With the ammo prices up in the air, high unavailability/purchase limits on a lot of popular calibers and people hoarding...are ranges seeing less people coming in to shoot?

 

 

One would think that would happen, but I have not seen evidence of it yet at RTSP, where they are still drawing large crowds.

I was considering going to RTSP today... Decided to skip this time.

Not really. The lakewood 2 seem more busy than usual with more people getting interested in the sport.

I don't think traffic is slowing down, it might actually be picking up as more and more people decide its time to protect themselves from the liberals. I had a conversation with two of the owners at RTSP the other day and they were telling me how funny it is that people are coming in with their own ammo and bragging how they bought it on the Internet and are actually paying 50% MORE than what the ammo goes for at the range. The ranges seem to be rationing ammo for use at the range only, so you have a hard time buying it there for other uses, but I can't fault them for that.

I was shooting 40 at the bullet hole yesterday and had a 15min wait for a port. Me and my glock 24 had a good time.

So it seems business as usual. Possible 20% are new shooters and 20% have decided to hold on to their ammo for the time being and not go. Any potential lost business replaced itself.

 

I'm sure there is some deep, extensive economic formula at play here...or not.

 

Glad to hear the RTSP guys are doing well.

I have noticed A normal amount of shooters on the weekend, But during the week it is wide open at Usana. As long as the backorders from Cabelas keep showing up at my door I continue to hit the range at least once A week. Last week both Sat and Sun. Shot some clays, 2 9mm Handguns and naturally my good old Marlin 60 .22 Rifle.

CJRPC has had a steady flow of new members every month..

For a while, here in Florida, they were booming because so many people were buying new guns and wanted to shoot them. Now that there are limited supplies or guns and ammo and those who engaged in the panic buying having shot their new toys, the local range around here is pretty empty. I went on Friday and there was just me and another shooter there for the entire hour. Just a few weeks ago you couldn't even get to the counter to sign up for the range.

I was at The Bullet Hole two days this past week, and both days there were a lot of people coming in to use the range between 5 and 6p.m.. They had some .45 in stock, as well as .22 LR and I paid normal price. I have to say, I was very pleased.

Some of the shops I go I asked about all the extra business they have been getting and they all basically replied saying its not as good as it seems as they are not able to resupply everything

I indeed think they are suffering. I was at Ready,Aim, Fire in Bensalem, PA recently and they had no 9mm ammo at all so they had pull all of their 9mm rentals out of their case. .22 the same. They had barely anything and were having hard times finding it or buying it in bulk. And on a Saturday mid-day it was pretty dead and the owner commented about how slow it was.

R14 this morning at 9am there were only about 5 tables there... I'd say thats a lot slower than normal but its still cold out. Around noon all tables were taken but not really a wait i could tell.

I passed by RTSP today twice during shopping with the wife. Looked decent but not as busy as some days. May just be a Sunday.

Membership day at CR is usually packed, so no, not slowing down.

 

Lots of women and kids too!