I happen to enjoy the American Rifleman magazine every month and like Bailey Guns, I prefer the life membership route so I don't have to screw around with annual renewals.

I first joined the NRA because they were the most effective organization at fighting Clinton's crapola and I upgraded to Life somewhat in honor of how the organization had progressed during Charlton Heston's tenure as President. Unfortunately I didn't know about the occasional discount upgrades and paid full price for mine but it's still well worth it in the long run.

Donating to NRA-ILA and the NRA CDF are both worthy things to do for 2A supporters.