Club Information

The Sporting Shooter's Assoc. of Australia (Vic) Inc 
  Bendigo Branch
P.O. Box 1098 Bendigo Vic 3552

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The Bendigo Branch of the SSAA offers a wide range of services to all of its members, including discounted use of the Marong Rifle Range, participation in hunting trips, (weekly fox drives during winter) and the option of taking part in competitive shoots. The Branch runs monthly meetings to keep members up to date on recent news, and to give them the chance to have their say in the future direction of the Branch's activities.

S.A.F.F.E Training Scheme

The Bendigo Branch runs open days for Juniors and Adults interested in trying the shooting sports, but who aren’t yet licensed. Club firearms and ammunition are provided along with coaching and safety training from qualified instructors. As their shooting skills progress, Juniors and Adults have access to club competitions using the loan firearms. The S.A.F.F.E Training Scheme is held on the 2nd Sunday of each Month from 10.00am. at the Marong Rifle Range.

The Marong Rifle Range is open to members and non-members alike, with general shooting on the 1st  and 3rd  Sunday of each month, at 12.00pm., and is always safely controlled by friendly, qualified Range Officers.

The Range offers a covered firing line with 24 benches, all of which are moveable to allow for positional shooting i.e.: standing, sitting etc. Rifles of all types are welcome, from Air rifles to Big Game rifles. Target frames can be placed at 25, 50, 100, 150 or 200mtrs, and Rimfire Metallic Silhouettes stands extend out to 200mtrs. A wide selection of targets is available on site, from fun plinking targets, to specialized competition or sighting in formats.

Shotgun facilities can be set up on any of these days for practice or competition.

Rifles

1) General sighting in and practice with all types of rifles. Assistance  with sighting-in and scope adjustment freely available.

2) Competitions,
- Positional shooting, (standing, kneeling, sitting etc.)
- Benchrest, (precision shooting, with the rifle resting on sandbags and stands)
- Rimfire Metallic Silhouette, (knocking over steel animals with a .22lr rifle)
- Military Rifle, (using standard ex-military rifles, usually open sighted)

3) Safety Instruction/ Qualification
Groups can book the Range as a safe, supervised venue for job-related firearm qualification, or as an excursion for social groups. No licenses are required, and club firearms are available to those without their own rifles, but who would like to enjoy the challenges of target shooting.

Shotgun

1) General practice on clay targets, (both bird-type and rabbit type available)

2) Competitions,
          Various format clay target comps.

Handgun

                        
1) Competitions,
          Handgun Metallic Silhouette

Contact - Lance Phillips - 54 395 881

Black Powder
1) General sighting in and practice with all types of muzzle and breech loading black powder firearms.

Contact - Ron Price - 54 430 235