Thread: Sighting in

Hi all

Just wondering if anyone knows of any good spots to sight in a rifle? Got a new one and going out for a hunt at the end of this month so cant go to range day

Cheers

Taupo range.

Originally Posted by Friwi

Taupo range.

Taupo NZDAs rules have been updated to meet current requirements. An RO has to be present.

If the person shooting is also a RO then no problem, most clubs accept other clubs range officers as being their own. Just read the relevant bits of the RSO

Thanks! In terms of getting an RO there, after signing up to shoot, do i need to contact an RO or will they say "come on this day" sorta thing?

Sign up, do the RO course get in the register. I know clubs where most of their membership is recorded as being range officers. It's not hard, just a bit of reading and some questions

Originally Posted by Jordy.94

Thanks! In terms of getting an RO there, after signing up to shoot, do i need to contact an RO or will they say "come on this day" sorta thing?

It used to be that any member of the public with a FAL could use the Taupo range within reason.
Looks like now at least one has to be "an officer is on duty who:
• holds a firearms licence, and
• is appropriately trained in shooting range safety management."
But you can't just magic one up.
The thing will be to try and go along on one of their standard range days and people are bound to try and help you out if you want it. Look for their contacts on NZDAtaupo.org.nz and send them a message or phone call. Most branches just have one range day a month.

Alternatives are Thames Valley Branch and Bay of Plenty Branch, which could be on a weekend that suits you. Do a bit of web & FB research to get in touch. Waikato Branch's next one is in September.

Gonna be a lot more sighting in done on DOC land around Taupo now I reakon..always stop in there on the way to Clement’s to check zero..usually only 3 or 4 shots,seems over the top to me needing a range officer present.

Originally Posted by The bomb

Gonna be a lot more sighting in done on DOC land around Taupo now I reakon..always stop in there on the way to Clement’s to check zero..usually only 3 or 4 shots,seems over the top to me needing a range officer present.

It's what the law now requires

You have to have a suitably trained person to shoot a rifle on a rifle range, yet you can go hunting with no requirements and all you have to have is a firearms license and possibly a permit or permission.

Makes a lot of sense doesn't it especially when there have been NO major injuries or deaths on a range (except police have had injuries), yet there seems to have been a few fatalities when hunting.

Originally Posted by 19Badger

It's what the law now requires

You have to have a suitably trained person to shoot a rifle on a rifle range, yet you can go hunting with no requirements and all you have to have is a firearms license and possibly a permit or permission.

Makes a lot of sense doesn't it especially when there have been NO major injuries or deaths on a range (except police have had injuries), yet there seems to have been a few fatalities when hunting.

Be careful. You might give the rule makers ideas about us needing a range officer on hand when we go hunting...

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Originally Posted by Ned

Be careful. You might give the rule makers ideas about us needing a range officer on hand when we go hunting...

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How practical that would be, but then everyone would become a RO, much like when using the DOC range.

Just sign a bit of paper to say you've read and understand the rules and you are a RO, makes a mockery of the RO training at other ranges.

Originally Posted by The bomb

Gonna be a lot more sighting in done on DOC land around Taupo now I reakon..always stop in there on the way to Clement’s to check zero..usually only 3 or 4 shots,seems over the top to me needing a range officer present.

Funny thing , it only takes one shot to fcuk someones day!.

Originally Posted by The bomb

Gonna be a lot more sighting in done on DOC land around Taupo now I reakon..always stop in there on the way to Clement’s to check zero.

100%.

For the DOC Teetotal Range at St Arnaud you are required to read range standing orders before they issue a permit to use. It’s a step in the right direction so users know their obligations without being too onerous. Pretty similar to how local Clay Target Club,Pistol club,NZDA and NZNRA ranges work. All participants required to read RSO and sign entry form or range record book. I’m a RO for both local Deerstalkers and NRANZ range. Don’t ask for tighter regulations or they will happen. A very pragmatic approach has been taken by DOC and Police over how the Teetotal range operates and it’s working so far, users have been respectful of the rules, policing themselves and each other. There will be some dickhead road sign shooter type turn up sometime but can’t do much about that.