Yeah I only have 2 acres but with a really high creek bank on the edge of my property. Longest shot I can get is 15 yards on my own property but works fine for testing loads and handguns. The 2 old guys behind me aren’t crazy about it (neither is my wife or dogs) but I try to be respectful and do it in the middle of weekday when no one else is around, and keep the sessions short. I’m definitely getting a can in the future.
I had to get an NRA membership when I joined my club, but I did a 1-year basic and then never renewed. That was 8 years ago and my club has never asked again for proof, and most people I shoot with did the same.
So from what I understand, the funds from memberships are NOT used for the political wing bullshit. They are specifically used for the instructor, safety, and membership maintenance stuff so you don’t have to feel too bad about it.
Look... i love to hate the nra. The reality is that, aside from their shitty lobbying, fear mongering, and incredibly unwise use of money, they fund ALOT of local ranges under the stipulation that membership is required.
That instructor thing is truth. I am an RSO and rated for rifle, shotgun, and pistol as an instructor. I do it because the Boy Scouts only accept NRA credentials.
Read up on the difference between the NRA and the NRA-ILA and you may feel less bad about your dues going to the NRA. Also, you can try to change the range rules. I've been asking at my range every chance I get about removing the NRA requirement and apparently I wasn't the only one because it was put to a member vote this past fall. It failed, but the fact that it at least made it to a vote gives me hope.
Look up the style card from 20 years ago, print up one of the "lifetime" ones and say you got it as a kid, beat it up some. If the numbers don't check out just laugh and say "yeah it's old, sometimes that happens".
I bit the bullet and signed up for the shortest NRA membership possible in order to join my local gun club. Since then I have let my NRA membership lapse and continued my club membership with no problems. Gotta say it’s been absolutely worth it in my case.
I bit the bullet and joined the NRA so I could join my local club. Then enough members got together and changed the bylaws so that you have to be a member of one of three orgs.
It might be worth asking if membership in another gun rights/advocacy group would work as well. My range has NRA membership listed on the website but they’re ok with other groups.
They all require it where I live, with the exception of the range in the national forest. It’s a bit of a ride out to the forest, so I paid for a single year of the NRA membership just to get into a closer range. That was three years ago and while I keep up with range dues, I let the NRA subscription die but not before I used their (admittedly well made) sticker for target practice.
I bought a Taurus pt111 a few years back and it came with a free NRA membership. Maybe if you want a Taurus like a Gx4 or something you might get lucky. I don’t know if Taurus and the NRA are still doing that offer.
That really sucks I’ve never heard of a gun range that requires a membership to the NRA. At least here. The gun club my husband and I go to definitely doesn’t require it and I agree with you I would never join that corrupt conservative lobby anyway.
Generally going to a range is funding the NRA unfortunately. I believe they are the largest supplier of liability insurance for ranges via NRA Range Services.
How do you expect the NRA to change without being a member? Used to be NRA membership wasn't synonymous with "right wing." Only way to get back there is for more left leaning people to join.
I’ve run into this and it’s annoying if there aren’t any other equivalent ranges nearby that don’t require it. What’s beyond annoying is the literature and mail you’ll never stop getting. Fuck I still get it occasionally and I’ve moved twice and haven’t been a member at the range that requires it for a few years.
... and that is weird. I belong to an old school gun club and they absolutely detest the NRA. They said at the last meeting the NRA wants to give clubs money and then tell them how to operate... nobody tells these old timers what to do.
Two options: join up and try to reclaim the organization (good luck) or use your own land to lawfully and safely build your own range. It could be an oasis from the right-dominated environment of other ranges. That would be super cool. I would do just that (I’m on 5 acres too) but the city we are on the edge of recently passed an ordinance banning shooting outside of ranges. If people aren’t doing it safely (a lot of people weren’t) it shouldn’t be happening.
Kind’ve unrelated, but DT Jr. visited the range a couple miles from my house here in Michigan during the 2016 election campaign. My wife and I laughed. I don’t think DT Jr. has ever shot a gun that wasn’t handed to him just before a flock of ducks were let out of nearby confinement. I might be off base, but he’s a total fraud nonetheless.
The practical side of the NRA is absolutely necessary and worthy of your money. It is fully separate from the political wing, and in many places (like yours!) the NRA is the sole provider of safe range spaces and quality training.
I despise the NRA for a whole list of reasons, not the least of which is that Wayne LaPierre lines his pockets with dues. And the NRA's lawyers get paid from the dues to defend the NRA for allowing Wayne LaPierre to steal member's dues. They've declared bankruptcy over this. They tried to move their headquarters to Texas to get away from New York law over this. This is just one reason to avoid the NRA.
There are some ranges where anyone can walk up and shoot, but you pay through the nose. If you want reasonable rates you have to be a member of the club, and that requires NRA membership.
