mgunner
.45 acp
I did a search for gun clubs on this site and I was surprised that there wasn't a forum for it. So, I set up this survey just to see if there's any interest.
Gun Club Forum? Survey
- Thread starter mgunner
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What do you mean when you say Gun club?
Think he means clubs that have ranges. Up this way there are a lot of fish and game clubs and sportsman clubs that are nothing more than organizations with ranges.
Clubs in America are dying because the cannot attract new members at the rate the older ones are dying off.
MuttCat
.223 Rem
No harm, see where it goes. My big beef is club meetings at night, websites and club info that is not maintained. Hell, my town can't keep its stuff current.
It would be nice to have a place where members can trade info on their respective clubs. Me, I can't do meetings at night, and hence I can't really participate as much as I might.
No charge for my two cents....
It would be nice to have a place where members can trade info on their respective clubs. Me, I can't do meetings at night, and hence I can't really participate as much as I might.
No charge for my two cents....
TMC
.40 S&W
My club had 3 changes of president in 4 months and not a peep ,email or update on the web sight about what was going on. I kept saying it was rumor until I finaly called the VP about the second change and expressed being pissed about the choice and members not having a vote. 2 months after that the web site updated . 7 months later still no information on what the hell was going on. If your going to have a club follow procedures and keep members updated ,it keeps us informed and want to be involved.
Everything is done by volunteers. Only one member has the expertise in my club. Therefore not much is on it since he is maxxed out on lots of stuff for the club. That's true if most clubs I suspect.
mgunner
.45 acp
Something that has a little of everything for those that are interested in firearms. Land to hunt on, outdoor ranges for rifle, skeet. Maybe a place where you can stay over a weekend for events etc.
My father belonged to a club called the Flushing Rod and Gun Club in the 80's and 90's. It was located in Hillsdale off of Nobletown Rd. It was owned by a number of partners. Eventually one of the partners bought the others out and the "club house" was turned into a house. I remember going up there for events and we would stay with about 20 guys in the clubhouse during events or hunting. Had bunkbeds, we ate together etc. It was just nice to see the same faces, share stories, etc. I don't know if clubs like that exist anymore.
It seems from the comments that it may not be as popular as it once was? However, I'm sure some clubs do exist. If they do, I just thought it would be a good idea to have a forum here so anyone that may be interested in joining some type of gun club would have a convenient way to find out more about them.
Carlos Hathcock
.450/400 Nitro Ex
This. We have over 500 members and those who bitch the most do the least. They want cheap dues but dont want to pay anyone for services.
mgunner
.45 acp
These stories about clubs and finding reliable volunteers to run them reminds me of what my father told me about the Boy Scouts. He started a troop in the 80s and had the same problem. I didn't know about it until I was talking to my dad recently. As a kid I didn't know what was going on behind the scenes.
Many parents wouldn't get involved with their own kids. My dad said the parents would drop them off and never volunteer for anything. When my dad would go to the parents to ask that they help with transportation for camping trips and other events, they always had an excuse. The same 4 or 5 fathers would be there to help out, but the rest of the parents were never around.
Many parents wouldn't get involved with their own kids. My dad said the parents would drop them off and never volunteer for anything. When my dad would go to the parents to ask that they help with transportation for camping trips and other events, they always had an excuse. The same 4 or 5 fathers would be there to help out, but the rest of the parents were never around.
We do have a Ranges, Training & Competition forum section. We'd generally expect to see such things there. Other aspects might fit into the Hunting related section I suppose.
As we typically say when forum sections are suggested for very specific things, we've found, over quite a few years of staffing/running other forums, that sub-dividing every little thing into separate sections just makes for a lot of barely used little sections and potentially keeps users from seeing broader content . If we had few thousand more members then we might think about sub-dividing very specific things further, but it's probably not in the cards at the moment.
Still, we appreciate suggestions and I'd never want to discourage people making them. If enough people really wanted it, we'd give it a shot.
As we typically say when forum sections are suggested for very specific things, we've found, over quite a few years of staffing/running other forums, that sub-dividing every little thing into separate sections just makes for a lot of barely used little sections and potentially keeps users from seeing broader content . If we had few thousand more members then we might think about sub-dividing very specific things further, but it's probably not in the cards at the moment.
Still, we appreciate suggestions and I'd never want to discourage people making them. If enough people really wanted it, we'd give it a shot.
mgunner
.45 acp
Ok Hex, I'll take a look at the Ranges, Training & Competition section. Thanks for the feedback.
Cleck
.308 Win
It reminds me of my neighborhood association (no, no the kind w/ the crazy rules and dues). Neighbors came together to form a group to keep informed about crime in the area (primarily) and to be better connected as neighbors. Started in 2016, and once we got started and organized, everyone kept crying but not helping. That's just how people are nowadays. The ones who actually want change will step up and help. Everyone else is just a squawk gallery
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
That was me back in the late 90’s when my son was going through scouts. I ran the entire pack until he graduated. When he finished , so did I.Except for a couple of dedicated fathers and two mom’s Very few other parents volunteered to help out.
I guess some things never change. We went through that exact same thing back in the early 80's when our Sons were involved in Scouting. I was an Asst Scout Master, and Mrs. MO was the Treasurer. We had another Fella who was the Scout Master, and that was it. Whenever we took the Boys camping, it was always the SM, and me, and if we were really lucky an additional Dad. It took quite a bit of work to keep things going, and as soon as my Sons were done, so were we.
I've seen the same EXACT thing at my gun club up there, we have about 1,000 members, BUT you can't get the new young members to get involved with anything. They are 'too busy' to come out for work parties, and 'too busy' to come out to the club fundraisers, or events. They can't be 'bothered' to come to the monthly meetings, then they will bitch if there is any mention of a dues increase. If clubs do not have enough volunteers from the membership, then dues do have to go up to pay for the different things that members normally do to keep the club maintained. If people do not support the club fundraisers, or events, then the funds that should be getting raised from them will have to come from somewhere. Clubs have expenses, especially if you have a club house, etc. There are insurance requirements, taxes, utilities, upkeep/maintenance, etc.
Yet, you get the same 10 or so 'Old Members' who always seem to come out and get the work done. Those members are not getting any younger, and the young members don't seem to understand this. I believe this will lead to the demise of many gun clubs in the not too distant future.
S&W Fan
.450/400 Nitro Ex
^^^Sad , but true^^^^