Thread: Going to give pistol shooting a go

Originally Posted by R93

No it is not. But just owning a pistol for the sake of owning one is/should not get anyone a B endorsement.

You have to be a member of a club to hold a B. (C endorsement is a different story.)

People that just want to own a pistol or shoot shit do not generally prove to be valuable club members in my experience. Why should a club endorse you in that instance?

They rarely contribute to anything the club does coz they think the competitive members are wanky. (Yet without them they wouldnt have a B in the first place.)

In some cases they have appalling safety habits, potentially putting the club as an entity at risk because they have not attended any club matches or range days where some supervision under a skilled RO would be of benefit.

So imho, unless you have an interest in a certain discipline and willing to contribute to the club that has to support your B endorsement (you don't have to compete higher than club level)

A person should not be given their B.






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I agree, but it's the last point that gets me.

We have people in our club, that don't want to do national comps etc., but enjoy coming down on a Saturday and shooting. In my case, they are also the people that do most of the work for the club (working bees, ro, holster certifiers etc....). Maybe in the past they have been competitive on a bigger stage, but now just like the club environment. Or like me, I don't care about grading etc, but do enjoy shooting and the club comradery.

Certainly agree with you on people that just want to own pistols and not be a part of a club ethos, don't do anything for a club/range, etc, they shouldn't have a b.

And as for beavis, good luck and if your in the South island, give me a heads up, and come and have a shot with us.