Disclaimer: I am a current member of Northside Sportsmans Association, but just a regular member…read more
I was invited to shoot at NSSA a couple of times before I joined, and going there and shooting at their facilities is what sold me. They really have something for everyone. A nice covered pistol range with targets at 7, 15, 25 and 50 yards. The rifle range is also covered with 50, 100,200, 300 yard targets available. Also there is trap and skeet fields, an indoor and outdoor archery range, and a place for shotgun patterning. The main clubhouse is fairly large and the biannual Gun Bash has some of the best guns around.
They host CMP events, trap and skeet clubs, have range days for children and women. Overall they club is very family friendly, and safety is always the first priority at all of the ranges. You can hunt on the club's land during the appropriate seasons, and I have heard talk of building or converting an existing building into an indoor pistol range.
Now for the bad. First the website is totally shit, and who thought "ws" for the TDL (top level domain) was a good idea really has no idea. Second, some of the "senior" member are so uptight that shooting with them becomes a chore. I feel as if the Life members think it is their private club, and since you are just a regular year to year member or not 50+, that you are trespassing. Third, every time you go to the range, someone will be there that has/shot every gun, and wants to tell you all about it. Finally, the gun bash tickets are pretty hard to come by for regular members. The "senior" members seem to get all of them, so very few are left over for regular members.
But despite of the negatives, I enjoy the club, and it is a fairly decent value. The 2012 dues are $75 a year, but I believe an increase is coming next year. For the most part people are pretty friendly, and facilities are some of the nicest around.