Hi All,

I am working with some folks to open a small private range very limited members. I am looking for opinions and ideas so if you are knowledgeable regarding ranges, please feel free to chime in. it will be situated on 10 acres of a 200 acre farm and will have pistol/ rifle and Shotgun ranges. We have the green light and want to have a free open shooting environment (i.e. Run and gun, etc)

Some questions that need your answers are as follows:

1) What is a fair membership fee per year for an exclusive private range?

2) What would you require the range to have?

3) Would you like a range that gave classes regularly

 

Please feel free to ask any question...I'd ask that you please be courteous and positive with you questions or comments. Also if you would be interested in being considered for membership please let me know by PM...

 

Thanks Kindly,

Joe

 

"1) What is a fair membership fee per year for an exclusive private range?"

 

 

At a minimum, you need to add up all of your projected annual costs (maintenance, equipment, insurance, taxes, etc.) and divide that by how many members you want to allow.   With limited membership, that  may end up having to be very expensive per member just for you to break even.   That isn't to say it's not worth it, as there are plenty of folks who pay several hundred $$ a year for larger, less exclusive clubs, and insane hourly rates for indoor ranges.

PLEASE make it LONGER than 300 yards!!   

1) What is a fair membership fee per year for an exclusive private range?

 

It really varies, based on the stuff Mark Anthony mentioned, your initial cost, funding for future improvements, etc.

 

That said, you'd be "competing" with other ranges in PA, which are very inexpensive.

 

2) What would you require the range to have?

 

Ideally, covered firing line and some sort of target system for static shooters (steel would be great); long range rifle* shooting; hunting on the property for members.

 

 

3) Would you like a range that gave classes regularly

Depends on what's regularly and what kind of instruction, but generally, yeah that would a good thing.

 

*if the acres are a square plot, you're going to max out at 200 yards.