Badger;meles meles wrote:My FAC has 6 sides...
In any case they don't *need* any copy: merely proof that I hold one which can be supplied by them seeing it on an occasion when I visit...
As far as joining the NRA is concerned, it's their ball and they can play the game any way they want to! That doesn't mean to say you have to like it however. I guess that I'm a bit like you in that respect in that I don't really see the need for repetition etc.
As for Bisley (where you will reap the main benefits of NRA membership), I much prefer to stay away from the place anyway. On my one and only visit to the place I was totally underwhelmed. Perhaps I was expecting too much but one session behind the butts on marking duty soon put that image in perspective. The butts area along the length of the line was a complete and utter mess and it reminded me of a badly-managed waste recycling plant. Target frames were literally falling apart and there was garbage everywhere.
Fast forward to the butts at Altcar (for example) where you could almost eat your dinner off the ground.Bisley ..... sign01 Over-hyped, overpriced and debatable value for money.
From my perspective, if Bisley were to close tomorrow it would make little difference to me in terms of finding a place to shoot as I am well-served by ranges at Altcar, Warcop and Diggle. I do appreciate however, that not everyone is in this position and for a large number of the southern lads, Bisley may be their main or only realistic option as far as access to firing ranges etc is concerned.
Every shooter to his own I guess but Bisley / NRA membership for me ...? Not at the moment thanks!
Mezzer
Hmmm, that popped us back in our box !