r/canadaguns • u/kaymakenjoyer_ • May 12 '26

News / Politics / Activism New Shooting Range in Mississauga

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Pleasantly shocked by this but very happy as a Mississauga resident. Anyone been here yet? My buddy went and had a great time but wanted to see if anyone else has any thoughts

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u/dsac May 12 '26

my PAL course instructor was hyping it up

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u/Ambitious_Joke6146 May 12 '26

From Toronto, Ontario as a base of living, all outdoor ranges are pretty far.

I think silverdale is about 2 hours away.

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u/sonichanxiao May 12 '26

Sharon is about 40min driving

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u/conanap May 12 '26

Sharon also requires you to own or rent a share though

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u/sonichanxiao May 12 '26

That's the price for a closer distance premium outdoor range.

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u/conanap May 12 '26

Fair enough. Is a great range.

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u/Ambitious_Joke6146 May 12 '26

Would you mind elaborating?

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u/Hot_Cheesecake_905 May 12 '26 edited May 12 '26

Sharon is a non-profit club owned by its members. To join, you must either purchase a share or rent one from an existing member.

Purchasing a share costs at least $12,000, while rental shares are approximately $700 per year. In addition to these costs, there is an annual club fee of about $700 which include CSSA insurance.

Renting a share, comes out to $120 a month ($700 rental + $700 club fees).

It's currently renewal season at Sharon, so it's pretty easy to get a rental share right now (until July).

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u/Ambitious_Joke6146 May 12 '26

Okay that’s not too bad to rent one then, if one was to go shooting regularly.

I don’t have a car as of yet & Bill C-21 screw many of us up so I don’t really have much to play with at the range.

In due time I plan to snag some rifles etc so, I’ll keep Sharon in mind ! Thanks for the reply bud

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u/NocturnalOS May 12 '26

Hour and fifteen from Mississauga on a good day. Outdoor ranges are just better though. Maybe if I had a handgun it would be worth it.

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u/Ambitious_Joke6146 May 12 '26

Yeah I agree they’re better, just distance & (current) gas prices take a toll. Plus they usually have good sniping ranges 50+ yards.

I was thinking of getting a membership for one of them, but it’s tedious from what I’ve heard. Can only get it if a current member accepts you… and idk anybody 😂

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u/NocturnalOS May 12 '26

For majority gun clubs yes it’s incredibly difficult to get in, long wait list and you need to know somebody who’s already a member. Silverdale has open registration but you have to apply between January and March of the new year. Silverdale has some pretty arbitrary rules but there’s also a lot of idiots that somehow got their PAL so I understand the abundance of caution. Nothing beats shooting trap or on 100+ yard ranges in the fresh air.

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u/Ambitious_Joke6146 May 12 '26

I’ve never shot trap before. Only really been to Target sports out in Gormley a bunch of times.

I’d probably apply to Silverdale some time in the future, or Sharon as another Redditor was telling me about in this thread.

It’s just a waiting game for me, personally. Money & the means to travel to & fro !

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u/NocturnalOS May 12 '26

If you have a shotgun, I can’t recommend it more. You can always book a supervised shoot to give it a try. In the fall they usually provide a hunter sight in deal on the 50 yard range for non members. It’s a really good price I wanna say $20 i can’t confirm that though. You only get access to the 50 yard range. I first did that before I made a decision on membership.

I’m a member and I pay annually but to be honest in the last couple years I’ve only been able to go a few times because I’ve been so busy with work and other aspects of life. I still get my membership to support the range because I know after the handgun freeze and the bans a lot of people cancelled their memberships.

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u/Ambitious_Joke6146 May 12 '26

Yeah I got a 12G with a 24” barrel, I’m sure that’ll suffice for some skeet.

In due time I’ll check it out ‘

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u/mwmwmwmwmmdw May 13 '26

Outdoor ranges are just better though.

i thought the same until we had the winter from hell here this year and a very cold and rainey slow start to spring. aside from all the range shit needed to pack i wouldent want to also have to "armor up" with all the heavy winter gear anytime i want to shoot between december to april.

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u/dsac May 12 '26

yeah, that's definitely one of the downsides to living in toronto - the urban sprawl

feels like there's an opportunity in some of these industrial areas near pearson or lakeshore to be converted to bigass indoor ranges, but i know little about the logistics of what that would entail

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u/UnraoSandhu May 12 '26

Did you do your PAL at RangeArts?

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u/dsac May 12 '26

Yup

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u/UnraoSandhu May 13 '26

haha I'm the store manager there, Jamesan is very passionate about that range!

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u/AndyTheWoman May 14 '26

Range Arts?