Any long range shooting done in Sask?

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Just wondering if anyone does any long range shooting in Saskatoon and if you do any travelling to other provinces to compete? Met a fellow here in Saskatoon when I was at work. Super guy and very experienced in the long range arena. I was wondering if he would be doing alot of travelling or does anyone know if there is a group around here that gets together. Info would be great. I used to shoot competitively in cadets and miss it. Would like to get back in now that I have some $$$ to purchase some equipment.:)
 
Nokomis Range

Yes there is long range shooting ranges in Sask. There are at least four long ranges in the province. Camp Dundurn, Burdick near Moose Jaw, Northstar in Nokomis, and I'm told a rather rough and rugged one in Prince Albert.

I was President of the SPRA when we bought the land for Northstar. Four quarters with three in a North South line and one over to the right of the butts. There is a hill conveniently at the one mile point from the grid. The soil is a coarse gritty gravel that is poor for commercial purposes, and not much good for grain farming either. The club bought more land after I left the province so they own more of the danger area, and rent it for grain and grazing. There were firing points at 300,500,600,800,900,1000,1100 and 1200 yds and maybe one at a mile (off the road allowance?).

The club built firing points and a pretty good set of butts. The frames are cantilever style, not the chain and carrier style (there is a real name for them, but I forget) found on military ranges.

Go to the SPRA website and look at the schedule. Every centrefire rifle in your cabinet is appropriate in F class. So, don't get all stressed about not having a $3000 target rifle. A varmint rifle with known zeros is really all you need.
 
Join your PRA. Most PRA's have a co-joint membership with the DCRA. There is an agreement with the DCRA and the DND for use of DND ranges.
Here in Ontario, we have been a little behind (OK, a lot behind) the other provinces in getting our own range. We have 97 events booked this year at DND ranges.
 
Burdick range is an oddity. It was owned by the Air Force and run by the Militia. It got fixed when both sides got together. Some times it was good, other times no. I suspect that when 15 Wing Moose Jaw rolled up its own tailramp and concentrated on training baby pilots to the exclusion of virtually every other military function, that maintenance fell to the Militia staff in Regina or to CE in Dundurn. A long drive to cut the grass from either direction.

The problem for the SPRA and Burdick is it is only 600 yds. Once the guys built Nokomis, there wasn't much need. That said, it is a tremendous place for 300 metre ISU (or whatever they call themselves this month).
 
Sorry for the newbie question, but what is the PRA?? And who would I talk to in order to join?? The closest one to me is Camp Dundurn, but I asked there before, and they said it's not open to public...
 
PRA = Provincial Rifle Association

Talk to Peter Jmaeff... his email is fullbore.rifle@saskrifle.ca

or come out April 22 - 23 Tentative Practice/Training *Weather permitting
or April 29 - 30 Practice/Training
or May 7 Open House

They will even let you use a club rifle and ammo if you contact them early...
See ya' here eh...
kds
 
maple_leaf_eh said:
Burdick range is an oddity. It was owned by the Air Force and run by the Militia. It got fixed when both sides got together. Some times it was good, other times no. I suspect that when 15 Wing Moose Jaw rolled up its own tailramp and concentrated on training baby pilots to the exclusion of virtually every other military function, that maintenance fell to the Militia staff in Regina or to CE in Dundurn. A long drive to cut the grass from either direction.

The problem for the SPRA and Burdick is it is only 600 yds. Once the guys built Nokomis, there wasn't much need. That said, it is a tremendous place for 300 metre ISU (or whatever they call themselves this month).

Nobody can shoot out on Burdick unless you have some sort of approval from the Military which won't happen. Guys in Moose Jaw have been trying to get access on this range for years and nothing is happening.
 
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