Bob Kingsbury
New member
I would much rather make some positive suggestions, but think its neccessary to look at our sport from the shoes the new comer is in.
First, there is nothing attractive about NBRSA unless you are
already a stool shooter, with equipt. Its a cost-cost thing.
Second, Many of us were already dabling in accuracy when we heard
of the organizations. WE grew and acquired piece at a time, no
second mortgage needed. Some of us read Warren Pages book
and the rest was history.
Third , to the new shooter, the publication is of no interest, no
draw card there. Few members read it anyways and new shooters are not interested in the minutes of meetings. No articles of interest.
Match sceduling in some areas hardly allows time to mow the grass.
A lot of new and potential members are not retired yet. This is not
supposed to be an old guys retired hobby, but it has become that.
Sadly, a great sport may die with out new and young people.
Suggestions:
Travel and lodging is now what it is, let the new shooter enter for
half price. Maybe first year.Help him thru the inital crunch
Create a postal Group match, witnessed by a courant NBRSA
member, for woodchuck rifles . Then cover it in a publication.
Find or create a publication of such interest that people will
include membership fee when subscribing. A how to article
each month. But leave the politics out. Varmint Hunter Magazine
is a fine example- they also have shooting matches.
Loaning guns and equipt from an organization may be full
of legal ramifications. But an individual can invite someone to
a match and loan him equipt for the event.
Have a quest match, where a trophy is given to the
guest that shoots well. They would be far less intimidated.
It must appeal to the new guy
Lots of possibilites
First, there is nothing attractive about NBRSA unless you are
already a stool shooter, with equipt. Its a cost-cost thing.
Second, Many of us were already dabling in accuracy when we heard
of the organizations. WE grew and acquired piece at a time, no
second mortgage needed. Some of us read Warren Pages book
and the rest was history.
Third , to the new shooter, the publication is of no interest, no
draw card there. Few members read it anyways and new shooters are not interested in the minutes of meetings. No articles of interest.
Match sceduling in some areas hardly allows time to mow the grass.
A lot of new and potential members are not retired yet. This is not
supposed to be an old guys retired hobby, but it has become that.
Sadly, a great sport may die with out new and young people.
Suggestions:
Travel and lodging is now what it is, let the new shooter enter for
half price. Maybe first year.Help him thru the inital crunch
Create a postal Group match, witnessed by a courant NBRSA
member, for woodchuck rifles . Then cover it in a publication.
Find or create a publication of such interest that people will
include membership fee when subscribing. A how to article
each month. But leave the politics out. Varmint Hunter Magazine
is a fine example- they also have shooting matches.
Loaning guns and equipt from an organization may be full
of legal ramifications. But an individual can invite someone to
a match and loan him equipt for the event.
Have a quest match, where a trophy is given to the
guest that shoots well. They would be far less intimidated.
It must appeal to the new guy
Lots of possibilites