Skydebaneforeningen Danmark

What Skydebaneforeningen Danmark does

Skydebaneforeningen Danmark is a Danish non-profit organization, founded in 2013 and headquartered in Bredsten, Denmark, that operates Vingsted Skydebaner — a facility the organization describes as Northern Europe's largest shooting range complex, comprising 180 ranges across multiple disciplines. The organization serves four primary customer groups: hunters (jægere) requiring hunting license preparation and certifications, sports shooters seeking competitive training facilities, bow hunters using the 15-hectare 3D archery course, and corporate/private groups booking events. Beyond facility operations, Skydebaneforeningen Danmark operates a Rådgivningsafdeling that provides consulting, financial support, and environmental approvals assistance to shooting associations, municipalities, and authorities across Denmark.

The core product portfolio spans six shooting disciplines — pistol, salon rifle, clay pigeon, running game hunting rifle, 3D archery, and a newly launched laser-based shooting simulator — delivered with Kongsberg electronic targets for moving-target scoring and electronic marking systems throughout. Supporting services include certified training courses (rifle, shotgun, German shooting certificate, elk mark certification), personalized instructor sessions, an ammunition test range, and ancillary amenities including 20-site camping and a fire hall. The wholly-owned Skyttebutikken retail division sells ammunition, weapons, optics, and accessories online with multiple Denmark pickup locations.

Revenue is generated through a hybrid model combining pay-per-use shooting card access fees, event packages priced at DKK 225–1,375 per person (12-person minimum), instructor services at DKK 850–1,250 per hour, retail hardware sales, ancillary facility rentals (camping, meeting rooms, fire hall), and advisory engagements with shooting associations. Go-to-market relies on direct website bookings through a third-party reservation system (vingsted.a-book.dk), email newsletters, and B2B partnerships with Danmarks Jægerforbund (DJ) and DGI Skydning, which channel certification courses and exams through the facility. There is no public API, no digital product offering, and no disclosed revenue or financial filings.

Name

Skydebaneforeningen Danmark

Legal name

Skydebaneforeningen Danmark

Website

https://skydebaneforeningen.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Skydebaneforeningen Danmark is a Danish non-profit operating Vingsted Skydebaner, Northern Europe's largest shooting range facility with 180 ranges, serving hunters, sports shooters, bow hunters, and corporate and private event groups with shooting experiences, certification courses, and association consulting services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shooting Range Services

NAICS

Hunting and Trapping (1142)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYCRAMAKAG

Shooting Sports Equipment Retail (Targets, Clay, Range Gear, Hearing/Eye Protection)

Consumer Products & Retail/Sporting Goods & Outdoor Retail/Hunting, Shooting & Archery Retail

SECONDARYCRAMABAK

Hunting, Shooting Sports & Archery Retail

Consumer Products & Retail/Sporting Goods & Outdoor Retail/Sporting Goods Generalist Retail

Keywords

• Shooting range services
• Sports shooting facility
• Hunting education courses
• Firearms training center
• Shooting range consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bredsten

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Shooting Range Access Fees: Pay-per-use shooting cards and range booking fees for sports shooters, hunters, and bow hunters
2. Event Hosting: Corporate team building events, private events (polterabend, birthdays), with bundled packages including instructor, weapons, ammunition, and safety equipment
3. Retail (Skyttebutikken): Online and physical retail store selling ammunition, weapons, optics, cleaning gear, safety equipment, and shooting accessories. Multiple pickup locations across Denmark.
4. Training Courses and Certifications: Rifle courses, shotgun courses, elk mark courses, German shooting certificates, and hunting license preparation courses
5. Shooting Instructor Services: Personalized shooting instruction with professional instructors for individual training sessions
6. Camping and Facilities Rental: Camping site rentals (200 kr/day), campfire hut rental (200 kr/hour), and meeting room rentals for events and gatherings

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Skydebaneforeningen Danmark operates Vingsted Skydebaner, Northern Europe's largest shooting range facility with 180 ranges spanning pistol, rifle, clay pigeon, hunting, and archery disciplines. The non-profit provides professional consulting and financial support to shooting associations across Denmark, runs training and certification courses for hunters, hosts corporate and private shooting events, and operates Skyttebutikken, a retail store for shooting equipment.

Product overview

Skydebaneforeningen Danmark is a non-profit organization operating Vingsted Skydebaner, Northern Europe's largest shooting range facility with 180 ranges. The portfolio centers on Vingsted Skydebaner as the core product, supplemented by the Skydesimulator-event (shooting simulator). Services span multiple shooting disciplines: pistolskydning, lerdueskydning (clay pigeon), jagtriffel på løbende gris (moving target), 3D bueskydning (archery), and salonriffel (rifle). Education and certification products include riffelkursus, haglprøve-kursus, elgmærkekursus, and tysk skydebevis. The company also offers skydeinstruktør (instruction services), camping facilities, bålhytte (fire hall rental), and event packages (firmaarrangement and privat arrangement) for corporate and private groups. Skyttebutikken Testbane provides ammunition testing services. All offerings are delivered at the Vingsted facility with professional instructors, with no public API integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Vingsted Skydebaner

