AGC...recommend me a club?

[mike_in_md]

My club runs a pistol league every Tuesday night under the lights with heat. PM me if you are interested in joining Garrison gun club. I am the VP of that club.

 

[rickw]

Monumental.

 

[mcbruzdzinski]

I spent a lot of time talking and visiting many of the AGC clubs before choosing to join Monumental.

My advice is find a club that suits your shooting needs and style. You can always change clubs (or join multiple clubs) if you want.

 

[tsmith1499]

I'll give another nod to Monumental. After looking at many and talking to mcbruzdzinski. I chose Monumental and am VERY happy. I have yet to meet anyone there who isn't very helpful and willing to help you learn something new. I just volunteered after being a member for a year for the Trap range. Just my experience. YMMV

 

[chucks]

Homewood

 

[Erno86]

Besides Monumental...Arlington Rifle and Pistol Club comes to mind. They have youth projects and are into a lot of metallic silhouette shooting, both at the 200, 100 and the Pistol Range.

I belong to the Metallic Silhouette Shooters Club myself. At the present time the SRSO's handle yearly membership dues for MSSC, which makes it easier for me to get my yearly club membership card.

 

[cyrano_oneone]

Monumental

 

[Alphabrew]

O'Malley's March

I joined Monumental

 

[rseymorejr]

All the clubs are good clubs with good people. Just find one where you feel comfortable and come on out to the range and shoot! You'll meet and shoot with people from all the clubs. Make sure you get on the legislative e-mail list and keep up with what they try to stick us with in Annapolis.

 

[mcbruzdzinski]

For sure sign up with the legislative e-mail list so that you keep aware of AGC range events and legislative issues relating to firearms.

 

[dohc97]

Can one visit the place to just look around first?

Basically, I am just looking for a place where I can shoot my handguns and/or AK/AR rifles informally. No competition(for now) event for me.

 

[Ganegrei]

Can one visit the place to just look around first?

Basically, I am just looking for a place where I can shoot my handguns and/or AK/AR rifles informally. No competition(for now) event for me.

Of course you can. Really just show up when the range is open and ask the RSO if he wouldn't mind showing you around a bit.

 

[Mr H]

I hear "this club is best", "no, ours is", but I'm not getting any real vibe on WHY you folks feel that way.

I'm looking to join a club as well, but no clue why one would be better than another at this point.

I see clubs with tables at gun shows from time to time, but I was wondering...

Has there been anything like a "Club Fair", where multiple clubs all come together to let folks get a feel for who-offers-what, and meet the membership people to get a real time impression of what club might be best??

 

[rseymorejr]

I don't any club is really "best" but some clubs might be a better fit for your interests.

If you are primarily into muzzleloaders, there's a club for that. If high power rifle shooting is your thing, there's a couple of clubs that concentrate on that.
If full-auto trips your trigger, there's a club that is involved in that.

Most clubs allow people to come to a meeting or a club sponsored shoot and get to meet some of the members and see where they fit in. Once you are a member of a club, any club, and start using the ranges you will likely meet members from all the clubs and get to know them.
Most of the clubs allow people from other clubs to join them in some of their shoots.

 

[mcbruzdzinski]

I hear "this club is best", "no, ours is", but I'm not getting any real vibe on WHY you folks feel that way.

I'm looking to join a club as well, but no clue why one would be better than another at this point.

I see clubs with tables at gun shows from time to time, but I was wondering...

Has there been anything like a "Club Fair", where multiple clubs all come together to let folks get a feel for who-offers-what, and meet the membership people to get a real time impression of what club might be best??

We have talked about having an AGC open house for many years. Maybe we will be able to get it scheduled for this year.

For the most part, many of the clubs have had tables out when we host the DNR Hunting and Fishing Day expo in September.

I know when I joined, I just visited each club. It took me a few months to decide upon Monumental. YMMV!

 

[Erno86]

Besides being a member of one single club...you can also be a member of multiple AGC clubs.

 

[bkuether]

I am starting to get my kids involved, but have not been able to discern how they can shoot at the Marriotsville AGC range at events without being members themselves, because they are both under 12..... And clubs have an adult requirement.

If someone can suggest a club that has structured kids events that won't put me in the poor house, I may consider defecting.

As of now Baltimore Rifle suites "just me", but it is not just me anymore.....

 

[Gcs7th]

I'm interested in shooting at AGC, but am daunted by the large choice of affiliated clubs. Can anyone recommend a good one for me?

I live in Silver Spring and enjoy target shooting pistol (.22 & 9mm) and rifle (.22 & .223). I also recently started shooting trap and sporting clays at PG Trap & Skeet and enjoy it quite a bit. I have never hunted, but would if given the opportunity. My 22-year-old son is also interested in joining wherever I do.

Any suggestions?

I've been shooting with Arlington Rifle Pistol Club for 3 years now and I'm very happy. We love to shoot steel (with centerfire ) and clays; and we usually have a few events a month. If you haven't joined a club yet come out this weekend (Or if you have come out anyways for a great time). We have a steel shoot this Saturday on the 100y range at the AGC. I guarantee you won't regret coming out in the cold.

Check out our website for more details:
http://arlingtonrpc.org/

 

[FlatTopFoley]

I'm in Greenbelt Gun Club for the 3rd or 4th year now, good guys. But you really can't go wrong with any of the clubs. Hopefully this year I'll be up there a bit more now that I have a better vehicle.