Shooting Range open to non-members near Dublin.

#1 · 19-02-2013 01:52PM #1

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.

Witcher · 19-02-2013 02:15PM

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.

BaconZombie · 19-02-2013 04:29PM

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.

LIFFY FISHING · 19-02-2013 05:13PM

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.

Cass · 19-02-2013 05:52PM

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.

LIFFY FISHING · 19-02-2013 07:15PM

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.

clivej · 19-02-2013 08:31PM

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

Cass · 19-02-2013 08:32PM

Yup. As it's not classed as target shooting it is not governed by the same rules as rifle/pistol shooting.

Witcher · 19-02-2013 08:40PM

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

Cass · 19-02-2013 08:50PM

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

However i was referring to paying for membership of the range on a "per day" basis.

LIFFY FISHING · 19-02-2013 09:09PM

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.

wicklowstevo · 30-03-2013 09:32PM

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

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Shooting Range open to non-members near Dublin.

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