Last August I started a thread here about the Montreal Skeet Club. At the time I said that an entry fee of $50, plus $16 per round, plus the shells was a steep price to pay for someone wishing to visit this club.
Well, I was in Montreal last week so my brother-in-law and I went for a visit on April 3, and I want to update my post and correct a couple of things.
First, the cost of a visit really is $50 per person and I still find that steep. I was told that the club had just over 200 members (membership is $500 per year) so I guess somebody has to pay for the upkeep.
Second, the cost of a round is actually $13 not $16, but contrary to my initial statement this includes a box of shells. I must have misunderstood the person I spoke with on the phone back when I inquired about a visit. They will bring down the cost of a round to $6 if you wish to use your own shells. However, the gentleman at the counter said the club would prefer everyone use the shells they supply but he didn't make a fuss when I said I would use my own (since I brought them all the way there to begin with). The shells they provide are Challenger Light target loads, and I was told that Challenger Ammunition owns the club.
The facilities themselves are pretty decent: Sporting, Five Stand, Skeet and Trap. We shot 10 rounds each of trap and skeet. The members were friendly, but that’s the same in most clubs I’ve been to, and I made a couple of new friends. The club house was very nice and is licensed so we were able to enjoy a couple of cold beers before heading home $300 poorer
Would I go back? Probably, but I would still be unhappy having to pay the $50, maybe at some point Challenger will reduce this amount.
Next time I visit, July or August, we'll try to get to Valleyfield and La Roue du Roy, I hear they're pretty good clubs as well.
Thanks for the soapbox.
Well, I was in Montreal last week so my brother-in-law and I went for a visit on April 3, and I want to update my post and correct a couple of things.
First, the cost of a visit really is $50 per person and I still find that steep. I was told that the club had just over 200 members (membership is $500 per year) so I guess somebody has to pay for the upkeep.
Second, the cost of a round is actually $13 not $16, but contrary to my initial statement this includes a box of shells. I must have misunderstood the person I spoke with on the phone back when I inquired about a visit. They will bring down the cost of a round to $6 if you wish to use your own shells. However, the gentleman at the counter said the club would prefer everyone use the shells they supply but he didn't make a fuss when I said I would use my own (since I brought them all the way there to begin with). The shells they provide are Challenger Light target loads, and I was told that Challenger Ammunition owns the club.
The facilities themselves are pretty decent: Sporting, Five Stand, Skeet and Trap. We shot 10 rounds each of trap and skeet. The members were friendly, but that’s the same in most clubs I’ve been to, and I made a couple of new friends. The club house was very nice and is licensed so we were able to enjoy a couple of cold beers before heading home $300 poorer
Would I go back? Probably, but I would still be unhappy having to pay the $50, maybe at some point Challenger will reduce this amount.
Next time I visit, July or August, we'll try to get to Valleyfield and La Roue du Roy, I hear they're pretty good clubs as well.
Thanks for the soapbox.
