What Do You All Think About Inviting Air Gun Clubs To The GTA And Giving Them

[Rdsail]

I think It is a great Idea...Go for it!

[RHytonen]

Ummmmm Bulb?? I live in NJ bro!! $10,000 property taxes yearly is just the tip of the ice burg!! For less than an acre!!

Wife is from Jersey, I'm from NYC. Retired to WV.
Why? property taxes: $320. A YEAR.
Small 1920 House w/central heat/air, was $41K.
(3/4 acre, free standing 12x30' unheated garage,)
Small herds of deer in the yard every night.
If we got THAT hungry, a baseball bat would do it.

[Oldgringo]

Let 'er go, boys!  Great idea.  Maybe I can find someone within 500 miles to play with?

I think a similar thread where tuners can advertise their services wouldn't be a bad idea either.

[sofiecat]

I like that idea.........jack

[mattd0401]

im into this. ony one dedicated air gun range that i know of in ma and as far as i have seen no clubs, events or groups of any kind. for a state that is so hard on fire arms youd think that air guns would be more popular but they are still widely thought of as kids toys and not too many people take them seriously as a sport. i know there are others on this forum that are from ma and we need to start getting organized and getting together.

[Joncooper]

Great idea big thumbs up 

[magnum]

Gene, I think its a great idea A gun club section.

[PlanB]

Sounds good to me Gene, I'm in N E Mississippi,I shoot  with 3-4 friends every month or two but I'd like to try a match. So far the closest I've found is GTA fun shoot about 8 hrs away.
Thanks

[GungaDin]

Thumbs up, sounds good to me.

[Veprjack]

Great idea! As a noob, it would be nice to have other shooters to learn from and practice/compete with.

[Maverick DoorGunner]

Hello, I realize that it is now 4 days shy of a year since the last Reply on this post.... but, just wanted "throw my hat in the ring", anyway.

I think the idea of - "by state/local... AG Clubs and affiliate clubs" (as well as Newly organizing or intent to organize, notifications) having a "gate" to help airgun enthusiasts find shooting venues (and new, like minded "buds")... is an Absolutely Fantastic Idea.

I live in SW. Missouri and recently "new" on GTA...and only 2.5yrs into the AG's, along with my wife... and have "no clue" as to what "may" be in this end of the state for a "club" to shoot with.... have put out several "replies" to fellows I "see" communicating in the "Missouri Gate"....and no replies from anyone in this area... even though they indicate that they live in the western / sw area of the state.... so, by all means... a "club gate" would be fabulous... even if none show up for this area... at least we might be able to locate some that are within a reasonable "driving distance" to go shoot with. 

.....does anyone know, if anything has progressed with this idea, since it was first posted two+ (? I've forgotten the date on the original post, sorry) years ago?

Hopefully,
Jim

[GD Giles]

It would be great if something like this happened. While we're not officially a club, there is a group of about 5 or 6 of us on GTA that get together and shoot in Lithonia, GA and we're having regular conversations here about the next time we get together, guns we're buying or selling, etc and we're doing all of this via PM. The mailbox fills up really quick and when you 'reply all' to 5 other guys it makes you hit the 10 PMs per hour limit pretty quick too. Maybe we should just move these conversations to the Georgia gate?

[lefteyeshot]

It would be great if something like this happened. While we're not officially a club, there is a group of about 5 or 6 of us on GTA that get together and shoot in Lithonia, GA and we're having regular conversations here about the next time we get together, guns we're buying or selling, etc and we're doing all of this via PM. The mailbox fills up really quick and when you 'reply all' to 5 other guys it makes you hit the 10 PMs per hour limit pretty quick too. Maybe we should just move these conversations to the Georgia gate?

What you got is a club.

We have our shoot dates planned to the end of the year. We talk about what guns we're buying,  what we do to them, what we're bringing to trade or sale, etc. We use the "Fun shoot by state discussion gate". Check us out in "South Carolina shooting events" and ALS' low country fun-shoot event". ALS' because it was two guys named Al started it. Six of us come regular to Cross, S.C. and a couple of others now and then. Had a couple of new visitors last time. One from Warner Robbins. By using the S.C. event gate our PM doesn't fill up and new guys can find us. I live in Savannah. If you use the Georgia gate other guys and gals can find you.

