mickb wrote:Is this for handguns is it fellas?
No1Mk3 wrote:mickb wrote:Is this for handguns is it fellas?
In NSW they have to do attendances for long arms also. 4 for long arms, 6 for 1 Class of handgun, Cheers.
Gamerancher wrote:It only applies to folks who use club membership as their only "genuine reason" for their licence.
Gamerancher wrote:Lsfan,
Okay, in NSW, Cat H attendances must include a minimum 4 competition attendances if you own 1 class of handgun. That increases by an additional 2 competition attendances per category. So if you have a rimfire and a centrefire, you are up for a minimum of 6 comps. There is no, "just show up and sign the book" for cat H.
I'm sure "Dr Google" from another state will look it up and post it for you...
Gamerancher wrote:Lsfan wrote
"I'm curious about the handgun attendances. I think I read they need to be an event or comp rather than a simple attendance, which is permissible for a long arm.
Does anyone actually meet the requirements in nsw simply by getting an attendance slip?
Seems that you are incorrect...
bladeracer wrote:Gamerancher wrote:Lsfan wrote
"I'm curious about the handgun attendances. I think I read they need to be an event or comp rather than a simple attendance, which is permissible for a long arm.
Does anyone actually meet the requirements in nsw simply by getting an attendance slip?
Seems that you are incorrect...
Yes, my mistake, I thought we were still addressing the OP, thanks for catching it
dnedative wrote:A competition shoot for Cat H needs to be scored and recorded; Generally this will entail someone verifying it (RO).
You dont have to compete against anyone on the day shoulder to shoulder for it to be a competition shoot.
Lsfan wrote:No1Mk3 wrote:mickb wrote:Is this for handguns is it fellas?
In NSW they have to do attendances for long arms also. 4 for long arms, 6 for 1 Class of handgun, Cheers.
I'm curious about the handgun attendances. I think I read they need to be an event or comp rather than a simple attendance, which is permissible for a long arm.
Does anyone actually meet the requirements in nsw simply by getting an attendance slip?
bullzeye wrote:Lsfan wrote:No1Mk3 wrote:mickb wrote:Is this for handguns is it fellas?
In NSW they have to do attendances for long arms also. 4 for long arms, 6 for 1 Class of handgun, Cheers.
I'm curious about the handgun attendances. I think I read they need to be an event or comp rather than a simple attendance, which is permissible for a long arm.
Does anyone actually meet the requirements in nsw simply by getting an attendance slip?
In NSW your pistol club will advise members when there is a competition shoot. Most clubs have them every week, fortnight or month.
You don’t compete against anyone. You just shoot 50 bullets at a target and get a score out of 500. This isn’t just an attendance, it’s an actual shoot in the range.
Pistol clubs should have a ‘scorer’ who looks at your target and adds up your score. Some clubs don’t do this and you do it yourself, or another club official does.
Your scores aren’t sent to the NSW police or anything like that. At the end of the year your pistol club will advise the NSW police which members complied with the minimum license requirements and who didn’t. Pistol clubs won’t take any short cuts or lodge false reports for members who haven’t done the required number of competitions. Why would a pistol club take the risk and jeopardise their standing with NSW police? They wouldn’t.
Most pistol clubs require their members to attend once per month, which is more than the NSW police requirement.
Gamerancher wrote: "I would have every intention of going to a range and using a pistol for target shooting."
Yeah, well, that's the only reason you can have a Cat H in NSW.
It all comes down to the club that you join. Some clubs allow the "informal" rolling competitions as described above. Rock in, shoot a score, submit it and go home. Other clubs require you to shoot in a formal, side by side type of competition. Some clubs will allow you to compete at another club and will count it towards your attendances, others won't. The two clubs I'm involved with allow this but another club I enquired about, didn't. Do your research before joining.
It's their club, their rules. Like has been stated above, they are not going to jeopardise their club to let someone slide past attendance rules.
bullzeye wrote:Lsfan - some clubs are relaxed with the rules, others not so much.
WIthout naming names, there are a few clubs in Western Sydney which are more flexible on the rules.
I posted this on another thread:
The club I’m a member of wants members to attend at least once per month. I have to do 4 competitions for rim fire, 4 competitions for centrefire - 8 competition shoots in total.
So my yearly attendance looks something like this:
January - club closed
February - rim fire match
March - rim fire match
April - centre fire match
May - centre fire match
June - rim fire match
July - rim fire march
August - centre fire match
September - centre fire march
October - attend club, sign attendance book, no shoot, go home.
November - attend club, sign attendance book, no shoot, go home.
December - club closed.
10 attendances in total. Say 1 hour per attendance = 10 hours per year. I'm sure we can all spare 10 hours per year.
Some of the other members go 3 times per month x 10 months = 30 attendances/ year.
Worth mentioning the costs involved:
Pistol club membership = $200/ year
Ammo = $150/ year
Range fees = $200/ year
Total = say $600 per year, rounding up.
In my opinion it's not that hard to maintain a Cat H license.