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NZDA offers shooting competitions - postal shoots (participate at your local club), scoped rifle shoots (i.e. events like Sporting Rifle are tailored to hunters) and the more specialised events like benchrest.

For more information on events read below:

Postal Shoots

Scoped Rifle Shooting

Benchrest Shooting

 

Upcoming Shooting Events

Date Time Detail Location Contact Additional Details
Sunday, 18 December 2022 1pm Benchrest 5 x 50m group targets Nelson Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Sunday, 15 January 2023 1pm Benchrest 5 x 50m hunter class targets Nelson Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Saturday, 28 January 2023 9am NZDA Sporting Rifle South Island Championship (centrefire) Invercargill Rifle Range (Cobbe Road off Stead Street, Otara) Thomas Mead tbmead@xtra.co.nz
Saturday, 28 January 2023 - Monday, 30 January 2023 NZDA North Island Benchrest Centrefire Champs Tokoroa Shooting Sports Complex, 205 Newell Road, Tokoroa Malcolm Perry mpmalcolmperry@gmail.com Camping available for $5 per night, hot showers available
Friday 10th & Saturday 11th February 2023 7pm & 9am Benchrest School 101 Tauriko Club Rooms & TECT Park 300m range Ian Owen and Baden Prentice 027 490 8613 View Flyer here.
Sunday, 12 February 2023 11am Benchrest 2 x 50n International Targets Murchison Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Sunday, 12th February 2023 8.30am Peeking Wallaby Match Tect Park Range, Whataroa Rd, Tauranga Baden Prentice baden.prentice@gmail.com
Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th February 2023 NZDA Sporting Rifle Nationals North Auckland Range Paul Carmine paulcarmine2000@gmail.com
Sunday, 19 February 2023 - Saturday, 25 February 2023 TSNZ Nationals McLeans Island, Christchurch Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Sunday, 26 February 2023 9am NZDA Wilkinson Postal Shoot Invecargill Rifle Range (Cobbe Road off Stead Street, Otara) Thomas Mead tbmead@xtra.co.nz
Friday, 3 March 2023 - Monday, 6 March 2023 10am NZDA Scoped Rifle Nationals Tokoroa Shooting Sports Complex, 205 Newell Road, Tokoroa Malcolm Perry mpmalcolmperry@gmail.com Range open at 9am each day. Camping available for $5 per night, hot showers available
Sunday, 12 March 2023 1pm Benchrest 5 x 100yd group targets Nelson Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Saturday, 18 March 2023 - Sunday, 19 March 2023 TSNZ South Island Outdoor Champs McLeans Island, Christchurch Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Friday, 7 April 2023 - Monday, 10 April 2023

NZDA Benchrest Nationals

Fri 7 April - Sun 9 April Centre Champs
Mon 10 April Rimfire Champs (3 International targets)

Nelson Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Sunday, 16 April 2023 1pm Benchrest 5 x 100m hunter targets Nelson Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Sunday, 7 May 2023 1pm Benchrest 2 x International Targets Nelson Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Sunday, 7th May 2023 8.30am Peeking Wallaby Match Tect Park Range, Whataroa Rd, Tauranga Baden Prentice baden.prentice@gmail.com
Saturday, 3rd - Monday 5th June 2023 Zuppa Shoot - Benchrest Centerfire Nelson Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Friday, 14 July 2023 - Sunday, 16 July 2023 Matariki Rimfire Challenge Nelson Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Sunday, 6th August 2023 8.30am Peeking Wallaby Match Tect Park Range, Whataroa Rd, Tauranga Baden Prentice baden.prentice@gmail.com
Saturday 2nd & Sunday 3rd September 2023 NZDA Sporting Rifle North Island Champs Paul Carmine paulcarmine2000@gmail.com
Saturday 21st - Monday 23rd October 2023 NZDA South Island Benchrest Nationals Nelson Graeme Smith lvhvbr@gmail.com
Sunday, 5th November 2023 8.30am Peeking Wallaby Match Tect Park Range, Whataroa Rd, Tauranga Baden Prentice baden.prentice@gmail.com

 

NZDA Competition Shooting: All You Need To Know

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Branch vs National Level

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FAQ

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More details on how to purchase official NZDA targets coming soon.

Do you or your branch need more help?

Paul Carmine, North Island Rep. (creator of the NZDA NSRS event, with over 30 NZDA national shooting titles and commonwealth games gold and bronze medals) is available to come to your branch and instruct your range officers on running a shoot at your range.

Paul also coaches hunters in shooting styles and also those interested in improving their shooting skills for hunting.

With the acquired knowledge of technique, practicing dry firing in the various positions and disciplines will improve your skill level.

Put your target shooting skills to practice by going out and bagging more deer!

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