Looking for a GTA club

maynard said:
Trust me, I know how clubs work. I also know our club gets a lot of new members from people that are walk-on shooters. When I say "walk-on", I mean people that show up on a trap or skeet day. Our outdoor rifle and indoor ranges are not open for walk-on's.
Our club has many members that will drive over an hour and pass 3 other clubs to get to our club. I'll drive over an hour to shoot at 3 different Sporting Clay courses. Why? Because they make you feel welcome when you show up.

So a friend of mine wanted to join a club that is close to where he lives. He asked about bringing some guest to shoot skeet once in a while. He was told no guest allowed, period. Well guess what, he is taking his money to a club an hour away that is more welcoming and will allow guest.

Now I understand that these are not public own gun clubs and the club directors can make their own rules. But let's face facts, if we close the memberships, cap memberships, limit or not allow walk-on's, our sport will die a slow death. If clubs want to keep up their Country Club attitude, your membership will decline as the old members die off.

If I was looking to join a club and they told me that there is a 2 year waiting list (or any waiting list for that matter), I'm taking my money elsewhere.
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Wow. I belong to one of the largest clubs and we are far, very far, from having a 'country club' like atmosphere lol. And we have accepted many, many new members last year...just say'n
 
maynard said:
My club allows for walk-on trap and skeet when those activities are being shot. If someone with zero skeet experience showed up on a Sunday to shoot skeet with a PAL, a shotgun, shells, hearing protection and $8, someone in the club will take them out for a round of skeet. Brief expanation about lead on each station and let the have some safe fun.
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What club is this?
 
twentyeightguagepreferred said:
Wow. I belong to one of the largest clubs and we are far, very far, from having a 'country club' like atmosphere lol. And we have accepted many, many new members last year...just say'n
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I am not saying all clubs but some do have the Country Club feel to them. If I wanted to join a club and there was a 1-2 year waiting list, I'm taking my money down the road.
 
Sure, for skeet, Rondeau Rod and Gun (Blenheim), Cloverleaf (Chatham) Windsor Sportsman (Windsor) Lambton Conservation (Sarnia). If I wanted to drive 1.25 hours there is also the Crumlin Sportsman in London.

For Sporting Clays there is Lambton Sportsman. Lambton Conservation and Twin Creeks all within an hour. And if I wanted to drive over an hour there is Deleware International Skeet that also offers Sporting Clays.

Lots of option if you are willing to drive from my neck of the woods.
 
All pretty far from the GTA, as the OP asked. I've belonged to four clubs at one point, now just three. None were of 'country club' class. However, there is one around that has a $30k entrance fee. Too rich for my blood lol.
 
I understand that the OP is looking for something close to the GTA. However, if you were to take a map and draw a 1 hour drive radius from home you might find a bunch of clubs. Now eliminate the clubs that do not allow guests or walk-ins, your options are very limited.

Where I live, I am pretty lucky to have lots of options within an hours drive for shotgun sports. However I am also a long range shooter and if I want to shoot 1000 yards, I have to drive 4 hours each way.
 
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