Um the Journal is only as good as its contributors - I occasionally turn items down but very rarely!Dangermouse wrote: Re the Journal. It is very well put together and a nice product, but I really wish that every issue was not based around the Imperial. Other topics which I do not read and fill the pages every season, are the History of the camp and Tours of far flung places.
I was actually wondering how the NRA justified the expense of the added pamphlet earlier in the year when the Target Rifle team visited NZ - I assume it was sponsored.
I believe the NRA could save money by doing away with the printed hard copy and putting everything on the internet site. There are several shooting sites I visit almost daily, but the NRA (NSC) is not one of them. Perhaps by putting the journal on the web, or by emailing it to members, you will get more visitors to the NRA web page.
If you want something else in it then please write it and send it to me.
The NZ brochure was indeed paid for by the team (including the extra postage) - thank you Specsavers!
The Journal is on the website - we usually put it up a couple of weeks after its published. However we have many many older members who are not on the internet - I expect one day this will change but not for a few years yet. Besides you can't balance your laptop on your knees when you're in the bog! :shock:
The purpose of the Journal is as a Journal of record - it isn't a gun magazine - so it needs to record boring stuff like AGMs and GB teams on tour and Imperial Meetings etc. The Journal (and previously the Proceedings) go back to 1860 and make fascinating reading - 150 years of people complaining about ammo and toilets. One day shooters of the future will be reading about the 150th anniversary meeting and thinking "Wow"!
I could spend months in the NRA Museum . . .
Love
Karen