Teaching children

[JCB357]

As ab intro to competition shooting think about the Umarex Boys Club. No fees and plenty of competitions to have a go at - both pistol and rifle. You just print out the targets you need then submit scores by e-mail. Shooting is at 6 yds and 10M.

A great way to get into something a bit more serious than garden plinking and at low cost too.

http://www.umarexboysclub.co.uk/

[trick cyclist]

Tim and Isabel travel from Rustington I think. Annual fees for as adult are £50 plus £2.50 a visit, cannot remember children's subs, but they are a pound per night, however speak to Roger our club chairman, as there may be concessions, and he will not want to lose the chance of some keen young shooters.

And just so you are aware, we shoot air weapons and rimfire, but not BB weapons on the range, due to safety.

[ChrisEdu]

As ab intro to competition shooting think about the Umarex Boys Club. No fees and plenty of competitions to have a go at - both pistol and rifle. You just print out the targets you need then submit scores by e-mail. Shooting is at 6 yds and 10M.

A great way to get into something a bit more serious than garden plinking and at low cost too.

http://www.umarexboysclub.co.uk/

Thanks for that, really interesting. It might even be something that their Explorer Scouts group could do.

[Rich]

Chris, different clubs have different financial models. In our case, with a large catchment area, we have some members who travel an hour or more to get here, and others who live within a mile. A flat fee would need to be at a level that the far-flung members who won't be coming all that frequently might find too costly. A range fee solves that issue.

Again, it's how the club organises its income that matters. In our case we get a little bit of local grant money, and we make a few pence on things like the sale of pellets and the sale of card targets, and once or twice a year we have a SWEFTA event which makes a surplus. In addition we put on club days where members pay an entry fee, take part in whatever competition we are running, have free food and drink for the day, and at the end we take names out of a hat for venue prizes. Having a great day's shooting and free food and drink and then winning a tenner, which was your entry fee, is quite popular! The point being, annual subs and range fees account for a little over half our gross income. We need more than that and we get it without overtly charging the members for it.

[ChrisEdu]

Unfortunately, Rich, North Devon is a bit too far away, even with the promise of a good coffee.

However, thanks for the information. If I'm ever down that way, I might stop by.