Thread: Auckland Pistol Club

Originally Posted by Kscott

It's easier to drive for 90 minutes to get to Hamilton to shoot, or an hour to get to Waiuku.

or there's Howick that's 30mins east of central Auckland.

or Warkworth and/or Dome Valley an hour north.

How loud is the siren????!!!!

Originally Posted by petronious_arbiter

or there's Howick that's 30mins east of central Auckland.

or Warkworth and/or Dome Valley an hour north.

Howick is limited for indoor use, no 32 round stages for IPSC. Warkworth has a waiting list of over 20+. Dome Valley I didn't know about

Plus there's possibly another range opening up at Makarau in June 2017, fingers crossed.

Originally Posted by marky123

How loud is the siren????!!!!

Hopefully louder than the gunfire else you might not hear it.

On the far range I didnt hear it, the other pistols shooting gave us a hint. The other ranges are OK but as it's going on the hour, every quarter hour etc you have everyone on the line ready just before it goes and hope you can get at least 3 people through a stage.

Originally Posted by Towely

5Mins shooting followed by a 10min break? Goodbye level 3 matches. It would take an age for a squad of 12 to get through a medium course of fire let alone a long stage. Fucking bureaucrats

The ratio of breaks to shooting will ease up, it is just being very cautious as final plans couldn't at the time of re-opening be assigned. The real killer for level three matches is the restriction on the ISSF range to .22 and .32 (?).

NZ Herald editorial today.
Editorial: Sometimes, council ought not to listen - Opinion - NZ Herald News

The council's resource consents compliance manager, Steve Pearce, has told the Herald "We are currently working with both the property owner and the club."

He should be telling the new resident in plain language the pistol club has prior rights. Its bursts of gunfire on Wednesday afternoons and weekends are a nuisance newcomers to the district should have been aware of, and knew they would have to live with it, much like residents who buy into an area under an airport flight path. Every time councils listen to complaints like this one, they do a rank injustice to those who were there before.