Membership RequiremENts

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1. All new member applicants must be sponsored by an existing member that has been a member of the club for a (1) year or more. A new member applicant may participate in shooting events as a guest of the club and pay the member fees for the event during the 30 day waiting period. 

2. In the event that prospective applicants do not have a Sponsor and has not submitted an application for membership, they may visit the club when weekly shooting events are being conducted to make an introduction and seek a Sponsor. If they participate in a shooting event, prior to submitting an application for membership, they shall be assessed the guest fee rate.

3. All new member applicants must present a copy of a valid FID Card or a valid LTC issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

4. All new member applicants and their Sponsors must be present at the monthly meeting that their application is to be announced. If both parties are not present, the application will be held until both parties are present at a regular monthly meeting.

5. All new member applicants will be required to complete (2) mandatory range orientations in the month their application was announced. The new member applicants will be required to bring an appropriate firearm with ammunition and safety equipment to complete the Indoor range portion of the orientation. If the range orientations are not completed before the next monthly meeting the application will be held until both orientations are completed.

6. All new member applicants will have their applications voted on at the following monthly meeting and will be notified by mail if the board members have accepted them into the club or not. Applicants will not be allowed to attend the meeting at which their application is being voted upon for membership. 

7. If an applicant is accepted as a new member of the club, he/she will be issued a membership packet and a key to the property. If an applicant is not accepted to be a new member of the club, he/she will receive a full refund of fees paid and will not be allowed to reapply for membership for a period of (1) year.

NOTE:

If any part of this procedure cannot be complied with, the applicant must contact the Club’s Executive Board prior to the meeting that the application is being presented.

 All Regular Membership and Spousal Membership applicants must have a valid LTC (pistol permit) or FID card in order to be considered for membership.

 Applicants are also required to have an existing club member as their Sponsor prior to the meeting at which their application is proposed for membership.

There is a 30-day waiting period between the time an applicant’s membership application is read before the Executive Board and the time it is to be voted upon. During this waiting period, the applicant will be required to attend two mandatory orientations. Failure to attend the orientations will result in a delay upon which the application may be voted upon.

All club members are requested to devote yearly work hours to the club. This can be regular club maintenance & upkeep or even specific professional skills that may assist the club. Current club members are requested to give two (2) hours of their time during the year. New members are requested to give four (4) hours of their time during their first year with the club and two (2) hours thereafter.

Dues and Initiation fees: Annual dues are $150. The one- time Initiation Fee for joining the club is $250 for a Regular Member. There is no Initiation Fee for spouses or junior members. The fee for Active Military members is $6 dues plus the one-time initiation fee - upon active-duty separation, dues are at regular member fees. There are no discounts for Reserve or National Guard unless deployed to a combat area. Do not submit fees with the Application.

Regular Membership: $250 Initiation fee plus $150 annual dues ($400 total). When applying, you must appear in person with your sponsor at the Monthly Executive Board meeting held at the lower clubhouse at 7:00PM the first Monday of the month, unless it falls on a holiday in which case it will be the following Monday.

Spousal members: $30 annual dues. No initiation fee. Must appear before the Executive Board with a Sponsor. Must attend mandatory orientations.

Junior members: $6 until their 19th birthday. No initiation fee. Not required to attend the mandatory orientations until membership converts to a Regular Member status. Is not required to appear before the Executive Board. If the Junior Member goes on to continuing education (excluding graduate studies), membership will remain $6 with proof of the continuing education.

Applying after July 1st: The Annual Dues drops to $75 for the Regular member as half of the year has passed. ($30 Spouse and $6 junior member annual dues still apply). After October 1“, the $150 Annual Dues fee is applied for the last three months of the year and all of the following year. Initiation fee still applies.

 Example: Family of three (Husband, wife and junior) apply for membership to the club. Fees will be $250 Initiation Fee, $150 Annual Dues for the Regular member and $30 for the spouse and $6 for the junior member totaling $436. Regular member and spouse, with sponsor, only need to appear at the monthly meeting.

Senior membership: You are considered a Senior member and your annual dues are waived when you have been a Regular Member who has maintained their status with the club for a total combined time of 15 years and has reached the age of 65 or above. There are no Senior Citizen discounts.

Orientations:  Orientations are held the first Saturday of the month following the Monthly Board meeting or as scheduled by the Board — Sponsors are not required to attend with their applicants.

The first orientation is the Outdoor Range Orientation. This orientation is held at the Skeet or Upper clubhouse, and consists of a range walk through, explanations of the range rules, and discussion of operating procedures for the outdoor range. The orientation starts promptly at 8:45 AM. It lasts about an hour.

The second orientation is for the indoor pistol range at the Lower clubhouse and immediately follows the Outdoor orientation and is a live-fire exercise. It begins at 10 A.M. and also lasts about an hour. Any person who is being considered for membership and possessing an LTC (pistol permit) will need to participate in the live-fire portion of the orientation. Please bring a firearm, 10 rounds of ammunition, eye and ear protection and a target. For those with an FID card, this will be a walk-through orientation.

Following completion of the requirements, your application will be voted on at the following Monthly Meeting. Applicants are asked not to attend this meeting. 

Obtaining a Sponsor for club membership is not a quick process. Any club member who sponsors another person for membership is responsible for that person’s conduct for a year after they have become a members. 

If you have an LTC (pistol permit) and are interested in pistol shooting, it is suggested that you visit the club on Thursday evenings at 7pm at the Main clubhouse/Indoor Range. A group of members who shoot “Big Bore” or Centerfire pistols meets weekly between 7-9 pm for in-house fun shooting. Introduce yourself to them and explain that you are seeking a Sponsor. They have agreed to screen prospective applicants and you will find them to be a very friendly group that can answer questions about the club and the range. Also, if you are a beginner or novice shooter, they will be happy to offer tips on shooting, different caliber pistols, and MA gun laws.   

If your interested in shotgun shooting, we suggest that you visit the club on Sunday mornings between 9am-11am at the Upper clubhouse. Once again, introduce yourself and explain the reason for your visit.

We remind you that obtaining a Sponsor is a process, and it will probably take several repeated visits to the club. We have to get to know you and we want you to get to know us.