Local Indoor Range Annual Membership.

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How many forum members like myself, belong to a Local Indoor Range? I have one about 12 minutes away from my house that I belong to and frequent weekly. They have 8 lanes (50 yds.), well lighted, and ventilated. The cost for membership is: $200.00 a yr. ($135.00 for Seniors) I have a Senior Membership which I renew every yr. Lane fees are $18 a Hour, ($6 for members, with discounts on ammo and supplies). They also discount the cost of membership from any firearm purchase. I try to purchase a new gun every year so that my membership is always valid! This year, I am about to purchase a Shield 45 and with the S&W $75 Rebate, and less the cost of membership, I can afford a very nice handgun for a very handsome price! I rented the Shield 45 at the range to try, excellent shooter and recoil very acceptable. (Incidentally, the rental cost was only $1. One of the perks of membership!)
How many forum members are in agreement with my logic ?
 
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That's a pretty good deal. At my indoor range I pay $32.10 a month for unlimited range time; six lanes @ 25 yards. I can also bring my wife whenever for no extra charge. They charge me $15.00 for FFL transfer fee and have a gunsmith on site. They also allow me to bring my own targets if i want. It is an 80 mile roundtrip for me.

This summer the county is opening an outdoor range; 100 yard rifle range, 50 yard pistol range, two shotgun set ups and an archery range. It will be a five minute drive for me and the membership is $75 for a family a year. Can't wait. The NRA kicked in over $25K which jump started the project.
 
That sounds expensive to me. The one I'm a member of has plenty of lanes, but 24 yards max. Plenty far for pistol shooting. I think it's about $140/year, and I get a discount on ammo. So when I go, all I pay for is ammo and targets. No hourly fees or anything. I could show up with my own ammo and targets and pay nothing, but I feel kinda bad about that so I always purchase something - you always need ammo, after all.
 
In a member of a gun club with indoor ranges. The one its part of my dues and that is $80 a year. We are retired and go in the middle of the day and have this heated range to ourselves most times.:) Its only 15 miles from our rural house and we use this one the most

My wife is in two clubs with indoor ranges and the prices there is decent, only cost me a couple bucks as a none member when we shoot. These two ranges are at about 25 and 35 miles distance!

During better weather I have my own safe 90 yard range on my property and we shoot there a lot.
 
I belong to a very nice place near me (a huge bonus-10 minute drive). Modern, one of the best lighted and ventilated ranges I've ever been to. Electronic target system that is programmable.

28 lanes, 75 ft length, can handle up to 50BMG. Lots of fun Class 3 stuff available for rent.

It's also a huge retail operation that I can honestly say I've only ever bought an occasional box of ammo and a Benchmade knife because they were on sale. Everything else is full retail, crazy expensive and I think is mostly geared to the impulse buyer.

They have a variety of training and instructional courses available from the most basic to force on force and "active shooter" classes. Many specialized classes and activities-I believe their model is the Scottsdale Gun Club. There's also a higher end level of membership that gives access to a swanky club room with leather chairs, tv, pool table, gun lockers and a few more worthless (in my eyes at least) amenities haha.

One time fee of $200 when I first joined, $30 a month with unlimited range visits, no other purchases necessary. They offer online range scheduling and have great hours. Most of the ROs are good people though there is one crusty old guy (hey I'm 60 LOL) that can't seem to tell time or keep track of when we come in and how long we have to shoot (an hour). There does seem to be a fairly high turnover rate of employees (a lot of the range guys seem to be retired working part-time). Just about every time I go in there's someone new or others that didn't last very long-I can't imagine the pay is that great.

I get in 5-7 times a month so it's worth it to me.
 
I'm a member of a sportsmen's club that provides me access to a very nice heated and well-ventilated indoor range as well as a number of outdoor ranges up to 300 yards, trap field, archery range, and walk-through archery course with 3-D wildlife targets. We also have about 10 pits that are used for 3-Gun, CAS, and similar action shooting games. Our ranges are open to members only, from early in the morning until dusk (indoor range until 9 PM), and are gated; each member gets his/her own electronic pass card. We also have a large and comfortable clubhouse where we host a variety of social events for members. An annual individual membership is $135.
 
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I have been a member of an indoor club for about 40 years. The range is located in the basement of the Jr High School, (it was the high school in 1932 when the range was built). The High school has a very good rifle team,and has taken many state and National tournaments.

