Because of all the above, the Club wants to protect
its present members and maintain some minimal conditions for them,
so it doesn't become like that PoCo sh!thole.
Hmm lets talk about that sh!thole
At poco they dont shut down the rifle range to do trap, they dont shut down any ranges to do archery and you can do archery any time that they are open.
they dont turn away new members, they do trap every other weekend some times 2 weekends in a row. theres 1 public range out to 200m , theres 4 pistol ranges that you can use once you have your range user card.
range 7 has heaters running the entire shooting line on the rifle range for those cold days/nights. there open some nights for public, and theres other nights for members / guests.
theres over 40 targets on the archery trails
membership is only 140 for the year.
they do pistol matches and ipsc matches, PPC shoots. pumpkin shoots and much more.
you can check them out at
www.pcdhfc.com and if you want to see the range and shoot while your there the day card is $20
I shoot there all the time, i enjoy the club
I also go and shoot at thompson, i shoot ipsc matches there often. good club, good people, just a little hilly but that what a car is for.
DVC indoor range is fun and warm. and just down the hill from pcdhfc. and not far from TSMA.
i dont see why people have to say bad sh!t about other clubs, were all here to shoot and have fun.
Its not High school any more ..
^^^^^^^^
Impressive....
So, I understand that you are happy there
with all of their facilities, rules, etc.
Then, I think you shouldn't worry about how PoCo is considered by others,
as long as you like it, right?
And you shouldn't worry about how bad Ridgedale is
(since you already have a club where you are happy).
BUT:
I don't remember anybody saying that
they want to leave Ridgedale (or ANY other range) for PoCo.
However, I heard more and more people complaining about PoCo,
and they described it exactly like that:
sh!thole
(and maybe other similar words).
...a gazillion ranges... wow...
but: you need special range cards. I thought so...
Heaters? ... wow... great...
At 20 bux for a visitor
for three hours I think
they had to provide somepin
(beside the RO's attitude and the idiotic rules, that is).
Or who knows, maybe the heaters are
so they can accomodate the type of people PoCo catters to
LMFAO
"only $140" - cool.
Ridgedale membership is less than that
(but yeah, it doesn't have heaters).
But again, don't worry about what others say about your range,
as long as you like it in there. To each, his own.
As for me, I maintain my previous opinion about PoCo.
PS From what I understand, in 4 (or 5) years PoCo will be gone, right?
That's too bad - all those people left without a place to shoot
Can you imagine how many clubs will cap their membership then?
I bet many will do it even before (in anticipation).
Not to mention that very few ranges will be able to
provide the same facilities these peple are used to (heaters, etc.).
edit to add: oh, yeah, Silvester Road and
the gravel pits don't have heaters
(I feel so sorry for the PoCo people).
it has a specific purpose as does her elegant o/u sister.
