Fredericksburg Rod and Gun Club

[SelfDefender207]

Does anyone know about the Fredericksburg Rod and Gun Club?

http://www.rodngunclub.org/

It looks like you have to know someone there to join. I have been asking around to see if I can find anyone I know who might be able to give me some info and possibly sponsor me. I am mainly interested in using the pistol and rifle ranges. I saw that a couple of people here are members at the Spotsylvania IWL and thought maybe I could get some info about FR&GC as well.

[vafish]

I've been there to help teach some scouts to shoot.

We were there on a weekend and the place was almost deserted.

Nice place. IIRC dues is pretty reasonable.

The have several trap and skeet ranges (4 or 5), a pistol range and a 200 yard rifle range with berms at 50, 100, and 200 yards. They run USPSA/IPSC matches once a month.

I'd be a member if it wasn't over an hours drive away from me.

[SelfDefender207]

Thanks, my uncle just gave me a guys name that was on the BOD for the club. He is supposed to show me around there tomorrow or next weedend. There is a one time initiation fee of $300 plus $300 yearly dues, so I am not sure where I am comming up w/ $600 bucks to start? But the place sounds decent, it is close to my house, and there is no where else to shoot rifle around Fredericksburg. I am not sure what I am going to do yet.

[vafish]

Thanks, my uncle just gave me a guys name that was on the BOD for the club. He is supposed to show me around there tomorrow or next weedend. There is a one time initiation fee of $300 plus $300 yearly dues, so I am not sure where I am comming up w/ $600 bucks to start? But the place sounds decent, it is close to my house, and there is no where else to shoot rifle around Fredericksburg. I am not sure what I am going to do yet.

The dues is more than I thought it was. I remembered the $300 initiation, but I thought annual dues was less than that.

Still, it's a very nice place to shoot and not very crowded. If it wasn't an hour+ drive for me to get there I'd be a member.

[sigpro357]

You should check out the Izaak Walton League in Spotsylvania. It's 292 initial and 92 dollars a year. Read the Izaak Walton League thread I started a while back.

[SelfDefender207]

I did see the thread on the Spotsylvania Isaac Walton League. I wouldn't mind being a memeber there. Do you know if you can bring guests there as often as you want? I know you can at FR&GC. I went by there today and I looks like a good place. FR&GC has 3 different ponds for fishing as well as the two pistol ranges, rifle range, skeet, trap ranges and club house/lodge. I would probably definatley join IWL if I still lived out by Todds Taver where I grew up. Now I live downtown Fredericksburg so FR&GC is only 5 miles away. I might wait a few months if I decide to Join FR&GC since they prorate the yearly fee, so if i wait untill March I would save a $100. If I can just bite the bullet and come up with the cash I think it will be worth it to be closer to home.

[dabennet]

You might want to check out the Alexandria chapter of Isaac Walton. I do not belong myself, but I do know people that do. I would love to join, but I cannot afford it myself. Anyway, even though it's the "Alexandria" chapter, their grounds are actually in North Stafford on Route 610. Their branch webpage is here (http://www.iwla.us/). Oh yeah...according to their site initiation fee is $100 and $100 thereafter for dues, $200 initially. Hope this helps.