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Updated 4th January 2012 |
BLACK POWDER SHOOTING IN
CANTERBURY |
| 2012 Programme | |
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| Wakanui Range, Ashburton | |
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| Monthly Club Shoots, Second Saturday of the Month | |
| 50 yard Offhand Range | 100 yard Range |
| Gong Shoots & Black Powder shotgun | |
| Longer Range Shoots, 100 - 450yards | |
| 300, Yard Range | |
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NEXT SHOOT 12 February 2012 |
Important Notice
All
Black Powder Shooters
Shooting has commenced
at our new range at Wakanui Beach
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Range
Fees apply
$10.00
Powder (3f Only), caps, ball available
Shotgun Ammo $10.00/box
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Wakanui Beach Range is
on private land and NOT open to the public at any time. Restrictions may apply
from time to time set by the stake holder.
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 Land Owner
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Click Here to view Cannon
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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 |
2011 Programme
| 2011 | Date | Range | Event | Details |
| NZ Masters Games | 4 - 6th February | Outram | All sorts of shoots | Camp on range, social in camp each night, Saturday night at games village |
| Black Powder CBPSG | 12 February 2012 | Wakanui Beach Range | 50 yards, Gong Shoot, shotgun | Paper Targets, usual bunnies, bears & Buffalo, 50 yard Vetterllies |
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The Wakanui Report 18 December 2011 The last shoot of the year was well attended considering the week before Christmas. Ten shooters as well as Ralph on Saturday for the working bee. Sunday saw Wayne and Liz Grigg visit. Wayne just out of hospital after having a finger removed. Also along for a visit was the land owner and his two sons for a look. Also Grham Ritchie, a returning shooter. We managed to get the gong range located with Ralph doing the donkey work. Fire risk being on our minds, we decided that we would shoot the gongs from the 50 yard mound. This area we cleared around with the scrub cutters and Holmsey went on to clear around the gongs and paths to the target frames. We will look at a gorse walk gong range over the Autumn and winter when the fire risk is less. Peter with his muzzle loading .22 rifle was an interesting watch on the 100m gong. Holmsey set a low standard and failed to achieve it. We had collected the shooting benches from Woodstock, Gill had refurbished and painted them. We had also brought back our old work table and with the top removed we found it to be a two bay bench rest. Gill again refurbished this with a new top from H4 treated timber and it is now on the 100 yard mound and will be a great addition. The gong range has 10 targets, plus a bonus , spread between 15 & 100 meters. We have added a degree of difficulty to the targets, size and distance. The consensus is that it is a good mix. The scores reflect this . Stu has made a very good pop -up target. At 40’ish meters his surprised some shooters as to the degree of difficulty. A great addition to the target mix. Thanks for your effort there Stu.Holmsey and I stayed the night, rather cool, but Sarge and I slept in Gills range shed and Holmsy in the car. Sunday dawned cool and drizzly. We erected a tarpaulin over the scoring table and cooked a good breakfast waiting for the shooters to turn up. As the day progressed the weather came right, warm, sunny with only a light breeze. It was good to be back with our own permanent range. We started with a group but I forgot to record the scores . This was followed by the usual bears, buffalos and other critters and a round of gongs. This created a lot of interest, coaching, but mostly abuse. A leisurely lunch was followed with a round of pop -up targets and a 50 yard vetterllie. As we had no trap we had another poor round of the gongs in lieu of shotgun for those with ammo left.Wakanui is a great range with even more potential with a bit of on -going work. The 100 yard mound being the next priority.Hope to see you all at Mount Hutt, 29 -31 December. A great programme.Have a good Christmas people, take care and we will see you at Wakanui next year. |
Long Range Shooting, Butts range, Ashburton CBPSG Range Availability.
As Black Powder Shooters We currently have the following
ranges at our disposal:
Ranges available for occasional use:
Ranges Unavailable Please read the discussion paper and let me know if you have any comments.
Notices My intention is to direct my energies to those shooters who attend shoots regularly and not those that don't. There will still be regular pre & post match newsletters to regular shooters or those who request email newsletters and this website will still be updated post match. .
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Long Range Programme Next Shoot TBA
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| 100 yds | No 100 yd sighters. All rifles must be sighted at 100 yds/mtrs prior to this shoot. | ||
| 300 yds
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} Vetterllie/convertible
sighters match for Military and free rifles.
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| 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
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| Recent Archived Shoots | |
| Videos now on YOUTUBE <click here> | |
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:
Black Powder ONLY, No jacketed bullets. Black Powder
Calibers up to .75
Shotgun with Black Powder loads only, muzzle loading and cartridge, NO Field
loads
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Range Standing Orders Under review for new range. | |
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