NRA limiting print issues

Hemlock · Dec 23, 2025

Bobbygun said:
It's funny. I was just mulling over switching to Rifleman from Hunter. I find myself spending about 10 minutes to peruse an entire issue of Hunter. Many of the hunts are in high percentage of success locations (ranches) where I will never have access. Or they are hunting species that I don't have interest or access to hunt. While the writers may be having a great time, I've little interest in reading stories of hunting bears over bait or whitetails approaching mechanical corn feeders. Hey, if it's legal, more power to them. I just about fall asleep reading about it. The hunting stories in RMEF's Bugle magazine are far superior in my opinion.

As I grew older, I now enjoy reading the "Hows & Whys" about firearms and reloading more than the sneaking around the woods, or sitting in a blind, or in a tree stand like my younger days. Legs can't take it anymore and all my hunting buddies are gone.

Dungannon · Dec 23, 2025

I'm very hopeful the new folks in charge can turn things around. The debts, dubious contracts, pensions, etc. will be a challenge to unwind. For the first time in decades I'm actually reading all those columns in the front from various organization officers. The old guard is getting voted out and pushed out.

Scrubnut · Dec 27, 2025

NRA Bylaws, Article III, Section 10, entitled, "Voluntary Termination of Membership," "Any member may terminate his or her membership at any time by a resignation in writing sent by first class United States mail…" The Bylaws go on to state that "…such member will not be entitled to any refund of dues or contributions already paid."

Looks like no recourse for members who feel cheated by this change. I hope the NRA will still appeal to the younger generations who do most of their reading online anyway. But it's a hard sell for info they can get free online just so they can get an NRA sticker. Personally I would have been willing to pay an extra $10/yr to keep the monthly print issues. I guess their demographics end at age 75 which is why they didn't ask my opinion.

FelixEstrella · Dec 27, 2025

TTSX said:
Meh. It's an old organization for old people with old ideas. I won't miss the beggar mail, that's for sure.

Yup. Along with the "advertising catalog", the monthly step-in bathtub and dick pill ads kinda told me the target demographic ... and I ain't it. Let my subscription lapse a long time ago ...