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Same here...Originally Posted by Irving
CRC is hand's down the best range I've been to in recent memory, but have absolutely no intention of rejoining unless/until the BoD decides to make at least the most rudimentary effort to bring their membership processes (billing/renewal/etc.) into at least proximity with this century...
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Last edited by DireWolf; 01-28-2018 at 20:13.
Become a member. Get involved. Change it from the inside.
Change is always bad. Lots of shooting range Board of Directors often feel this way.
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I just renewed my crc membership and didn't think it was that bad. They mailed me the renewal, I filled it out, wrote a check, mailed it to the address. The orientation was a bit disappointing. Should have had the new members actually go with the instructor to the ranges for a visual explanation of the ranges and how they operate. Oddly we had a lot of useless talk about turkeys and turtles. Was getting frustrating.
Yeah I think I received this years renewal last week.
There is kind of a power shift going on there. A couple of people on the Board of Directors have resigned.
Last edited by USMC88-93; 01-28-2018 at 21:31.
I should clarify that I don't have any issues with how the range is run, because I honestly don't know. I just don't have a particular need to join. However, I could be talked into a membership just due to appreciation for how much time I've spent out there.
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WCFW was that way. 3 gun, GSSF, oh no, semi autos other than 1911's. horrible
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Ok, great. Now that I’ve spent my money, what kind of problems should I be aware of?
No runnin' and gunnin' in the berm area unless you can show proficiency and been approved to do so.
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That's one big issue; never was able to coordinate scheduling to get officially cleared (that said, I usually went midweek when it was quiet and had the place to myself.....)
Biggest issue for me is the renewal/payment process and it's utter dependency on snail-mail and paper/check/mo payments...Have any problems or questions, send a letter...
This lack of efficient communications for active/renewing membership, combined with lack of any electronic payment mechanisms, was tedious (e.g. have gone mostly paperless, dont use checks for anything, etc.) and so it was easier to just switch over to PSC.
As for getting involved, I honestly just don't have the bandwidth for that. My concerns were expressed on several occasions, given zero consideration, so for now I'll just keep an eye out for when things improve or active involvement becomes a viable option.
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Not many. The BOD is working on some things and it is a LOT better than when I first joined. 3 BODs resigned, I have been told why, but not something worth talking about on a forum. I have been able to make good progress in rolling back some of the archaic issues. I just sent some newsletter items to the new BOD member who is doing that, one of which is the March 3rd clearance for East Range holster work and dynamic movement.
When clubs grow (was 550 when I joined and now is at 1600+) you get folks who don't give a rip about anything else but themselves. I took a 2 drawer filing cabinet off the East range 2 weeks ago that was shot up and left. BBQ grills, tanks, TVs have been left out there as well. 95% of the people are great and stay within what is reasonable, but that other 5% ruin it for the rest of us. The steel target on the 200 yard berm...got stolen and then morons shot up the posts so I really could not even replace it. CRC spent $300 for that target. The one at 1045 on the HP range has done pretty well, and I will work on that a little the spring and maybe even add a target.
On the Silhouette range (sorry but it is what it is) there is steel, but Idiot who manages the range put AR500 targets at 50 yards and they got destroyed, even after he was told NOT to put them that close. BOD pretty much ignored the whole thing because he was too difficult to deal with. At 300 to 500, they would have lasted for years. Then when they had holes in them, he swapped out with others so all $1K of the new steel was ruined, and is still there. One of the people who resigned the BOD, but is still in change of that range. At some point, I guess you just have to let idiots be themselves and avoid them.
When folks volunteer their time and resources to build things like tables for the ranges, then morons staple targets to them and shoot them up...C'mon man...not cool. So those kinds of things get brought up, as well as trash, and everyone tries to figure out who should take care if it and how. I honestly think that there are a dozen slobs and a dozen range Nazis out there that if we could get them to not renew their membership, all would run smoother.
It is a really good club and the improvements have come, if not slow at times.
It is not so much proficiency as to make sure people understand the parameters and risks and don't put others at risk. The vast majority of the folks I have had to talk to are ones with targets placed so that their rounds are impacting the berm floors at a shallow angle and ricocheting out of the berms.No runnin' and gunnin' in the berm area unless you can show proficiency and been approved to do so.
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