Shooting Sports

Rifle

Thank you for considering Gabriola Rod, Gun and Conservation Club range to be your home base for your Shooting Sports. Please check our Facilities page for shooting hours and more.

Informal instruction is available in pistol, rifle, and archery.

The Club does not conduct Firearms Licensing courses

(e.g. PAL or RPAL). We have links to the course manuals for PALS and RPALS in the Library Resources page.

Members should bring their own paper targets for use during non-scheduled shooting, and take care not to hit the ground baffles, target frames, nor bases when firing.

All shooters are encouraged to use an Empty Chamber Indicator (ECI), a.k.a. a Chamber Flag, when their firearm remains unloaded and unused on the firing line. Normally, long guns are 'racked' between firing episodes on the rifle range.

HANDGUN

The GRGCC uses a 25 metre outside range for handgun shooting. There are two ground baffles/barriers between the Firing Line and the target backstop to ensure no ground ricochets will pass over the backstop. All handgun shooting must take place within the insulated range SHED (to provide for maximum sound suppression).

There is one scheduled Handgun Shoot per month and the occasional significant shoot scheduled (e.g. Spring Trophy Shoot, Father's Day Shoot, Christmas Turkey Shoot, Hot Cocoa Shoot) throughout the year.

Non-scheduled/non-organized shooting by individual members can take place on any approved shooting day. Currently, both Wednesdays and Sundays are CLOSED TO FIREARMS days at the range.

Target frames and stands are available for independent use.

Please bring your own paper targets and stapler.

Shooters are requested not to use the target frames nor baffles for holding impromptu targets.

RIFLE

.22 Rifle FUN SHOOT – Rules of Engagement

Relay Start times are 1st Shot times. Early arrival for housekeeping duties is appreciated. If more than 5 shooters are participating then a “Penalty Box” rotation will be followed (to be explained in situ).
Upon initial arrival at the range, unpack your rifle on a bench with the muzzle pointed downrange. Leave your ‘Safetied’ rifle on your appropriate starting bench or in the rifle rack.

All rifles on the benches and in the rifle rack - when not shooting - will remain in a SAFE state (i.e. removable magazines out, actions OPEN, and ECI (Empty Chamber Indicator) inserted.

Each “Penalty Box” (non-shooting) Relay Member will utilize the rifle rack while awaiting their call ‘To The Line’. The Penalty Box shooter(s) will provide safety oversight while firing is in progress.

Course Of Fire:
The Shoot consists of rotating through each of 5 Firing Stations (FS). A total of 20 rounds within a 10 minute time limit will be shot at each of the FS’s. There are no sighting-in targets.

FS#1 – STANDING – Turkey & Chicken metal silhouettes @ 45 yards.
10 shots are standing, ‘unsupported’. 10 shots are to be utilizing “Buffalo Sticks” (provided by Club) or a personal shooting stick. There is no mandated order to shooting either supported or unsupported segments . . . . and no order for target knock-down. (Caution: with Buffalo Sticks usage, chamber a round AFTER the rifle
is seated on the shooting stick.)

FS#2 – SITTING at Bench – paper target @ 50 yds (supported by front rest use only).

The paper target holds four (4) bullseyes, each one absorbing 5 shots.

FS#3 – SITTING on Stool – Two targets on paper: Turkey silhouette and a bullseye @ 50 yds.
10 shots are ‘unsupported’ while aiming at the Turkey silhouette. The remaining 10 shots are to be aimed at the bullseye while supported by “Buffalo Sticks” (provided by Club) or a personal shooting stick. (Caution: with Buffalo Sticks usage, chamber a round AFTER the rifle is seated on the shooting stick.)

FS#4 – SITTING at Bench – 2 paper bullseyes @ 100 metres (supported by front rest use only).
10 shots to each bullseye.

FS#5 – SITTING at Bench - 10 Ram metal silhouettes and 10 Pig metal silhouettes are set at 100 metres. Shooting position (mandatory) has elbows only on benchtop (i.e. no front rest, no rear rest). There is no mandated order for target knock-down.

If you are tracking your score: All metal/paper silhouettes count for 10 points when hit. Paper bullseye targets amass bullet hole scores.
There is no requirement to document scores on the Sign-In sheet. You should indicate on the Sign-In sheet whenever you have completed a Firing Station by a score or “NR” – Not Recorded – entry.

