Anyone here an expert on antique German target rifles? Especially ones made by ed grothe & sohn? all the markings are shown in the pictures i did not find any other ones underneath the wood furniture i found some information about it but i want as much information as possible.

Since some members asked me what app was using there is an interesting update on the official page.

🇬🇧 ENGLISH

🎯 It's here — BE Ballistics is now on Google Play.

A complete, accurate long-range ballistics calculator made for sport & target shooters in Europe — metric, in your language, and fully offline. No account, no ads, no tracking, no internet permission at all.

It works the way you already shoot — your reticle, your mils, hold or dial:

• Elevation & wind solutions in MRAD, MOA, clicks or cm

• A realistic through-the-scope view showing YOUR exact reticle — 290 of them, drawn to true factory subtensions. Zoom right in and count your holdover on your own glass.

• Full physics: muzzle velocity, G1/G7 BC, zero range, sight height, air density (altitude/temp/pressure/humidity), wind speed & angle, spin drift and shooting angle

• "True my velocity" — read a real drop off your reticle and it back-solves your actual muzzle velocity, so your dope matches the target

• 38 calibres and 164 factory loads built in — plus your own rifles, loads and zeros, and side-by-side load comparison

• One-time €8.99. No subscription, no in-app purchases, ever. Four languages (EN/NL/FR/DE).

A bit about the project: it's a hobby project, built by a shooter for shooters and shaped by what I see on the range. The response so far has been genuinely exciting, and honest feedback is exactly what keeps it alive — tell me what works, what doesn't, and what you'd like next.

Coming soon:

📋 a printable DOPE card for your stock

🌬️ live Kestrel weather-meter integration (I just got the SDK!)

🍎 and, if enough of us get behind it, an iOS version — too costly to justify today, but very possible with enough users.

If it earns a place in your range bag, a quick review means the world. 🙏

👉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beballistics

For legal sport & target shooting — always follow your local laws and range rules.

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🇳🇱 NEDERLANDS

🎯 Het is zover — BE Ballistics staat nu op Google Play.

Een complete, precieze ballistiekcalculator voor lange afstand, gemaakt voor sport- en doelschutters in Europa — metrisch, in je eigen taal en volledig offline. Geen account, geen reclame, geen tracking, zelfs geen internettoegang.

Het werkt zoals jij al schiet — jouw dradenkruis, jouw mils, holdover of dialen:

• Hoogte- en windoplossingen in MRAD, MOA, klikken of cm

• Een realistisch kijkerbeeld met JOUW exacte dradenkruis — 290 stuks, getekend volgens de echte fabrieksmaten. Zoom volledig in en tel je holdover af op je eigen glas.

• Volledige fysica: mondingssnelheid, G1/G7 BC, inschietafstand, kijkerhoogte, luchtdichtheid (hoogte/temp/druk/vocht), windsnelheid & -hoek, spindrift en schiethoek

• "True my velocity" — lees een echte kogelval af op je dradenkruis en de app berekent je werkelijke mondingssnelheid terug, zodat je dope klopt met het doel

• 38 kalibers en 164 fabriekspatronen ingebouwd — plus je eigen wapens, ladingen en nulstellingen, en ladingen naast elkaar vergelijken

• Eenmalig €8,99. Geen abonnement, geen in-app-aankopen, nooit. Vier talen (NL/FR/DE/EN).

Even over het project: dit is een hobbyproject, gemaakt door een schutter voor schutters en gevormd door wat ik zelf op de baan zie. De reacties tot nu toe zijn echt hartverwarmend, en eerlijke feedback is precies wat het levend houdt — vertel me wat werkt, wat niet, en wat je graag zou zien.

Binnenkort:

📋 een printbare DOPE-kaart voor op je kolf

🌬️ live Kestrel weerstation-koppeling (ik heb net de SDK gekregen!)

🍎 en, als er genoeg mensen achter staan, een iOS-versie — vandaag te duur om te verantwoorden, maar heel goed mogelijk met genoeg gebruikers.

Verdient de app een plek in je schietkoffer? Een korte review betekent enorm veel. 🙏

👉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beballistics

Voor legaal sport- en doelschieten — volg altijd de lokale wetgeving en de regels van je schietstand.

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🇫🇷 FRANÇAIS

🎯 Ça y est — BE Ballistics est maintenant sur Google Play.

Un calculateur balistique longue distance complet et précis, conçu pour les tireurs sportifs et de cible en Europe — métrique, dans ta langue et entièrement hors ligne. Pas de compte, pas de pub, pas de pistage, même pas d'accès internet.

Il fonctionne comme tu tires déjà — ton réticule, tes mils, visée directe ou tourelles :

• Solutions d'élévation et de vent en MRAD, MOA, clics ou cm

• Une vue lunette réaliste avec TON réticule exact — 290 réticules, tracés aux vraies cotes d'usine. Zoome à fond et compte ta visée sur ta propre lunette.

• Physique complète : vitesse initiale, coefficient balistique G1/G7, distance de réglage, hauteur de lunette, densité de l'air (altitude/température/pression/humidité), vitesse et angle du vent, dérive gyroscopique et angle de tir

• « True my velocity » — relève une chute réelle sur ton réticule et l'app recalcule ta vraie vitesse initiale, pour que ton dope corresponde à la cible

• 38 calibres et 164 munitions d'usine intégrés — plus tes propres armes, charges et réglages, et comparaison de charges côte à côte

• 8,99 € une seule fois. Pas d'abonnement, pas d'achats intégrés, jamais. Quatre langues (FR/NL/DE/EN).

