Anyone a member of the Damascus Isaac Walton League chapter? Q's for y'all

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    yakfish

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    I just moved to the Kensington area, and I'm looking for an outdoor range that's not too far away.

    I found the WAC of the IWL up in Damascus, MD through a web search, and it looks appealing. Is anyone here a member? Can you tell me a little about the chapter members? Big group? Small group of regulars? It looks like they have a pretty busy chapter calendar, and that's encouraging.

    I was a member of BRGC in Bowie for several years until I moved out of the area. Now I live here agin, but Bowie is pretty far away, and I'd like to find a similar place, but closer. The IWL in Damascus seems pretty similar.

    Anyone?
     
    JohnnyE

    JohnnyE

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    It would be helpful to know which shooting sports you are interested in.

    I'm not a Damascus member, but am a member of Rockville and Mt. Airy chapters because there is wide variation between what these two chapters offer in the way of range facilities.
     
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    yakfish

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    Mostly interested in modern rifle and modern pistol shooting, and general plinking with my stepsons, although I see the WAL Chapter appears to have a cowboy action league, which as always intrigued me.

    But proximity is the appeal, too. It's about 20 miles from my new digs, as opposed to BWRG, which I liked a lot when I was a member, but is now a 1-hour plus drive away.
     
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    lazarus

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    A neighbor is a member and I've been thinking of joining. A word of caution on the cowboy action league. From what I've been told, if you don't dress the part you may not participate. That would be a turn off for me (or I should say I would choose not to participate in the league because of that).

    Nice facilities, but the rifle range is only 100yds.
     
    Aamdskeetshooter

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    I'm a member. I don't shoot rifle much. Some handgun. I'm a range officer for the shotgun range so I'm very familiar with Skeet/Trap/5 stand. I can tell you the rifle and pistol ranges are empty during the day on weekdays. There's 2 pistol ranges so most of the time I'm on a range by myself. Sometimes one other person. The weekends are a little busier but not crazy. Pm me if you have any further questions.
     
    tallen702

    tallen702

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    Aamdskeetshooter said:
    I'm a member. I don't shoot rifle much. Some handgun. I'm a range officer for the shotgun range so I'm very familiar with Skeet/Trap/5 stand. I can tell you the rifle and pistol ranges are empty during the day on weekdays. There's 2 pistol ranges so most of the time I'm on a range by myself. Sometimes one other person. The weekends are a little busier but not crazy. Pm me if you have any further questions.
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    Is there still a wait list for new members like there was a few years ago?
     
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