Det frivillige Skyttervesen
Det frivillige Skyttervesen (DFS) (literally the Voluntary Shooting Association) in the largest shooting sport organization in Norway. It was created July 1, 1893 by Norway's Storting to promote practical shooting skills within the Norwegian people, thereby empowering the national defense. DFS collaborates with various departments in the Norwegian Armed Forces, especially with the Home Guard who use shooting ranges owned by DFS clubs.
Programs
DFS competitions are only shot with rifles, and the competition formats are the following.
- Feltskyting (Field Shooting), a long range shooting discipline arranged outside in the terrain in the winter. Targets are scored either hit, inner hit or miss. Juniors and veterans shoot at 100 m, while seniors shoot at varying unknown distances up to 600 m.
- Felthurtigskyting (Field Rapid Shooting) is a speed shooting event where the shooter has to engage three different targets placed at different unknown distances with one shot each in the shortest time possible.
- Baneskyting (Fixed Range Shooting), the most popular discipline in DFS with some similarities to NRA High power. Shot at a 10 ring target at the distances of 100 m for juniors and veterans, and 200-300 m for seniors.
- Indoor shooting at 15 m for all classes with .22 lr rifles at a 10 ring target, popular in the winter.
- Skifeltskyting (Ski Field Shooting), a form of biathlon in the winter with skiing and shooting.
- Skogsløp (Forest Run), a form of biathlon in the summer with running and shooting.
- Stangskyting (Stang Shooting), a speed shooting competition where the shooter has two periods of 25 seconds to get as many hits as possible on a target at an unknown distance, with an unlimited number of rounds.