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If you like the long ranges, remember you do not have to be a club member to shoot the matches - they are open to everyone. Match fee is $20 instead of $15, but even if you shoot both mid-range and long-range, that's 24 matches a year at $5 each, $120 is still less than $140.

The only way to get rid of the rule against drawing and firing is to get the board to vote on it - and that will be effective when the composition of the board changes. You are far from the only member who dislikes that rule.

If you have been a Bayou Rifles member for two years, you are eligible to run for a spot on the board. No guarantees, but for years we struggled to get the idea of having a web site accepted. Once a couple of obstacles were out of the way, the web site was launched and it has been super! Changes can be made - slow but steady.

I can't help you decide, but I think it is a matter of what kind of shooting you want to do. If defensive pistol takes precedence over rifle, and PSC is close enough, there's your answer.

If you decide not to renew at Bayou, ask for a "demit" - it is given if someone moves away or can't continue their membership for some valid reason (e.g. tight economic times) - and waives the initiation fee when they move back to Houston or are able to re-join for whatever reason. So - you can renew with little or no penalty. Just a thought.

Regards,
Andrew