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there is nothing to incentivise shooting fullbore in the area...

MiLisCer wrote:

MiLisCer wrote:Karen,

Please take this in the spirit it is meant!!

I am currently not an NRA member, I used to live a stones throw away from Bisley and nothing drew me to join.

It would appear that "funds" are needed to enable you to do things - common sense, dictates this, but you (I say you, meaning the NRA, not you personally) need to have a recruitment drive and you need to attract more members. More members will equate to greater revenue, greater revenue will allow you to do more, which in turn would hopefully attract more members.

Now for me to join the NRA, it is £70 (Currently reduced to £45 for new members) - but what do I actually get for my pennies?

I am already a member of an affiliated club, so I get my SCC through them, on a good day Bisley would be 3 and a touch hours for me - so easily achievable - but add to the journey the cost of a target and I would save over £100 by shooting locally - I can shoot out to 600 yards within a 45 minutes drive and out to a 1000 with just over an hours drive.

I am a trade member of BASC, for which I get my shooting insurance (x2) and a host of other useful bits.

So come on - sell the NRA to me as a prospective member, I am a FAC holder and shooter, who is sat on the fence and undecided as to whether to part with my hard earned cash on NRA membership.

Mike

This is the kind of thing I am on about though - they have zero interest in selling themselves to prospective new members who do not live on their doorstep or do not shoot TR. No response from any of the NRA folk who use the forum.

I get the same response when you speak to someone in person - like pulling teeth. Someone needs to start selling/promoting the NRA or it is not going to last the next 10 years.

I am still waiting for someone to convince me (Or even try!) to part with my pennies and join the NRA......................

Mike

karen wrote:

MiLisCer wrote:

MiLisCer wrote:Karen,

Please take this in the spirit it is meant!!

I am currently not an NRA member, I used to live a stones throw away from Bisley and nothing drew me to join.

It would appear that "funds" are needed to enable you to do things - common sense, dictates this, but you (I say you, meaning the NRA, not you personally) need to have a recruitment drive and you need to attract more members. More members will equate to greater revenue, greater revenue will allow you to do more, which in turn would hopefully attract more members.

Now for me to join the NRA, it is £70 (Currently reduced to £45 for new members) - but what do I actually get for my pennies?

I am already a member of an affiliated club, so I get my SCC through them, on a good day Bisley would be 3 and a touch hours for me - so easily achievable - but add to the journey the cost of a target and I would save over £100 by shooting locally - I can shoot out to 600 yards within a 45 minutes drive and out to a 1000 with just over an hours drive.

I am a trade member of BASC, for which I get my shooting insurance (x2) and a host of other useful bits.

So come on - sell the NRA to me as a prospective member, I am a FAC holder and shooter, who is sat on the fence and undecided as to whether to part with my hard earned cash on NRA membership.

Mike

This is the kind of thing I am on about though - they have zero interest in selling themselves to prospective new members who do not live on their doorstep or do not shoot TR. No response from any of the NRA folk who use the forum.

I get the same response when you speak to someone in person - like pulling teeth. Someone needs to start selling/promoting the NRA or it is not going to last the next 10 years.

I am still waiting for someone to convince me (Or even try!) to part with my pennies and join the NRA......................

Mike

OK very sorry that I have been so careless as to fall ill and not immediately on call to answer your every question

Thank you Christel for caring

Love

Karen