Indoor ranges usually don't require membership, but are sorta ridiculously expensive. So I only go to sight in my rifles before deer season, before I start on coyotes, and might go once if i get a wild hair up my ass to shoot and it's raining or something. Sometimes i'll go handgun shooting with a friend that owns a Desert Eagle because they're fun as fuck when you aren't paying for .50 action express in today's market.
Are you really this stupid? You tell the to go bugger off. If they persist you sue the hell out of them. Or simply cuck shame them to be beholden to a Political Organization.
5 acres? Shovel a little berm into place and start shooting
This right here. Buy some dirt or get some for free on Craigslist and make your own berm and put up some ar steel targets. Fuck the nra
Yeah I only have 2 acres but with a really high creek bank on the edge of my property. Longest shot I can get is 15 yards on my own property but works fine for testing loads and handguns. The 2 old guys behind me aren’t crazy about it (neither is my wife or dogs) but I try to be respectful and do it in the middle of weekday when no one else is around, and keep the sessions short. I’m definitely getting a can in the future.
If/when this happens to me, I plan to take the amount I’m forced to donate to the NRA and then donate triple that amount to the DNC.
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I had to get an NRA membership when I joined my club, but I did a 1-year basic and then never renewed. That was 8 years ago and my club has never asked again for proof, and most people I shoot with did the same.
This is good to know. To join my local shooting club I have to have NRA membership
A lot of older clubs have nra requirements as carry overs from before the proliferation of gun safety and training. Others are just fudds
So from what I understand, the funds from memberships are NOT used for the political wing bullshit. They are specifically used for the instructor, safety, and membership maintenance stuff so you don’t have to feel too bad about it.
Yea this right here.
NRA membership also includes an insurance; this is often the key to why ranges require it.
Somehow I have trouble believing all funds don't somehow trickle into Wayne's wardrobe
NRA dues line Wayne LaPierre's pockets and defend the NRA against lawsuits over his theft.
Not sure that I trust the organization that is funneling dark money to politicians to be honest about what they use their membership fees for.
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THIS IS NOT TRUE
Look... i love to hate the nra. The reality is that, aside from their shitty lobbying, fear mongering, and incredibly unwise use of money, they fund ALOT of local ranges under the stipulation that membership is required.
That instructor thing is truth. I am an RSO and rated for rifle, shotgun, and pistol as an instructor. I do it because the Boy Scouts only accept NRA credentials.
Check National Forest areas near you. I have two ranges is western Virginia where I go.
This. A lot of WMR’s and some private timberlands have rudimentary ranges with a hillside or large berm as a back stop.
This is the sort of answer I was hoping for! Thanks, I'll look into it.
I know exactly which two you are mentioning as a Harrisonburg resident. Problem is that they are closed for a good chunk of the year.
This subject comes up so often it should be stickied. Admittedly the NRA is not popular on this sub. But facts are facts.
All the ranges near you can suck it.
Pretty easy to make a fake NRA membership card. Fuck the NRA.
Read up on the difference between the NRA and the NRA-ILA and you may feel less bad about your dues going to the NRA. Also, you can try to change the range rules. I've been asking at my range every chance I get about removing the NRA requirement and apparently I wasn't the only one because it was put to a member vote this past fall. It failed, but the fact that it at least made it to a vote gives me hope.
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Exactly. Why go to the range?
Look up the style card from 20 years ago, print up one of the "lifetime" ones and say you got it as a kid, beat it up some. If the numbers don't check out just laugh and say "yeah it's old, sometimes that happens".
That's fuckin weak
Start your own range requiring SRA membership, i guess?
I bit the bullet and signed up for the shortest NRA membership possible in order to join my local gun club. Since then I have let my NRA membership lapse and continued my club membership with no problems. Gotta say it’s been absolutely worth it in my case.
I bit the bullet and joined the NRA so I could join my local club. Then enough members got together and changed the bylaws so that you have to be a member of one of three orgs.
If local laws allow it just build your own. Run whatever drills you want, have friends over, never deal with fuds or anything of the sort.
It might be worth asking if membership in another gun rights/advocacy group would work as well. My range has NRA membership listed on the website but they’re ok with other groups.
Would you recommend a different, reputable group? Thank you.
Fuck the NRA. Tell them that.
They all require it where I live, with the exception of the range in the national forest. It’s a bit of a ride out to the forest, so I paid for a single year of the NRA membership just to get into a closer range. That was three years ago and while I keep up with range dues, I let the NRA subscription die but not before I used their (admittedly well made) sticker for target practice.
I don't want to either, but when they chip in for the range's insurance cost... guess ya gotta "pay to play"
Ask if they'll take SRA membership?
Some of the NRA Fudds are intense about nra only
There’s one that’s a 5 minute walk from my house (Malden MA) that requires this too. Debating whether I should join or not
Join the local group. Help to moderate its politics.
