NRA is only one of my lobbying groups. I'm willing to assume that they have reasons for their actions, some of which involve remaining more toward the center than the fringe with regard to influencing legislators.
Certainly folks like GOA, SAF, JPFO can take a harder line.
Pressure is pressure; coming from a variety of directions at a variety of intensities can be useful.
I don't get disrespecting organisations which are operating on my behalf. It's the long game that wins permanent results.
They put a lot of money and influence toward electing Trump.
Their ability to mobilise voters makes legislators who might be on the fence over 2A to seriously consider the direction of their voting.
They pay the salaries of representatives who take an active part in lobbying legislatures - yes, even in MD. And they have had some successes in that endeavor.
Expecting them to deliver the goods against a stacked deck of progressive lawmakers in places like MD, NY, NJ and CA is unrealistic. Still, slow, constant erosion has brought Shall Issue/Constitutional Carry to a bunch of states over the last few decades. We here in MD would be worse off absent the NRA.
Also they irritate the bejeezus out of the Left.