Wednesday Evening
Well after a couple of phone calls I was invited to go along to the monthly meeting of the local gun club, ( about 4 - 5 miles away ) I had a quick tour of the facility before the meeting started, and was quite surprised by the quality of a very small club, with only about 150 members on the books.
Huge club house with full kitchen and washroom facilities, and below is the 10 position, 25 meter indoor full bore pistol and .22 rifle range, and archery range next door. They also own a salmon hatchery with a massive fishing lake. ( talked about the 6 beavers they had to dispatch recently that were damming the creek, and the best way to cook em )
Also the club owns a 250 meter full bore rifle range out in the back country, once your a club member you get a gate key and just shoot whatever you want whenever you want.....perfect
I was told I can challenge the 2 day firearms training course, and just go into the exam run by the RCMP, then I would get a PAL ( possession and acquisition licence ) and then be able to buy any shotgun or rifle I fancied, however if I want a hand gun I need to take a another test.
At the end of the meeting I was asked if I wanted to go Moose and Elk hunting this weekend, but kindly turned down the offer, I don't want to get to carried away with the whole hunting thing just yet, besides how the hell would I get a 200lb elk in our tiny little freezer !!
Pictures of the gun club and range to follow.
3 comments:
Hope you didn't snigger when then started talking about beaver!
They should leave the poor creatures alone and not shoot them! Sorry but we think it is appalling as is the Canadian practice of seal pup clubbing.
Ps Spuddy is well! He's crashed out on the sofa at the moment.
He's a bloke ...what do you think!!!
Sis
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