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<blockquote data-quote="Brandi" data-source="post: 2227316" data-attributes="member: 24446"><p>Doesn't do any good to attend matches if you can't practice anywhere. </p><p></p><p>That's a bit of an elitist attitude. There's no reason why we can't have long distance ranges open that don't require membership. Maybe you're confusing "open to public" with being free, that's not what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about are facilities open to anyone who wants to shoot, not a free range. I don't think any modern facility with the acreage needed and all of the upkeep necessary could operate without charging for use. There are plenty of people who enjoy shooting but would prefer to "pay to play" instead of a yearly membership. OKCGC has a nice setup and great for those who prefer to pay a single yearly large fee instead of smaller "per use" fee's. I've considered applying there several times but there should be an option for everyone. OKCGC only has a certain number of slots open each time they accept new members which iirc is twice a year so that leaves a lot of people looking for a quality place to shoot.</p><p></p><p>I'll never accept that the only people who should be allowed in the sport are those who can afford, or even want to, join a members only shooting club or travel away from home to shoot, that's BS. I've got close to $3,000 in my long distance rifle by itself so if I don't want to, for whatever reason, join a club to shoot at a long distance range I still have every right to be in the sport. There are plenty of other states that offer "pay to play" ranges and it works out just fine. My point is that in a state that has the perfect geography and vast amounts of open area and has a traditional gun culture that encourages new shooters shouldn't be the state where none of that is offered.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brandi, post: 2227316, member: 24446"] Doesn't do any good to attend matches if you can't practice anywhere. That's a bit of an elitist attitude. There's no reason why we can't have long distance ranges open that don't require membership. Maybe you're confusing "open to public" with being free, that's not what I'm talking about. What I'm talking about are facilities open to anyone who wants to shoot, not a free range. I don't think any modern facility with the acreage needed and all of the upkeep necessary could operate without charging for use. There are plenty of people who enjoy shooting but would prefer to "pay to play" instead of a yearly membership. OKCGC has a nice setup and great for those who prefer to pay a single yearly large fee instead of smaller "per use" fee's. I've considered applying there several times but there should be an option for everyone. OKCGC only has a certain number of slots open each time they accept new members which iirc is twice a year so that leaves a lot of people looking for a quality place to shoot. I'll never accept that the only people who should be allowed in the sport are those who can afford, or even want to, join a members only shooting club or travel away from home to shoot, that's BS. I've got close to $3,000 in my long distance rifle by itself so if I don't want to, for whatever reason, join a club to shoot at a long distance range I still have every right to be in the sport. There are plenty of other states that offer "pay to play" ranges and it works out just fine. My point is that in a state that has the perfect geography and vast amounts of open area and has a traditional gun culture that encourages new shooters shouldn't be the state where none of that is offered. [/QUOTE]
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