Meeting place for Newbies and Mentors -Manitoba

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Meeting place for Newbies and Mentors
For those that have little to no experience, this is the place to contact those of us that are willing to meet with you, and let you pop off a few rounds.

Contact the following Mentors by PM (scroll over the user name to access the drop down menu) to arrange a range day meeting.
 
Isnt there anyone in Manitoba who is willing to give some advice and/or help? I know there are people out there, a type of person i would really like to find is a gun nut lawyer. they are the ones that would know what i can and cannot do. if there is anyone who knows the firearms laws inside out i would love to be able to talk to you. I find Canadas firearms laws Incredibly screwed up.
 
welcome to the site, BC
What sort of shooting sports are you interested in?
Are you a hunter, competition shooter, other?
Your question is kind of hard to answer without more details. Hopefully we can help.
 
Sorry about that, i should have descibed what i am interested in.

I am interested in learning,

(A) how to properly shoot a rifle. (standing, kneeling, prone, & benchrest.)
(B) how to start entering the world of competitive Rifle shooting.
(C) Locations around winnipeg where long range shooting is possible (500m +)
(D) The proper interpretations of firearms laws.
(E) The science of external ballistics.
(F) How to preform various minor and major modifications to my present and future rifles.
(G) Anything Else Firearm Related.

Thats some of the stuff i want to learn, Right now the applicable ones Are A, B, D, E. the rest can wait. If you could steer me in a direction of club/group/association where i could learn A, B, D, & E. that would be nice. And if you know of some good online stuff for E that would help me too. thats the applicable stuff right now.
 
If you're interested in rilfes, you might want to consider checking out the Sierra Challenge on Oct 1st at the St Charles range in Winnipeg.

Send me a Personal Message and I can give more details. It's not really a great time to meet folks, but you can see some cool equipment and watch a match in action.
 
it was nice, i got to see how a match worked, I even scored one round. I got to see some really good, and alright shooting, overall i liked it. :)
 
Hi,

I'm a 22 year old guy living in the Peg looking for someone to introduce him to the sport. I've never fired a weapon before, but I'm interested in learning how for both practical and entertainment purposes.

Since I don't know anyone who shoots, is there someone here might be willing to take me to a range (I'm assuming theres a range near the peg that allows guests) and give me an absolute beginner's rundown? Or an event that I would be allowed to go to, etc etc?
 
I'ld be willing to take any newbies out in the Brandon area, time permitting. We have an excellent facility here, the Brandon Wildlife Association Range. Drop me a PM if interested....
 
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hey guys, im a newbie here, and am definately interested in learning in all aspects of the hobby.

anything from hunting, competition, and educating myself further in firearms. im also currently attending RRC and am becoming a machinist, so hopefully i'll be applying that to this hobby once im more knowledgeable in the areas :)
 
For shotgunning, drop in at the Winnipeg Trap and Skeet club. It's open to the public, and they are very friendly and helpful with new shooters. Don't be the least bit apprehensive about showing up and asking for a shooting 'tour', as there are plenty of experienced shooters on hand. And you'll likely bump into a CGNer there without even knowing it. PM me if anyone wishes to give it a try.
 
I was wondering if theres anyone here that shoots at St. charles range?
I'm a reservist that is trying to buy a AR type rifle. I just ordered a eagle arms lower from wolverine, and today I get a phone call for the CFC office here in winnipeg saying my MPRA membership might not be enough to purhase an AR because MPRA isnt on there "list".
I told her that MPRA membership gives you access to St. Charles range, DND property and a restricted gun range. I felt pretty confident i was in the right so shes going to call a chief firearms officer to confirm, and phone me back next week.
My question is, Am I right? Having just gained membership for the first time i actually havent been down there for a evening or weekend shoot. I just figured since the army shoots there and F/class competition takes place there that it would be a "valid" range. Anyway if someone can explain why Im right or why Im wrong it would be appreciated. Thanks
 
Does Selkirk allow AR's on their rifle range? If things dont go my way, I'll definately give them a shout. A 200 yrd range probably makes more sense for the kind of shooting Im going to be doing anyway.Thanks for the info!
 
I think you will be happy with the amount of AR's we have on the range. Last weekend there was one for every bench +2.

Just fill out the membership online and mail it in. It takes about 3 weeks to get all the paperwork back to you.
 
Turkey Hunting in Manitoba

I'm new to turkey hunting and was wondering if anyone has any ideas where someone could find some birds. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
 
I want to get my PAL and am wondering where's a good place in the city to get training and go to classes?
 
Aric: contact the manitoba wildlife federation. phone number is 204 633 5967. tell them you are interested in taking your firearms course. the gentleman i went through was named dale garnham. Him and his wife do the course and it will only cost 80$ which from calling around is about the cheapest. you'll be able to handle about a dozen deactivated firearms and he also teaches the restricted class as well.

hope that helps.
 
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