Silverdale

OldMagi said:
The project was stopped by the ministry of something-or-other because it was infringing on "wetlands", so the ministry claimed.
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Silverdale Gun Club is located on what is considered "Wetlands" area. So any construction that the club wants to do, has to be cleared by the Ministry, the Town, and the CFO, which makes it likely more difficult for them to proceed on projects, compared to other clubs that just have to say deal with the CFO and the town (if they're in a municipality).

Issues with Wetlands include doing construction, removing vegetation, filling in bodies of water, and generally altering the area in pretty much any way.

Their other ranges to the far end have been closed by order of the town, because of zoning issues, that are trying to get resolved, or so I have been told.

The club is, as I am told, trying, but they are facing more issues with this, because of the Ministry and the Town taking up so much time.
 
This is so sad to hear that. I was planning to visit this Holidays to try my new 6.5 creedmoor. :(
I wish if they can introduce occasional non-members events.
 
devolut said:
This is mildly true but not really at all. There are lots of options, and Silverdale was the last club I knew of that would let you walk on without a membership. Now you have to become a member, not a big deal.

There is also Target, Gagnon, Sharon.. and more.. https://gtaguns.com/gta-guns-roundup-shooting-ranges-around-gta/
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Offering a 50’ range?
Weekdays only?
$675 annual membership fees?
Buying a share in the club first?

If the club has any of the above it’s not really an option for a lot of people.
I’m sure in each case they have their reasons, but unfortunate when we should be growing the shooting sports.
 
tinman304 said:
And?
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it was good - abit muddy - my 40g vmaxs prefer Varget over R10x in my 223 other than getting some valuable reloading data - I went home stopped at the coin operated car wash - cleaned my boots had still time on the clock did my tires. Threw some brass in the tumbler - sat on the couch and watched TV
 
Going from 300 to 500 is a steep increase indeed.

Considering that I was holding this membership to train my kids later and rarely shown up myself, it quickly becomes a luxury considering my other household expenses.
Well, I can swallow it for now. Any other increases will likely push me away from that and I honestly don't know to whom to say thank you here.
Thankfully we have an opportunity to shoot real cheap in other remote location as we hunt there and stay there for may days anyway. We will see.

My deepest concern is other thing: if I bring a licensed quest, a guy who is simply willing to fine tune his hunting rifle before a hunting season, why we have to share same shooting bench?
My understanding is that responsibility will be on me ANYWAY if that guy will do something wrong, but he paid his 20$, he has my back and I pay my membership fees.
We still have to wait for each other until we finish testing our handloads? Not a smart move, Silverdale.
 
So now Silverdale has reopened.

This week, no members couple book a time slot before 4pm for the 100yard range because apparently it's reserved for police to shoot their AR15s while we all get to keep ours at home. Nice.
So let's book the 200yard, oh wait, can I? Instagram says it's only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday but Joan says it "might" be open Wednesday through Sunday......unless they're doing more work on it but she didn't really know.

So here we are paying $500 for a range that caters to cops over members and barely has a working 200 yard range. Rant over.
 
FEDGE2.0 said:
So now Silverdale has reopened.

This week, no members couple book a time slot before 4pm for the 100yard range because apparently it's reserved for police to shoot their AR15s while we all get to keep ours at home. Nice.
So let's book the 200yard, oh wait, can I? Instagram says it's only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday but Joan says it "might" be open Wednesday through Sunday......unless they're doing more work on it but she didn't really know.

So here we are paying $500 for a range that caters to cops over members and barely has a working 200 yard range. Rant over.
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was there today, sure was bitter sweet not being able to shoot my AR when next to me the police get to keep those weapons of war on the street. My question is, if they are all now banned and cant be used why do they need to keep them? But that question seems to never sit right with them when I asked
 
FEDGE2.0 said:
So now Silverdale has reopened.

This week, no members couple book a time slot before 4pm for the 100yard range because apparently it's reserved for police to shoot their AR15s while we all get to keep ours at home. Nice.
So let's book the 200yard, oh wait, can I? Instagram says it's only open Friday, Saturday and Sunday but Joan says it "might" be open Wednesday through Sunday......unless they're doing more work on it but she didn't really know.

So here we are paying $500 for a range that caters to cops over members and barely has a working 200 yard range. Rant over.
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Based on the reputation of the Niagara Regional Police, I think the range prob has an excellent incentive to do favours for them.

htt ps://www.niagarafallsreview.ca/news/niagara-region/2015/09/18/niagara-cop-found-guilty-of-cheese-smuggling.html#:~:text=Niagara%20Regional%20Police%20Const.,the%20United%20States%20into%20Canada

ht tps://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/parker-1.5443173

Where there's smoke, there's fire.
 
Here's more --
htt ps://torontosun.com/news/provincial/niagara-blues-nrp-has-history-of-corruption-brutality
 
Steve_B said:
Offering a 50’ range?
Weekdays only?
$675 annual membership fees?
Buying a share in the club first?

If the club has any of the above it’s not really an option for a lot of people.
I’m sure in each case they have their reasons, but unfortunate when we should be growing the shooting sports.
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The closest reasonable ranges to Toronto are in and around Oshawa. There's 4 there, and most are accepting members or have short waiting lists.
 
Buggle said:
The closest reasonable ranges to Toronto are in and around Oshawa. There's 4 there, and most are accepting members or have short waiting lists.
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Which are currently taking new members? Preferably outdoors and have trap or sporting clays, and a rifle range? I'm a member of Gagnon (it's great) but need another club for outdoor activities and longer ranges.
Anywhere I've looked into is full.
 
McGus said:
Which are currently taking new members? Preferably outdoors and have trap or sporting clays, and a rifle range? I'm a member of Gagnon (it's great) but need another club for outdoor activities and longer ranges.
Anywhere I've looked into is full.
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oohh... that's asking for a lot. Toronto International trap & skeet is the only one anywhere near the city that offers them that I'm aware of, but they have a list, and the only actual range they have is a .22 pistol/rifle currently under construction.

http s://titsc.ca/
I've no idea how long/solid their list is. They're also pricey.

Gagnon & Orono Fish & Hunt Club are the two more solid ones out east.
ht tps://www.ofhc.ca/
They have a list, but it's very short, I think if you contacted them now they'd be open. Negatives -- only two days a week, but one is on a weekend. Positives -- very cheap compared to anywhere else in GTA. 200 & 300M ranges under construction.

Then there's The Marksmen Club, which is taking people, but is only a 50M pistol & 22 rifle range. Big thing to recommend here is it's 24 hours...

There's also one in Port Perry, but I never looked into it.
 
I thought it was members only, did the cops each buy a membership? if so, fine, if not then it is not a members only club. I guess they changed their policy.
 
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