Thread: Manawatu Shooting

Apologize for that. Yes definitely Kaitoke near Upper Hutt.

I'd go with NZDA membership. I joined North Otago, only managed to get to one of the club meetings BUT good bunch of buggers, they've been busy working with DOC to take over management and maintenance of a couple of back country huts and they built a new one couple years back in the Waianakarua block which is mint. My point being that my experience is that NZDA are like minded people, there's a lot of perks to NZDA with many discounts to be had with all sorts of suppliers and one of the most useful is that you're covered by NZDA's $10M public liability insurance which has been incidental in getting me access to a private block. Just that alone is worth the paltry annual membership fee imo

Could try contact Wilson's Outdoors, and find out details/when next induction training is for Whanganui rifle range, not far for you. Fees are reasonable.

A couple of trips south with the nzda discount on the ferries and your ahead of the curve plus the other bits make it worthwhile

Yep, I would join NZDA, I joined to support them in the work they do for hunters, and I have met a good bunch of guys. I never really took any notice of the membership discounts but just booked a ferry crossing using my membership and the discount I got was just on $100, will have to use it more as didn't realize the discounts you can get.

Originally Posted by gmm

Yep, I would join NZDA, I joined to support them in the work they do for hunters, and I have met a good bunch of guys. I never really took any notice of the membership discounts but just booked a ferry crossing using my membership and the discount I got was just on $100, will have to use it more as didn't realize the discounts you can get.

There's heaps as I discovered whilst exploring the app, really need to familiarise myself with who's on the list, I just noticed there's a 20% discount on a DoC back country hut pass, well worth having

Originally Posted by Philipo

RRGC used to be great years ago but the range has been under pressure from the surrounding lifestyle fuk wits for a long time now ( noise etc ) but they don't do themselves any favours, I joined few years back & was treated like shit by admin so they can get fucked


NZDA in Palmy has nowhere, Cheltham is an option


But if you want a decent range with genuine GC's, join Taihape NZDA - while its a 90min drive to Decans from Palmy you won't regret ya day out, by far best n proactive NZDA shooting club in the Lower - central NI

When you coming up to show us how your flash weatherby shoots?
And you can try some decent scopes as well.
Have you bent your latest one yet?
Love you Phil!

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I wouldn't choose a club based upon fee costs, pick the club that services the activities you want to do.

If you're primarily a hunter, then NZDA is probably the one for you.

I have been a member of RRGC for many years, but I do range and competition shooting at least twice a month, so RRGC suits me. If you want easy range access for sighting in, load dev, practice shoots and getting together for social shoots, then RRGC is a good choice. I you want, I can arrange a visit for you to take a look around and join us for a service rifle shoot as a guest and have a go, to see if it suits you before you make a choice. Feel free to pm me.

The Whanganui range is pretty good, i'm not a member but go there with a mate who is and it seems to be available to members anytime?