Gabriola Island "Grand Opening Sporting Clays, Saturday, September 13!

"Gabriola Island will be hosting its Grand Opening Sporting Clays shoot on Saturday, September 13, 2008.  This should be a terrific shoot as the group over there has worked hard to develop a first class facility.  If you want to go send webmaster an email with name, phone number, where you live and I will try to coordinate several of us going together to save costs.

There will be a total of 16 sporting clay stations to shoot, 14 stands in the timber, and one each in our pistol and rifle ranges.  Each station will have 2 traps throwing targets! The 5-Stand is up and running also, with two levels of difficulty.  Each level will have 8 traps, with a total of 16 traps!  The range will open at 9 a.m. for 5-Stand practice (catch the 8:15 ferry).  The morning Sporting Clays round will start at approximately 10 a.m. (The start will be delayed if necessary to allow shooters on the 9:25 ferry to register and get ready.)  There will be an afternoon round of Sporting Clays or you may shoot the 5-Stand until the range closes at 5:00 pm

A Gabriola Island Sporting Clays round is100 birds and will cost $25.00.  A 5-stand round is 25 birds and will cost $5.00.

If the description of the Gabriola Island Range doesn't excite you, their lunch will, so bring your appetite.

• 5-stand from 9:00am to 5:00pm 25 birds $5.00
  Two set-ups with two levels of difficulty.
  Each set-up has 8 traps!!

• Sporting Clays 100 birds $25:00 16 stations!!
  32 traps!!
  Can be shot with open chokes.

• Sign-up starts at 9:00am
  First Rotation 10:00am (approximately)
  Second Rotation 1:00pm

They have plenty of ammo at competitive prices.

Islander Day, which has shopping and activities for the whole family, is taking place on the same day-bring your wives and kids and enjoy the whole day on Gabriola!

The morning ferries from Nanaimo are at 8:20 am and  9:30 am.  You can buy a pre-loaded credit card for your fares that will save you quite a bit, especially if you are carpooling.

To get to the range:  after leaving the ferry, turn on NORTH ROAD, go about 7 kilometers and turn right on TAIT ROAD, proceed about 1.5 kilometers to the range. (See map below.) 

If you have any questions call or e-mail John Alexander  250 247 8415  johnalexander ATsign live DOT ca

Click here for step by step Directions, Contact Information: Postal address: 6190 Mayo RD, PO Box 924, Lake Cowichan, BC, VOR 2G0, Canada

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