[dv8eod]

It would be great if something like this happened. While we're not officially a club, there is a group of about 5 or 6 of us on GTA that get together and shoot in Lithonia, GA and we're having regular conversations here about the next time we get together, guns we're buying or selling, etc and we're doing all of this via PM. The mailbox fills up really quick and when you 'reply all' to 5 other guys it makes you hit the 10 PMs per hour limit pretty quick too. Maybe we should just move these conversations to the Georgia gate?

What you got is a club.

We have our shoot dates planned to the end of the year. We talk about what guns we're buying,  what we do to them, what we're bringing to trade or sale, etc. We use the "Fun shoot by state discussion gate". Check us out in "South Carolina shooting events" and ALS' low country fun-shoot event". ALS' because it was two guys named Al started it. Six of us come regular to Cross, S.C. and a couple of others now and then. Had a couple of new visitors last time. One from Warner Robbins. By using the S.C. event gate our PM doesn't fill up and new guys can find us. I live in Savannah. If you use the Georgia gate other guys and gals can find you.

+1

[OKHunter1]

I too like the idea.  Two brains are better than one in my opinion.  Hope it stays classy, and friendly ta boot.  What we have here is pretty nice, but extra input if not correctly directed is not always best. IMHO

[MassGunman]

Great idea . One of the reasons I joined was to find fellow airgunners in my area to connect with .

[Maverick DoorGunner]

I too like the idea.  Two brains are better than one in my opinion.  Hope it stays classy, and friendly ta boot.  What we have here is pretty nice, but extra input if not correctly directed is not always best. IMHO

Hi Kurt,
Just noticed your from OK... I'm in SW. MO... which "end" of OK. are you located?  Do you attend the weekly shoot in Tulsa ?   

My wife & I may be going to the Tulsa shoot for the first time on April 7th, with another fellow & others from NW. AR.... who have just started a new club there, in Fayetteville... it's called NASA.... "Northwest Arkansas Spring gun Association", and had 9 people there for the first meeting last week... Not counting, my wife & I.. as I didn't get the message on it, until it was under way... but, we are definitely considering joining, as there is "apparently" no such clubs anywhere in western or sw MO, that I can find.

If your located anywhere near the east / SE end of OK... perhaps we can get together at some point for a shoot (?).... are you on "land" (acreage) where you have room to shoot ?    Do you have or no of, anyone in your area that are "into" air guns?     

I'm retired.... with still, lots of "get up & go" left in me.... that hasn't "got up & went" yet !!      ....so, am pretty free to travel around to wherever (within reason... 2hrs or "so") to get together & shoot with others.   My wife & I drove 4+ hrs to a Friday morning (weekly) 10M shoot at the Josephville Gun Shop, just north/north east a few miles, of Wentzville, MO a few weeks ago (Feb.22nd).... had a Great time there, and they really made us feel at home... and even decided to have a "2nd" shoot on Saturday morning, just because they wanted to make it feel worthwhile for my wife and I, for the distance we drove to get there..... that jester, touched both of our hearts... and we plan on returning, for another shoot, asap.

Anyway... give a "shout" back... would love to hear from you... and see what might transpire.

Jim

[Gertrude]

for the new guys who are looking to find local shooting buddies, you are also welcome to place a marker on our GTA Members Map.

 You can find the map here...
 https://www.zeemaps.com/map?group=962067

Please use your same GTA Screen Name on the map.
This is so that when someone finds you,... or you find someone you want to talk to,...
You can get their screen name, come back to the GTA Forums, and look them up to send them a PM.

If you use a different name on the map,... then nobody will be able to figure out how to get a hold of you... and you wouldn't even know that there could be someone within your local area's.

ALSO,... Feel Free To Ad The Map Link To Your GTA Signature !
 You are welcome to copy/paste it from my signature.

 That way, every time you make a post in any thread, you are helping to get the word out about the map, and others have a chance to join.

Hope this helps

[KzooRichie]

I'd encourage any club to use one of the free services that host websites to put one together.  This is the one I did for my club http://pneuzoo.weebly.com .  It was not that hard and to be honest I'm rather dimwitted.

[OKHunter1]

Ron, that map is cool, and Jim, will send a PM. Wasn't even aware of a weekly Tulsa shoot. There must be more people that shoot around here than I thought. If they had a spot here I guarantee I would be shooting more, would know more, and would probably be a better shot for it. So yes, again, invite them, it's a great idea.