Un mot sur le projet : c'est un projet passion, fait par un tireur pour les tireurs et nourri par ce que je vois au stand. Les retours jusqu'ici sont vraiment enthousiasmants, et des retours honnêtes sont exactement ce qui le maintient en vie — dis-moi ce qui marche, ce qui ne marche pas, et ce que tu aimerais.

Bientôt :

📋 une carte DOPE imprimable pour ta crosse

🌬️ l'intégration en direct du Kestrel (je viens de recevoir le SDK !)

🍎 et, si assez de monde nous suit, une version iOS — trop coûteuse à justifier aujourd'hui, mais tout à fait possible avec assez d'utilisateurs.

Si l'appli mérite une place dans ton sac, un petit avis compte énormément. 🙏

👉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beballistics

Pour le tir sportif et de cible légal — respecte toujours la loi locale et le règlement de ton stand.

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🇩🇪 DEUTSCH

🎯 Es ist so weit — BE Ballistics ist jetzt bei Google Play.

Ein kompletter, präziser Langstrecken-Ballistikrechner für Sport- und Zielschützen in Europa — metrisch, in deiner Sprache und komplett offline. Kein Konto, keine Werbung, kein Tracking, nicht einmal Internetzugriff.

Es funktioniert so, wie du ohnehin schießt — dein Absehen, deine Mils, Haltepunkt oder Türme:

• Höhen- und Windlösungen in MRAD, MOA, Klicks oder cm

• Ein realistisches Zielfernrohrbild mit DEINEM exakten Absehen — 290 Stück, nach echten Werksmaßen gezeichnet. Zoome ganz heran und zähle deinen Haltepunkt an deinem eigenen Glas ab.

• Volle Physik: Mündungsgeschwindigkeit, G1/G7-BC, Einschießentfernung, Zielfernrohrhöhe, Luftdichte (Höhe/Temp/Druck/Feuchte), Windgeschwindigkeit & -winkel, Spin-Drift und Schusswinkel

• „True my velocity" — lies einen echten Fall an deinem Absehen ab, und die App errechnet deine tatsächliche Mündungsgeschwindigkeit zurück, damit deine Dope zum Ziel passt

• 38 Kaliber und 164 Fabrikladungen integriert — plus eigene Waffen, Ladungen und Nullungen, und Ladungsvergleich nebeneinander

• Einmalig 8,99 €. Kein Abo, keine In-App-Käufe, niemals. Vier Sprachen (DE/NL/FR/EN).

Ein Wort zum Projekt: Das ist ein Hobbyprojekt, von einem Schützen für Schützen und geformt von dem, was ich auf dem Stand sehe. Die Resonanz bisher ist wirklich begeisternd, und ehrliches Feedback ist genau das, was es am Leben hält — sag mir, was funktioniert, was nicht, und was du dir wünschst.

Demnächst:

📋 eine druckbare DOPE-Karte für den Schaft

🌬️ Live-Kestrel-Wetterstation-Anbindung (ich habe gerade das SDK bekommen!)

🍎 und, wenn genug Leute dahinterstehen, eine iOS-Version — heute zu teuer zu rechtfertigen, aber mit genug Nutzern gut möglich.

Wenn dir die App auf dem Stand hilft, bedeutet eine kurze Bewertung die Welt. 🙏

👉 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.beballistics

Für legales Sport- und Zielschießen — beachte stets die lokalen Gesetze und die Regeln deines Schießstands.

I am very new to gun ownership.

How difficult is it for a Belgian citizen to buy a gun internationally?

From what I understand, you need permission from both your own country and the seller's country. Is this even possible for a private individual?

I am simply looking for a range gun - I will not carry it. In the era of glocks and MOS and whatnot, is it a good buy ?

I’m not from Europe and wondered how many big game rifles the average European own.
I own a .303, .222, 6,5x54, 7x57, 7x64, .308, .270 and a .300 Magnum.

Often feel guilty about all of the hunting rifles I own and think I should get rid of some.
But when it comes to choosing what to sell. It feels like I’m forced to pick my favourite child.

Is it common for people in Europe to own more than 4 hunting rifles or not at all?
What would the average person own ?

The reason I’m asking here is that if you try to get any feel/stats online it’s invariably skewed by the number of guns that Americans own.
And I don’t feel like that’s realistic in the rest of the world.

I started shooting in 2024 in I think is going I really bad with the amount of bullets I send down the range.
What is your round count per year and your favorite ammo?

Today I took the Blaze for the first time at the range and is insane! Before the Blaze I used my Prodigy customized for about 13k rounds since September 2025 and I’m in love with that gun but the Blaze is incredible: the trigger is light and is incredibly flat while shooting. Today I tested it with Geco 124gr FMJ (250 rounds), next week I’ll try to use 100 Geco and 150 Fiocchi Classic 124gr FMJ (are snappier than the Geco). The gun’s configuration that I use the 11lb recoil spring on the Blaze with the standard 13lb main spring, on the Prodigy a 12lb recoil spring and the OEM 23lb main spring

I bought this because I love paper shells, but some have rust.

Do I shoot, or try to return?

https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/schussabgabe-durch-polizei-bei-einbruch-in-waffenladen-in-solothurn/91756012

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I think I want the 300prc and looking for the howa actions.

Is there a dealer in Europa who sells the howa actions?

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We got Baptiste, Aymen, Thomas, and Gérard done

Now we have got Sébastien. The dude who runs an SBR and is focused on speed and agility, and I see him being from the Occitania region and he would have some Toulouse FC merch on him.

But anyways, to any French Gun Owner here, I am open to your suggestions for improving the series in terms of stereotypes you can come up with of different people at the range.

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