Once shooters finish firing their 20 rounds at any FS, shooters have the option of leaving their rifle at the FS or in the rifle rack before proceeding down-range. Packing-up your rifle will
occur at whatever shooting bench you occupy (bring your rifle case to the bench for pack-up).

Can’s & Can’ts
You CAN use a spotting scope when shooting.
You CAN enlist the aid of a Spotter.
You CAN use the higher score if a bullet ‘cuts’ a division line on a paper bullseye target.
You CAN use a rifle sling to steady yourself.
You CAN use a personal front rest, bipod or shooting stick on applicable FS’s.
You CANNOT have your feet off the concrete floor when shooting at FS#3.
You CANNOT use a dedicated rear rest when shooting from any bench.
You CANNOT count-for-score any shots taken after the 10 minute time limit.

Handgun

.22 RIMFIRE BENCH REST SHOOTING GROUP

If you have an interest in this discipline, or would like to give it a try, contact Bob Lake at 250-247-8886 (lakers38@shaw.ca) for details.

Schedule On Demand

Objective The objective is to provide an opportunity for friendly, low-cost, .22 rimfire bench rest rifle competition. After the official shoot(see Shooting Sequence and Scoring below), participants are welcome to shoot informally until all ammunition, energy, or frustration is expended.

FIREARMS SIGHTS & RESTS There is no limit on the weight of the rifle or barrel length/diameter. Triggers may be adjusted to a light pull, but must be safe.There are two (2) categories of sights used: "iron" and Enhanced.

IRON Any factory-made single-shot or repeating .22 rimfire rifle equipped with iron sights. Aperture (peep) sights are permitted.

ENHANCED SIGHTS Essentially, any sight other than iron. This may include telescopic, red dot, or laser.

RESTS Only one-piece rests (or bipods) are allowed, and must be used to support the fore-stock or barrel only. Rests must not be secured to the bench, or be capable of "return to battery". In this case, return to battery means that the rest allows the rifle sights to remain on target after a shot is taken, with little or no input from the shooter required to re-acquire the target for the next shot.

AMMUNITION

Ammunition must be .22 Short, Long, Long Rifle ( also .22 WMR during permitted firing windows . . . Tuesday, Friday and Saturday between noon and 3 p.m.). Choice of ammunition manufacturer, grade, or quality is up to the shooter, as is bullet weight, (factory-applied) coating or lubrication, and use of solid or hollow-point bullets.

TARGETS Based on the Shooting Federation of Canada 50m Rimfire Rifle Target.

.22 Rimfire Rifle Silhouette Shooting We have 4 sand pits set up in accordance with common .22 rifle silhouette ranges (40, 60, 77 & 100 metres).

Shooting is done primarily "On Demand", rather than routinely scheduled for this discipline.+For a Silhouette Shooting Overview, see http://www.bcsportsmen.org/silhouette/basics.html .

ARCHERY

Toxophilite: a devotee of archery; archer.

Our Club has a Field Archery Range situated adjacent to the rifle range on the open field and uses butts situated at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 yards. These butts are not built to withstand hits by broad-head tips nor crossbow bolts.

The Club possesses some equipment that can be used by anyone curious about the sport.

ARCHERY GAMES

Infrequently, an Archery Games afternoon is held. The events include:

Balloon Busting

BALLOON BUSTING Shot as a Single player.

10 balloons –10 arrows to be shot.Add final score to Shooters List (for possible shoot-off). Any burst balloons to be replaced by the ‘burst-er’.

Dartboard Games

Archery Dart Board Games

NOTE: 1.The dartboard target used at our Club does not have any Bullseye incorporated:2.An arrow counts points wherever the MAJORITY of the shaft area lies within a pie segment or double/triple ring (BTW, there is no ‘cutting’ a line for a score).3.Double & Triple Rings are in-play for amassing points.

COUNT DOWN

This game is played by two archers. It can be relatively long in duration/time. Each player starts with either 101points (for ‘no-sights’ archers), or 301 points (for archers with sights). The goal for each player is to reach zero, EXACTLY, by subtracting the amount they score in a turn from the amount they had left from the previous turn. First ZERO wins! A coin-toss determines who shoots first. The 1st archer shoots 3 arrows and deducts their amassed score for that round from their opening total. At this point, the players must decide whether to retrieve the first 3 arrows before the opposing player shoots his/her 3 arrows . . . . OR . . . . the opposing player carries on and shoots 3 arrows whilst the original 3 arrows are still embedded in the dartboard butt. Note: the risk of arrow collision/damage rises proportionally with the number of arrows shot at the same target. If a player should accumulate more points than they have remaining, then they have ‘busted’ and their turn is over, regardless of how many arrows remain to be shot.

