Thread: New shooter - Ranges in ChCh

Hello,

I've recently moved over to Christchurch from Australia and already have my firearms license and a couple of (unfired) firearms, but apart from the Hand-loaders Association Tuesday public nights, I have no idea if there are any ranges open to the public over weekends to zero in my rifles.

I know using DOC land for this purpose is silly, so I won't be considering doing that.

Looking forward to start hunting in this country and any advice would be very appreciated

Welcome to the forum, and the city, @Chazzwazzer. Best way to get onto the ranges other than the public open nights is as a guest of a member. I'm a member and need to sight in a number of rifles so you can hit me up.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Welcome to the forum, and the city, @Chazzwazzer. Best way to get onto the ranges other than the public open nights is as a guest of a member. I'm a member and need to sight in a number of rifles so you can hit me up.

Cheers Gadgetman, thanks for the welcome. I'll shoot you a PM soon!

The NZ deerstalkers located next door also hold public range days every second saturday of the month; info here Events

I go myself every so often. I would recommend turning up 10am sharp if you are planning on sighting in multiple rifles as it can get a bit busy around midday.

Cheers,
Alex

Originally Posted by Chazzwazzer

Cheers Gadgetman, thanks for the welcome. I'll shoot you a PM soon!

Put a few posts up, think you normally need about 5 before you can PM.

If you want to shoot out to longer ranges sparrow hawk has a range 2 hours south of chch open on 2nd weekend of every month. Check theirs website for details.
sparrowhawknz

Originally Posted by Cowboy06

If you want to shoot out to longer ranges sparrow hawk has a range 2 hours south of chch open on 2nd weekend of every month. Check theirs website for details.
sparrowhawknz

Wow... $100/day !

Hoping to move back to Chch later this year... this thread is giving me hope!

@blair993 @Steelisreal

Thanks guys much appreciated

Yep. Bargain. Name another certified range you can take any gun incl a 50 cal and bash on plates to 2km. That has an ro and you don’t have to contend with 40 people all shooting the same targets at once. You can get a lot of training and dope work done on a few rifles for the day. The wind can get pretty awesome for training out there too. Range cost $10000 to set up. It’s not a charity.

Originally Posted by Cyclops

Other target shooting clubs are
Malvern Rifle Club Malvern Rifle Club
Ashburton District Rifle Club Ashburton District Rifle Club

Malvern's season is almost finished, Ashburton does shoot during the winter.

Appreciate the heads up on Malvern being seasonal. It's good to know how each club operates - a club that's open every day during daylight hours and doesn't need a dedicated RO is ideal, since I never seem to be free on official club days. Plus it's a lot more relaxed when it's just a couple people and you can call cease fires easily to change targets and not worry about hogging a lane for someone else waiting to shoot.

@blair993 So far was mainly for sighting in and hunting but I've always
had a hankering to get into long range accuracy and if I'm good enough get into a bit of competition work.

Thank you everyone, all suggestions are very handy for me.

highly recommend Sparrowhawk range. great place to shoot.

Hi there is also the Christchurch rifle club that shoots out at Tai Tapu which is 30 mins out of ChCh. We shoot on sat afternoons ranges we shoot are 3,5,6,7,9 and 1000 yards.