New Indoor Range in South Austin.

[trentward86]

I have to hope any new range will be better than what Red's offers in terms of indoor shooting goes.

 

[pharmaco]

OK, I've heard there will be 37 lanes.
5 100 yard lanes and 32 25yd lanes.

Supposedly they'll be renting full auto stuff.

 

[Mreed911]

Holy fuckballs, Batman!



There's no discussion whatsoever as to what that actually entails.

 

[coachrick]

JUST in time for a stocking stuffer!!! Now, if I can just find a house closer to the range!!!

 

[Mreed911]

JUST in time for a stocking stuffer!!! Now, if I can just find a house closer to the range!!!

Careful, Shady Oaks might raise prices to compete!

 

[TheDan]

Holy fuckballs, Batman!

LMAO that's stupid... For that price you could get 4 or 5 of your friends together, start a corp, and buy a piece of land outside of town for your own private range.

 

[ATX117]

LMAO that's stupid... For that price you could get 4 or 5 of your friends together, start a corp, and buy a piece of land outside of town for your own private range.

But would it have a cigar bar?

 

[TheDan]

But would it have a cigar bar?

You could be the CCO... Chief Cigar Officer.

 

[Hoji]

Just wow. $6000 to join and $3000 per year. If I was a betting man I would wager that there is not that much interest in a place to shoot for those prices.

 

[Hoji]

My guess is they are playing to the F1 crowd that comes in once a year. They spend a ton of off time at LSGR, and someone thinks that they can offer something a little more exclusive. I wish them well, but I doubt it will impact any other range in the area at all.

 

[300blk]

F1 might not be coming back so I hope that their business model isnt depending on F1

 

[Davetex]

That place isn't going to make it with those prices.

 

[zincwarrior]

My guess is they are playing to the F1 crowd that comes in once a year. They spend a ton of off time at LSGR, and someone thinks that they can offer something a little more exclusive. I wish them well, but I doubt it will impact any other range in the area at all.

Agreed-thats clearly their target.
Of course with the F1 in trouble and potentially gone within two years they might have miscalculated slightly. . .

 

[Armybrat]

F1 might not be coming back so I hope that their business model isnt depending on F1

F1 is coming back in 2016 according to Bernie Ecclestone. If he says so, it will.

But yeah, this new gun range is either gonna go belly up or start having Blue Light Specials to attract the average shooters. IMO, most shooters who could afford their fanciful prices probably have their own shooting ranges "out at the ranch".

 

[zincwarrior]

Ok lets assume someone is wealthy enough such that that pricing model is acceptable.

Why? What is the compelling worth of a shooting place that makes $6,000 memberships attractive. I am not touching the corporate. I don't see that as a go in today's PC world, but I have been wrong before.

 

[Mreed911]

Think of it as $750/month if you amortize the $6000 over a year.

 

[Governors20]

They are in for a rude awakening at that price point.

 

[Mexican_Hippie]

Why? May be because you have the money and don't want a packed range full of guys sweeping you nor the maintenance of owning your own.

Not for me but I could see it.

 

[zincwarrior]

Why? May be because you have the money and don't want a packed range full of guys sweeping you nor the maintenance of owning your own.

Not for me but I could see it.

I can see a private range MH and agree. I just can't see that kind of cash expenditure, especially when ARC is just down the road. ARC is what $200 a year? I think PSC in Houston is similarly priced.

 

[Mreed911]

I can see a private range MH and agree. I just can't see that kind of cash expenditure, especially when ARC is just down the road. ARC is what $200 a year.

$140, I believe. And it's not "right down the road" but it's not far. And not indoors. And no gun store. And no cafe, so no lattes. And no couches. And regular folks with regular guns who can actually hit targets consistently.