The community of Barriere, located 45 min north of Kamloops has just been granted a 30 year lease for a rifle range. The club has the approval to build a 7, 8 & 900m competitive full bore range. The plan is to have 10 target frames. As we are still in the planning stage I am unsure as to whether there will be butts or just make the move to electronic right away. The plan is to build a standard 0-300 m centre fire, 100 m small bore and hand gun range as well as trap houses. The range is located approximately 15 min from town. The 27 hectare site is in a box canyon with the closest residence being 5 km away. This is a great opportunity for the long range shooting community here in BC. Construction is starting now. Persons interested in supporting this project are asked to contact us via email at nt-fish-n-game@hotmail.com.
New 900 m competition range in central BC
- Thread starter donp
- Start date
- Location
- Chilliwack BC
Congrats, and good luck!
Weird I checked this thread on my phone it had more posts... Anyways, I think there was talk about building camp sites or something to help with the cost of the range but with these kinds of distances I would probably give my left arm (I'm a right handed shooter) to attend a long range shooting course with kinds of distances down range XD <-- Me grinning from ear to freakin' ear at the thought of this range.
abbynormal
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- West Coast
Yep - that's not news you hear often ....
900m huh? Time to dig out my Barrett M82 - heh, heh, heh .....
Phat Eagle
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Fraser Valley, BC
Nice! Used to stop there on the way to Agate Bay on Adams Lake... Good to have a reason to visit!
F-Class Competition only needs 900m. Extra is bonus but not a necessity and I believe the main reason for the range build is for Long Range comps in BC.
Mystic Precision
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Summerland, BC
Ah yes but I'm sure if there was a range for it match rifle would have takers!
Yup can't wait. Heard it was confirmed from a fellow shooter on the weekend at the LMR ISSF shoot BTW my little Steven place 2nd on Vbull count back. Mind you the field wasn't that big but tied on score with two excellent shooters very happy with the results.
Mystic Precision
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Summerland, BC
308BAR, congrats on coming so far so fast with your F class shooting. Keep watching that mirage and flags, you'll be giving us a hard time...
Enjoy..
Jerry
Enjoy..
Jerry
I would kill to have a 900m range 2hrs 15mins from home, as it is us BC competitive shooters have a minimum 6.5hr trip to the nearest range in AB. As I type this, 2 of us from Kamloops spent 13hrs in a vehicle today and have another 7hrs tomorrow from Saskatoon to get to Winnipeg for the Western Canada F-Class Championships.
And 90+45 isn't "worth the trip"?
HEY!! I got an idea!!! If everyone on here that spends a least $50 a month on their data and internet connection would buck up the $50 membership fee to join the Barriere gun club, they could have the range up and running in no time!!! JUST SAYING :>))
