new to shooting

thehair

hello i have been looking at target shooting as a hobby i was looking at
all the information in this forum so what did i do.

1 went to the local garda and asked him about a licence for a .22 rifle
first licence for me .

2 garda say join local gun club and go buy a .22 rifle he will have no problem granting a licence to me

3 i asked how long would it take before i got a licence for the rifle.

4 garda sad about two weeks :D:D:D only

so long and short of it first ask garda in charge off gun licencing show a bit off respect to the garda he was only happy to help me.
so big thanks to the shooting forum for information
and thanks to the garda in west of ireland

2347

What area are you in? I'm guessing the south-east coast :D

Rowley Birkin QC

Wouldnt bank on that 2 weeks by the way, took me upwards of 6 to get mine.

rrpc

2347 wrote: »

What area are you in? I'm guessing the south-east coast :D

:eek:

thehair wrote:

and thanks to the garda in west of ireland

Good guess

dresden8

10 weeks and counting

thehair

i know i have heard the horror storys
i have a friend:D:D

thehair

i joined the local gun club tonight
no problem they are going two call the local garda that i was talking two
i also know member of the gun club they are going to nomanate me as a
new menber will have member id next week

2347

rrpc wrote: »

:eek:



Good guess

:eek::eek:

How the f**k did I do that?

Can I go a day without embarrassing myself :o

José Alaninho

bigkev49 wrote: »

Wouldnt bank on that 2 weeks by the way, took me upwards of 6 to get mine.

Mine took 2 weeks...

Mine was less then two weeks. Pistol licence took a bit longer but the rifle licences went very quickly.

bunny shooter

my last rifle application 5 months

thehair

it is who you know:D:D not what you know
i have a lots of friend that are garda

Mac Tire

i managed to get a 308 in 2 weeks...10 months thou to get a .22 handgun!!
Ah well, still got it...

thehair

i an happy to get.22 rifles first gun. learn to walk first
and then run for big gun lol:D

thehair

are you in the west of ireland mac tire

the hunter

bigkev49 wrote: »

Wouldnt bank on that 2 weeks by the way, took me upwards of 6 to get mine.

it depends on where you are .. i got my .22 licence in a week and a half and it took 4 weeks for my shotgun licence

Mac Tire

close but no cheese,hahaha!
In God's county, beautiful old wet Donegal

thehair

Mac Tire wrote: »

close but no cheese,hahaha!
In God's county, beautiful old wet Donegal

mayo and wet only been raining a full year:D:Dlol

pestshooter7

Try Connemara for getting a licence!!
Jus drop the licence application in the door!!
never a question asked!!
Feel sorry for all the people arround the country begging the gaurds for licences!!
The advantages of the west eh!!!!

thehair

pestshooter7 wrote: »

Try Connemara for getting a licence!!
Jus drop the licence application in the door!!
never a question asked!!
Feel sorry for all the people arround the country begging the gaurds for licences!!
The advantages of the west eh!!!!

the advantages 1 go to the garda tell him i would like a .22.
2.garda say. no no son get a bigger gun and shoot like hell:D:D:D

IRLConor

pestshooter7 wrote: »

The advantages of the west eh!!!!

Ah yeah, but then you have to live there!

thehair

IRLConor wrote: »

Ah yeah, but then you have to live there!

jealousy , will get you no were. the poor old west. wait for licence 2
very long weeks or less

let me see dublin. o that right licence wait . ahah it a laughed:D:D

pestshooter7

Well at least you can shoot out your window in the middle of no where!!!
Dont hav to drive miles!! And look for land!! Most have their own!!!
And wait months for licences and beg the local garda!!
Its all gud out here IMO!!!

IRLConor

What have I started!?

pestshooter7 wrote: »

Dont hav to drive miles!!

Neither do I. 20 min walk to the range for me.

pestshooter7 wrote: »

And look for land!! Most have their own!!!

I didn't need to look for land. I don't own any at all either.

pestshooter7 wrote: »

And wait months for licences and beg the local garda!!

Well, I'll let ye all know how long my application takes. Maybe ye'll all have the last laugh then.

thehair

37feet to walk out to the field =120yard to shoot at my targets:D
any one beat that:p

Mac Tire

do you not have to walk another 120yards then to put up your targets???

.243

thehair wrote: »

37feet to walk out to the field =120yard to shoot at my targets:D
any one beat that:p

i do a 100ft walk to 300 yards off the top of a 40ft container and i only need to put up a target once at the furtherest (i made up a portable wireless cctv camera linked to a laptop so no hiking back and forth) and a cpl of 2ft square gongs for quick zeroing before going foxing

thehair

Mac Tire wrote: »

do you not have to walk another 120yards then to put up your targets???

no no only 120yards:get my wife to do it ah ah PS. dont tell her

thehair

.243 wrote: »

i do a 100ft walk to 300 yards off the top of a 40ft container and i only need to put up a target once at the furtherest (i made up a portable wireless cctv camera linked to a laptop so no hiking back and forth) and a cpl of 2ft square gongs for quick zeroing before going foxing

you must have won the lotto for that setup im poor:D:D

.243

thehair wrote: »

you must have won the lotto for that setup im poor:D:D

family ground and ebay,if it was the lotto id have a range already built

thehair

.243 wrote: »

family ground and ebay,if it was the lotto id have a range already built

ebay o no i spend to much money on it that why i an poor in go old mayo
spent 400euro on rifle and scoop second hand case +cleaning kit
i am applying for rifle cert on monday 21-1-2008 hope to start target shooting within two weeks rifle is .22 rimfire new scoop 3x9x40:D