I got an invitation to join FTRPA after being on the waiting list for about ten months. Never expected it to even appear. Anyone here a member and/or can speak to if it's any good? The range facilities look good, but what are the people, rules, and attitudes like?

Thanks!

Andy -- Did you end up joining FTRPA? I looks to be a great spot. I tried to find a addy to see if the had a sense of how long out the waiting list is, but couldn't find any email address.

I have shot 10-stand there, didn't look at the rest of the place too much. Saw a short range right outside the club house, I think it was 25 yards. Their club house is nice.

 

If you like shotgun sports it is a good place to join.

It's a nice range, 25 yd indooor pistol and .22, 50 yd pistol and .22 outdoor, 100 and 200 yd rifle range, 25 yd plinking range, a trap range, a bow lane, and they used to stock the lake. My Dad and I were members there for a few years. There a few very cool older guys that would give you the shirt off thier back, if they thought it would help you. There were also A LOT of arrogant range nazis though; folks that would rather stand around, counting how many shots you fired, instead of shooting. They had a five round per mag limit at the time. Hope it's not still in effect. It drove me nuts. Me? I like to shoot when I go to the range, not try and police the other shooters. Guys would drive thier cars back to the plinking range, it's back behind the 200yd rifle range, just to tell me they thought they heard me fire seven rounds. There was a lot of explaining that one in the tube and five in the mag gives me a six shooter. I was back there doing some close in stuff with my AR and my buddy with his Mini 14. Another range hero came racing back there to tell us that he would report me for full auto fire, which was also verbotten. I had to explain that we were both firing semis, but that it was two rifles firing. He then sat there and watched us shoot for more then a half hour, just to make sure we weren't lying. They had a two round per shotgun rule too, that only applied to the trap range, but some of the idiots would try and enforce that on the plinking range, as well. Rapid fire was strongly frowned upon as some idiots don't know the differnce between rapid fire and full auto, and unless you were a Cop in full uniform, drawing from a holster was also a no no. I tried just carrying my mags on my belt, so I could practice rapid mag changes, and still got reported. Thankfully, they decided not to punish me for it(range suspensions are not unheard of), but advised me they didn't want me to draw anything, including five round mags, from my belt. Ultimately, the idiots were the reason I left in search of greener pastures...

Good luck...

I never ended up joining. Without getting into too much detail, I just couldn't get to the range in time to pay the fees and had to forgo the invite.

From the sounds of specopsscout's description, I'm not missing much. I've heard similar stories as well. I'd really like to find a place I could do a real USPSA/IDPA practice (drawing, rapid fire, mag changes, etc).

I never ended up joining. Without getting into too much detail, I just couldn't get to the range in time to pay the fees and had to forgo the invite.

From the sounds of specopsscout's description, I'm not missing much. I've heard similar stories as well. I'd really like to find a place I could do a real USPSA/IDPA practice (drawing, rapid fire, mag changes, etc).

 

Sounds like you need to join either CJ or Old Bridge, as they both host USPSA League Matches. Either would be worth the ride! I'm an OB Member and I've shot at CJ. Nice folks at both!

Sounds like you need to join either CJ or Old Bridge, as they both host USPSA League Matches. Either would be worth the ride! I'm an OB Member and I've shot at CJ. Nice folks at both!

 

 

 

Scraping together my pennies!

Thanks for the followup. Doesn't sound like a fun club to be involved in.

Like I said above, if you are into shotgun sports and live close to that range it is a good place to go. They have bi-monthly Trap and Sporting Clays events which are open to the public. Obviously if you are a member there you shoot at a lower rate, but unless you plan on shooting there a lot it probably wouldn't be worth your while to join. I hope to get there this Sunday for some more 10-stand.