Our adult club gets to use the range on Tues. evenings (while school is in session, Sept - May). We use the range from 6 PM until everyone leaves, usually by 7:30 or 8 PM. The range has wire trolley target carriers to 50 ft, and the range proper is limited to .22 RF (they also shoot air rifle at 10 meters). We have one separated shooting lane for centerfire. Good ventilation was installed about 20 years ago. Every winter we have a 10 week bullseye league that is pretty well attended, with 20 firing points we have to run two relays for Timed and Rapid Fire, (Slow fire on your own time). Our dues are $15 a year, and $10 for the league.

This past year we were required to undergo "lead testing", and they did two tests, and we passed! Of course that was after we scrubbed the range the first time, and learned you never sweep up your brass any longer, you vacuum the floors with a Hepa filter vacuum, and have large "sticky Pads" at any point where anyone goes downrange and must go across the pads to pull any residue off your shoes. I have not been in a commercial range yet that I think would pass the lead testing we went through.

We feel very privileged to have access we have. There are no other indoor ranges with in 100 miles.
 
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I did one year. I worked out that I would have to average at least 2 range visits/month to make the membership worthwhile. There were a few times I was able to go once or twice a week, which was nice. However, as often happens, life got in the way and I wasn't able to visit the range often enough to justify the membership so I didn't renew. I still use their range when I can, though. I just pay their daily fee.
 
I don't belong to an indoor range, for a couple of reasons. 1: the nearest indoor range is maybe only two miles away but the prices are steep, the rules are restrictive and the shop personnel are obnoxious. 2: I prefer to shoot at the outdoor range at Ft Bliss. As retired military, the membership is cheap($60.00 annually for both me and my wife), the staff are friendly, the range is orderly, the hours are convenient and the weather here is seldom restrictive except on days of high wind.

The Rod & Gun club has a nice bar and restaurant, and the retail sales are reasonable with members getting a 10% discount. They don't sell guns but I mostly buy online anyway.
 
OLDNAVYMCPO said:
I don't belong to an indoor range, for a couple of reasons. 1: the nearest indoor range is maybe only two miles away but the prices are steep, the rules are restrictive and the shop personnel are obnoxious. 2: I prefer to shoot at the outdoor range at Ft Bliss. As retired military, the membership is cheap($60.00 annually for both me and my wife), the staff are friendly, the range is orderly, the hours are convenient and the weather here is seldom restrictive except on days of high wind.

The Rod & Gun club has a nice bar and restaurant, and the retail sales are reasonable with members getting a 10% discount. They don't sell guns but I mostly buy online anyway.
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Sounds like you found a great alternative to a bad situation Chief.
I know how you feel about a bad indoor range. Im glad you can avoid that.
Jim
 
Targets Guy said:
That's a pretty good deal. At my indoor range I pay $32.10 a month for unlimited range time; six lanes @ 25 yards. I can also bring my wife whenever for no extra charge. They charge me $15.00 for FFL transfer fee and have a gunsmith on site. They also allow me to bring my own targets if i want. It is an 80 mile roundtrip for me.

This summer the county is opening an outdoor range; 100 yard rifle range, 50 yard pistol range, two shotgun set ups and an archery range. It will be a five minute drive for me and the membership is $75 for a family a year. Can't wait. The NRA kicked in over $25K which jump started the project.
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You found a good one. And with the outdoor range coming soon you have it all.
$15 transfer fee is the lowest I have seen. Sounds like good people running your range.
$32 a month? I got charged that for less than an hour largely due to the fact that a helper had to come in to help attach a target that my bad hands could not. Some use every angle to squeeze every cent from customers.
Needless to say I have not been back.
I am with an outdoor club now, $25 per year. The last of the old time, for sure.
Jim
 
My range fee is $10 a year. It's the letter "P" on my license tab and is valid at all Michigan state parks. I live about 1.5 miles from one, and it costs an additional $4 for an all day pass. Overall, not too shabby, and the facility is very nice and well maintained.
 
The one thing I miss about New Mexico is being able to drive 10 minutes in any direction and be on BLM land.

Here in beautiful Colorado, if I want to conveniently shoot I need to belong to a range. My little town has a nice indoor range, for which I pay $300 a year. No other fees, and I get a discount on anything I buy at the shop.

I go at least once a week, usually twice, so its pretty cheap all in all.

I appreciate the guys who post the obligatory "I shoot off my back porch!" reply, but most of us aren't in that kind of position.
 
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Philadelphia Patriot said:
I like it, but forget shooting there on the weekend. I try to go around dinner time during the week if I get home early enough from work.
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Actually I was there on Sunday. Wasn't bad. Got in right away and by the time I left there were only 2 other groups there. One group was 3 young guys shooting a Sig P series at 5 yards and all impressed with their grenade like pattern

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