S.S.A.A Members?

Antique Pete · Senior Member

S.S.A.A Members?

Antique Pete · Senior Member

I have been a sporting shooter for around 30 years, a member of the Gold Coast Pistol Club for 20 years acheaved master grade in N.R.A pistol comps

I plan to do the lap visiting as many shooting clubs as possible and entering competitions

Are there any other shooters out there doing the same thing and have you encounted any problems transporting your sporting equipment from state to state ( plan to put a gun safe in the motor home)

Brenda and Alan · Guru

Hi Pete

Alan and I have been SSAA members for ages, also belong to the Seymour Black Powder Club. Every second year in June/July we go to Millmerran Qld for their rendezvous which is a lot of fun. Seymour holds shoots on 1st and 2nd Sunday of each month, so if you are down this way and would like to visit just let us know. There are pistol shooters in the club, but only black powder.

gst · Senior Member

I'm a member of ssaa you must get a clearance for each state you travel though or take a chance but if you get caught you loose all.

KFT · Guru

G'day Antique Pete,
I too am a member of SSAA NSW. I seem to remember that there was a requirement to call in at the first police station across the border of each state and get a permit. you needed all your licences and documentation to prove your entitlement to own and use firearms in your home state.

I am not certain if that is still the case. you could check on the firearms registry website of NSW police.

frank

johnq · Guru

Aha, then it is so much better to be a criminal because they don't abide by any of those laws and restrictions and not being licensed those penalties don't apply to them, so the court can smack their wrists instead.

Very good, that is why we pay pollies so well (sarcasm alert).

-- Edited by johnq on Saturday 25th of February 2012 05:49:49 PM

Antique Pete · Senior Member

Hi Alan & brenda

I have shot BP but I am a .38 c/f and .22 shooter I shoot mostly N.R.A, service and I.P.S.C for fun and relaxation.I do have a couple of Uberti single action cowboy guns .38 and 44.40 but these are up for sale before I hit the road

Vic · Guru

Here a bit more info too;

http://www.exploroz.com/Forum/Topic/49859/Travelling_with_Firearms_in_WA.aspx

http://www.police.wa.gov.au/Portals/11/PDFs/form16.pdf

And your SSAA comments on travelling interstate, especially WA;

http://www.ssaa.org.au/licensing-security/legislation-summary_western-australia.html

Dougwe · Chief one feather

I had a .22 15 shot semi auto, double barrel shot gun, over and under shot gun, single barrel lever action shot gun and a 303. All had plenty of use and I had many a good time with them all. Until my first child came along, then got rid of them all.

That has just reminded me of when a mate and I were stuck up a tree for 2 hours waiting for a very big and very upset wild pig to go away from the bottom of the tree. Why didn't you shoot him then I here you say, well, he was guarding the 303 that was left (dropped in a rush) at the bottom of the tree. We both had many a laugh since but not at the time, we were both only 20 and only us and our dry cleaner new exactly how we felt. biggrin biggrin

Good luck AP

-- Edited by Dougwe on Saturday 25th of February 2012 06:44:19 PM

Antique Pete · Senior Member

Thank you Vic

very good Info

gst · Senior Member

If you pm me Ill give you a contact who go's innerstate comp he knows what is required to shoot innnerstate

landy · Guru

Hi Antique Pete,

I am a S.S.A.A. member and also an active pistol shooter.

We will be on the move in a couple of months time and are about to start asking the same questions, as we would like to shoot at a few pistol clubs on the way around.

Make sure if you get to Ballarat, you call into the pistol club on a Saturday afternoon and have a shot. You might even score a couple of cheap nights camping. If I can be any help with contacts here at any time please feel free to PM me.

All the best Landy

-- Edited by landy on Saturday 25th of February 2012 11:35:18 PM

ozjohn · Guru

The firearm entry laws vary quite significatly from State to State and just rolling up at the first Police station over over the border doen't cut it in most States.

Make your enquiries and submit your paper work to each state well before you leave on the trip.

In at least one state you'll need to know a licenced shooter or be in contact with an approved club so you can put the date of arrival and the date of departure on the paperworks as well as submit where you'll be shooting (Or if your passing through) etc.

I gave up ISSF shooting more than 15 years ago.
Master Grade in Standard Pistol) 'A' in all other events.

