Looking for feedback on Greenville Gun Club

[Gadgetech]

I'm thinking about joining GGC and I'm having second thoughts about it after reading the ongoing commentary in the Allen Arms newsletter by Frank Allen. Does anyone here have the other side of the story by chance (there's always 2 sides)? Here's a link to the newsletter archive where he talks about being kicked out of GGC. The newsletter on the 14th and 23rd both talk about GGC and I'd appreciate your thoughts. I need somewhere to be able chrono ammo and such without driving an hour to get there and preferably has a decent rifle range.

[Johnny Glock]

My guess is you were going to Philsons crossing before....I will take the drive so I dont have to pay. Allen arms wants you to pay to use your own ammo...maintanence fees they say, I police my own brass anyways! I wanted to join GGC but they wanted like 300 bucks to start and a couple hundred a year and you needed to be sponsored by a current member. I work on the road so I couldnt see spending the money. Honestly I cant say one way or the other, but, I would like to know what you do find out.

[Gadgetech]

My guess is you were going to Philsons crossing before....

I haven't ever been there and I'm not sure where that is.

[rrman12280]

I checked GGC out once and decided not to join. On another note, I hear there is an indoor range opening on the north side of Spartanburg in a couple weeks. I don't have any more details currently, but I will let you know more if interested. Allen Arms I've never been to, but I plan on taking my wife there to let her test a few carry guns in the near fuure, unless this Spartanburg range has something similiar to offer by then.

[trrogers24]

The DNR has a range located between Easley and Pickens that is free. They have pistol, rifle, shotgun and archery ranges.
Here is a link to their website https://www.dnr.sc.gov/srange/spublic?r_id=35

[kerb]

There wasn't a link.. Can you post it up? I'd like to see what the deal was between Allen arms and the ggc.
Allen arms is expensve yeah, but everyone I've dealt with in the shop has been first rate.

I use the Pickens range referenced above. The rifle range is only 100 yards max. If you are going to shoot shorter ranges than that you will need to bring your own target stand.
The pistol range is an absolute circus. If you are going to need to change targets frequently or if you want to shoot from a bench then Pickens range is probably not a good choice.