Hey peps!
Where in auckland can i go sight in my rifle. 100 meters or more.
Is there A casual range i can go for a day?
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Hey peps!
Where in auckland can i go sight in my rifle. 100 meters or more.
Is there A casual range i can go for a day?
Yeah mate come on up to the Auckland Deerstalkers range. It's $20 for the day though. Up in the Riverhead forest.
Check the range calendar and come up on a general practice day. Range - NZDA Auckland Branch
Just don't come up expecting to do rapid fire as people tend to get grumpy when they're trying to shoot and there's someone shooting with a muzzle break on an AR15.
And remember where the brass (hot) goes. I.e. having it land on the person next to you is a good way to piss them off.
Muzzle brake - wear earmuffs, I compete along side people that use brakes, doesn't bother me.
An AR that cycles properly will eject brass at 4-5 O'clock - shouldn't be an issue.
And you're saying there's no point having a brake on an Ar15. There is, it allows the rifle to remain steady for rapid aimed shots.
There's not much point zeroing without the muzzlebrake if you intend to use the rifle with it.
223 with break is nothing.The guys next to you should have adequate ear protection on --try sitting along side a 338lm for a few !
Either way People have no right to have a problem with your AR, its yours that you paid with with your own $$$ so why let others prevent you from using it?? just explain to them that your shooting your new AR and need to put some rounds downrange...
Yea for sure, i couldnt care less for tards against ar's. Its a gun. It serves the purpose of any other gun. And it goes bang like any other gun. If anything people should admire this piece of fighting equipment, it has a very long history!! And it looks awsome. And its accurate.
To tell the truth i would prefer to shoot with out range officers and tards either side of me. Ive been to your range and was treated like shit from most people there. And the range offiers were all grumpy c**ts. All i had was a 22 magnum. Wasnt impressed. Prefer a farm were you can let it rip.
You need to come to a Service Rifle Shoot in Wellington then :thumbsup:
i offered Burb122 a place to shoot in Auckland --no pm cant be that in need
Sorry mate, have been over seas. Will pm you
sorry for bumping an old thread - when i was a youing fella, the old man would take us for a shoot up Muriwai beach, towards the bombing range. has anyone been up there lately? what are the rules around shooting in there? not poaching, just for a 'range' day sighting in etc
I've just come across this thread and thought I'd comment on a couple of points.
The AKL Deerstalkers range. I started going a couple of months ago and have been around 4 times so far. The first time was absolute chaos, every man and his dog wanted to shoot that Sunday and I too found the RO staff somewhat surly but I put it down to them having to manage a large crowd. The 25yd range in particular one could barely move and the racks were full - this made for a particularly awkward day's shooting. Subsequent times have been far less busy and the RO staff were cordial and helpful.
As for shooting semi's, out of consideration I inform the person next to me what I'm shooting and what they might expect coming their way. On the 25yd range there is some plastic boarding which can be stapled up to deflect ejections. On the 100m range, if someone's going to be receiving my hot brass I'll try and shoot when he/she is reloading but obviously this isn't always convenient and really, it's tough titties if they have a problem with it, other days I'll be that person. Luck of the draw.
I've noticed that one or two regulars seem to have a bit of an attitude but I just go about my own business. That said, the majority of other members I've met and shot with have been pretty friendly and approachable.
Still - nothing beats having an unrestricted "yipee" on private land :)
I'm in the same boat, I've just ordered an ar and waiting with great anticipation for its delivery, but I can't shoot at home, near riverhead because the neighbour keeps horses and nothing rubs him up the wrong way like loud bangs... Anybody local with a area where I can have a blast?
Welcome to the forum Ropeboy. The Auckland NZDA range is at Riverhead. You could shoot it there.
In all of this some people need to have a reality check .Try being a Range officer and see what it is like ?.
And for the record if some Moron manages to do some injury to themself (or others) the Range Officer can be held to account, to the point of being charged for Manslaughter.
