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SSAA Wagga

Locality: Big Springs

Address: Wrigleys Rd 2650 Big Springs, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.ssaawagga.org.au

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25.01.2022 RIMFIRE 200 Fly Tonight!

21.01.2022 SPOTS AVAILABLE THIS WEEKEND Range Re-Opening Under COVID-19 Restrictions ... The Big Springs Range will be reopening from Saturday 30th May at 9.00am. Due to the COVID 19 pandemic restrictions, the range can only host 8 shooters (plus 2 range officers) at a time; to comply with the maximum of 10 persons per gathering. To manage range attendees, a booking system via email will be implemented; this will mean that a person cannot attend the range for a shoot unless they have a prior booking. To comply with government restrictions due to COVID 19, persons attending the range will have to comply with a series of rules/restrictions. Range Booking: Limited to 8 shooters at a time for a 2hr block only. There will be 3 time slots per day meaning the range can host 24 shooters per day. Range will be open Saturday 9.00am-4.00pm and Sunday 9.00am-4.00pm. Closed Wednesday To book a 2hour time slot, email your desired day/time to [email protected]. Please include your name, membership number, and contact phone number. Please email your bookings on Mon, Tue, Wed or Thur. to book for the following weekend. No bookings will be taken for future weekends. Day: Saturday or Sunday Time Slots: 9.00am-11.15am (8 benches available) 11.15am-1.30pm (8 benches available) 1.30pm-3.45pm (8 benches available) Note: A strict time schedule will apply; ensure you arrive on time to book in and set up your gear/targets. At the end of your time, ensure you pack up your gear and exit the range promptly, to allow the next 8 shooters to setup. Temporary Range Restrictions No persons allowed at the range without a valid booking (see above). A basic rule of ‘Arrive, Shoot, Leave’ applies, no socialising at the range. No visitors/non shooters allowed; to comply to a maximum of 10 persons/gathering. No change will be given, please supply the correct range fees. ($15/SSAA member, $7.50/jnr, pensioner and $20.00 non-member. Targets $1.00 ea) Hand sanitation must be used on arrival and departure. Physical distancing (1.5m) applies Benches and chairs must be disinfected when shooting is complete Do not attend if sick or feeling unwell. No shooting under a P650 form. (unlicensed shooter form) Bench shooting only, no field rifle/silhouette. Competition suspended. No fluoro vests available at range. If you have your own fluoro vest, shirt, hat please wear it. The range officers reserve the right to expel any shooter not adhering to range rules/restrictions, resistance to physical distancing and or hygiene guidelines. By booking a spot and attending the range you agree to the conditions listed above. Remember that the Range officers are volunteers so please do not vent your frustrations to the altered range conditions. See more

20.01.2022 TOTAL FIRE BAN TODAY - BOTH RIFLE AND SHOTGUN RANGES CLOSED As per our range rules, the range is now closed today due to a total fire ban being in force. If you know of anyone who had planned to go out today please let them know.... Apologies to all our members.

20.01.2022 Centrefire field rifle and lever action this sunday. Woo hoo!

19.01.2022 Firearms licence training Saturday 12th December at 1pm. $50.

19.01.2022 16 shooters faced off last night for the 300m night fly. Great to see 7 factory guns on the lne, mixing it up with the custom shooters. Congrats to Craige and Brett who shared in the $80 prize money. Dont forget the 18th will be our first night rimfire fly shoot.

19.01.2022 SATURDAY 16th JANUARY. RANGE OFFICER training at 9am. FIREARMS SAFE HANDLING COURSE at 1pm. $50. ( pre requisite for a firearms licence)... RANGE OFFICER TRAINING: Only takes a few hrs to be trained. Nil cost to you and no range fee on any day you are rostered as a range officer. The range is open Wednesday and Saturday afternoons and all day Sunday. As you can imagine that creates a drain on our current range officers. Every one who can help fill the roster makes it easier on the others. Generally only one rostered RO day or half day every 6-8 weeks. You can request certain days if that works better for you. Its easy to do and its great to help some of our new members and give back to your club. FIREARMS SAFE HANDLING COURSE. This is a requirement in otder to obtain a firearms licence. The cost is $50 and only takes around two hrs. Juniors half price. Learn how to safely handle and use a variety of firearms and learn the relevant rules relating to using and owning a firearm. Bookings for both courses to either of the numbers below.

