Weapons with original bipods may use these bipods.

Please note: bipods that did not originally come with the rifle may not be used. With the PE 90, therefore, no adjustable bipods (also no ‘Harris’ type bipods).

Note: your rifle can react differently in this position from what you are used to. You may only use the rifle shouldered. No part of the rifle can the ground.

NUMBER OF SHOTS

18 shots. There will be no practice shots.

All shots will be shot at one target.

Maximum number points: (18 x 4=) 72 points.

TARGET

Target B-4 (adjusted for use at 100 meters).

USE OF SPOTTING SCOPE

Only during the first series after each shot. Total time remains 6 minutes! After that, the use of a spotting scope is NOT allowed anymore. The board of SV Gilze-Rijen does not accept any responsibility for damage to weapons, loss or theft of spotting scopes.

COACHING

Coaching is not allowed, as fellow shooters may experience this to be disturbing.

COURSE OF THE MATCH

Series 1: 6 shots – time: max.6 minutes

Series 2: 2 x 3 shots – time: 1 minute / 3 shots

Series 3: 6 shots – time: 1 minute

MALFUNCTIONS / FAILURES

Weapon and/or ammunition failures are not acknowledged, unless there is clear damage to any part of the rifle.

If you can’t bring your own rifle, a rifle is available at shooting range. You will have to reserve one when you register for the match to make sure the rifles aren’t doubly booked.

Cost for using club firearms is € 10,00. This is including factory ammunition (excluding the registration fee for the match).

If more than 6 shots are fired in the first series, you will be disqualified!!!

PRIZES

The shooter who shoots 57 or more points, or has 18 hits in the visual, receives a beautiful commemorative medal, specially made in Switzerland. From 55 points one receives an honorary certificate. For veterans (year of birth between 1953 and 1962) the limit for a medal is 55 points and for juniors (year of birth between 2002 and 2005) this limit is also 55 points (respectively 53 points for the honor card). For senior veterans (born in 1952 or earlier) and youth (2006 – 2012) the wreath and honor card resp. 54 and 52 points as lower limit.

REMATCH

Rematch after a disappointing result is not possible.

PISTOL PROGRAM

WEAP0NS

Permitted for this part are all original service weapons in accordance with ‘Militair Pistool’ Match regulations of SV Gilze-Rijen. Raceguns and compensators are not allowed.

AMMUNITION

Wadcut ammunition is not allowed.

DISTANCE

Shooting will only be done at 25 meters (at the indoor range).

SHOOTING POSITION

Standing, one hand or both hands.

NUMBER OF SHOTS

18 shots. There will be no practice shots.

All shots will be shot at one target.

Maximum number points: (18 x 10=) 180 points.

TARGET

‘Militair pistool’ target.

USE OF SPOTTING SCOPE

Only with spotting scope (bring your own). First series after each shot. Other series after each series. The board of SV Gilze-Rijen does not accept any responsibility for damage to weapons, loss or theft of spotting scopes.

COACHING

Coaching by fellow shooters is not allowed, as this is experienced as disturbing by others.

COURSE OF THE MATCH

Series 1: 3 x 1 shot – 20 seconds each shot

Series 2: 5 shots – time 50 seconds

Series 3: 5 shots – time 40 seconds

Series 4: 5 shots – time 30 seconds.

MALFUNCTIONS / FAILURES

Weapon and/or ammunition failures are not acknowledged, unless there is clear damage to any part of the pistol / revolver. Malfunctions are significantly reduced with the use original factory ammunition. Only factory ammunition is allowed with the use of club firearms during the match.

You can’t bring your own pistol or revolver? A pistol will be available at the shooting range. TYou will have to reserve one when you register for the match so that the pistols aren’t doubly booked.

Cost for using a club firearm is € 10,00, including factory ammunition (excluding the registration fee for the match).

If, in any series, more shots are fired than indicated, you will be Disqualified!!!

PRIZES

The shooter who shoots 159 or more points receives a beautiful commemorative medal, specially made in Switzerland. From 153 points one receives an honorary certificate. For veterans (year of birth between 1953 and 1962) the limit for a medal is 156 points and for juniors (year of birth between 2002 and 2005) this limit is also 156 points (respectively 150 points for the honor card). For senior veterans (born in 1952 or earlier) and youth (2006 – 2012) the wreath and honor card resp. 154 and 148 points as lower limit.

REMATCH

Rematch after a disappointing result is not possible.