What some northern shooters do when its cold outside

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joe-nwt · #1 Post by **joe-nwt** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:01 pm

I have reposted this from another site at the request of Rob D.(username from other forum. Am just dabbling in air myself, my main goal is to get kids introduced to and interested in firearms.

Enjoy the read.

We do something for the kids (big and small) who don't play hockey. We set up an air-gun range.

Viola! The culmination of many, many hours of volunteer effort. You would not believe what this place looked like before we started. Even the outside door is in a new location.

We had our grand opening a couple weeks back. Here's our mayor knifing the ribbon!

We're open to the public mon-fri 6:30pm to 10:30pm(run by volunteers also). Weekend are reserveed for cadets, groups, etc. The rest of the time, club members can use it whenever they want.

Yah, its not powder. But it's a good place for kids to start.

Gotrice23 · #2 Post by **Gotrice23** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:02 pm

airgunfun.

airgunfun · #3 Post by **airgunfun** » Sun Mar 12, 2006 11:05 pm

Hey Joe....welcome to the forum...glad you made it!!!!

Gotrice23 · #4 Post by **Gotrice23** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:24 am

Hey... That's not allowed. When cadets shoot they're supposed to wear "combats" they're not allowed to shoot in dress uniform....

Parker_101_ · #5 Post by **Parker_101_** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:32 am

Hey there Joe.... Welcome to the forum and Congratulation on the Grand Opening of a wonderful facility............
I was exposed to the world of air-guns as a child.....since then I have become a grandpa, wiser, and a better shot...

....Hope to see more of this happening around this great country of ours......The sport of shooting is as much challenging, as it is fun....Bravo to all the volunteers .......Enjoy!!!...

#6 Post by **sniper** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:40 am

Hi Joe, welcome to the forum.
Congratulation in the success of your main goal.
Thank you for the pictures.

#7 Post by **under500fps** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 6:14 am

That is a very nice set-up.
Congratulation.

DoctorFrankengun · #8 Post by **DoctorFrankengun** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:23 am

I want to move to Yellowknife

alegzandru · #9 Post by **alegzandru** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:32 am

What's the shooting distance there? 10yds right? the center is very cool, and your goal is also nice! congratulation!

airgunfun · #10 Post by **airgunfun** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:45 am

It's a standard 10m range. I wish other communities throughout Canada took that kind of initiative to promote shooting sports.

alegzandru · #11 Post by **alegzandru** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:03 am

Hihihi... 10m, CZ200S and diopter... this is truly a kids job.. its fun when u fire a spring, with a little wind and just using the sights

Talontsi96 · #12 Post by **Talontsi96** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:05 am

WOW...What a nice Fascility....

Jester · #13 Post by **Jester** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:00 pm

When I looked at the pictures, I naturally assumed it was in the USA!
Then after looking at them again, I noticed the little maple leaf of the Cadets' uniforms and thought wow, it must be in Canada, I'm impressed! THEN I noticed the big Canadian flag on the wall!

Very cool. Sniper you should convert the back of your shop into a range like this!

airgunfun · #14 Post by **airgunfun** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 12:19 pm

Hey Joe....did you plan to franchise this operation??? Now that you've done it once...setting up other facilities should be a snap!!!

My main question is which company supplies the liability insurance? I would like to set something like this up in Northern New Brunswick.

fpellerin · #15 Post by **fpellerin** » Mon Mar 13, 2006 2:28 pm

Absolutely beautifull...wish we had something like that over here!!!

Good work!!!!