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Petone Rifle Club Inc.

Messines Avenue, Trentham,
Heretaunga 5018
New Zealand
Phone 04 528 9131

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Tour of our Club

Petone Club House
On the range 1
On the range 3
Competition trophies
On the range 4
Club chronograph in use
NRANZ president and 1st Lady relaxing after a winning Teams Match at Cheltenham

What does fullbore mean?

'Fullbore' basically means a larger calibre, or bullet size. "Fullbore" is usually taken to mean calibres over .30" - but of course some calibres are measured in mm rather in inches!

At our shooting club we usually shoot .308" (known as '308'),  and 7.62mm (known as '762')

Smallbore target rifle is usually .22 calibre which is often shot indoors but can be shot outdoors as well.

Another difference is that most smallbore cartidges are 'rimfire' (the firing pin strikes the outside edge of the cartridge)  whilst fullbore is always 'centre fire' - the primer is located in the center of the cartridge case head and is usually replaceable so the cartridge can be reloaded and used again.

Latest News

Petone mustered sufficient members to slightly overfill an eleven seater van (a rental) to attend the 2012 Nelson champs held on the...

Petone Rifle Club played host to the Australasian Police and Emergency Services Games over two days 6 and 7 March 2012.  A number...

Petone Rifle Club team of Earl Graham, Ray Vine, Rex Hill and AndrĂ© Doyle, coached by Anita Benbrook shot well today in  light...

WRA had a good turnout for the ditch dig today, Eric, André and Anita plus members from the other three clubs all helped dig out the mud...

 Petone Rifle Club Shoots Taranaki Champs Feb 2012

Five members of Petone Rifle Club...

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