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Newcastle Smallbore and Air Rifle Club.



Range Location.

The range is located at the end of Eldon Street, Waratah West

Come through the gate at the end of the street; go past the Archery & Pistol Club. At the end of the track you will see a green shipping container, which is our office, make yourself known and on a Saturday ask for me, John Last, or on Wednesdays ask for John Williams or Paul Clarke.



Range Hours.

The Range is open as follows.

Wednesday 4.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m.

Saturday 1.00 p.m. to 4.00 p.m.



Events Shot


Prone 50 meters

3 Position 50 meters

Bench Rest 50 meters

Silhouette 50 meters

Air Rifle 10 meters







Costs.

Club fees are $100.00 / calendar year. (Payable December each year)



Range fee: $5.00 daily

Targets: $0.50 each

Ammunition: $4.20/ 50) to $12.00/50 rounds (bullets)



You can use your own ammunition BUT it shall be Standard (low), velocity.



I hope that this information is enough to get you started.



Cheers



John Last (Phone: 4982-4517)

Secretary Newcastle Smallbore and Air Rifle Club Inc.

PO Box 237 Waratah NSW 2298

Thank you for your enquiry and I will try to answer your questions as Secretary of Newcastle Technical College Rifle Club Incorporated.

Our Club is a low cost Club with approvals for Target Shooting, Hunting and Collecting.

We do not have our own range or clubhouse/meeting rooms.

Yes, we can train & test for R Licences (you must have a Firearms Licence first with the right reasons - Target and Hunting if you want to do both)

We shoot competition at Cessnock (Fullbore) and practice/compete at Newtec Pistol Club - Teralba (Smallbore) and Newcastle Smallbore and Air Rifle Club - Waratah (Smallbore & Air Rifle)

Membership is currently $60 for new members and then $50 per year due 1st July each following year. (Fullbore affiliation is an extra $100pa if shooting fullbore)

All clubs do what they can to assist beginners, including loan rifles (small fee per use possibly).

Practise is limited to the times the range is open. Waratah & Teralba are open Wednesdays and Saturdays for certain times. Cessnock is open for practise on Wednesdays.

Silhouette competitions are not held but we do have a smallbore event on the 3rd Sunday morning each month at Teralba which includes some silhouette targets.

If you are interested in joining our Club or just seeing what goes on, we are at Waratah (Eldon Street - in quarry) on Wednesday evenings (come about 6pm) and Teralba (Rhondda Road) on Wednesday mornings (come about 10am) or 3rd Sunday (10am). Cessnock Rifle Range 1 to 3pm Saturdays.

I trust this is of some assistance.

Barry Stephenson Phone: 4952 2042

Perhaps we should organise a Hunter Valley AV get together