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Safari Club DenmarkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Danish branch of Safari Club International (SCI). Works to preserve and strengthen Danish hunting traditions through advocacy and member services. Members receive access to study trips and current hunting regulations information, as well as activity discounts at Vingsted Skydebaner.
• Danmarks Jægerforbund (DJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDenmark's largest interest organization for hunters. Holds courses and exams at Vingsted Skydebaner and serves as an important sparring partner in the continued development of the shooting facility. Provides professional advice and development work at national level for the benefit of both hunting and shooting sport in Denmark.
• HedeselskabetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAn association with the status of a commercial foundation working for sustainable development of nature, environment, and landscape in Denmark. Together with Dalgas, hosts exclusive member and customer events at Vingsted Skydebaner.
• Ud i LivetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCreates unique teambuilding experiences combining cooking over open fire, shooting, and other activities. Partnership with Vingsted Skydebaner offers events where participants can strengthen relationships and cooperation.
• DGI SkydningcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDGI Skydning works to promote shooting sport in Denmark. Contributes with courses, events, and professional sparring that strengthens the development of Vingsted Skydebaner both locally and nationally.
• Vandel GokartminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFamily-run company with an exciting and challenging gokart track. Also offers mobile racing simulators, footgolf, conference facilities, and dining. Partnership enables unique multi-activity event packages combining precision shooting with racing action.
• Lars Vegas GolfminorGTM or Marketing PartnerIndoor golf experience with advanced golf simulators providing precise measurements and video feedback. Offers flexible packages with catering, corporate events, and Bed & Breakfast. Partnership allows unique events combining shooting with simulator golf.
• Fary LochanminorGTM or Marketing PartnerWhisky distillery near Give, one of Denmark's most recognized. Offers tours and tastings in underground passages. Perfect complement to a day at the shooting range.
• Bøgedal BrewminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCraft brewery offering tours with storytelling and tastings of unique hand-brewed beers with tapas in the brewery's cozy guest rooms. Located only 10 minutes from Vingsted Skydebaner.
• Skærsøgaard VinminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDenmark's first authorized vineyard located in Dons, approximately 10 km from Vingsted. Offers tours and wine tasting with tapas. Perfect after a day at the shooting range.
• Vingsted Hotel & KonferencecenterminorGTM or Marketing PartnerActive conference center in scenic surroundings where team spirit, nature, and activity are central. Perfect for meetings and conferences, or conclude shooting range visits in the hotel restaurant.
• Mølkjær KrominorGTM or Marketing PartnerCharming inn in rural surroundings with facilities for 10-120 guests and overnight accommodation. Ideal for gatherings and as a perfect combination with shooting range events.
• Parasport DanmarkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to support shooting clubs in developing accessibility and inclusion in shooting sports. Collaboration focuses on how increased attention to accessibility will affect future development and renovation of shooting ranges. Parasport provides advice and guidance for shooters with disabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Royal Berkshire Shooting School: UK shooting school providing clay and game shooting instruction, tuition, and corporate events. Direct peer — same integrated multi-discipline range and instruction offering with corporate event focus comparable to Vingsted.
• West London Shooting School: UK shooting school offering clay, game, and rifle instruction plus corporate hospitality packages. Direct peer — comparable combination of range access, certified instruction, and corporate event revenue streams.
• Lady's Wood Shooting School: UK shooting school operating game and clay ranges with tuition and corporate/event hosting. Direct peer — same discipline mix and customer profile (sports shooters, hunters, corporate clients).
• Bisley Shooting Ground: Renowned UK multi-discipline shooting ground hosting clay, game, and rifle disciplines with large-scale events and training. Direct peer — comparable scale and discipline mix to Vingsted and a national-center-style venue for sports shooters.
• Kildare Shooting School: Irish shooting school operating multiple clay, game, and rifle ranges with corporate events and instruction. Direct peer to Vingsted Skydebaner — same multi-discipline shooting school model serving hunters, sports shooters, and corporate clients in a similar European market context.
• Holland & Holland Shooting Ground: UK premium shooting school operating clay, game, and rifle ranges with corporate event offerings and instructional services. Direct peer — same integrated range + instruction + corporate events business model serving hunting and sport shooting communities.

Others

• Kongsberg Target Systems: Norwegian provider of electronic target and scoring systems used in shooting competitions. Adjacent technology supplier — powers Vingsted's running boar, deer, elk and moose electronic targets, representing the underlying tech layer that enables the range's differentiation.
• Aimpoint: Swedish manufacturer of red dot and rifle optics. Adjacent/partner — referenced as a partner delivering the AIMPOINT rifle course at Vingsted Skydebaner, directly connecting optics R&D to a flagship shooting range in a comparable Nordic market.

Broad incumbents

• Bass Pro Shops: Large US outdoor retailer combining hunting, fishing, and shooting products with in-store and partner shooting experiences. Broad incumbent — adjacent retail and shooting range footprint overlapping with Skyttebutikken and the Vingsted experience offering, but at much larger scale and across many locations.
• Cabela's: Major US outdoor and hunting retailer with shooting and archery product assortments comparable to Skyttebutikken. Broad incumbent — overlaps on hunting/shooting retail and ancillary range services but at much larger national scale rather than a single integrated facility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/skydebaneforeningendanmark
• Instagraminstagram.com/skyttebutikken
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/skydebaneforeningen-danmark

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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