Your thoughts on gun clubs?

Rhandhali said:

I belonged to a gun club in Kentucky and it was fantastic. Free food at monthly meetings, a place to camp, every kind of range imaginable and steep discounts on events held there. For example, $2.00 for a round of trap/skeet or $5.00 match fees for IDPA/USPSA. They even had a dedicated black powder range where I basically taught myself how to shoot. Club members could hunt, fish, camp and 4-wheel on the land too. They had a juniors division too which put on outdoor type events for kids as well as a dedicated air gun range.

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mike308 said:

A gun club like any other club is only as good as its membership. But in todays climate 1-2 people cannot build a range on their own unless they are multi millionaires. The need for numbers is necessary.

But on the whole a gun club affords the opportunity to meet new people learn new tricks to the sport and have meaningful competition.

If you join a club be active. Don't be one of those that shows up for the match or free feed. Help run things, build things, and do your part to help out. Most excuses are I don't have the time. If you don't why join? If you really don't have the time donate what time you have. Do a target repair workday. Anything that keeps the place going.

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Isaac-1 said:

I am debating joining a gun club, mostly for the chance to be around other shooters, get to know people, etc. not so much for the range access as I have access to a few hundred acres of family land where I can shoot anytime I want without having to worry about idiots around, etc. I just don't know if the cost of membership is worth it (there are a handful of clubs within about 50-80 miles of where I live, so I am not asking about any particular one), it seems membership dues, etc. run between $100-$250 per year with variations on family , individual membership, guests allowed, etc. Any thoughts or words of advice?

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