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  • funk_drum
    Member
    • Jun 2014
    • 289

    Front Sight Membership info needed please

    Can someone school me on this? I have a gun for sale and someone is asking to trade a Front Sight Ambassador membership for it. I see what they say on their site what it is...but what is Front Sight and is a membership transfer legit?
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    ke6guj
    Moderator
    CGN Contributor - Lifetime
    • Nov 2003
    • 23725

    Front Sight is a nice place to get training if you have the ability to get out there a couple times a year. I live in SoCal so I can drive out there after work on
    Thursday, take a 4 day class, and drive home Mon night and be back to work on Tuesday. 4-day class, 2-days off of work. NorCal people might lose 2 additional days of travel making it more costly to attend.

    as for the value of the membership, I'd put it at $200 tops, so I'd expect him to toss in a couple memberhsips or some cash to sweeten the deal.
    Jack



    Do you want an AOW or C&R SBS/SBR in CA?

    No posts of mine are to be construed as legal advice, which can only be given by a lawyer.

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    • #3
      Barang
      CGN Contributor
      • Aug 2013
      • 11002

      Yup! They offer 2 or 4 days class training for handguns or/and long guns. There are several levels of memberships like the one you mentioned.
      Contact Front Sight and ask them about the transferability of what was offered you.

      I bought 2 days training for me and my wife and haven't find time to do it because of the distance.

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      • #4
        rkt88edmo
        Reptile&Samurai Moderator
        CGN Contributor - Lifetime
        • Dec 2002
        • 10057

        Just remember that if you take a class at FS they will hit you for a $50 background check once a year and take that into account on the value of the membership.

        If you don't know what Front Sight is already, I would just take cash.
        If it was a snake, it would have bit me.
        Use the goog to search calguns

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        • #5
          funk_drum
          Member
          • Jun 2014
          • 289

          I'll have to look more into it. I re-read the text. Says two all-inclusive ambassador memberships. Front Sight says these are $25,000??

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          • #6
            rkt88edmo
            Reptile&Samurai Moderator
            CGN Contributor - Lifetime
            • Dec 2002
            • 10057

            Originally posted by funk_drum
            I'll have to look more into it. I re-read the text. Says two all-inclusive ambassador memberships. Front Sight says these are $25,000??
            They are if you buy them from FS. But there are tens of thousands of these things floating around, so market value is discounted quite a bit.
            If it was a snake, it would have bit me.
            Use the goog to search calguns

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            • #7
              ke6guj
              Moderator
              CGN Contributor - Lifetime
              • Nov 2003
              • 23725

              Originally posted by funk_drum
              I'll have to look more into it. I re-read the text. Says two all-inclusive ambassador memberships. Front Sight says these are $25,000??
              that's MSRP, hardly anybody pays MSRP. street value of a membership is whatever someone with a membership is selling them for. you can get diamonds or ambassador memberships from people selling themfor significantly under that MSRP price on the website.

              Its all marketing.
              Jack



              Do you want an AOW or C&R SBS/SBR in CA?

              No posts of mine are to be construed as legal advice, which can only be given by a lawyer.

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              • #8
                unusedusername
                Veteran Member
                • Sep 2008
                • 4124

                The memberships are worth about $100 each right now.

                You can buy one for that pretty easily.

                The training is nearly top notch. The only way to go better is gunsite at $2k/course.

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                • #9
                  TheExiled
                  Veteran Member
                  • Jan 2012
                  • 2933

                  Originally posted by funk_drum
                  Can someone school me on this? I have a gun for sale and someone is asking to trade a Front Sight Ambassador membership for it. I see what they say on their site what it is...but what is Front Sight and is a membership transfer legit?
                  Get cash for your gun and train locally
                  Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends

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                  • #10
                    Rainbow Warrior
                    Banned
                    • Apr 2010
                    • 10501

                    Get the cash.

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                    • #11
                      funk_drum
                      Member
                      • Jun 2014
                      • 289

                      Thanks for the info! I'll take the money and run.

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                      • #12
                        Steve G
                        Senior Member
                        • Nov 2005
                        • 1911

                        I've been offered diamond and ambassador memberships for $50

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                        • #13
                          ke6guj
                          Moderator
                          CGN Contributor - Lifetime
                          • Nov 2003
                          • 23725

                          Originally posted by Steve G
                          I've been offered diamond and ambassador memberships for $50
                          and if you have any desire to do any firearms training, its a smoking deal. go there just once and you've gotten more than $50 in training out of it. It just isn't worth trading a gun for a membership. 5 years ago, yes, it may have been ,but Iggy has whored them out so much that the market in them is in the toilet.
                          Jack



                          Do you want an AOW or C&R SBS/SBR in CA?

                          No posts of mine are to be construed as legal advice, which can only be given by a lawyer.

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                          • #14
                            Steve1968LS2
                            CGN/CGSSA Contributor
                            CGN Contributor
                            • Feb 2010
                            • 9237

                            Originally posted by ke6guj
                            Front Sight is a nice place to get training if you have the ability to get out there a couple times a year. I live in SoCal so I can drive out there after work on
                            Thursday, take a 4 day class, and drive home Mon night and be back to work on Tuesday. 4-day class, 2-days off of work. NorCal people might lose 2 additional days of travel making it more costly to attend.

                            as for the value of the membership, I'd put it at $200 tops, so I'd expect him to toss in a couple memberhsips or some cash to sweeten the deal.
                            Yep.. hell, I will sell the OP a diamond membership for $200.. lol

                            It's a good school.. and even though it's far, you really can't beat unlimited training for a few hundred bucks.

                            Worst part are the constant salespitch emails.. every day.. all the time..

                            <--- Guardian of FrontSight member
                            Originally posted by tony270
                            It's easy to be a keyboard warrior, you would melt like wax in front of me, you wouldn't be able to move your lips.
                            Member: Patron member NRA, lifetime member SAF, CRPA

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                            • #15
                              GW
                              I need a LIFE!!
                              • May 2004
                              • 16078

                              Take the money
                              You can ALWAYS find a Front Sight membership for 100-200 bucks.
                              The training there is very good but the non-stop huckstering is annoying.
                              sigpicNRA Benefactor Member

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