PLEASE READ Happy New Year and Request for Member Upgrades

[Forum Boss]

I want to wish all our Forum Members a happy and productive 2026.

This Forum has become one of the most respected and useful shooting sports resources on the internet. But to keep things going WE NEED Your SUPPORT.

REQUEST for Membership UPGRADE
This Forum now has over 81,000+ registered members and is growing.

However, only about 3.3% of members have upgraded to Silver or Gold Status.

We really need to push that number upwards.

The reason is pretty simple -- as the Forum grows the workload increases. Over the last three years, running background checks and dealing with security issues has gone from a few hours a month to 1-2 hours PER DAY. And software chores are more burdensome than ever.

All members will benefit if we can boost revenues to cover more advanced server and security protection services.

Consider this -- a Silver membership is $30 for 12 months. That works out to $0.57 cents per week. Or $2.50 per month -- less than the price of a cup of coffee at Starbucks.

If we could get even 10% of Forum members to upgrade, that would make a HUGE difference in our ability to test products, produce videos, and fight the scammers.

Silver and Gold members get Unlimited Classifieds Listings for 12 months.
Think about that folks...

If you were to sell ONE SINGLE $1500 firearm on Gunbroker, you would have to pay $68.00 in FEES.
That's more than our Gold membership which offers unlimited sales for 12 months. And if you sell one $600 item on Gunbroker you would pay $32.00 in fees, more than our 12-mo Silver Membership. SEE: Gunbroker FEE Calculator

And take note, one popular Tactical Forum now charges $20 per MONTH for Classifieds access -- that's $240 per year!
Our Gold and Silver upgrades are a major bargain by comparison.

Final note: Please help us keep the Forum alive and thriving. We need to hire personnel. The best way to do that is through member support. Your Forum Boss is now 70 years old and is facing some potentially significant health issues. We do need to bring in more support staff.

If you are not a Gold or Silver member yet, please click that yellow "Upgrade Membership" button. We have two processors now -- PayPal and Stripe. Either way you do NOT need a PayPal account -- you can pay with a credit card (no PayPal account required).

Look for this in the right column or at the bottom of page on cell phones:

OR CLICK HERE: Accurate Shooter Forum UPGRADE Page

Thanks again folks -- AccurateShooter.com celebrates 22 years online in 2026. With your help, we can sustain the Forum in the months ahead. There are so many very knowledgeable persons who frequent this Forum and help their fellow shooters. Let's make sure all of us will continue to have a great Forum in the years to come.

Thanks!
Forum Boss

 

[Alexander-M]

Is it possible to buy Accurate Shooter merchandise such as shirts, hats, etc.? Might no generate a lot of profit, but every bit helps.

Happy New Year!

Alex

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Alex -- that's not a bad idea if we can find a reputable 3rd party service to both do the production and deliveries. I did design an AccurateShooter.com T-Shirt some years ago. Forum Boss.

 

[ISS]

70 eh? Just a pup Boss, I turned 76 in September.
But on a serious note, this site is underfunded by non-members.

 

[Lee in Texas]

I agree 100%. Compare this board to others like it. This one has roughly 0% BS plus lots of helpful people who share great advice and information. I deleted my $10 a month donation when construction slowed down. Business is back and so are my donations.

 

[madmixerman]

Does using the Amazon tab on this site when buying still bring in some $$ to this site ?

Forum Boss: Yes we can get a small commission on a variety of products sold by Amazon if you use that tab.

 

[Gman]

Every time I try to post a thread I get the message:
Oops! We ran into some problems.


VPN, Proxy, Tor and Relay access not allowed.

Any suggestions?

Yes, mail a personal check in like I do every January. I am a boomer, Thank You very much.

 

[BCP1980]

Every time I try to post a thread I get the message:
Oops! We ran into some problems.


VPN, Proxy, Tor and Relay access not allowed.

Any suggestions?

I was able to find the setting in browser that was causing this issue.

 

[muddy72]

Is it possible to buy Accurate Shooter merchandise such as shirts, hats, etc.? Might no generate a lot of profit, but every bit helps.

Happy New Year!

Alex

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Alex -- that's not a bad idea if we can find a reputable 3rd party service to both do the production and deliveries. I did design an AccurateShooter.com T-Shirt some years ago. Forum Boss.

Forum Boss I'll send you a PM about this topic.

 

[JFrank]

If all 81,000 members were paid silver members , the boss could afford new shoes.

81,000 x 30 = 2,430,000

 

[madmixerman]

Does using the Amazon tab on this site when buying still bring in some $$ to this site ?

Forum Boss: Yes we can get a small commission on a variety of products sold by Amazon if you use that tab.

Maybe a sticky so more members realize that?

 

[rwj]

Is it possible to buy Accurate Shooter merchandise such as shirts, hats, etc.? Might no generate a lot of profit, but every bit helps.

Happy New Year!

Alex

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Alex -- that's not a bad idea if we can find a reputable 3rd party service to both do the production and deliveries. I did design an AccurateShooter.com T-Shirt some years ago. Forum Boss.

Forum Boss I'll send you a PM about this topic.

I would definitely buy merch!

 

[20PPC]

I would definitely buy some merchandise as well.
Just point me in the right direction.

 

[muddy72]

If all 81,000 members were paid silver members , the boss could afford new shoes.

81,000 x 30 = 2,430,000

No dought the math is staggering!

 

[Retired shooter]

Hey Boss

I know it doesn't pay the bills, however, THANK YOU for all you do. May you be blessed in this New Year.

To all a good night.

 

[rjtfroggy]

Besides being a Gold Member I go on Amazon through here no matter what I am buying.
Every little bit helps.

 

[WAMBO]

Thanks Boss, I appreciate all you do!

 

[nakneker]

Well timed post! Hopefully more people who frequent this place will consider buying a membership! The wealth of info to be found here is staggering for the Reloader, competitor, hunter, firearm enthusiasts and much more.

I also know the Boss spends way more hours and energy than we realize with security, weekly bulletins, refereeing the banter… it’s a full time job and then some, including weekends and holidays. It’s a thankless job.

Great post except for the part of potential health issues, may you be blessed and avoid anything serious, you’ll be in the thoughts and prayers of many who visit here!

 

[Lead Slanger]

Hopefully more people who frequent this place will consider buying a membership! The wealth of info to be found here is staggering for the Reloader, competitor, hunter, firearm enthusiasts and much more.

I'm a frequent user who just bought a membership.

 

[Tangent]

I'm a frequent user who just bought a membership.

I did the same around Christmas. It's a lot cheaper than a magazine subscription. Have you seen how much they charge for magazines these days?!

 

[Bob in WI]

Boss
Why not do away with the free membership all together? Make a Bronze Contributor membership at $5, $10 or $15 that would allow those folks to read anywhere in the forum. To be able to respond to any post or buy and sell a member would have to be at least Silver.