Garlands Sighting Range

[splash]

Went to Garlands Sighting Range last week and was Disgusted with what shooters are doing there !

.17 HMR cases all over the floor and .17 holes in everything including the seats !! Who give W****** like these a FAC ?
I wish Garlands would check the range after each session and ban any stupid shooting and leaving rubbish for everyone else to fall all over.

Unfortunately the people that treat the range with respect will lose out when it is no longer available

 

[old man]

Sadly always the same. It was amazing the target board was usable.

Seemingly no one cares about the state of it?

 

[howa243]

Unless its changed they have not spent much money on it. Must admit it would be nice to get there and find something to put a target on. That said its only for those with open tickets and as such is not a 'proper' range as far as I am aware.

 

[splash]

You mean the pallet was just about usable, but even the signs for the Catton shoot where shot to S***. The only thing that had not been shot was the shooting table that's chained to the steel work.

 

[long_range_rob]

Seems some just can't resist. At the BSRC the HME bore sighting cross, which is clearly marked "DO NOT SHOOT", was shot within weeks of being put up.

I suspect it's people who can't shoot groups trying to compensate for their inadequency.

 

[old man]

Unless its changed they have not spent much money on it. Must admit it would be nice to get there and find something to put a target on. That said its only for those with open tickets and as such is not a 'proper' range as far as I am aware.

No change.

 

[tozzybum]

always been the same ,pays your money walk to the "range"brush the cartridges away from the seating area and walk to the pallet to pin your target up.seen steel plate,wriggly tin bits of wood etc shot to pieces by ???.£6 an hour ,basic abused but all we have locally .The cowboys that abuse it will not understand when its gone why its gone

 

[badbob]

well its a useful range to check your zero and not
expensive to use. but bring your own targets...........
and take your brass, empty boxes and rubbish back home.

.17hmr holes.....well at least its not 50cal

I`ll take a brush, pan, and bin bag next time I go
spend 10 mins sprucing the place up.

Like I say its a useful and inexpensive . don't want to pay extra for a range officer,
carpenter,warden ,janitor.etc

 

[Dovebob]

I went for the first time a few months back. I couldn't find anything without a hole in it. It's ok for a bit of practice, but Calton Moor is the place for working up loads and zeroing.

 

[old man]

I went for the first time a few months back. I couldn't find anything without a hole in it.

Quite a few clays like that?

 

[Markfox]

Just out of interest how come it states to use the range you need an "open stalking licence"is is it not classed as a range then ?


So if you had a closed licence and was checking zero technically you are breaking the law

 

[howa243]

Just out of interest how come it states to use the range you need an "open stalking licence"is is it not classed as a range then ?


So if you had a closed licence and was checking zero technically you are breaking the law

I believe that is correct. Its why I mentioned it my post, just in case.

 

[splash]

Not technically at all you are in breach of you FAC and at the very least facing a revocation

 

[Greener Jim]

Yeah all they are doing is granting you temporary permission to shoot on their land for zeroing purposes.

So if you have a closed license you could only shoot there by having it added to your license and approved by the FEO.

 

[Leadwasp]

I thought the land at Garland's was cleared for calibre up to .30 - the .50 tunnel being an exception.

 

[splash]

Land being cleared for a calibre do's not alter a certificate's conditions. A closed certificate can only legally be used at the place named on the certificate.

 

[Gaothead]

What? My Certificate does not name places. I thought named places were only needed to show good reason to own a rifle - then so long as it's approved by the FEO.

 

[palmer_mike]

Land being cleared for a calibre do's not alter a certificate's conditions. A closed certificate can only legally be used at the place named on the certificate.

Not sure this is correct.

i seem to remember when my licence was still closed it said something like, I could shoot on land cleared by the chief constable. Therefore if someone had previously had the land cleared I wouldn't need to have it added to my fac.

 

[old man]

I think from memory the actual wording requires a licence conditioned to shoot over land?

 

[palmer_mike]

I think from memory the actual wording requires a licence conditioned to shoot over land?

Really? Never seen one like that. In Essex (where my initial grant was) the wording confines one to shooting on land deemed suitable by the police. Therefore if it's already been deemed suitable previously then you're good to go!