Thread: Cost & Time to start

Originally Posted by NewbieZAR

Hi Guys

With my time to travel to rifle ranges, and time to load precision ammo etc basically being taken up by Kids and Hunting (not a bad thing) i don't really do much target shooting anymore, but i know there are a couple pistol clubs around Hamilton.
I was thinking maybe having a crack as pistol shooting as it would be easier to get to etc and i did used to like it (i used to do pistol shooting before moving to NZ some years ago).

Question is, what sort of cost is involved annually for example, and how long does it take to get to the point where you can just head down the range whenever its open and have a shoot as I'm not hugely interested in say doing IPSC or similar, more just a bit of fun for me. but i understand there are some shoots you have to attend to keep your license.

Cheers

Depends on the club for subs, they generally seem to range from $200-500 a year. How long things can take can also vary, regardless of the club you join, you will have a 6 month probation before you can apply for a B endorsement, and you will have to attend at least 12 times.

After you gain your B you still need to attend 12 club days a year.

For what it's worth, pretty much anyone I have met who doesn't take up one of the competitive disciplines tends to lose interest fairly quick. There's only so many times you can go and fire off rounds without purpose before it loses it's appeal. But on the plus side, there are usually a handful of decent guns up for sale regularly from these people as they quit.

Gear cost will depend on what you are interested in, a glock can be had for around $1k, and you can go as far as you like, I've seen custom 2011s worth more than $20k floating around.

Originally Posted by Ozzy

Depends on the club for subs, they generally seem to range from $200-500 a year. How long things can take can also vary, regardless of the club you join, you will have a 6 month probation before you can apply for a B endorsement, and you will have to attend at least 12 times.

After you gain your B you still need to attend 12 club days a year.

For what it's worth, pretty much anyone I have met who doesn't take up one of the competitive disciplines tends to lose interest fairly quick. There's only so many times you can go and fire off rounds without purpose before it loses it's appeal. But on the plus side, there are usually a handful of decent guns up for sale regularly from these people as they quit.

Gear cost will depend on what you are interested in, a glock can be had for around $1k, and you can go as far as you like, I've seen custom 2011s worth more than $20k floating around.

Thank you for all these words. I have planned to join pistol shooting since day one when I have my FAL. How long it will take now to apply for B endorsement? And, how they will calculate my FAL duration after I obtained B? For example, my FAL still have few years left, and then I have my B endorsement, so another 10 years or 5, or they will calculate separately?

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

Thank you for all these words. I have planned to join pistol shooting since day one when I have my FAL. How long it will take now to apply for B endorsement? And, how they will calculate my FAL duration after I obtained B? For example, my FAL still have few years left, and then I have my B endorsement, so another 10 years or 5, or they will calculate separately?

Pretty sure a new endorsement will only be valid until your original firearms licence expires, so in your case would expire in 5 years time...well thats whats happened whenever I've got another endorsement. Also if you want other endorsements best to apply for them all at the same time, then you just have the one application fee.

Originally Posted by NZShoota

Pretty sure a new endorsement will only be valid until your original firearms licence expires, so in your case would expire in 5 years time...well thats whats happened whenever I've got another endorsement. Also if you want other endorsements best to apply for them all at the same time, then you just have the one application fee.

Thank you.

If you want to see fun pistol action in Christchurch, the Cowboy Action Shooting Nationals are on from tomorrow. On macleans island rd.