Scandinavian Western Shooters (SWS), founded 1 October 1997,[1] 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 fiction from the "old west",[2] creating a romantic and nostalgic atmosphere.[3] The firearms used are models produced before 1900, as well as replicas of those,[4] and all competitors compete using cowboy nicknames and dressed up in cowboy themed clothing.
Cowboy action shooting in Norway emerged towards the end of the 1990s[5] with the first CAS club being founded in 1997 under the name "1873-klubben Western Lawdogs". The founders of Western Lawdogs later also took initiative to form the SWS as a nationwide sports association.[5]
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Other shooting sport organizations in Norway edit
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- ^ "Nøkkelopplysninger fra Enhetsregisteret - Brønnøysundregistrene". 2.brreg.no. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "PSI - Scandinavian Western Shooters". Pistolskyting.info. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "Klart for cowboyfest på Frei". Tk.no. 7 August 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "NM i westernskyting arrangeres i Sarpsborg". Sa.no. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ a b NRK (7 August 2015). "NM i Westernskyting". Nrk.no. Retrieved 28 January 2019.