Thursday, July 4, 2013

Range Fees

I went to my sister's house for the Memorial Day holiday, on Sunday my Brother inlaw wanted to treat me to their local range.(Crestview Fl.)

The yearly fee is $50, with a daily fee for members of $15.
Non Members $30 per day.
It has restroom facilities, gun rentals, guns, ammo and target sales.

Outdoor ranges, from 7 yards to about 150.
Seems kinda high to me, the daily fee especially for non members.
Ammo was marked up, the guns not too bad, targets $1.50 and up.

I guess our local range has spoiled me, covered shooting benches, shooting ranges from 7 to 200 yds.
Only 3 miles from the house, $100 per year, and you get a key to the gate, anytime access.
BUT, no amenities, other than bathroom.

Now 15 miles from here, there is a facility that caters to the sporting clays and trap shooting crowd, Membership is $350 per year (last I heard, and that was 3 years ago), $10 per visit, and they have an A+ clubhouse, overlooking the stations, air conditioning, snack bar, and the "man cave" with padded leather chairs, mounts on the walls, fireplace, very upscale.

So, I guess it is what services you deem worth the amount you pay per year.

Since I go every saturday (the wife works on saturday) Free access is worth the $100 yearly. I can bring my own drinks.
and on cold mornings, we usually start a fire to chat around.

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