- Oud Limburgs Schuttersfeest
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The Oud Limburgs Schuttersfeest (abbreviated as OLS, literally translated Old Limburgian Shooters' Festival) is an annual shooting tournament during which shooting associations (Dutch: schutterijen; Limburgian: sjötterie) from across the region of Limburg, nowadays split in a Dutch and Belgian part, compete against each other.[clarification needed] The winner organizes the event the following year and takes home "De Um", the highest prize for a shooter (schutter).
The tournament involves every shooting association participating with 6 members. Utilising an approximately 15 kg. carbine, with self-made bulllets of lead, participants are required to shoot square blocks (called bölkes) from a stick. This is to be executed across 20 meter of distance.
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