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Hello,
I've recently moved over to Christchurch from Australia and already have my firearms license and a couple of (unfired) firearms, but apart from the Hand-loaders Association Tuesday public nights, I have no idea if there are any ranges open to the public over weekends to zero in my rifles.
I know using DOC land for this purpose is silly, so I won't be considering doing that.
Looking forward to start hunting in this country and any advice would be very appreciated :)
Welcome to the forum, and the city, @Chazzwazzer. Best way to get onto the ranges other than the public open nights is as a guest of a member. I'm a member and need to sight in a number of rifles so you can hit me up.
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Originally Posted by gadgetman
Cheers Gadgetman, thanks for the welcome. I'll shoot you a PM soon!
The NZ deerstalkers located next door also hold public range days every second saturday of the month; info here Events
I go myself every so often. I would recommend turning up 10am sharp if you are planning on sighting in multiple rifles as it can get a bit busy around midday.
Cheers,
Alex
If you want to shoot out to longer ranges sparrow hawk has a range 2 hours south of chch open on 2nd weekend of every month. Check theirs website for details.
sparrowhawknz
Put a few posts up, think you normally need about 5 before you can PM.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chazzwazzer
Thank you everyone, all suggestions are very handy for me. :thumbsup:
highly recommend Sparrowhawk range. great place to shoot.
Hi there is also the Christchurch rifle club that shoots out at Tai Tapu which is 30 mins out of ChCh. We shoot on sat afternoons ranges we shoot are 3,5,6,7,9 and 1000 yards.
Whats the deal with this range? Do you need to be a member etc? Fees?Quote:
Originally Posted by Orcrist
i would definitely be in for the tai tapu range !
First I've heard of it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Orcrist
From googling it looks like the shortest berm is 300 yards, so I take it any load workup, sighting of new rifles etc is done at a separate range?
no seperate range, open sat arvo during summer ish months.
If you ever want to head out to a farm for some target shooting or to try and knock over a few pests feel free to PM me. My partner and I have a few friends farms we go to every now and then.
Other target shooting clubs are
Malvern Rifle Club Malvern Rifle Club
Ashburton District Rifle Club Ashburton District Rifle Club
Malvern's season is almost finished, Ashburton does shoot during the winter.
Wow... $100/day !Quote:
Originally Posted by Cowboy06
Hoping to move back to Chch later this year... this thread is giving me hope!
Yep. Bargain. Name another certified range you can take any gun incl a 50 cal and bash on plates to 2km. That has an ro and you don’t have to contend with 40 people all shooting the same targets at once. You can get a lot of training and dope work done on a few rifles for the day. The wind can get pretty awesome for training out there too. Range cost $10000 to set up. It’s not a charity.
No, $100/day can simply not be called a bargain.
Obviously worth it to yourself, but certainly no bargain.
I hope you get lunch included for that !
Appreciate the heads up on Malvern being seasonal. It's good to know how each club operates - a club that's open every day during daylight hours and doesn't need a dedicated RO is ideal, since I never seem to be free on official club days. Plus it's a lot more relaxed when it's just a couple people and you can call cease fires easily to change targets and not worry about hogging a lane for someone else waiting to shoot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cyclops
ashburton use electronic targets. been a few times no problems so far. $20. Have shot out to 700 yards there.
these days you wont get club ranges that are use-able with out a range officer, that is a condition of it to be certified. private land is what your after, or become a range officer. Thats what i did...
Interesting - as in electronic hit detecting? Pretty spiffy.Quote:
Originally Posted by blair993
Haha - if I could find private land I'd be on it for sure. I'm used to Canada where any crown land (basically DOC land) is free to shoot on. Only had a range membership because it's a condition of owning certain firearms there. Usually crown land is closer and is a lot nicer scenery too.Quote:
Originally Posted by stuart165
On that note.... is there anything explicitly prohibiting taking a walk 2 hours into the bush on DOC land and sighting a rifle in or target shooting to simulate hunting conditions? (Proper backstop, known area etc etc etc)
In my opinion, not at all. As long as you pick your designated area well away from other people you should be fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by canross
As for shooting on a range without an RO present, you could try looking at joining Handloaders? 24/7 access via use of a electronic swipe card. PM me for further details on both scenarios.
electronic targets are great, 4 sensors pick up the projectile and can read off your tablet at the firing point, during testing i believe they were getting accuray to 1mm. the also do bullet speed but they dont match my labradar so im unsure the accuracy of them.
Have to say, I'm really humbled by all the responses and help here. Had a great time with Gadgetman last Sunday at the Handloaders association range, even though my scope worked its way loose towards the end :(
the end of the scope came loose. thats odd.:ORLY:
Can anybody supply a phone number for the Ashburton rifle club contact person.
I would like to find out about joining etc. but don't have (and Don't want a facebook account)
Thanks in advance
@blair993 @PommyMcPomFace
We went there and shot 2x10 at 300 yesterday. Lovely afternoon - too lovely in fact. You can't learn much about reading the wind if there isn't any....
flemingj at farmside.co.nz
for the ashburton range. @Steelisreal lol. 300 yards and no wind take the 22lr
just saw the scores . good shooting.
Great thread. Thanks to all for the info
@blair993 @Steelisreal
Thanks guys much appreciated
@blair993 So far was mainly for sighting in and hunting but I've always
had a hankering to get into long range accuracy and if I'm good enough get into a bit of competition work.
I sight for hunting