Thread: NZDA requires FAL number

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

yup found it thats pretty clear thanks mate - man that is a damn big document - good thing I learnt years ago what an index is 8.1

Sighting-in that is done by an individual or a small group of individuals (but not a shooting club) on a one-off or occasional basis (e.g. before a hunting trip or duck-shooting season), does not have to be done on a range if it can be carried out safely, whether on private or public land with the permission of the landowner or respective controlling authority.

All good Barry,
Probably worth reading Section 1.4 of that FSA Range manual to get their definition of sighting in as well.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings @Gillie,
Even occasional use under the Range Manual needs to have a level of compliance with the need for backstops and danger zones. These are less formal than for an approved range but still need to be complied with. I have an area at the rear of our block that I use for check zeroing before comps and such. There is a bench, built years ago, but nothing else. I have run the template over it and am happy that any danger is confined on site.
The real risk in Hawkes Bay is that we will wind up without any hunting type rifle ranges. There is a significant cost in setting one up from scratch let alone the difficulty in finding suitable land. We never realised how good we had it when the Roy's Hill Range was open.
Regards Grandpamac.

Not going to argue with you Grandpamac - not my land, not my interpretation, not my risk.
The difficulty in complying with the FSA Range Manual for field ranges lead us to develop our own reduced danger area criteria for field ranges - as a result we have managed to keep several ranges that otherwise would have been really difficult.

Originally Posted by tiroahunta

....it's a paddock. Not a range.

Again, not going to argue this. I have previously posted the FSA interpretation of this and my feelings as to what is needed to clarify.