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Starting off in target shooting?

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  • 09-11-2007 1:07pm
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    zero19
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    Sorry if this has been posted already. I'm just wondering what i need to start off, license etc?Also if anywhere in Kildare has a suitable range.

    Thanks guys.


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    rrpc
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    zero19 wrote: »
    Sorry if this has been posted already. I'm just wondering what i need to start off, license etc?Also if anywhere in Kildare has a suitable range.

    Thanks guys.

    There's lots of different types of target shooting. Any idea what interests you?


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    zero19
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    rrpc wrote: »
    There's lots of different types of target shooting. Any idea what interests you?
    Well i'm completely new to the idea so not really...


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    rrpc
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    zero19 wrote: »
    Well i'm completely new to the idea so not really...

    Oh dear! :D

    Well there's rifle and pistol.

    Within rifle there's: ISSF (Olympic - Air, .22 and centre fire), Sporting rifle (hunting rifles with scopes), F Class (Centre fire Target rifles with scopes and bipods), Benchrest (Target rifles with scopes and clamps off benches), Silhouette (hunting rifles with scopes standing shooting small metal silhouettes), Gallery rifle (Semi-auto Carbines/Rifles shot standing) and lots of other variations in between and around.

    Within pistol there's: ISSF (Air, .22 and centre fire), PPC1500 (static target), IPSA (dynamic target) and a few other variations still wending there way into the country.

    If I've left anything out, apologies and feel free to add or correct. You can go to www.targetshootingireland.org or www.shootingsportsireland.com and have a look at the links pages there.

    Or just google 'target shooting' for pages from Ireland.


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    zero19
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    Thank you for that! I think silhouette appeals to me most :)


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    rrpc
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    zero19 wrote: »
    Thank you for that! I think silhouette appeals to me most :)

    Only problem with silhouette is that your nearest range (Midlands in Tullamore) does not do it AFAIK.

    Nearest range to you doing silhoutte is Fermoy (again AFAIK).


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    vengeance52
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    Hey, gonna jump in here to cos im interested in target shooting with a silhouette rifle, been looking at this

    Was wondering where would be the nearest rifle range to me, im in monaghan, and would it be better joining a club and getting lessons first before buying anythin??


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