Safe Handling and Usage course

clivej

At Harbour House Sports Club

otmmyboy2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058392208/safe-handling-and-usage-course

Saw that, €99 and you have to be an IFA member?!

Mental price in my view.
How are they justifying that vs other courses?

BSA International

Money racket !

Feisar

Is there a recognised instructors course one can do?

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BSA International

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123120488#Comment_123120488

A certain range runs them. You pay to do a course to be an RO and then get to work as one, for free, and some of the instructors on it shouldn't be let have airsoft stuff........money rackets for helping SOME stroke their egos & make few bob at people's expense.

otmmyboy2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123120488#Comment_123120488

Not really, no.

RFDs are taken as having sufficient knowledge/expertise to do the training, as are range operators and some others like CSI, but I don't know if the latter utilise an RFD to do the running of the safety courses.

Feisar

I wasn't looking to go do one just was wondering the legal standing or by what authority people can give them.

Uinseann_16

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123134117#Comment_123134117

Zero zilch nada

It's the same as every course in Ireland, make up your own rules and then try to make the gov recognize your magic course

Lads running deer courses who can't shoot and are poor excuses for hunters who haven't shot a deer themselves in years... If ever I wonder sometimes

Seriously lads if you can't hit a 3-4" target at 100m go play golf or something standard of marksmanship is absolutely shocking

Lads running safety/competency courses who have absolutely no credentials and are not proficient themselves

You can run a course tomorrow if you want nothing's there to stop you !

jb88

Any increase in the standards of shooting safety in Ireland is to be welcomed.

From doing some courses at this club years ago I gained some knowledge.

There is a good standard here for running courses for the last number of years and in terms of certification and current competition standards its one of the best.

Why many other clubs dont run these courses may be because they dont have the correct personnel.

There are many different courses so dont expect to see a deer hanging up outside the door, a real one at least.

Uinseann_16

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123136519#Comment_123136519

Most clubs do actually run them just for members only and generally free or a very small fee 10 euros etc cover the tea and biscuits and some ammo for the lads running it

As it should be IMHO

otmmyboy2

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123143308#Comment_123143308

Indeed, let alone having to become a member of a separate org(when you already likely have insurance), on top of a ridiculously high fee.

macatac

Plenty of fellas shooting 3 inch groups ..Nothing wrong with it if your shooting elephants😂

john_aero

I have done then for rifle, pistol and shotgun. even though been hunting for years i still needed to do it for one renewal and new pistol license. was more a safety course and when saw i could shoot it was a 5min job and here is form.

Yesterday i had to do a safety induction to a range i joined in Kerry. It went on for near 3 hours and even though never held a firearm it was an excellent course. It was very well done and even learned a few new bits and got great respect for the range officers and work they do.

Grizzly 45

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123179002#Comment_123179002

Want to be a tad bit tighter than that if you are out after Jumbo at 20 yards and he is charging you,and you are holding onto something like a 416 Rigby.You have a 2inch target to do an instant drop on a frontal charge with a brain shot that is literally encased in a castle of solid bone.