How much does it cost to open an indoor Shooting

[hso]

I don't see how the owner would be foolish enough to allow someone else to put a range on their property when they can be left liable for all cleanup if the range folds up and hasn't been run properly.

BTW, instead of paying to have someone come in and remove the lead you can contract with a scrap dealer to have them come in and do it. Depending upon scrap prices they may end up paying you for the material instead of just trading scrap for service. Regardless, if your scrap is purchased by a dealer you no longer have a "waste" that you have to dispose of.

 

[Owen]

hso, the problem iwht that is most of the scrap dealers aren't equipped to handle the fine particulates and flamables mixed in. The lead isn't a problem, its a valuable commodity.

The big problem is the unburned powder mixed with lead dust that needs to cleaned off the range daily.

 

[Hungry Seagull]

I stand to learn much from the guidance and corrective information on this wonderful thread.

Even a 25 yard pistol range and concealed classes etc would be outstanding.

How about this idea?

I think we are entering a period of commerical real estate foreclosures and church failures.

Buying a property with sufficient slab size, walls, doors and roof already in place and then building just the "Guts" of the range making whatever modifications or additions internally as required by code will work really well wont it not?

I think several churches in my state have square footages something like 5000-10000 plus and the main worship area are usually large enough to encapsule a 25 yard range easily.

Just a thought. Please, dont be offended. Im thinking strictly business here. The buildings, utitlies, parking lots, water etc etc etc will already be in place when a person buys a failed church in foreclosure and turns it into a range.

 

[hso]

The big problem is the unburned powder mixed with lead dust that needs to cleaned off the range daily.

None of the three local indoor ranges clean the entire range daily. They all clean the down range area and traps monthly. None of them have had a range fire associated with paper/powder residue and I can't see that as a reasonable potential unless the range is a total mess.

Ranges that sell their scrap lead after it's been cleared from the traps can offer to cut a deal with the scrap dealer to handle the whole job as long as they make them aware of the issues related to the powder. The scrap dealer is then obligated to deal with the hazard to their employees.