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- ↑ Key Organization Details from the Brønnøysund Register Centre
- ↑ skytesport on Great Norwegian Encyclopedia
- ↑ Treffsikker jeger - Vilt og Variert - Klikk.no (Accurate hunter and benchrest shooter) Published 12 December 2007
- ↑ Numedalsnett - Skytestevne langholdskyting (Numedalsnett Newspaper - Long range shooting match)
- ↑ Norges første stevne i 500 meter benkeskyting (Numedalsnett Newspaper - Norway's first 500 m benchrest match), published 20. mars 2007
- ↑ Resultat F-Class hos SBSK | Norges Benkskytterforbund "Dette var forøvrig Norges første stevne i F-class."
- ↑ Long Range Rondane nr73 F class 500meter Norway's first championship l got 3 places - YouTube
- ↑ Resultat NM F-Class 500m Nidaros | Norges Benkskytterforbund
- ↑ Utgave 1 – 2001 av Benkeskytteren | Norges Benkskytterforbund (The Benchrest Shooter, 2001 Volume 1)
- ↑ BR50 | Norges Benkeskytterforbund
- ↑ Light Varmint | Norges Benkeskytterforbund
- ↑ Heavy Varmint | Norges Benkeskytterforbund
- ↑ Jeger | Norges Benkeskytterforbund
- ↑ Sporter | Norges Benkeskytterforbund
- ↑ [https://www.benchrest.no/f-class-open/ F-class Open | Norges Benkskytterforbund
- ↑ F-class FT/R | Norges Benkskytterforbund
- ↑ Unlimited | Norges Benkskytterforbund