It's because a lot of people simply don't like being told what to do by someone else. Esp when they think they know everything there is to know - point the rifle in a safe direction, and so on The thought of being told to empty chamber and show it to someone else just rankles them.
Personally it falls into the tough shit box. Choose to shoot on a range = choose to follow the rules.
But bear in mind there are a lot of clubs with members who feel being the superior person with knowledge gives them the right to be rude and arrogant to newbies. The thought of explaining steps to them and trying to be welcoming is just foreign ;) Shame really, it's just one of the dynamics of people.
Well, don't take your AR that was previously A-Cat prior to 11 Dec 2013 and is now effected by the law change to the Auckland NZDA Riverhead range.
The branch has decided to ban them from being fired, which is a bit prompt considering most owners will have not enough time to get a compliant stock or apply for the endorsement.
There were a few complaints last time and the ROs gave in, especially as some people had driven 45 minutes to shoot.
I believe TECT Park has done the same thing.
ASRA are being more pragmatic, they will gradually phase this in and work with effected shooters to comply.
FYI, it was the black rifle shooters (incl me) last time at the range who knew safe range protocol, whereas a few bolt action rifle hunters/shooters were the guys handling rifles when others were forward etc.
So being a dick at a range isn't an exclusive quality to any type of shooter.
Just for some information ,if you think you have been not treated correctly on a Civilian range ,just try a Millitary one .
If we so much as touched something (without being told too) you would have not only your intelligence questioned but also whether you even knew who either of you parents where :cave::sarge::sarge:.
It was funny as hell because some idiot would always do it:D:D
Yep your right Rushy, I remember a NCO picking up a female recruits m16 an ramming it barrel first into the dirt because she didn't have it within arms reach haha. And another recruit getting hit around the head by an NCO because we had all finished shooting and passed and he was still trying to hit the target at 300 with an SLR. Shoot, target indicated a miss by the butts and then a smack to the head haha. I think he couldn't close his left eye and keep his right open while using the sights.
I remember once in Waiouru after a long obstacle course we had to shoot 3 rnds at 300m, and obviously I did not clean all the mud out of my AUG after a 'in the mud crawl', and it would not fire no matter what...
The NCO made me unload, he picked it up and through it away yelling all sorts of profanity, grabbed the rifle off the guy next to me, and said if I missed the steel plate I would get charged, I hit it twice, so he was pretty nice after that...
Grant
There's nothing like a bit of weapons or parade drill to bring out the unco's in a group of recruits... Most people can walk normally but as soon as you get them in a formation and call it marching, :wtfsmilie: a few will find their arm and leg coordination goes to hell in a handcart. These unco's are good for a laugh but not for long...:oh noes:
Another day on the range with SLR's and we had finished shooting for the day and as always there is ammo left over so one of the instructors(corporal) asks for some ones SLR so he could have a yippie. So he was told use numb nuts SLR. Numb nuts had tried pull almost a complete pair or undies through the barrel to prep it before live firing. Said recruit had the bolt and bolt carrier in his pocket. So the NCO with a 20 round mag loads the SLR and cocks the weapon and by now we are starting to wonder what the fuck sort of punishment we were all in for now. He pulls the rifle apart starts screaming who is this weapon. SLR off to armourers to have his undies burnt out of the barrel.
Its funny being a service rifle shooter I am very safety conscious, we have the range procedures drummed in early and there very rarely seems to be a problem. However when sharing the range with casual shooters you often see the muzzle pointed in all directions, the rifle being handled when you are forward and just general bafoonery.
Oh if you have ever been in the military on the range the safety is so strict and any fuck ups is met with serious consequences like being charged or made to run up and down hills. The safety side of it is drummed in constantly before you even get to touch live rounds. One is so shit scared of fucking up or even shooting on the wrong target all in all it is very tightly controlled and you learn to treat a weapon as always loaded.
Same experience.
Back on topic, it would be great if councils or DOC designated open shitty pieces of land for shooting fun. I'm lucky enough to have one such area 45 mins from me. You can blaze away till all your money's burned up and nobody is close enough to care.