Albany Mountain
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What kind of interest from 800 members is there for this 1000 yard range? 10? 200? 750?
Financing a 1000 yard range
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rap36case
Working up loads for new Shilen 308win
Another consideration for long range shooting sports is marksmanship training. Very few people have experience shooting at 1000 yards and need to be qualified out to that range. I feel a good marksmanship class would be a money maker, even before the 1000 yard range is built. It would be very cool for the NRA to offer a 1000 yard marksmanship class or to qualify certified trainers.
There have been a number of failed attempts at 1000 yard ranges in S Louisiana, and as far as I know, none successful yet. Palo Alto is 600 yards, with the nearest 1000 yard ranges in the I-10 corridor at Pascagoula and Bayou in MS and TX, with Long Range Alley up in NW LA.
But financing a project always comes down to how much you need. If you already have a 600 yard range or a 300 yard range with functioning pits, and all you need is a new berm and parking lot 400 or 700 yards further back on land you own, you are in a much better situation than if you need to carve everything out of an existing parcel with nervous neighbors downrange.
But $100k is a lot easier than $1M or more.
But financing a project always comes down to how much you need. If you already have a 600 yard range or a 300 yard range with functioning pits, and all you need is a new berm and parking lot 400 or 700 yards further back on land you own, you are in a much better situation than if you need to carve everything out of an existing parcel with nervous neighbors downrange.
But $100k is a lot easier than $1M or more.
Our range went that route with the Operating Engineers. I am sure that our range could not have been built without them. We paid fuel costs only.
Danny
They don't need the NRA to do anything! I'm highly capable of that and I'd do it for free! Just pay my fuel fee down there and back from North Louisiana!
FeMan
Gold $$ Contributor
I shoot at Sac Valley in N. CA.
Lifetime memberships can come back and bit you. Because of current interest rates you have to charge 20 times the annual membership.
Our Club is always financially embarrassed, those that are interested and going to use it, have to pay! When we needed $10K for a new trap , we got 10 members to come up with $1000 each with the understanding that if they ever got paid back it would be without interest. We paid them all back within 3 years.
Always seems like those with the biggest ideas have the smallest wallets!
Bill
Our Club is always financially embarrassed, those that are interested and going to use it, have to pay! When we needed $10K for a new trap , we got 10 members to come up with $1000 each with the understanding that if they ever got paid back it would be without interest. We paid them all back within 3 years.
Always seems like those with the biggest ideas have the smallest wallets!
Bill
rap36case
Working up loads for new Shilen 308win
Perhaps private ranges provides better control with membership and required training. Less likely to have some stranger show up with a new AK in a box and a bunch of FMJ.
On the other hand, the new guy may just need some training. Public owned and operated ranges would be an interesting concept, with range officers working for the state. That would be a real political topic.
On the other hand, the new guy may just need some training. Public owned and operated ranges would be an interesting concept, with range officers working for the state. That would be a real political topic.
The cost of building the range is small compared to acquiring the safety zone behind it . On flat land like our range we need two miles or more . We have the dirt for the berm work . To move it we are looking at $ 2 to 3 hundred thousand. And we still have to buy targets. Pits won't work because of our water table . Larry
There are a number of publicly operated shooting ranges available. Ben Avery Shooting Range comes to mind immediately, and raises additional issues.
Their about $4.000 per bench . That amount to another $ 40 to 60 thousands additional . Larry
Electronic targets mean nothing, without the shooting range.
Thanks, Rick! I will pass that on. We got some guys in the tactical game that are pushing hard for it and it might come to pass sooner than later. Good thing is that the executive committtee is coming around to approving it.
For those of you with various questions: our club is private, just over 700 members, and own a full square mile of property, most of which we lease out to a farmer for sugar cane and other crops. The land beyond the 1000 yard impact berm is also agricultural land for about 5 or so miles. We do have neighbors that are 1/2 mile off to the side at about 57 degrees from the area we are considering placing the range. The majority of the expense will be for constructing a road from the gate to the firing line and then turning down range to the pit area. Needed even if using electronic targets.
Thank you for all of the ideas submitted. I will pass them on to the guys that are trying to get this project passed the dream stage.
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