duncan61 wrote:I am greatful we have Ranges to go to as and when we like.They are usually manned by more mature people with a wealth of experiance
duncan61 wrote:Thanks for not taking it personal.You have made good points
Archie wrote:For what its worth I've usually found the Sydney branch ranges generally pretty good and safety-conscious. Different branch and different state of course.
southwest shooter wrote:I go to eagle park every now and then only ever had good times . Check the zeros , shoot paper and the gongs then check all the rifles on the line .
I'm only a ssaa member because I like the magazine to be truthful !
Member-Deleted wrote:Archie wrote:For what its worth I've usually found the Sydney branch ranges generally pretty good and safety-conscious. Different branch and different state of course.
Yes they have good ranges but nothing spoils a day at the range more than an over zealous range officer.
Shooting for about 40 years now and love getting treated like a f $$kg 5 year old especially at the St Mary's indoor range.
"Open the lever of the gun".
But it is.(3/4)
"No open it fully"
WTF. Little Gestapo pricks.
Smiley wrote:Having skimmed through this thread, I think I must belong to one of the best SSAA branches. We are a relatively small club in a rural area and don't have the political bs of larger branches.
We accommodate pistol, shotgun and rifle shooters (generally on different days), members pay $8 range fees and non members $16. You can stay there all day if you wish. We have many people who turn up just to muck around with thier own gear and nothing else.
We allow the use of magazines and muzzle brakes and you can shoot any calibre which fits in with our safety template. Paper targets are free, as is the use of our steel targets and loan of our front rests and rear bags. Once a month we have junior traning days, where we supply the kids with 50rds of ammo and tution for free. We are all volunteers.
We are Saturdays only though, some Sundays with prior arrangement with the land owner.
It's no wonder people keep coming back.
I do, however, have a reserved opinion of the state excutive on some topics.
marksman wrote:the single shot rule stops reloaders from function testing there magazines and firearms with the magazines that can lead to hazardous unlawful practices such as checking fit and function of reloaded ammunition at home,
ssaa little river were thinking of using single shot rule as there was an incident in the USA apparently where a customer opened fire on other customers before knocking himself, that is why they have the no magazines on benches during the cease fire rule, because you cant be trusted to not flip out, why do we need the anti's?
sungazer wrote:I think that me not be the reason. If you want to test your magazine simply remove the firing pin from the bolt. You can pretty safely test as much as you want that way.
marksman wrote:sungazer wrote:I think that me not be the reason. If you want to test your magazine simply remove the firing pin from the bolt. You can pretty safely test as much as you want that way.
with the firing pin removed you are still loading a firearm at home, still breaking the law
marksman wrote:sorry I don't and to be truthful could not be buggered looking but rule number 8 in the vic firearm safety rules states "never have loaded firearms in the Home, car or camp"
I'm sure all vic licence holders know that LOL
marksman wrote:take a look at S.130(1) of the vic firearms act and make up your own mind
the act does not actually say you cant check the fit and function of ammunition at home
but it does say you cannot carry or use a loaded firearm in a town or populous place, there are people exempt eg: police, security guards ect
IMO if you are loading the mag and checking function fit of ammo in your rifle you have a loaded firearm
this is something I would not push I think having a loaded firearm at home even to check your ammo is irresponsible
but to be certain I will ask the dfo in my area for the proper answer and get back to you about it as I would not want someone to think it was ok, rural or not
I will be seeing him on thursday
marksman wrote:take a look at S.130(1) of the vic firearms act and make up your own mind
the act does not actually say you cant check the fit and function of ammunition at home
but it does say you cannot carry or use a loaded firearm in a town or populous place, there are people exempt eg: police, security guards ect
IMO if you are loading the mag and checking function fit of ammo in your rifle you have a loaded firearm
this is something I would not push I think having a loaded firearm at home even to check your ammo is irresponsible
but to be certain I will ask the dfo in my area for the proper answer and get back to you about it as I would not want someone to think it was ok, rural or not
I will be seeing him on thursday
bigfellascott wrote:I think that single round only comes from Target shooting where single feed seems to be the norm. As has been pointed out it's stupid when other forms of shooting can use fully loaded mags, anyway glad I don't have to worry about any of that crap anymore.