18.01.2022 It doesnt look like much but this pile of paperwork and certificate of affiliation for our pistol sub club represents over twelve months of research, conversations, meetings, planning, coordination of resources and completion of numerous government forms. It is all finally ready to go in the mail Monday to the Firearms Registry and await their response. We will try and keep you all updated with our progress.... Many thanks to all those that have helped get us to this point. Whilst there is still a long way to go, we wouldnt even be here without that help.

17.01.2022 It's a great day to shoot Field Rifle! (Yes they're 1.5m apart, it just doesn't look like it from this angle)

15.01.2022 RANGE OPENING TIMES - Not sure how this has happened but good ole facebook has decided what the range opening and closing times are without any imput from either of the two SSAA Wagga page admins. To solve any confusion these are the OFFICIAL range times... Wednesday 1-4pm Saturday 1-4pm Sunday 9am - 4pm. We have never opened at 9am on a weekday or opened till 5pm at any time. The SSAA Wagga branch apologises for any confusion this misinformation on facebook may have caused. Thanks. SSAA Wagga

14.01.2022 Shotguns this Saturday. Cant wait !!

14.01.2022 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 9th March 2021 Wagga RSL Club Mirrage room 7.30pm... Have your say on who is involved in running your club.

12.01.2022 NIGHT FLY - Its on again with a twist! We are braving through this covid world and going to run our summer night fly again. This time we will be incorporating a RIMFIRE componant as well. Yep as if 200 metre rimfire isnt hard enough we are going to do it at night and with NO FLAGS! Dates... 04/12/20 300m centrefire 18/12/20 200m rimfire 08/01/21 300m centrefire 22/01/21 200m rimfire. Usual rules and cash prizes. Only change is we are going to allow sighter for rimfire nights ONLY. For a refresher * Range open by 5pm or so * unlimited warmer shots on any target till just before dark * five targets. 5 min each. No spotters. No sighters for CF. * Target and hunting class * usual covid requirements. Bring exact cash and own sanitiser etc * $20 each night. Can only shoot one class per night. 75% of cash goes back to nightly and overall prizes. * it is expected we all help with set up of lights and target changes etc. We are all missing our fly shoots and could do with the practice. See you there.

10.01.2022 Well the night fly is done and dusted for another summer. Last night was 200 rimfire under lights with a light but very switchy breeze. There were a few curse words when a shot was caught by the wind. Last nights winners were Bob W in custom with a 216.01 (250 possible) and Brent McKee in factory with a 210.02. Overall 4 nights combined winners were in custom... 1st Chappo with a 917.19 2nd Barry W with a 902.21 3rd Bob W with a 901.21 In Factory 1st Craige McKee with a 853.09 2nd Brent McKee with a 812.09 3rd Neil Russell with a 665.07 Over $765 in prize money handed out over the 4 events. High fly count was split at 21 flies by Bob W and Barry W. High target was Bob W in centrefire with a 50.5 and Chappo in rimfire with a 49.1. Great to see some new shooters and a big increase in factory class numbers.

09.01.2022 Hi all. Still spots available for saturday and sunday. Tell your mates!

09.01.2022 : , ! Last night, our petition to oppose the negative consequences of the Firearms and Weapo...ns Legislation (Criminal Use) Bill 2020 hit our target of 20,000 signatures and continued to grow! In the face of such legislation and the potential widespread impact on the entire shooting community, our industry has come together as one, unified front. Thank you for your commitment to our sport and culture. Your support has ensured that this issue will be debated on the floor of Parliament. As it currently stands, our petition is the fastest growing and the second largest in the history of NSW petitions. We may have hit our target but, the more signatures we have, the more powerful our message will be! Your individual impact as a concerned citizen is extremely powerful. It is important that you too make your voice heard to oppose the negative effects of this Bill on farmers, workshops/volunteer groups, businesses, hunters, sports shooters and all legal firearms owners. ' ! Continue to pass this petition on to any NSW resident - they do not have to be a firearm licence holder or member of SSAA NSW. If you haven’t signed the petition (or you know someone who hasn’t signed it) now is the time to do so! SIGN HERE: https://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au//Pages/ePetition-details

