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Gunclubs in Co.Dublin

  • 01-02-2009 10:26PM
    #1
    lordarpad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 380 ✭✭


    Hi guys

    I am looking to join a gun club in Co.Dublin (or East Kildare or SE Meath or ... you get the picture). I have been to Courtlough and the facilities there are not bad at all, but I'd like to shop around a bit before I commit to one club.

    What am I after?

    - shotgun and rifle facilities
    - distances up to at least 100m
    - ideally a video shooting gallery, see here. Not sure that kind of thing exists in Ireland though.

    In general I my main focus will be hunting but I'd like to acquire the necessary skills before I start killing animals. So, which places do people recommend?

    thanks!


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  • #2
    jwshooter
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,612 ✭✭✭jwshooter


    lordarpad wrote: »
    Hi guys

    I am looking to join a gun club in Co.Dublin (or East Kildare or SE Meath or ... you get the picture). I have been to Courtlough and the facilities there are not bad at all, but I'd like to shop around a bit before I commit to one club.

    What am I after?

    - shotgun and rifle facilities
    - distances up to at least 100m
    - ideally a video shooting gallery, see here. Not sure that kind of thing exists in Ireland though.

    In general I my main focus will be hunting but I'd like to acquire the necessary skills before I start killing animals. So, which places do people recommend?

    thanks!

    john conroy has the big screen shooting gallery and a range .not to far from stradbally


  • #3
    lordarpad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 380 ✭✭lordarpad


    cheers, which Stradbally? Laois or Waterford?

    both maybe a bit far from Dublin for regular shooting :-/


  • #4
    firefly08
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 854 ✭✭✭firefly08


    You should try Hilltop Quad & Sporting Club. They have similar facilities to Courtlough and are roughly the same distance form the city, maybe a little further(but in the opposite direction - Co. Wicklow).

    I'm pretty sure they don't have that video thingy you're looking for though.

    I was in the same position recently, shopping around for the best club facilities. Eventually I joined Courtlough because it was the most convenient for me, but Hilltop was a close second.


  • #5
    lordarpad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 380 ✭✭lordarpad


    Courtlough would be more convenient for me too, but I notice 2 thjings with pleasure:

    - club guns seem to be available
    - broader range in the gun shop, including Baikal.

    I shall go investigate, thanks muchly!

    Does anybody know the club in Blessington?


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