Thread: Urgent Message For All Lake Lyndon Target Shooters

There are bugger all ranges that will allow you to shoot past 2 or 300 metres. So if you don't know anyone with a farm you can use for long range shooting you are buggered. There is nothing wrong with doing this on public land if you are sensible. Maybe the area is just too public or needs to be policed better. Anyway, I think that there should be junk bits of land with low hunting and sight seeing value set aside as public recreation areas. The land I mentioned before has been the playground for our town for decades. Hunters, target shooters and off roaders have shared it for years without any major incidents I have heard of. Yea, people dump rubbish and shit there, but that's no different to anywhere else in the area where you can get a vehicle. It is great to be able to drive to an open space in your ute with your guns and do some shooting in the wilderness and not be bothered or bother anyone else.

Originally Posted by Beavis

There are bugger all ranges that will allow you to shoot past 2 or 300 metres. So if you don't know anyone with a farm you can use for long range shooting you are buggered. There is nothing wrong with doing this on public land if you are sensible. Maybe the area is just too public or needs to be policed better. Anyway, I think that there should be junk bits of land with low hunting and sight seeing value set aside as public recreation areas. The land I mentioned before has been the playground for our town for decades. Hunters, target shooters and off roaders have shared it for years without any major incidents I have heard of. Yea, people dump rubbish and shit there, but that's no different to anywhere else in the area where you can get a vehicle. It is great to be able to drive to an open space in your ute with your guns and do some shooting in the wilderness and not be bothered or bother anyone else.

My sentiment exactly. I am a member at a club and I'm most grateful for it though I don't always see myself using it for every shoot. Some of us want a bit of a non threatening challenge

Originally Posted by Beavis

There are bugger all ranges that will allow you to shoot past 2 or 300 metres.

Which is why when you have access to such a range you make bloody sure you look after said range and access. I know I do

Originally Posted by Beavis

So if you don't know anyone with a farm you can use for long range shooting you are buggered.

Pretty much

Originally Posted by Beavis

There is nothing wrong with doing this on public land if you are sensible.

And thats the problem, other people also like to use the same public areas for hunting, tramping, mountain biking etc and since "common sense" has died and people will drive, walk, bike and generally fuck around on a range, , (with total disregard to any one actually using it for shooting at the time), it would need to be fenced including the Fallout/ Safety Zone and that means a club or business and rules.Not too mention shooters shoot "crap" and leave it there. Its sad but thats the way it is