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Shooting Range open to non-members near Dublin.

  • 19-02-2013 12:52pm
    #1
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,814 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm hoping to do some range shooting for my birthday.
    Would like to do a mix of rifle and pistol down a range, not the interested in clay pigeon shooting.

    I've been told around Hilltop Shooting Range and they seem to have rifle range open to walk-ins but no pistols.

    Is there anybody were you would recommend, I'm based out of Dublin City Centre so somewhere closer to Dublin would be better.


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  • #2
    Witcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,018 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    Not a whole lot of ranges around Dublin that shoot pistol and even fewer that have club guns. I don't think any range allows non members to use pistols anyway.


  • #3
    BaconZombie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,814 ✭✭✭BaconZombie


    Ok thanks for the info.

    Is there any good ranges around Dublin that do have loan rifles you can recommend?
    Blay wrote: »
    Not a whole lot of ranges around Dublin that shoot pistol and even fewer that have club guns. I don't think any range allows non members to use pistols anyway.


  • #4
    LIFFY FISHING
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,791 ✭✭✭LIFFY FISHING


    BaconZombie wrote: »
    Ok thanks for the info.

    Is there any good ranges around Dublin that do have loan rifles you can recommend?

    Courtlough in Bslbriggan.
    If you dont have a firearm cert, you may have to do a proficency course and a rang may look for you to take out insurance, so you are unlikley just to walk in somewhere and be allowed shoot any dicipline.


  • #5
    Cass
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 28,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cass


    LIFFY FISHING wrote: »
    you may have to do a proficency course and a rang may look for you to take out insurance, ...........
    Would that constitute day membership? Which is illegal.
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  • #6
    LIFFY FISHING
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,791 ✭✭✭LIFFY FISHING


    Cass wrote: »
    Would that constitute day membership? Which is illegal.

    Very interesting, because when I made an enquiry like the OP, going back about 2 years ago before I got my rifle's I was not told that. Tks for the update.


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  • #7
    clivej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,085 ✭✭✭clivej


    The only walked up shooting I know of is Clay pigeon.


  • #8
    Cass
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    Yup. As it's not classed as target shooting it is not governed by the same rules as rifle/pistol shooting.
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  • #9
    Witcher
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,018 ✭✭✭✭Witcher


    Non members can use club rifles on a range under supervision..Sparks outlined the law on it a while back.


  • #10
    Cass
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 28,726 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cass


    That's right. It's in SI622/2011.

    However i was referring to paying for membership of the range on a "per day" basis.
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  • #11
    LIFFY FISHING
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,791 ✭✭✭LIFFY FISHING


    Blay wrote: »
    Non members can use club rifles on a range under supervision..Sparks outlined the law on it a while back.

    I think that was what I was been offered in hindsight.


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  • #12
    wicklowstevo
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 919 ✭✭✭wicklowstevo


    gorey has a good pistol range proberly too late , east coast dog and gun


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