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Updated
13 June 2010

Tai Tapu
BLACK POWDER SHOOTING IN CANTERBURY
with the
CANTERBURY BLACK POWDER SHOOTERS GROUP
 
 
 
Mt Hutt Results
18 Apr
 


The Tai Tapu Range
50m Offhand Range 100m Range

 

All Black Powder Shooting is CANCELLED for June and July

The Tai Tapu Range is under water, Periscope depth.
The NZHA Range is Un-available for our use.

Next shoot will be at Butts Range, Ashburton
8th August


 

Range Fees apply
 Rifle Only $6.00
               Rifle & Shotgun $10.00 (includes Clays)
Shotgun Ammo $10.00/box

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The Tai Tapu Range is on private property and is not open to the public at any time for shooting.
The range is only open to the Canterbury Black Powder Shooters Group for monthly club shoots on the second Sunday of the month and any other day authorised by the landowner and then for club shoots only.


Click Here to view Cannon shoot Photos
Shoot videos on YouTube <click here>


Powder, caps, nipples & accessories available at the range from the Gunrunner,
 If you require Powder you should phone Peter prior to the shoot so as he can arrange delivery if he is not going to attend.
to ensure your orders contact: Peter  Phone:  (03) 308 7878
For more recommended suppliers of black powder, guns & accessories, Click here
 

2010 Programme

2010 Date Range   Details
June 13th Tai Tapu Black Powder 50m, 100m, Gongs & Shotgun
July 10th - 11th Tekapo Nitro Gunslinger Long Range Challenge
July 11th Tai Tapu Black Powder 50m, 100m, Gongs & Shotgun
July 24th Riccarton Racecourse Gunshow Mainland Arms & Militaria Gunshow www.gunshows.co.nz/
July 25th Fortress Lyttelton Historic visit A Visit to Godly Head and Fort Jervoice (Rippapa Island)
If you are interested, please email me to book a birth. (Numbers limited)
August 8th Butts Range, Ashburton Black Powder 50 yds, 100 yds, pop-up and moving targets

June 2010
The Tai Tapu Report for

Sunday 13 June

     Unfortunately I no of nobody that can control the weather. The Tai tapu range area is a catchment to prevent runoff into the Tai Tapu river to prevent flooding to built up areas. It is at present under water including the drive. Keeping this in mind, Tai Tapu Range will not be available for three or four months. When we went there we knew about this but in the past four years had used the NZHA range over the winter months along with the Butts Range at Ashburton.
     This year the NZHA has made their range unavailable to us as a group. With this in mind we have decided to can the June & July shoots and go to the Butts Range for the August shoot. Winter is a time to do your maintenance to your rifles and gear, caste you bullets, cut your patches to be ready for those summer months of shooting.
     I do note that of our standard email list, 16+ shooters are members of the NZHA so you can keep your practice up over these winter months.

For the Canterbury Black Powder Shooters Group May Report

Click Here to Download

Long Range Programme Next Shoot TBA
Butts Range Ashburton

NOTICE
(Updated 3 Jan 2009)
Long Range Shooting is held at least once per Month on a week day at the Butts range, Ashburton.
This is on an ad hoc basis, if you are interested in attending some of these shoots please email
Ashburton Range Shoot and we will then advise you when these shoots are to be held. There is no format for these shoots and they are for both black powder and centerfire shooting.
 

100 yds No 100 yd sighters. All rifles must be sighted at 100 yds/mtrs prior to this shoot.
300 yds
 

 

 

 }  Vetterllie/convertible sighters match
for Military and free rifles.

 

 

Muzzle Loaders....
MLAIC (Muzzle Loading Association International Committee) Rules apply.  300 & 500 Vetterlli shoots. For Draft rules Click Here
These  rules taken from Muzzle Loading Association International Committee http://www.mlaic.org/
BP Cartridge Rifles...
Quigley and Precision shoots click here
500yds } Sighters and match TBA MLAIC (Muzzle Loading Association International Committee) Rules apply.
NOTE: This match is designated LONG RANGE, therefore it is not suitable for normal type round ball and maxi ball type percussion and flintlock type rifles. Only rifles, cartridge and percussion, that meet the long range criteria will be permitted for this match. Owing to the small cone of fire on the Ashburton range, it is imperative that no bullet over flies the backstop or escapes the cone of fire. The long Range criteria will be set by the organisers but generally will apply to the standard type cartridge rifles, 47-70,50-70, 577-450 etc and the Enfield types, two & three band, Whitworth, Volunteer, Mortimer and Rigby types firing expanding Minnie type bullets or Maxi depending on the rifle.
If you wish to participate and  are unsure if your rifle will meet the criteria pleas email the Long Range Organising Committee giving details of your rifle and ammunition.
If you have the appropriate long range rifle but have not shot these distances before, the 100 & 200 yard ranges will enable the Range Officer to determine if it is appropriate that you progress to the longer ranges. No shooter will be able to progress beyond 200yds if the Range Officer suspects that you are unable to contain your shooting inside the cone of fire.

This Match is for Black Powder or Pyrodex ONLY
NO Nitro, NO Gas Checks, NO Copper Jackets, NO Exceptions 

Recent Archived Shoots
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CBPSG Range fee: Rifle Only $6.00  Rifle & Shotgun  $10.00 (Includes Clays)
Other Range Fees will be published with the shoot notice.
You do not have to shoot in all categories. Your choice what you shoot.
See shooting notices for contact numbers for cancellation notices.
You must bring your lunch, the range area is suited for family picnics.
Please bring a rubbish bag as you must take all rubbish away with you.

Range Restrictions: This range is for Black Powder Only.
No nitro, jacketed ammunition or gas checks......

PLEASE NOTE !

The Canterbury Black Powder Shooters Group
No Longer Shoot at Woodstock.

DOC (The Department of Conservation), in this case, specifically the Waimakariri Field Office in Rangiora, has in their wisdom decided that shooting once per month, seven months per year, in not compatible with DOC Policy.

Put this in Perspective, the request was for seven days
per year, 7/365 days.

We loose the use of a small part of a landlocked DOC reserve, Gifted Land, with only public river access.
This decision was made after a 25 minutes consultation.

 

The Otarama Recreation Reserve (Woodstock) DOC Reserve is open to the Public
by RIVER Access ONLY!

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