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Visit and Join Sydney Pistol Club
Sydney Pistol Club is located at Cape Banks in Sydney,
Australia, adjacent to the suburb of La Perouse, which is approximately 20
minutes drive from the Sydney CBD (along Anzac Pde or
Bunnerong Rd) or 15-30 minutes drive from Sydney's
south and southwestern suburbs (M5 East then
Foreshore Rd past Botany container terminals towards La Perouse). The club is
located in the UBD street directory on map number 297
at grid reference F16. Turn left off Bunnerong Road,
at the Botany Bay National Park. Keep left and drive between the golf ranges of
St Michaels and NSW Golf Club. Follow the bitumen road and after 1km at the end
of the road you will discover the shooting complex on your left opposite the
large carpark. 
The club complex is open between 9am and 3:30pm every Sunday
and between 7:30pm and 9pm every Wednesday (exclusions are major holidays and
long weekends). We welcome visitors to the club during these hours, and ask
that for your safety you ask to speak to the Duty Officer on arrival who can provide you with any necessary safety equipment
(such as eye and ear protection). The Duty Officer can give you a tour around
the Sydney Pistol Club ranges, explaining any matches that may be in progress,
and answering any questions you may have about our sport along the way. 
If you're interested in joining Sydney Pistol Club, you must
visit the Club at least once to speak to the Duty Officer and get the necessary
forms. You will be required to return these forms with 100 points of
identification, provide two (2) written references
from persons that have known you longer than 18 months, and have your signature
on the form witnessed by a Justice of the Peace (JP). You will undergo a
background check carried out by the NSW Police Force / NSW Firearms Registry.
You will be required to provide a cheque/cash for your first years' membership
to Sydney Pistol Club. 
Subject to a successful background check, your application
for membership will be submitted to the Committee of Sydney Pistol Club for
confirmation at a monthly meeting. Once this has been completed, you will be
required to attend a safety training course at the Club. Here you will be
presented with your club Identification Badge. At this course, essential topics
such as range rules, safe firearms handling practices and safe shooting
practices will be covered. Upon successful completion of this course, you may
decide to shoot your first match later that day. 
In the following weeks, new members are encouraged to visit the Club on a regular basis and take part in a diverse range of Club matches to increase your proficiency in the sport, including a new match for Probationary members at 10:30am on the fourth Sunday of each month. Upon completion of 3 Club matches, you will be able to apply for your NSW Firearms License, and once this is attained, you will be able to apply for a Permit to Acquire a firearm. Both of these applications are subject to 28 day waiting periods. With regular attendance, we find that most new members will have received both their NSW Firearms License and a Permit to Acquire approximately 3 months after their safety training course. During this time, the Club has a number of .22 calibre target pistol and .177 calibre air pistols available for use by probationary members.
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