That archer will resume with the same score they started with the next time it is their turn to shoot.

For Example: If I have 8 points remaining and my first arrow hits #14, then I stop shooting and relinquish the firing line to my opponent. When next I shoot, I have 8 points to hit EXACTLY in order to win the game.

THE TERMINATOR

This game is played by two archers. This is a “Kill-Or-Be-Killed” contest. It is relatively short in duration. Each player owns 3 Lives per six numbers (20, 19, 18,17,16,15).

The goal is to eliminate all of the opponent’s

3 Lives/Numbers before having all of your numbers eliminated. There is a penalty for “over-kill” such that if your arrows hit any number(s) which have already been eliminated of your opponent, then that hit rebounds and is applied to the appropriate Life on your side (if Lives still exist). The Loser can always say “I’ll be back!”.

Tic-Tac-Toe

TIC-TAC-TOE Shot as a twosome (i.e. with an opponent). Alternating shooters (1 arrow per turn) –1stshooter determined by coin toss.1starrowcannot be shot into CENTER square. If it happens, arrow to be discounted. 2nd &subsequent arrows are OK for CENTER square. Bows

WITH Sights shoot the 30 yard butt. Bows WITHOUT Sights shoot the 20 yard butt. Only 1 arrow can populate a square (remove/discount the late-comer). Keep shooting until a winner is determined. Elimination rounds shot to determine overall winner.

Archery

For Range Use and Regulations

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IRON SIGHT 50M SHOOT

This Shoot is specifically intended for non-enhanced sights (e.g. Open, Peep or Aperture) requiring 3 points-of-focus (back sight, front sight, target). If anyone with ‘enhanced’ sights (i.e. scopes or red dots) wishes to participate, know that the priority for assignment of shooting benches will go to the Iron Sight shooters first.The paper target sheets will be set at 50 Meters. Targets used will be from the Shooting Federation of Canada 50 Meter Match Rifle Target 151

Each target sheet contains 2 Sighter bullseyes and 4 Scoring bullseyes. Two (2) target sheets will be shot - in series - for a totaled score. Each Scoring bullseye should absorb 5 shots (8X5=40 rounds scored). Unlimited sighting-in rounds can be fired at the Sighter bullseyes.

Minutia:

No time limit imposed for shooting (but dawdlers might be heckled).
Privately owned rifle rests (including bipods) are allowed. Front & Rear rests are permitted . . . BUT . . . they cannot be structurally connected.
Spotting scopes and/or assisting spotter can be utilized.
Slings can be used.

.22 Rifle PRECISION SHOOT

This Shoot will consist of sitting at a bench, shooting at paper targets placed at 50 yards and 100 yards.

Any type of rifle sights can be used. Participants are requested to be present not later than 15 minutes prior to Relay start time to get their set-up tasks completed and to absorb event briefings. Shooters are requested to PRE-REGISTER for this Shoot with the Organizer (to facilitate bench and target-type assignment).

APERTURE sights: The 50 yards target set consists of 10 bullseyes, with each bullseye expected to receive 5 shots. One sighting-in bullseye is provided (no rounds limit).

SCOPE sights: The 50 yards target page holds a matrix of 25 miniature bullseyes, into which each absorbs 2 shots. Two sighting-in bullseyes are provided (no rounds limit).

100 YARD Targets:
APERTURE sights: The 100Y target set consists of 2 Scoring bullseyes, with each receiving 10 shots. One sighting-in bullseye is provided (no rounds limit).

SCOPE sights: The 100 yards target set includes 5 bullseyes with each absorbing 5 shots. Two sighting-in bullseyes are provided (no rounds limit).
Conditions:
a. Privately owned rifle rests (including bipods) are allowed. Front & Rear rests are permitted . . . BUT . . .they cannot be structurally connected (i.e. no Lead Sled nor gun vise-type use).;
b. Slings can be used;
c. Spotting Scope permitted, as well as a designated Spotter.

Scoring
Score your own targets. Enter your target line scores on the Sign-In Sheet. A post-Shoot e-mail will be distributed to participants.