i was just wondering if anyone knew of a gun club or shooting range in the gta that is open to the public? thanks....
gun club in the gta?
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I don think it's still operating. I think it was just for police only.ottawaman75 said:
jimmy, there is one on dawes rd. it calls toronto maple leaf revolver club. it's a small club. i used to go there.
if you want something better, go for toronto sportsmen club. the annual is 4 times more expensive though.
If by "public" you mean..
You must be either a guest or go through the training and visitor process.
..walk in and pay a fee- no such thing in Canada.jimmydean007 said:
You must be either a guest or go through the training and visitor process.
The club at Union is still operating but it is semi-private and not open to the general public. Anyone can join, but you have to be invited to join by a current member.
There is the Scarborough Rifle Club somewhere in Scarb, google might find contact information, and I believe that one is open for everyone.
That link Sheik provided also lists a "Forest Hill" club that is now located on Royal York.
There is the Scarborough Rifle Club somewhere in Scarb, google might find contact information, and I believe that one is open for everyone.
That link Sheik provided also lists a "Forest Hill" club that is now located on Royal York.
so the basic concensus is that there isnt a place you can just show up, pay a fee and use there facilities/equipment? i thought there used to be one in ajax....
There are ranges where you can show up and pay a fee for use outside the city for rifles and shotguns, but really doubt there there would be anything like that in the GTA for handguns.jimmydean007 said:
Think we are all assuming you are looking for a handgun shooting range?
http://www.bordenrodandgun.com/index.htmlSheik said:
Borden Rod and Gun may fit the bill - during select weekends (usually 2nd and 4th of the month) public access to Military ranges are available... I haven't gone through them (I have a few friends that are RSO's) - so not sure exactly how it works for membership or anything...
Laz
I go to an indoor public range in Florida a mile from my timeshare - it is great...open to the public, just walk in, pick a gun from the rack (about 20 different ones usually available - I usually go with a Glock 9mm, my buddy from the condo building likes the .357 revolver), pay a cash rental fee for the gun and buy however mant boxes of ammo you want then pick up a pair of goggles, targets and ear protection, head out into the range and shoot away. No time limit - stay until you've expended all the ammo you bought (or buy more). You can take your paper targets home as mementos. They ask to see a driver's licence when you arrive, but that is it - no training, permits, membership, instruction or anything - and those who don't bring your own gun (seems everyone in FL owns one) can rent one of theirs for like $10., and Canadians are fine as customers too. In fact the manager told me a lot of his customers are Canadians becasue of "the crazy gun laws y'all have up there". While I'm not taking a position here on gun laws in Ontario, it is nice to have public no hassle indoor ranges. This place is on Merritt Island a mile from the mall.
I guess you need to live in Alberta or somewhere else with a great outdoors to shoot at 500 yards. When I was a kid I had a varmint rifle (I don't recall what, something with .223 ammo and a scope) and I'd hunt groundhogs. I could take them out from quite a considerable distance--not 500 yards, but maybe 200-300. That's only because I wasn't a good enough shot--with some practice and the right gun you could learn to do 500, even 800 (though likely not with a .223, you'd have to move up to .308 or wind becomes an issue at that distance).
Maybe that's still the best option for long-distance precision shooting: Hitting groundhogs on farms. Other than borden there probably aren't long enough ranges.
Maybe that's still the best option for long-distance precision shooting: Hitting groundhogs on farms. Other than borden there probably aren't long enough ranges.
Here's a list I found on Targetshooting.ca:
http://www.targetshooting.ca/clubs.htm
It has many of the same as in Sheiks link plus a few more.
http://www.targetshooting.ca/clubs.htm
It has many of the same as in Sheiks link plus a few more.
Anyone know how rural a place has to be for it to be legal to fire off a gun there? Wonder if I could just strike up a deal with some farmer, I'll kill his groundhogs for fun. He gets free pest control and I get my long distance shooting range 
I can't get into too many details but I was contacted just today at my work in regards to a proposal that is being put forward (i think to the city)in regards to a new gun club in the dt core. If you are interested pm me and i will give you details as I get them next week.