09.01.2022 UPDATE INFO ON FIREARMS SAFETY COURSES. Safe Shooting Course Wagga Branch The Safe Shooting Courses ( a prerequisite for applying for a Firearms licence) will resume at the Big Springs rifle range on the third Saturday of each month commencing at 9.00am.... The first course will be on 20th June 2020. Participants are required to download and read the ‘Safe Shooting Course Guide’ prior to attending the course; available from the SSAA NSW website: ssaansw.org.au click on ‘Applying for a Firearms Licence’, click on ‘Safe Shooting Instructors Link’, the guide can be found under ‘Click Here’ For bookings please email your name and contact phone number to; David Wade [email protected] (secretary-Wagga branch) Arthur Robinson 0428968729 (course instructor) Rob Baird 0418593764 (course instructor)

07.01.2022 GREAT NEWS. FIREARMS SAFETY COURSE BACK ON ,!!!! Safe Shooting Course Wagga Branch The Safe Shooting Courses ( a prerequisite for applying for a Firearms licence) will resume at the Big Springs rifle range on the third Saturday of each month commencing at 9.00am.... The first course will be on 20th June 2020. Courses will be initially limited to a maximum of 4 participants due to COVID-19 Participants are required to download and read the ‘Safe Shooting Course Guide’ prior to attending the course; available from the SSAA NSW website: ssaansw.org.au click on ‘Applying for a Firearms Licence’, click on ‘Safe Shooting Instructors Link’, the guide can be found under ‘Click Here’ If you have any questions, please contact any of the following; Arthur Robinson 0428968729 (course instructor) Rob Baird 0418593764 (course instructor) To book a spot contact David Wade [email protected] (secretary-Wagga branch)

06.01.2022 EXCITING NEWS Re-Opening as of July 1st. The Range Operation is nearly back to Normal! With the relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions, a decision was taken by the committee; inline with advice issued by SSAA-NSW, to re-open the range to pre-COVID 19 conditions. As of the 1st July 2020, the range will open on half days Wednesday, Saturday (1.00pm to 4.00pm) and full day Sunday (9.00am to 4.00pm). Club competitions will also re-commence as of 1st July!... The booking system will still be implemented up until 1st July i.e. for the weekend of 27/28th June (email [email protected] for a bench booking) but will cease after this date meaning you can turn up to the range whenever it is open without a prior booking. Those wishing to participate in a Firearm Safety Awareness course have to continue to book via the above email address. Please be advised that these conditions may change at any time and strict hygiene/distancing rules still apply. See more

06.01.2022 Rimfire fly for the BLUE HEELER CLASSIC ! Attention all shooters. as we can not hold our yearly blue heeler classic fly weekend, we have a vacancy in the calender. For all shooters we are open as per normal hrs and conditions on saturday week.... For Sunday 30th the club has decided to hold a 200m rimfire fly shoot. Normal range fees and only $5 comp fees. Rules as per fly matches plus a factory class. Bring along the bunny gun if you are brave enough. No trophies, just a certificate and some bragging rights! You have to help change targets on foot and practice our covid rules. Should be great to keep our eyes in and it has the blessing of the "Heeler" himself.

04.01.2022 END OF YEAR TROPHY PRESENTATION and BBQ Sunday 6th December. 12 midday at the range clubhouse. Please RSVP [email protected] for catering and Covid purposes.

03.01.2022 SSAA versus ADA shoot

03.01.2022 SHOTGUNS AND CLAYS ARE BACK THIS SATURDAY Our monthly shotgun shoot is back starting this Saturday. 1pm start. Tell your friends, bring your own hand sanitiser and sledge each other using social distancing!. Plus we will be testing one of our new Atlas AT300 traps and trap house.

01.01.2022 First 200m rimfire night fly on Friday. 11 shooters tried their hand at this madness. Results below. $55 cash prize to the two class winners.