Another new BC kid

Dukeoflawnchair

Dukeoflawnchair

CGN frequent flyer
Location
Fort St John
Hey folks! I'm Matt, and I'm glad to see a canadian gun forum. I work in the bush most summers and use whatever I bring relentlessly. I collect mainly pre-sporterized surplus rifles and I have a special place in my heart for Enfields (Wouldn't be suprised if that bugger's saved my life). Why sporterized? I know that my summer living conditions are rough on whatever I'm using no matter how well I try to clean them after the fact...and I can't justify destroying anything original. Safe's also just about full...looking for the right Garand to fill the blank.
 
Welcome to CGN, Matt.
I am sure you will find this to be the best gun forum around.
Tell us a bit about your shooting interests.
Have a look at the Newbie FAQ section. A link can be found in my signature line below.
Where abouts in BC are you? I'm in Langley
I hope you enjoy your visits here!
 
Hey TooTall! Gotta say, good info you got on that link there. I'm a Richmond kid, though I'm usually kicking around UBC. My family's never been able to support my interest, so my acquisition / participation in gun ownership with all the fixins' came about the past couple years when I started working in the bush (treeplanter/firefighter) to pay for school (Forestry). After a while and some apple shooting on the block, the companies I worked for started paying me to shoot (mainly warning shots) for bear issues. The policy (Workers comp, I believe) is that if a bear ever gets into food in a bush camp, they have to be shot. My dilemma now is that I get plenty of shooting in during summer, but come school year, there's nowhere near to close to me where I can shoot.

Another developing interest is hunting...my girlfriends father invited me for Elk...though I need to take the CORE and get the paperwork done...
 
Dukeoflawnchair said:
I'm wondering if anyone from BC has any info on the proposed Richmond Rod and Gun Club Range that's to be setup?
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Welcme to CGN, DoLC.

A range in RICHMOND??? :eek: :eek: Given the rate of development there (think "wildfire") I can't imagine the city approving a range, but I guess anything is possible. Maybe there's still some as-yet-unaccounted-for land around Nº 9 Rd.

When I was growing up in West Vancouver there was actually an indoor rimfire range at Ambleside. The building is still there AFAIK but I imagine the range went bye-bye a long time ago. (And no doubt the Martini .22 target rifles, too... aaarrrghhhhhhhh.)

We're spoiled out here (Mission)- we have a flat 300 metre range.

:) Stuart
 
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