Thread: New to hunting/shooting

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

I have a range at my place that a few Forum Members have used for siting in. I am at the wrong end of the country too, to help but what I would like to say is that of three newly licenced shooters have been out here, None of them have been trained in safe firearms handling correctly even though they have passed the licence tests. None of these three have been safe - all three made mistakes and not because they are not good intelligent blokes, not because are know-alls who didn't listen but because the licence training is deficient.
The training you had will be no different I'm guessing. Nothing replaces practical hands on safety training. Please make sure you soak it up

From what I have read what your saying is correct. I think there needs to be more training before you can purchase your own firearm.

What I am doing to help my self is...

1) Reading the 7 rules every day.

2) Reading the arms act once a month.

3) As a beginner, handling my firearm (unloaded) as much as possible to become familiar and comfortable with it.

4) Watch safety videos, research incidents that I can learn from.

Apart from that there is not a lot more I can do until I can get on a range and possibly learn from others.

I take the safety seriously, I’m sure others do too but it’s something I pride my self on. I still have a lot to learn hence the reason for reaching out.