BullfrogKen
Moderator Emeritus
Public ranges? I haven't stepped foot on a public range in over a decade.
And I'm in agreement with Sam on this one. I used to feel that way, too Joe. But gun clubs are about a whole lot more than a piece of ground to shoot on. I'm a much better shooter than I was back before I came to PA and sought out membership in a gun club. I've belonged to 7 or 8 over the years now, but WSSA is my home. If I had stayed a lone wolf, I'd have missed out on so much. There's simply no comparison of my skills then to what they are now.
Sam said he's 10 times better. I'll describe it as the difference between the ability to read and illiteracy.
These clubs are where you'll find your Hunter's Education and other shooting classes. It's where you find people to get organized and oppose legislation. It's where you find organized competition. Jamie Gray would not have won Olympic Gold this summer if it weren't for Palmyra Sportsmen's Association and their world-class Junior program just across the river here from us.
But the community in these clubs is where it's at. Last month we buried a member of Sights, the local IDPA crew. I've attended several funerals for the friends I've made here at the club over the years. We've had Christmas parties at the club, and Christmas galas at hotels. The guys go on motorcycle rides, and we're all genuine friends outside shooting.
But we wouldn't have met each other outside the club. And right now, it feels real damn good to have the fellowship of each other for support.
BBQJOE said:I've never had the desire to pay money to go shooting somewhere where there's any number of people I don't know in possession of, and firing guns.
And I'm in agreement with Sam on this one. I used to feel that way, too Joe. But gun clubs are about a whole lot more than a piece of ground to shoot on. I'm a much better shooter than I was back before I came to PA and sought out membership in a gun club. I've belonged to 7 or 8 over the years now, but WSSA is my home. If I had stayed a lone wolf, I'd have missed out on so much. There's simply no comparison of my skills then to what they are now.
Sam said he's 10 times better. I'll describe it as the difference between the ability to read and illiteracy.
These clubs are where you'll find your Hunter's Education and other shooting classes. It's where you find people to get organized and oppose legislation. It's where you find organized competition. Jamie Gray would not have won Olympic Gold this summer if it weren't for Palmyra Sportsmen's Association and their world-class Junior program just across the river here from us.
But the community in these clubs is where it's at. Last month we buried a member of Sights, the local IDPA crew. I've attended several funerals for the friends I've made here at the club over the years. We've had Christmas parties at the club, and Christmas galas at hotels. The guys go on motorcycle rides, and we're all genuine friends outside shooting.
But we wouldn't have met each other outside the club. And right now, it feels real damn good to have the fellowship of each other for support.