Rio Salado has a ND.... LOL

[was21]

So I just got an email from Rio Salado , their ‘BANG’ newsletter.

Shows big price increases in membership fees.

Then 5 mins later I get another email from them retracting their first email.... it wasn’t supposed to go out! LOL

Can’t run their admin any better than their range

So ... is that an ND or an AD? Calling all their range officers.... need a judgement!! “Throw them off the range!” He he

 

[Flash]

Ever since they got rid of the old Range manager, Billy, and got Richard, Rio has gone down the toilet.

Their shotgun facility was a 4 star facility for many years, but under his management it's now a two star. Range Officers under his management are trained to escalate situations instead of de escalating them as every other range does.

I let my membership lapse 9 months ago and I shoot at other ranges that are properly run. I'll consider coming back if and when the current manager is gone.

 

[Boriqua]

I am voting Accidental discharge but Accidental discharge and Negligent ones are kind of like conjoined twins.

In my work life I was sent an email that had like 1000 CC recipients. Lord I hated those.

I replied and evidently one of the people was upset and I had to talk him off the cliff and assuage his poor hurt butt.

Knowing he was a sensitive type I should have been more careful and looked through the LOONNNNGGGG list of recipients and only sent my response to the people I needed to have see it but in a rush I just typed my reply and hit send ....

Omgoodness ... I learned my lesson that day.

Someone at Rio hit send when they shouldn't or picked a "send to" list that was incorrect. Having said that .. the cat is out of the bag and if the email contains information about massive increases .. expect massive increases. They just want to chose how and when they present it.

 

[QuietM4]

I don't get those emails any longer...how much was the increase? I let my membership laps last October, but I've been using it ever since...they never notice (or care) that my card clearly shows it expired.

 

[was21]

Ever since they got rid of the old Range manager, Billy, and got Richard, Rio has gone down the toilet.

Their shotgun facility was a 4 star facility for many years, but under his management it's now a two star. Range Officers under his management are trained to escalate situations instead of de escalating them as every other range does.

I let my membership lapse 9 months ago and I shoot at other ranges that are properly run. I'll consider coming back if and when the current manager is gone.

I agree, Dick and the current board are burying the place. RO’s that are wanna’be badasses don’t help the problem either. Ever see the bounty hunter RO? Drives a police auction suv with the markings still on it and thinks it’s cool to flash his bounty hunter badge to Feebs/SWAT guys out there. Quality!

AD’s are rare NONPREVENTABLE occurances.....
ND’s are MANMADE events.... just sayin

 

[was21]

I don't get those emails any longer...how much was the increase? I let my membership laps last October, but I've been using it ever since...they never notice (or care) that my card clearly shows it expired.

Shhhhhhh.... they want it to be a secret
When the dementia kicks back in there will probably be a “retraction” to the first “retraction”.... how funny would that be!
READY.... FIRE....AIM


And dang, if I knew they didn’t even look I wouldn’t have re-upped LOL

 

[TheJediknight]

The increase is a lot.....

25% ?

 

[was21]

I don't get those emails any longer...how much was the increase? I let my membership laps last October, but I've been using it ever since...they never notice (or care) that my card clearly shows it expired.

Shhhhhhh.... they want it to be a secret

When the dementia kicks back in there will probably be a “retraction” to the first “retraction”.... how funny would that be!
READY.... FIRE....AIM!

And dang, if I knew they didn’t even look I wouldn’t have re-upped LOL

 

[Doc]

PRCG or nothing.

 

[Boriqua]

PRCG or nothing.

I was a member for a couple years. Lived in Laveen. Nice club! I liked it there

 

[superdrag67]

It said:

Prices for memberships are changing. Effective July 1st 2021:

Individual Membership
- 1 year at $125
- 3 year at $345
- 5 year at $525

Family Membership
- 1 year at $140
- 3 year at $390
- 5 year at $600

The admin fee for New and Expired memberships will continue to be $25

 

[QuietM4]

That's not an insane increase...25%. I bet they are having to make up for the huge loss of revenue from the main range for non-members. No ammo = no shooters.

I'm still waiting for them to re-schedule the garage sale that was supposed to be in March...2020.

I live equidistant from Rio or Phoenix Rod & Gun. At this point, I'd be more inclined to join PRGC, instead of renewing my Rio membership. But, as long as Rio keeps letting me use my expired membership, I'll keep going there in the mean time.

 

[Doc]

PRCG or nothing.

I was a member for a couple years. Lived in Laveen. Nice club! I liked it there

That must have been a great drive, heck a guy could shoot on his lunch break.

 

[Manitu]

Family member went from 110 to 140, 30 bucks more. We will go weekly and often twice. Not doing the math any deeper, pretty cheap bump per visit for 2 shooters.

 

[Mauser98]

Rio has actually been pretty great lately. The range officers have been very friendly.

I don't know which one is the bounty hunter but I've seen the SUV several times. lol

If I were him I'd be out doing actual bounty hunting. Apparently some of these cartel guys have bounties in the millions.

 

[Flash]

That's not an insane increase...25%. I bet they are having to make up for the huge loss of revenue from the main range for non-members. No ammo = no shooters.

I'm still waiting for them to re-schedule the garage sale that was supposed to be in March...2020.

In the case of the rifle/pistol range you're mostly correct. I've talked to a half dozen or so people who went there recently, observed how the range was run and decided they wanted no part of it and now shoot elsewhere.

In the case of the shotgun range, a lot of shooters have plenty of ammo, but have decided to take their business elsewhere because of the way it's run. I personally know around a dozen guys who shoot 20K rounds/year every year and still are, but no longer do it at Rio because of the management. Those guys alone cost Rio around $50K/year in revenue.

They really need to get rid of Dick and Ron, the guy who's the shotgun manager.

 

[QuietM4]

I miss Red Mountain Trap and Skeet. Used to shoot there every Thursday night with a group of friends.