Thread: Gong Shooting in Auckland

A long time Rifle Club in AKL I am a member of is looking at the possibility of opening up its facilities to include steel targets. These would be separated from its electronic targets that are used for F-Class type shoots. The club is looking to set out dedicated plates people could shoot as practice. The Club shoots generally from Sept- May depending on ground conditions and if this got off the ground there could be a shoot every couple of weeks. The club would fund the targets, install them and maintain them and in return would ask for a range fee per shoot probably around $20.

We are looking for ideas and feedback on target types, range of targets, centerfire vs rimfire facilities etc. Please feel free to make any comments and post ideas we can look at. I will keep you posted on progress from our end. I am not going to name the club as there are all sorts of considerations re the property we shoot on, stock and land use we need to work through before this is a reality. As an avid or should I say rabid gong shooter myself I think this could be a great opportunity to go out and waste money shooting stuff that goes PING when you hit it.

Thanks Jeremy