Mons shooting range at Borden & ORA

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Hello,

I'd like to get into precision and target shooting and after reading through the forums, I found that Mons is relatively close to the GTA. My understanding is I'd have to join the ORA and then attend predetermined practice days- unlike my current range which I can drop-in anytime.

This is understandable as it's a military range primarily and fine with me, however looking over the calendar on the ORA website it seems practice events occur quite infrequently and worse, are cancelled often.

I'd like to hear from current and former members how practice days are setup, how often they occur, is it year round, etc. Any other info/experiences you find relevant to share would be appreciated as well.

Thanks!

MM
 
This was a bad year for Borden as they had to undergo construction so many events were cancelled. Last year there were a lot of practices through the week and quite a lot of competitions. Borden isn't the only place to shoot if you belong to the ORA. I've also gone to Cedar Springs (London area), Kingston and Connaught (Ottawa) for both practice and competition. I also belong to 2 other ranges that I can attend 7 days a week, one of them goes to 100 yds, the other has several different ranges that go out to 200yds. However nice it is to have access to a range 7 days a week you're limited to a max of 200 yds. Borden and Connaught go to 1000, Kingston STARTS at 300 and goes to 600. I also find that the people I've met at the ORA shoots tend to be a LOT more friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Some people I've shot with compete internationally and are more than willing to provide help. I'd MUCH rather attend a practice with the ORA than shoot at any other range I've gone to. The only issue with the ORA ranges is they're closed from some time in Nov till about April. Best of luck
 
I guess the construction would account for all those cancelled events I saw.

It's unfortunate the ORA ranges are closed half the year, that's a long time! Do you just keep to under 200 yard ranges in the winter?



big boar said:
This was a bad year for Borden as they had to undergo construction so many events were cancelled. Last year there were a lot of practices through the week and quite a lot of competitions. Borden isn't the only place to shoot if you belong to the ORA. I've also gone to Cedar Springs (London area), Kingston and Connaught (Ottawa) for both practice and competition. I also belong to 2 other ranges that I can attend 7 days a week, one of them goes to 100 yds, the other has several different ranges that go out to 200yds. However nice it is to have access to a range 7 days a week you're limited to a max of 200 yds. Borden and Connaught go to 1000, Kingston STARTS at 300 and goes to 600. I also find that the people I've met at the ORA shoots tend to be a LOT more friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Some people I've shot with compete internationally and are more than willing to provide help. I'd MUCH rather attend a practice with the ORA than shoot at any other range I've gone to. The only issue with the ORA ranges is they're closed from some time in Nov till about April. Best of luck
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mmahdi said:
I guess the construction would account for all those cancelled events I saw.

It's unfortunate the ORA ranges are closed half the year, that's a long time! Do you just keep to under 200 yard ranges in the winter?
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You should still practice your form with dry fire exercises and shoot at whatever range is available. I still have shot my 243 at 100 to keep some skills up. Also look at the precision rifle section here and you can see there is challenges to shoot 1/2 Moa and that would keep you motivated.
 
Through the winter I don't have any choice but to stay under 200. Getting out for me is more difficult, perhaps only 1X a month from Nov -March. I always get out the first week of March, this year it was -18C and very windy. The RO's stayed in their cars, drank coffee and watched till I couldn't take it anymore. Sherlock Gnomes is right, you can/should practice dry firing, it helps a lot and doesn't cost anything. Throughout the Spring, Summer and Fall the ORA provides great shooting opportunities, both practice and competition.
 
mmahdi said:
Hello,

I'd like to get into precision and target shooting and after reading through the forums, I found that Mons is relatively close to the GTA. My understanding is I'd have to join the ORA and then attend predetermined practice days- unlike my current range which I can drop-in anytime.

This is understandable as it's a military range primarily and fine with me, however looking over the calendar on the ORA website it seems practice events occur quite infrequently and worse, are cancelled often.

I'd like to hear from current and former members how practice days are setup, how often they occur, is it year round, etc. Any other info/experiences you find relevant to share would be appreciated as well.

Thanks!

MM
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The club in Borden has a section of their constitution ensure the club maintains a certain percentage of military members. So if there are not enough civilian members then you can get in. There's also the indoor club in Barrie.
 
Iceblood said:
The club in Borden has a section of their constitution ensure the club maintains a certain percentage of military members. So if there are not enough civilian members then you can get in. There's also the indoor club in Barrie.
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I think we are talking about 2 different clubs here. The one you are talking about is the Borden Rod and Gun Club. mmahdi is looking for information on the Ontario Rifle Association.
 
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