Hello Bruce, I don't do a lot of posting on here, but I do a lot of reading.
I like guns, mainly shotguns. When I joined the PGCA I didn't even own a Parker, now I have two.
I went to the Southern this past weekend and shot both of them and had a ball. But back to your post, some people are going to join because they just enjoy it, others will not as long as they can use it for free. From what I've read some people just end up with a shotgun that they have no use for and they just want to find out how much it's worth so they can sell it. I don't know what the fix would be as far as getting people to join. All I can say is that I joined it, I use it and I enjoy it.
Thanks, Mike