Now shoot PA Service, Wa and NRA events.

Master in Wa1500 & 1920 match. 'B' in Service, Service 25 and Service Unrestricted. Was higher but go backwards as the years go by.

Member Pensinula Pistol Club, Mt Martha Vic.

Cheers, OJ

PS> 50 yards is a lot longer than what it used to be. LOL.

JRH · Guru

Dougwe wrote:
I had a .22 15 shot semi auto, double barrel shot gun, over and under shot gun, single barrel lever action shot gun and a 303. All had plenty of use and I had many a good time with them all. Until my first child came along, then got rid of them all.

That has just reminded me of when a mate and I were stuck up a tree for 2 hours waiting for a very big and very upset wild pig to go away from the bottom of the tree. Why didn't you shoot him then I here you say, well, he was guarding the 303 that was left (dropped in a rush) at the bottom of the tree. We both had many a laugh since but not at the time, we were both only 20 and only us and our dry cleaner new exactly how we felt.
Good luck AP

-- Edited by Dougwe on Saturday 25th of February 2012 06:44:19 PM

Yep and now we all get your drift pal. biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

Antique Pete · Senior Member

oooh crap!!!!!

Antique Pete · Senior Member

Hi Landy
Thanks for the invite, same goes for the gold coast pistol club we have powered sites for short stays and interstate shooters are welcome at our club, we shoot ISSF, NRA IPSC, WAM, AIR, and pistol caliber rifle 7 days a week 9am to 5 pm, free targets and patches supplied
A retirees shoot on Wednesdays any pistol or caliber 12 different matches over a 12 week cycle all welcome [ we are known as the friendly club] close on a 1000 members now
The state police, feds and customs use our club for updating their training
We are SSAA,IPSC, Qpsa, N.R.A and PA affilliated

landy · Guru

Wow Pete, that sounds like some club you have there and we will make sure we look in when we are through that way. I'm afraid Ballarat pistol club is nowhere near as elaborate as that, but we are friendly.

We shoot mainly ISSF on a monthly roster, nearly all on a Saturday. We have seven ranges 2 x 25 metre, 2 x 50 metre, 1 plates range, 1 air pistol and one dedicated range with steel and reactive targets for cowboy action, IPSC and the likes. We also shoot a few rifle matches; .22 bench rest, service rifle ( downloaded 303s etc ) and 50 metre muzzle loading rifle.

Hope our paths cross somewhere down the track.

Landy

Antique Pete · Senior Member

I,m sure we will catch up Landy
May all your shots be tens

JRH · Guru

landy wrote:

Wow Pete, that sounds like some club you have there and we will make sure we look in when we are through that way. I'm afraid Ballarat pistol club is nowhere near as elaborate as that, but we are friendly.

We shoot mainly ISSF on a monthly roster, nearly all on a Saturday. We have seven ranges 2 x 25 metre, 2 x 50 metre, 1 plates range, 1 air pistol and one dedicated range with steel and reactive targets for cowboy action, IPSC and the likes. We also shoot a few rifle matches; .22 bench rest, service rifle ( downloaded 303s etc ) and 50 metre muzzle loading rifle.

Hope our paths cross somewhere down the track.

Landy

and 50 metre muzzle loading rifle.

Geez that's one helluva big canon there.

landy · Guru

JHR posted

and 50 metre muzzle loading rifle.

Geez that's one helluva big canon there.

biggrin biggrin We don't do things by half in Victoria John. biggrin biggrin

Landy

landy · Guru

Antique Pete wrote:
I,m sure we will catch up Landy
May all your shots be tens

Thanks pardner keep ya powder dry.

JRH · Guru

landy wrote:
JHR posted
and 50 metre muzzle loading rifle.
Geez that's one helluva big canon there.

We don't do things by half in Victoria John.
Landy

Careful you don't do yourselves a mischief over there. biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

landy · Guru

JRH wrote:
landy wrote:
JHR posted
and 50 metre muzzle loading rifle.
Geez that's one helluva big canon there.

We don't do things by half in Victoria John.
Landy

Careful you don't do yourselves a mischief over there.

Being very careful loading the bull is the tricky bit.

Landy biggrin biggrin biggrin

-- Edited by landy on Monday 27th of February 2012 08:28:00 PM