Join, show the range your membership, then never renew.
I bought a Taurus pt111 a few years back and it came with a free NRA membership. Maybe if you want a Taurus like a Gx4 or something you might get lucky. I don’t know if Taurus and the NRA are still doing that offer.
Ohio has state run ranges. Check for those in your state?
Lie? It’s what I did
Make a fake membership card?
BLM land near by?
I love shooting on Black Lives Matter land
That really sucks I’ve never heard of a gun range that requires a membership to the NRA. At least here. The gun club my husband and I go to definitely doesn’t require it and I agree with you I would never join that corrupt conservative lobby anyway.
Generally going to a range is funding the NRA unfortunately. I believe they are the largest supplier of liability insurance for ranges via NRA Range Services.
They send me a membership card every year. I haven't been a paying member in ten years, but I Keeps the card.
You may want to ask them if they are okay showing membership with other pro gun groups that have a better reputation.
How do you expect the NRA to change without being a member? Used to be NRA membership wasn't synonymous with "right wing." Only way to get back there is for more left leaning people to join.
The NRA is a far right lobbying and money laundering group at this point. I don't want it to change, I want it to burn to the ground.
I’m in California (where almost half of my state is MAGA but thankfully the ranges near me aren’t extremely Right Wing as they are elsewhere).
I've found most clubs do but not the public ranges you pay per session. So I've stuck with just not joining anything as of now
Check government-run ranges too.
Better check your local laws before you start shooting on your property.
I hear gunshots all the time. Nobody cares.
I’ve run into this and it’s annoying if there aren’t any other equivalent ranges nearby that don’t require it. What’s beyond annoying is the literature and mail you’ll never stop getting. Fuck I still get it occasionally and I’ve moved twice and haven’t been a member at the range that requires it for a few years.
... and that is weird. I belong to an old school gun club and they absolutely detest the NRA. They said at the last meeting the NRA wants to give clubs money and then tell them how to operate... nobody tells these old timers what to do.
Two options: join up and try to reclaim the organization (good luck) or use your own land to lawfully and safely build your own range. It could be an oasis from the right-dominated environment of other ranges. That would be super cool. I would do just that (I’m on 5 acres too) but the city we are on the edge of recently passed an ordinance banning shooting outside of ranges. If people aren’t doing it safely (a lot of people weren’t) it shouldn’t be happening.
Huh, In Michigan I've never Seen a range that requires nra membership, that's irritating
I'm in Michigan also and most of the clubs I've looked into require NRA membership
Also Michigan. Never seen on that does not require NRA.
Ah. I haven't been a member anywhere for a long time, usually just shoot in the backyard in the UP ;)
Don’t give those cunts your money.
Kind’ve unrelated, but DT Jr. visited the range a couple miles from my house here in Michigan during the 2016 election campaign. My wife and I laughed. I don’t think DT Jr. has ever shot a gun that wasn’t handed to him just before a flock of ducks were let out of nearby confinement. I might be off base, but he’s a total fraud nonetheless.
You could go buy some land of your own I suppose.
Sounds like your backyard is the only viable option
I'm going to check out the national forest suggestions.
The practical side of the NRA is absolutely necessary and worthy of your money. It is fully separate from the political wing, and in many places (like yours!) the NRA is the sole provider of safe range spaces and quality training.
I despise the NRA for a whole list of reasons, not the least of which is that Wayne LaPierre lines his pockets with dues. And the NRA's lawyers get paid from the dues to defend the NRA for allowing Wayne LaPierre to steal member's dues. They've declared bankruptcy over this. They tried to move their headquarters to Texas to get away from New York law over this. This is just one reason to avoid the NRA.
I’m an avid shooter, 40+ years on various ranges, and have never encountered a range requiring nra membership.
There are some ranges where anyone can walk up and shoot, but you pay through the nose. If you want reasonable rates you have to be a member of the club, and that requires NRA membership.
Check local/state laws.
In my area, private ranges often require NRA membership to join, but public ranges do not. Do you have no public ranges nearby at all?
Indoor ranges usually don't require membership, but are sorta ridiculously expensive. So I only go to sight in my rifles before deer season, before I start on coyotes, and might go once if i get a wild hair up my ass to shoot and it's raining or something. Sometimes i'll go handgun shooting with a friend that owns a Desert Eagle because they're fun as fuck when you aren't paying for .50 action express in today's market.
Can't do skeet or trap at an indoor range.
No range can require NRA membership!
I’m sure private clubs can.
Can you point to a statute or caselaw?
Are you really this stupid? You tell the to go bugger off. If they persist you sue the hell out of them. Or simply cuck shame them to be beholden to a Political Organization.
Ew, that sucks.
These are the same people who bitch about "corrupt politicians" taking money from corporate special interests.