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Dome Valley Gun Club
Dome Valley Gun Club is a small, family focused club with an outdoor 25M range, unique in being one of only few clubs in Auckland with the ability to shoot any type of legal handgun as well as Rifle.
What & When
We shoot all of the common disciplines including ISSF, Service Pistol, HMS, NRA Action, and IPSC matches. We also offer Cowboy Action Shooting and Clay Bird trap facilities.
We shoot a reasonably active calendar of all disciplines together with informal practice days and the occasional club working bees included. Refer to the Events Calendar for a view of upcoming matches and events.
Visitors
Note: Organised Guests/Visitors must pre-arrange with the club secretary before showing up. You will then be escorted into the Forest by the Duty Range Officer. Please do not arrive late or you will note be able to access the forest. Note: you must have a 1kg or greater fire extinguisher in your vehicle to access the forest. In addition, Club Members enjoy the free use of the range at any time on weekends, Black Powder firearms are permitted during the non-fire risk seasons.
A Cat Firearm Shooters
248,764+
Licensed shooters throughout NZ enjoy their right to own, collect & shoot a variety of firearms for work, sport, and play in safe and controlled environments.
B Cat Pistol Shooters
3500+
Pistol NZ has over 89 affiliated clubs located in every major town and city in New Zealand. They have a total membership in excess of 4,600 of which more than 3,500 have Police issued Category B (target pistol) endorsements on their firearms licence. See more...
How do I shoot Pistol?
So you're ready to start shooting pistols. Hoorah
In order to apply for your “B” Endorsement you will need to follow the steps listed below:
- Join a pistol club, attend and complete their training program (which should comprise of at least 12 days of supervised training and lessons) We’ll walk you through the rest of the process from here.
- Join Pistol New Zealand
- Complete a club range officer examination
- Complete a 6 month probation period with the club
- Apply to the club to get permission to apply for your endorsement (the club must deem you as a safe and competent shooter)
- Visit your Arms officer and get a form (POL67F), or download from the police website (you will need to get it witnessed by a police officer though)
- Provide your POL67F to your club who will complete their section and send it to Pistol NZ
- Pistol NZ will then complete their section and forward it onto the arms office [Editor’s Note: I am in the process of applying for my pistol licence, and the AO suggested that PNZ might mail the form back to me, and I could electronically submit back to the AO (i.e. via scan/email)]
- You will also need to pay an application fee, again via NZ Post
- You should then expect a visit from a police vetting officer to discuss the reasons why you would like to shoot pistols, inspect your security (you must have a “B” endorsed safe, not your basic “A cat” safe as there are much more stringent measures set on safes for endorsed firearms which can be found on the police website)
- The vetting officer will also contact at least two referees again. Generally, these referees will be people who have a reasonable knowledge and understanding of your shooting activities, rather than just character references
- All going well you should then receive your new licence with relevant endorsements in the mail