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Any .223 ranges near dublin.

  • 10-11-2013 11:17am
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    x00085999
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    Newish to rifle shooting been doing the .22 in balbriggan near 6months. Just putting feelers out on what ranges in dublin or near dublin that let you use a .223 rifle


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  • #2
    x00085999
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    x00085999 wrote: »
    Newish to rifle shooting been doing the .22 in balbriggan near 6months. Just putting feelers out on what ranges in dublin or near dublin that let you use a .223 rifle

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  • #3
    Cass
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    Simply put - none.

    At a guess i'd say there are none within 25 miles or so from the city centre, and that's conservative. It's possible you'd have to travel upwards of 50 miles to hit the nearest range certified for fullbore rifles, and even further for a proper fullbore range (MNSCI).
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  • #4
    x00085999
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    Thanks for the reply I dont mind the 22lr in future wud like something with more kick but I guess midlands it is for the bigger calibre. Thanks again


  • #5
    BattleCorp
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    There's a 50m range at Harbour House near Athy, Co. Kildare that caters for centrefire rifles if that's any use to you?

    www.harbourhouseshooting.com


  • #6
    bravestar
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    BattleCorp wrote: »
    There's a 50m range at Harbour House near Athy, Co. Kildare that caters for centrefire rifles if that's any use to you?

    www.harbourhouseshooting.com

    Out of curiosity, why on earth would anyone waste centerfire ammo at 50m ???


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  • #7
    BattleCorp
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    bravestar wrote: »
    Out of curiosity, why on earth would anyone waste centerfire ammo at 50m ???


    There are plenty of centrefire rifle competitions that only go out to between 25m and 50m.

    T&P1, Multi-target, 1500 are all competitions shot at between 25m and 50m. Usually shot with lever action centrefire rifles, it's pretty popular. There are more competitions that I haven't mentioned because I'm getting sleepy and the brain has slowed down.

    Fair enough, none of them that I know of are shot with .223.

    I agree that if you want long range shooting with a .223, then 50m is too short. That said, we have a few guys who shoot .223s on the range.


  • #8
    Sparks
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    bravestar wrote: »
    Out of curiosity, why on earth would anyone waste centerfire ammo at 50m ???
    Centerfire ammo isn't necessarily rifle ammo :P


  • #9
    bravestar
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    Sparks wrote: »
    Centerfire ammo isn't necessarily rifle ammo :P

    Absolutely true, badly phrased question on my part! :)


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