Thread: Seadown Shooting Complex - Timaru

Greetings,
Quite some years back our Deerstalkers Club had our Running Boar Range opened by our local MP and Speaker of the House of reps at that time in the early 1980's If I recall. I think it made the papers but possibly not the TV. Regrettably when the main motor failed there was no interest in replacing it. Later the block was sold and a new clubrooms constructed on a new site.
Interestingly even in the late 1970's when the project was started a Specified Departure from the local Council and a backstop around 4.5 metres high was required for a no danger area range. Pretty much what is needed now.
GPM.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings,
Quite some years back our Deerstalkers Club had our Running Boar Range opened by our local MP and Speaker of the House of reps at that time in the early 1980's If I recall. I think it made the papers but possibly not the TV. Regrettably when the main motor failed there was no interest in replacing it. Later the block was sold and a new clubrooms constructed on a new site.
Interestingly even in the late 1970's when the project was started a Specified Departure from the local Council and a backstop around 4.5 metres high was required for a no danger area range. Pretty much what is needed now.
GPM.

Back in 1974 a new Running Boar range was opened in Cheviot and I was one of the shooters in the opening. The guest of honour was Charlie Upham and he fired the first shots (5 in each direction) with his old single shot Springfield .22 without scoring a single hit. He looked at me and smiled, saying "The bloody Germans couldn't run that fast!"

Originally Posted by gundoc

Back in 1974 a new Running Boar range was opened in Cheviot and I was one of the shooters in the opening. The guest of honour was Charlie Upham and he fired the first shots (5 in each direction) with his old single shot Springfield .22 without scoring a single hit. He looked at me and smiled, saying "The bloody Germans couldn't run that fast!"

Greetings @gundoc and all,
There must have been a spike of interest in Running Boar Ranges in the early 1970's. Taupo NZDA brought their portable range down to Hastings in 1972 for the Hawkes Bay NZDA Clubs to try out. This sparked the interest and the Hastings Club started planning soon after. The shooting hut had a covered mound next to it so we could shoot 50 metre 4P as well. This was on our own land next to the Roy's Hill Range so we were well blessed. All gone now.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings @gundoc and all,
There must have been a spike of interest in Running Boar Ranges in the early 1970's. Taupo NZDA brought their portable range down to Hastings in 1972 for the Hawkes Bay NZDA Clubs to try out. This sparked the interest and the Hastings Club started planning soon after. The shooting hut had a covered mound next to it so we could shoot 50 metre 4P as well. This was on our own land next to the Roy's Hill Range so we were well blessed. All gone now.
Regards Grandpamac.

The reason for the interest was it was in the Commonwealth games, Sako used to donate rifles as prizes as Finland was also very keen on running boar.