Meeting place for Newbies and Mentors - BC
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brownbear53
CGN Regular
- Location
- Vancouver, BC
Greetings from North Vancouver, BC
OH Hey Neighbor, fancy seeing you here!
Howdy yall, Ive never shot a gun before and would like to try a shotgun and a rifle as I would like to get into rifle at the range/bird hunting! Anyone in the Victoria area who would be willing to let me shoot their firearm/go shooting? I could pay for the ammo/time. left eye dominant if that matters..
you can look up any shooting ranges/clubs in your area that would let you rent their firearm. There should be something in/near Victoria
Cagemaster
Member
- Location
- Victoria, B.C.
Hi everyone in Victoria/south Island. 53 years old, logged into RCMP site today to see that my PAL/RPAL has finally been issued - application submitted March 31st LOL.
Will likely start with .22LR shooting, ELR (300yds +), but I'll start much shorter of course! I can see myself getting into centrefire ELR, but first I want to see if I'm capable of the discipline to stretch rimfire out to its limit.
I doubt there's many accessible places for centrefire ELR on south Island, but if you know of any please do share. Also, if you shoot .22LR or another rimfire long-range, I'd love to hear about it.
Probably won't be acquiring my first rifle until next year, with costs of living being what they are. That said, if anyone wants to take a newbie* shooting, I'll pay for all the rimfire ammo we could conceivably go through in a day, and maybe half the cost of the centrefire (with me taking 1/4 of the shots).
*Not a total newbie. Grew up around firearms, know safe practices, and have rented pistols, shotguns, PCCs and semi-autos. Haven't shot a bolt action since my first shooting experience, which was when I was 13 and a family member thought my first introduction to shooting should be with his .30-06, no ear pro.
Will likely start with .22LR shooting, ELR (300yds +), but I'll start much shorter of course! I can see myself getting into centrefire ELR, but first I want to see if I'm capable of the discipline to stretch rimfire out to its limit.
I doubt there's many accessible places for centrefire ELR on south Island, but if you know of any please do share. Also, if you shoot .22LR or another rimfire long-range, I'd love to hear about it.
Probably won't be acquiring my first rifle until next year, with costs of living being what they are. That said, if anyone wants to take a newbie* shooting, I'll pay for all the rimfire ammo we could conceivably go through in a day, and maybe half the cost of the centrefire (with me taking 1/4 of the shots).
*Not a total newbie. Grew up around firearms, know safe practices, and have rented pistols, shotguns, PCCs and semi-autos. Haven't shot a bolt action since my first shooting experience, which was when I was 13 and a family member thought my first introduction to shooting should be with his .30-06, no ear pro.
Hello everyone. I am brand new to this group so it appears I need to get busy doing some reading. It has been interesting so far. I am just not quite sure what I need to do next to continue staying active and get to the point of being able to utilize the exchange section.
Anyone know of any places to set up a steel target in the bush and shoot long distance on Vancouver Island? around Nanaimo hopefully… I’m looking for somewhere safe where I won’t bother anyone and enough open space to shoot 800-1000 yards. Thanks
