Getting Newbies and Mentors together in the GTA

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Hello Everyone,

I am new to shooting, just completed my tests a week ago, and now waiting for my test results to apply for my RPAL. I was at Silverdale last weekend, and absolutely loved it, can't wait to get back to a range again! 😊
Seeing how expensive and difficult it is to get to a range for a new person, with or without a licence, it would be really helpful if newbies like me could get connected to some mentors. If mentors don't mind, we could tag along to their range, and pay for ammo we use and a nice coffee for the mentor 😇

Anyone else thinks this is a good idea? Any ideas/comments would be much appreciated.


Thanks,
Amol
 
It's an idea that won't get you very far because all the ranges I know do charge guest separately. So the "tag along" is not free. This includes SilverDale.
Then as guest, there is liability issues because the member who takes you in will be fully responsible for anything you did or whatever happened to you. So, once or twice might be fine. it's not going to work in the long run. Nice try though. :)


amolkapoor said:
Hello Everyone,

I am new to shooting, just completed my tests a week ago, and now waiting for my test results to apply for my RPAL. I was at Silverdale last weekend, and absolutely loved it, can't wait to get back to a range again! ��
Seeing how expensive and difficult it is to get to a range for a new person, with or without a licence, it would be really helpful if newbies like me could get connected to some mentors. If mentors don't mind, we could tag along to their range, and pay for ammo we use and a nice coffee for the mentor ��

Anyone else thinks this is a good idea? Any ideas/comments would be much appreciated.


Thanks,
Amol
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amolkapoor said:
Hello Everyone,

I am new to shooting, just completed my tests a week ago, and now waiting for my test results to apply for my RPAL. I was at Silverdale last weekend, and absolutely loved it, can't wait to get back to a range again! ��
Seeing how expensive and difficult it is to get to a range for a new person, with or without a licence, it would be really helpful if newbies like me could get connected to some mentors. If mentors don't mind, we could tag along to their range, and pay for ammo we use and a nice coffee for the mentor ��

Anyone else thinks this is a good idea? Any ideas/comments would be much appreciated.


Thanks,
Amol
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I would suggest that you visit Target Sports up in Gormley Ont. They have people coming in all the time to shoot for a fee. The range is going through a complete renovation right now and it should be completed by the end of the month but you can still shoot up there.
 
I met up with two fellow cgn'rs in the GTA who took me out to try some hang guns. I really appreciated it and had a good time. I'm all for going out to the range with people. I don't have a membership anywhere yet but silverdales is only 20$ a day for non-members
 
personally, i would never bring someone that i didnt know to a range as my guest. i dont know the person so i do not trust the person... especially if i was at my own range (which i am a member of) and this stranger guest could jeopardize my membership if they did something stupid.
 
luckey said:
It's an idea that won't get you very far because all the ranges I know do charge guest separately. So the "tag along" is not free. This includes SilverDale.
Then as guest, there is liability issues because the member who takes you in will be fully responsible for anything you did or whatever happened to you. So, once or twice might be fine. it's not going to work in the long run. Nice try though. :)
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Thanks Luckey and ChineseGuy, I understand how this would affect me as well (liability wise) once I get my licence and Club Membership.
 
crasheralex said:
I met up with two fellow cgn'rs in the GTA who took me out to try some hang guns. I really appreciated it and had a good time. I'm all for going out to the range with people. I don't have a membership anywhere yet but silverdales is only 20$ a day for non-members
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Hey Crasheralex,

I called up Silverdale to figure out costs as I had taken their promotional Handgun introduction course initially and was just in the right place at the right time to be able to shoot a Ruger 10/22(which is what I'll get as my first rifle the day my licence arrives), but they are currently charging $60 for unlicenced to shoot 100 rounds of .22LR.
I might end up going for this $60 package again this weekend or next, as I now understand it is a liability issue for members, but it is actually $120 for me as wifey will be going along again. She is into handguns though, go figure! ��

Thanks again for your response.

Amol
 
amolkapoor said:
Thanks Luckey and ChineseGuy, I understand how this would affect me as well (liability wise) once I get my licence and Club Membership.
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No you don't, you just needs target, we go there shoot around 200 every time so like last time 4 people 50 each,
oh and im the only person with pal
 
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satrap said:
No you don't, you just needs target, we go there shoot around 200 every time so like last time 4 people 50 each,
oh and im the only person with pal
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Are you a member at Silverdale? Also, do you shoot 200 rounds of .22 LR amongst all 4 shooters or do you do 800 total (200 each x 4 shooters)? If it is 200 rounds per person for $50 each, it is much better than what I was offered!
I'm curious as the nice lady at Silverdale told me over the phone that it is $40 for the shooter to come in and $20 for 100 rounds of .22LR ($40+$20 = $60). I'm guessing they supply the targets in this guess and have to assign a Range Officer to babysit?
 
amolkapoor said:
Are you a member at Silverdale? Also, do you shoot 200 rounds of .22 LR amongst all 4 shooters or do you do 800 total (200 each x 4 shooters)? If it is 200 rounds per person for $50 each, it is much better than what I was offered!
I'm curious as the nice lady at Silverdale told me over the phone that it is $40 for the shooter to come in and $20 for 100 rounds of .22LR ($40+$20 = $60). I'm guessing they supply the targets in this guess and have to assign a Range Officer to babysit?
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oh, i took my friends close or just friends, and nop we dont shoot 22lr since i haven't bought one yet , probably will in next moth, and its 200 round of 30-06 total so 50 round each, and they just pay for they bullet and we buy target from amazon, we take some bbq stuff with us so its not just all shooting, and no im not a member i will get my car in summer so until then its crown land :D
 
satrap said:
oh, i took my friends close or just friends, and nop we dont shoot 22lr since i haven't bought one yet , probably will in next moth, and its 200 round of 30-06 total so 50 round each, and they just pay for they bullet and we buy target from amazon, we take some bbq stuff with us so its not just all shooting, and no im not a member i will get my car in summer so until then its crown land :D
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I have been looking for crown land, but to my avail i couldn't locate any. Please enlighten me? Also, as someone mentioned before, do i need a hunters license just incase?
 
amolkapoor said:
Hey Crasheralex,

I called up Silverdale to figure out costs as I had taken their promotional Handgun introduction course initially and was just in the right place at the right time to be able to shoot a Ruger 10/22(which is what I'll get as my first rifle the day my licence arrives), but they are currently charging $60 for unlicenced to shoot 100 rounds of .22LR.
I might end up going for this $60 package again this weekend or next, as I now understand it is a liability issue for members, but it is actually $120 for me as wifey will be going along again. She is into handguns though, go figure! ��

Thanks again for your response.

Amol
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It must have been cheeper because I have my license and I brought my own gun and ammo. I didn't take any courses or anything I just went there to shoot some targets. They recorded my pal number and gave me an id that said I was a non-member
 
I'm always happy to help out new shooters. I remember what it was like waiting. PM me and we can work something out...
 
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