Frustrated with Gun Club Experience

eaglesnester said:
There is a reason for 1 round at a time in the chamber. Serious shooters will after shooting a round, will lay their rifle down with the bolt or the action open, weapon cleared, and look through their spotting scope to see how the last round fired printed. Loading a new round and getting repositioned and locked into your rifle again uses up time. This time will also allow your barrel to cool thereby allowing a serious shooter a better group. Heating up your barrel is never ever a good idea, It ruins the throat of your rifle. Those that want to load more than 1 round at a time and shoot until the magazine is empty can be a real safety hazard when cease fire is called or with many different individuals on the firing line with many different levels of experience in handling firearms. This is because we are all human, and we all occasionally forget when distracted. U can forget how many rounds you have loaded, expended, and have left in your weapon when cease fire is called by the RO. This can be deadly to the shooter and others around him. Case in point. A bolt action Remington 700 bolt action can discharge by itself (Remington Moment) because of a malfunctioning trigger design. I would hate to be down range changing targets and get shot in the back because someone left a round up the spout and the rifle got slightly bumped by someone walking by the shooting mat or table and a Remington Moment happened.
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Thx for the laugh, but not everyone at a range aspires to being a "serious shooter" at all and even those that do may not agree with your definition and what is required. And while I appreciate your concern for me heating up my barrel at the end of the day it is MY concern. As for your safety concerns there are ways to ensure safety without the 1 round rule. In short, please don't tell me your way is the only way I can enjoy my sport.
 
I moved from AB to BC about a year ago and joined Thomson Mountain and never looked back. I don't mind being outdoors in the winter and the folks are second to none. The range wardens are a very good bunch of people and helpful. I brought a spam can of 7.62 x 25 without any way of opening it and they cracked open a while connex box of tools for me to use.

It is a but expensive to bring friends as a day pass is $30. Other than that I think it is a great place to enjoy the sport.
 
RojamB21 said:
very close>>>>>>>> almost every one knows this guy from miles and miles away but don't name him______please. It's not the place for hatred .
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Wow!!!!......this thread is still kicking?......I will keep it going as well then. Since last posting in 2009 I've moved to another club further south. Guess who's here?!! YES....that guy!!
We shall call him the man with the short thumbs....lol.
 
Yes this thread is still going. In my case because I typed into Google "langley gun ranges" as I was looking for information on a new Langley gun range that I've heard about but isn't yet open. If srv2miker was still looking for a local club I would suggest Mission (not Abbotsford) as its full of good people and the facilities cover most of the disciplines. Yes its a little further than just local but we have skeet, trap, archery, rifle and cowboy and pistol ranges. No one is going to hold your hand out there (we're not accustomed to royalty either) but we're a pretty inclusive bunch.

My only negative experience with Mission is how stupidly slow they can be in getting membership renewals back to you. Even if your renewal has been received and processed at the club but they haven't sent you (by snail mail only) your renewal documents, including year sticker for your membership card, they wont let you on the ranges. Archaic i know, that's just the way they are.
 
Really. So you met ol' stink eye at the LRGC?!
I have been incited to rebut your slam on my club, LRGC.
Regardless that this was the first club you examined, adminstrators and the like hear SO much of the same idiotic rhetoric and experienceless know it alls that sometimes they can be short.
Maybe it's YOU friend.(or not, just everything has at least 2 sides) I know many people that are employed there and have a great many more members whom I'm good friends with.
So, maybe the gentalman who ruffled yer feathers was having a bad day. I'm sure if you write a letter stating this issue, you will be hopefully apeised.
It also seems LRGC fulfills every one of your senceable prerequisites. Go talk to grumpy and work it out , I'd love to share
Some range time with ya!
Sincerely, Kelly Crane
 
I am wondering if the OP is still around and shooting?
I find that LML gun clubs are committing collective suicide.
There isn't one, that's doing a good job of attracting new members, keeping them interested.
Half of them are in danger of being shut down due to noise complaints and the other ones seem to be retirement clubs.
 
adriaticum said:
I am wondering if the OP is still around and shooting?
I find that LML gun clubs are committing collective suicide.
There isn't one, that's doing a good job of attracting new members, keeping them interested.
Half of them are in danger of being shut down due to noise complaints and the other ones seem to be retirement clubs.
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srv2miker said:
I see this old post of mine was dug up from the grave, so I thought I would update everyone. Based on the advice I received here, I became a member at the abbotsford rod & gun club, and I have nothing but great things to say about it. Every board member and volunteer has been great to deal with, and they seem very supportive of the sport and its many facets. They've now capped membership at 1000, and I feel very lucky to have received my membership when I did.
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Join a firearms organization and voice your displeasure and they can bring it to light. Secondly stay strong and get some tough skin because you will need it. We need new blood and it is disgusting how they treated you if they indeed had done so. Keep looking for a club because once you are in there will be no need to converse with these morons. Also not all clubs are like that.
 
To be honest it's not far off from what I've experienced here in the Ottawa area. I also found it odd that a sport dying for new blood is like this, but a lot of it is the fault of the cfo and our laws in general, running a range must be a nightmare.
 
Sqr said:
Join a firearms organization and voice your displeasure and they can bring it to light. Secondly stay strong and get some tough skin because you will need it. We need new blood and it is disgusting how they treated you if they indeed had done so. Keep looking for a club because once you are in there will be no need to converse with these morons. Also not all clubs are like that.
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Op asked the question seven years ago. FYI.
 
Not at all. Our club the Listowel Rifle and Revolver club is one of the best. Always welcome new members but their are always the negative ones in any club. We have members from afar and enjoy the best ranges around the area. You just need to meet the right folks
 
rudy200 said:
Not at all. Our club the Listowel Rifle and Revolver club is one of the best. Always welcome new members but their are always the negative ones in any club. We have members from afar and enjoy the best ranges around the area. You just need to meet the right folks
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Two. Thousand. And. NINE!

Oy.
 
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