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

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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.

 

HANDGUNS

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.

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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.

 

.22 Rifle FUN Shoot – Rules of Engagement
The Shoot consists of rotating through each of 5 Firing Stations. A total of 20 rounds will be shot at each of the Firing Stations. Each 20 shot Firing Station will be allotted 10 minutes of firing time.
 

Preregistering for a Relay is requested from shooters. Relay Start times are 1st Shot times. Early arrival for housekeeping duties is appreciated.
 

Course Of Fire:
FS#1 – STANDING – 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 order to shooting supported or non-supported. No mandated order for target knock-down. For 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 – Dual paper targets: Turkey silhouette and single bullseye @ 50 yds. The 1st 10 shots are ‘unsupported’, 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. For 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 - Elbows on bench top (i.e. no front, no rear rest). Tgts @ 100m. 10 Ram metal silhouettes and 10 Pig metal silhouettes. No mandated order for target knock-down.
 

Upon initial arrival at the range, place your rifle upon your assigned shooting bench (muzzle downrange) to unpack. Leave the unpacked rifle on your Firing Station bench or in the rifle rack.

 

Each “Penalty Box” (non-shooting) Relay Member will utilize the rifle rack. The Penalty Box shooter will provide safety oversight while firing is in progress.

Once shooters finish firing their 20 rounds, shooters have the option of leaving their rifle at the Firing Station or in the rifle rack. Packing-up your rifle (e.g. end-of-Shoot) will occur at whatever shooting bench you occupy.

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

Scoring:
Score-taking for this Shoot is voluntary. Enter each FS score on the Sign-Up sheet in the appropriate column.
 

Each animal silhouette target (metal and paper) has a value of 10 points when hit (“hit” is defined as - on a metal silhouette - any displacement caused by a bullet passage/on a paper silhouette - any bullet ‘cutting the animal perimeter’ or within the body).

Cans & Cannot
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 Firing Stations.
You CANNOT have your feet off the concrete floor when shooting at Firing Stations#3.
You CANNOT use a dedicated rear rest when shooting from any bench.
You CANNOT count shots taken after the 10 minute time limit for score.

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.22 Rimfire Bench Rest Shooting Group

If you have an interest in this discipline, or would like to give it a try, contact Ken DeCarle at 250-247-7639 (pachyderm@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.

 

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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.

Ken D. will print up the targets and charge a nominal fee for them at each meet.

 

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SHOOTING SEQUENCE & SCORING

SIGHTING IN

20 rds

On the shooter s own time, but not to exceed 20 minutes, on 2 targets. No official score recorded.

 

SLOW FIRE

20 rds

10 rds, fired within 10 minutes, on each of 2 targets.

 

RAPID FIRE

10 rds

10 rds, in 2 strings of 5 rds each, fired within 1 minute for each 5-rd string, on 1 target.

 

Maximum score on each Slow and Rapid target is 100. In the case of a tie, the smallest group wins. If more than one group measures the same diameter, the one closest to the X-ring wins. In order to count, a group must consist of all 10 rounds, and all 10 rounds must be on the paper for the target to count. Scores to be determined by the designated match officer, using an official scoring plug and template, if necessary.

 

.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 .

 

Iron Sight 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.
 

Paper targets will be set at 50 & 100 yards. All 50 yd targets will be shot before setting-up targets on the 100 yard line. Unlimited sighting-in rounds can be fired at designated targets.

50 YARDS: Each shooter has 10 Scoring bullseyes (plus one for sighting-in) on the 50 yard target line. Each Scoring bullseye should absorb 5 shots. No time limit is assigned.

100 YARDS: Each shooter has 2 scoring bullseyes on the 100 yard target line (plus one for
sighting-in). The 2 Scoring bulls eyes EACH should absorb 10 shots. No time limit is assigned.

Minutia:
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).
Spotting scopes and/or designated spotter can be utilized.
Slings can be used.

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