Meeting place for Newbies and Mentors -Ontario

Ottawa

Hello,

I'm in Ottawa, and am now waiting on my RPAL to show up. I'd like to go out to any local range and try out a G17 or P226, as one of them is likely to be my first purchase.

I would be happy to cover ammo costs, and produce my certified exam results if required.
 
Hey folks,

I'm a 46 yr old Toronto native who used to own long guns back when I was 16 (FAC long expired) and am now awaiting my PAL/RPAL.

If there is anyone around the GTA that could help me in joining a club which allows centre fire handguns/long guns? I am located downtown Toronto but will drive anywhere within 2 hrs for a range.

My intention is to purchase a 1911 style handgun and tactical style long gun once Miramichi approves my documentation etc.


Thanks and best regards,

Marty
 
m900mwk said:
If there is anyone around the GTA that could help me in joining a club which allows centre fire handguns/long guns? I am located downtown Toronto but will drive anywhere within 2 hrs for a range.
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Hit the link in my signature block for information on our club. Range Burlington is approved for all calibers and actions, from .17 to shotgun slugs.

Drop me a PM if you have any questions too.
 
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Hi I am new to the forum and want to know if there is any places that I can shoot at other than a gun club. Anyone around London , Ontario that has a farm that I can shoot on? ANy information would help thank you
 
mattmac said:
Hello,

I'm in Ottawa, and am now waiting on my RPAL to show up. I'd like to go out to any local range and try out a G17 or P226, as one of them is likely to be my first purchase.

I would be happy to cover ammo costs, and produce my certified exam results if required.
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Pretzel said:
Hey everyone,
so my RPAL finalllly showed up. So now I'm just looking to get some time in on some ranges. Don't have any hardware yet, though. I'm in Ottawa, so if there's any big meet ups coming up, let me know!
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PM me or better yet send me an email (see my profile for contact details - i rarely come on here nowadays so email is MUCH better). i shoot at Connaught (NCRRA) fairly regularly and run the pistol range some of the time. usually Sat 9a-1p is for newbies, and Sun 9a-1p is for experienced (MUST have holster, and real experience in properly using it).

during the summer (and a bit of spring / fall), i run the Fri 4p-7p for intermediate folks, and Tony runs a Wed 5p-7p one for newbies. it's on as long as the days are long enough to have light cuz cleanup in the dark is no fun at all.
 
Subscribed to thread for future consideration. I currently shoot at EOHC, but am also interested in shooting clay. Will read again ...
 
Curious if there is anyone in Ottawa who shoots regularly at the Stittsville range, and is willing to have a passenger with a firearm (or three). My roommate is putting away his "sporty" car for the winter, so I'm looking for a ride from another gun nut. Can chip in for gas.
 
This is going to sound extremely lame, but I'll ask it anyways. Will having an RPAL affect home insurance even if I'm not the homeowner? Truth be told, I'm one of those "tweeners" still living at home (in a very anti-gun household) and I'd like to actually have an RPAL and get involved with the sport, instead of just shooting 3-4 times a year at various local open houses.
 
jlagman said:
This is going to sound extremely lame, but I'll ask it anyways. Will having an RPAL affect home insurance even if I'm not the homeowner? Truth be told, I'm one of those "tweeners" still living at home (in a very anti-gun household) and I'd like to actually have an RPAL and get involved with the sport, instead of just shooting 3-4 times a year at various local open houses.
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Its a simple answer NO, it is not the insurance company's business that you have a license, some insurance company's have been known to cancel policy's on some gun owners but most don't care, it will depend on what you tell them, my guns according to my insurance company are considered under the contents part of the policy....
 
So theoretically speaking, while the government will know that I have a gun, there's a possibility, with enough careful planning, that my family will be none the wiser? I realize that this plan incorporates a well hidden safe somewhere in a constructed "bat cave", but for the sake of the argument, let's assume it was executed well.
 
Hiding something like this from your parents isn't wise, in my opinion. If they as anti-gun as you say they are, perhaps it's best that you respect them and abide by their rules. Instead of sneaking around, try to educate them. Being secretive about it would only make you look bad.
 
Guess I'll just put it off for a while then, hopefully guns don't become illegal before then. I openly support gun ownership, parents are well aware of it and they know I shoot from time-to-time. It's not something they really approve of, but they can't really do anything about it either, but having a gun in the house is an entirely different matter all together. As for educating them, it falls on deaf ears; both of my parents grew up around guns, but unfortunately they've come to accept the liberal agenda against guns.

Back to paintball... :(
 
I hope someone seriously connects with Canadian Ensign. We no longer live in the days when every boy had a father to take up into the backyard to hunt. Many of us have grown up in the city, some of us didn't even have fathers (not that having a father is any guarantee that the kid is gonna be trained to hunt), so we never learned how to hunt.

We need men to be men and step up and teach fellow men how to hunt. If you care for hunting (and I like how one person put it, "Hunting is not a sport, since when has providing for your family been a sport?") then take an adult out to hunt. How can a man teach his son to hunt if he never learned how to himself?

My blood boils when I see the government sponsored BOW-The Becoming an Outdoors -Woman® advertisement for ONLY adult women 18 years and older. The same government that said men can't have a "Mens Only" club is promoting a "Woman's Only group. !@#* government sponsored ###ISM!

Stepping down from the soap box...but do take a fellow adult out hunting.

jlagman, hang in there buddy! It's no anti-gun conspiracy about your parents, it's just that people have no understanding for things that they have no interest in doing themselves.
 
OhCanada said:
I hope someone seriously connects with Canadian Ensign. We no longer live in the days when every boy had a father to take up into the backyard to hunt. Many of us have grown up in the city, some of us didn't even have fathers (not that having a father is any guarantee that the kid is gonna be trained to hunt), so we never learned how to hunt.
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You can always learn by reading and talking with others. I come from a family thats doesn't really hunt much (My dad and his brothers used to hunt small game and ducks) and I had to do my own research on lots of things. Try and learn as much as possible from the hunter safety instructor, they are usually quite experienced and willing to share their knowledge. Shoot the sh!t with the guys you meet out in the bush and at hunting stores, CO-OPs, ranges and bait shops. Buy and read magazines and books, watch videos, eat, sleep, live hunting.

I know its nice to have someone to SHOW you how to do things, so you don't make as many mistakes, but learning the hard way makes the lesson stick.

Likely you'll have to wait until next year to actually go hunting, as this season is winding down. But get your license, start doing some research, making contacts, and gathering resources. If you do some of the work, like finding a property to hunt, I'm sure there are tons of guys who will offer advice on where to setup, with what, etc.
 
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