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Tr & F Class ranges

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 8:52 pm
by Hahndorf 1874
G'day,
Not have ever shot on any of the above ranges, are any ranges in Aus. Up hill or down hill or are most of them fairly flat? Just curious!!

Kind Regards Mal.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:26 pm
by Southcape
Hi Mal,

In Australia we shoot along side our target rifle shooters. We have ranges inland, and on the coast. Can you explain your question a little better for us?

Tar& F Class ranges

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 9:46 pm
by Hahndorf 1874
Hi Linda,

Just curious as to the type of terrain ? Wether ranges are flat or are some shot either uphill or down hill, Ie. From the mound to the butts.

Kind Regards Mal.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:01 pm
by Southcape
Where are you from Mal?

I have shot on a few ranges around Australia. Most are pretty flat when compared to some other ranges around the world.

Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2014 10:12 pm
by Bindi2
Most major ranges are reasonably flate. Some smaller inland ranges shoot across a gentle valley tipped up or down. Of the three within 30mins drive 1 is flat and 2 are across and down from 500yds

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 12:48 am
by GrahamW
Mal,

Rifle ranges in Australia vary considerably.

I can name a few in New South Wales alone where you are shooting up, down and flat (some you get all on the one range depending on the distance).

There is a comprehensive list of Australian ranges that has been put together in these forums, you can find them here.

The list uses Google Maps so you can look at each range. I haven't tried it but you may be able to change your view to see whether you shoot up, down or flat.

mmm, might go try that out now...

Cheers, 8-)

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 7:43 am
by BATattack
Handorf and Mt barker are at a fair angle compared to most of the others I've shot at in sa

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2014 10:16 am
by Seddo
Moe range is up hill. More so at 600/700 as the second butts is higher up the hill.

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2014 4:50 pm
by Roger68
What do you consider a flat range? Hamilton is as flat as you will find anywhwere with mounds that just raise you from grass level, of the ranges I shoot at Horsham is down hill, Warracknabeal and Stawell have a large gully in them Warrnambool is all over the place up hill and down dale and Portland shoots around a clifftop with a hill in the middle. From 600 yds in Portland you cannot see the covered firing piont that we have at 200 yds! We also have a covered firing point at 700 yards which we shoot well past the northern side by at least 50 yds!

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 1:13 pm
by higginsdj
Canberra you shoot across a 10 degreee slope.
Goulburn you shoot uphill.

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 3:04 pm
by AlanF
Geelong is probably the most interesting I've shot on anywhere with respect to terrain. There you are shooting almost parallel with but across a deep gully. It has wind flags at various places but most are a long way from your trajectory. One or two of the flags are moderately helpful, particularly for telling you why you suddenly got that wide 3 about 30 seconds ago :cry: .

Posted: Mon Feb 17, 2014 4:12 pm
by johnk
Toowoomba is (was) interesting - emphatically up hill at 300, level at 500 & down hill at 600 yards.

Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2014 4:47 pm
by phillh
Please add Mudgee RC to the map list: https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Ri ... d?hl=en-GB

Cheers,

Phill