Does this seem fair? I'm kind of ticked at my local range.

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Come to cckc just over the border in Wisconsin.
http://bristolranges.com/
Pros: Pistol and rifle. Rifle out to 200 yards. Can shoot from indoors or outdoors.
Cons: $30 for whole day. Single load only(no full mags-1 bullet at a time)
No human silhouette targets.
 
Single load only? Thanx, but you can keep it all for yourselves. For $50 worth of gas, I can go to any number of places where I can shoot free, at anything I want and drive back.
 
Single load?! That rules out my Garand, as I'm not going to damage the extractor by loading single rounds into the chamber. Come to think of it, that rules out my Steyr M95 and a lot of other guns as well. No thanks.

I feel pretty spoiled.
 
Here is the NRA's link to places to shoot by state -

http://nrahuntersrights.org/PlacestoShoot.aspx

For what you're paying, I'd look for a range where you can become a member and pay an annual fee. As a bonus, you'll meet some really nice folks in a casual setting, something I rarely did at a pay as you go range.
 
My local 25yd indoor range is $8 a day. Annual pass is $80, unlimited access. On bullets I cast and rounds I load, I shoot plenty for less than $10 a trip.
 
6$ an hour here for the first hour. 4.50$ any extra hour after that.

You cannot be charged more than 20$ a day, so you can spend all day and not pay more than 20 in range fees...

Outdoor rifle/pistol range.

Indoor pistol is 10 for the first and 6 for every after that but they have to pay for AC and lights and all that.
 
My gun club dues are $70.00/year, unlimitted shooting, no range fees and you should hear the members complain about how much it costs!
 
I guess I'm seriously spoiled with my FREE annual memberships at the local range, with only a $30 or so a year charge for my mother to be a member (which nets me the free membership, as added on to her's). 200 yard range, and a MAX 50 or so yards on the pistol range, as that's where the two benches are, but most people bring collapsible tables or blankets/etc to place their equipment at an agreed distance (usually 20-25 yards)
The 200 yard rifle ranges has target stands at 50, 100, and 200 yards, with some stringent regulations on cleanliness and targets allowed.

But it's only outdoors, and closes at dark (which SUCKS in the winter)



TO note, to use it for a single day, it's $15.
 
To answer your question: no, it doesn't seem fair. Surely the prices should be based on something - amount of maintenance to clean up after the shooter, or damage to the facility, or something. So, if you're shooting pistol caliber ammunition from a rifle I don't see why it's a different cost. I guess they just make more money that way. I'm sure there are very few people coming in with AR pistols who are getting the cheap rates, whereas there are probably lots of people bringing in .22LR rifles, or pistol-caliber carbines, and being forced to pay the higher cost.

Of course, it's their business and they can run it however they want, but it would make better business sense to set certain calibers as the "low" rate and others as the "high" rate. Have you asked them for an official reasoning on this point? If you want to keep shooting there, I would suggest you ask to speak with the manager and explain that you're a paying customer and if they want your money you want to be treated fairly. Worst case scenario they stonewall you and you never come back. Best case, they give you the lower rate.

On another note ... I concur with most other people that those rates are super expensive. I was complaining about the $75 fee for my year-long membership, but I will stop doing so immediately. Outdoor shooting positions or no, I'm getting a great deal.
 
That sounds horrible!

Their business, their rules, but I wouldn't pay those prices.

I shoot in a National Forest and have a mountain range nearly to myself for free. I'll leave it at that and abstain from making any comments about Illinois...
 
Ok, so the pistol range price is $19.00 for all day as long as you spend $10.00 on ammo. That is not half bad. The rifle range on the other hand is $28.00 per hour no matter what. Same price if you buy ammo from them or not, and there is no all-day deal. So I call them and ask if I have to pay the rifle rate if I am shooting a .22 rifle, they say yes. It is a rifle, it is the same price. This seems a little unfair to me and an extremely steep price to pay to shoot a .22 rifle. I do not there here often, it is just that the outdoor range is closed for the season. So my question is does their policy seem rational to you? On a side note, the rifle range and pistol range are the same range, not separate. You use the same lanes for both. If that matters.
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It is perfectly fair. The standard isn't for pistols and rimfire rifles versus centerfire rifles or by caliber size. It is just a clear binary system.

With that said, those fees are absolutely horrendous!
 
Our range is $30.00 a year period,shoot as much as you want,bringing your own targets,and stands,etc.
 
Wow! As some of the other posters have said it is the ranges right to charge whatever they want...and it is my right not to go and shoot there...and at those rates I would wait until summer.
 
Since it is an indoor range they may be charging different rates and limiting time to account for wear and maintenance on the backstop. My nearest indoor range can't handle rifle calibers.
 
Fees

Local range is $10/hour. No steel bullets, so if you shoot an AK or SKS, you have to shoot their ammo. Annual fee to join is $50, then $8/hr for range time.
 
I think the local place around here (the one i go to, there are a few) is like 9 an hour. They have a pistol/archery range and a rifle range (where you can bring pistols to) but the cost is the same for both. It is kind of ridiculous that a .22 is considered to be the same as a say 7mm magnum, but thats just the way it goes. I bet if the zoning restrictions were eased back more people would bring in ranges and drive down the price. On the other hand, i have no idea what the guy who runs the range has to pay out in costs, so he very well might not be making anything on the range itself (no idea, he could be raking it in on the other hand).
 
You're in my father-in-laws' part of the world. No wonder he thinks the range I shoot at is such a great deal. About your question, personally I don't think it's fair but if the market supports that price it seems that it would be. This should be a lesson to all of us who enjoy having a safe, convenient, and legal place to shoot--take care of it and be nice to your neighbors. It also brings to my mind the accusation that the "elitists" want to be the only ones with the guns.
 
do they have something special there or is it a plain room with a bunch of targets?
my prefered indoor range here has a 300meter indoor tunnel with full electronic scoring system and 4 position shooting rests.
restaurant on site, livefire cinema and "olympia hall", oh and a real gunsmith on site.
if you go alone it is rather expensiv at ~40$ each hours, if you bring a group of 4 and more they lower the price to ~25/hour.

still not cheap, but well worth it, IMHO.

28/hour is a bit expensive without anything else on site..
 
"green" environment safe range

there's only one indoor range in my area that will allow rifles over 2000 fps. The catch is they only allow total metal jacket frangible ammo-- to protect people from lead exposure. of course, no one carries it but them and they charge $17 for box of 20. i can understand frangible to keep the backstop from getting destroyed, but come on! green ammo? look for your friendly politictians to make this a requirement for all ammo to protect your safety.
 
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