Total Shooting Sports (TSS) North Richland Hills is closing their doors as of today!

[navyguy]

That is very unfortunate. I really liked that range. I guess they must have gotten over their head with the build out, equipment and overhead on that large facility.

 

[lonestardiver]

I have heard good things about TSS. Just haven't been yet.

 

[V-Tach]

Hate to hear of Ranges closing...we need more...not less....

 

[spuds015]

Dang, that place was awesome for an indoor range. Now I'll have to find somewhere else to shoot when the outdoor range is flooded.

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[Darkpriest667]

Man I had planned on checking that place out soon... 10 months and out of business.. took 2 years to build the damn place.

 

[txinvestigator]

Shoot Smart announced today that they will honor TSS memberships. They will compare the TSS memberships and give the person the most equivalent Shoot Smart membership

 

[bgw45]

Went several times. Great facility with nice enough folks. More accommodating than Defender as they ( TSS ) allowed the use of reloads. Just not my favorite.

 

[Darkpriest667]

Shoot Smart announced today that they will honor TSS memberships. They will compare the TSS memberships and give the person the most equivalent Shoot Smart membership

Yeah they posted on their facebook page and the official announcement place. Shoot smart is alright especially since you can rent a private lane and a ton of guns.

 

[navyguy]

There was an article in this mornings FWST in which TTS said they were forced to close because they had bought a large inventory of guns in anticipation of HRC winning the election and causing a gun buying frenzy. I thought their gun sales were a secondary income stream with range and training their primary focus.... but I'm sure that was a contributing factor. I can't help but ponder though, why not have a fire sale on that excess inventory and at least bring some cash back into the business as well as traffic that could turn into repeat range customers?

Oh well, it's a great facility and I hope someone will take it over as it's a shame to just tear it apart and put a pottery shop in there.

 

[V-Tach]

There was an article in this mornings FWST in which TTS said they were forced to close because they had bought a large inventory of guns in anticipation of HRC winning the election and causing a gun buying frenzy.

We are going out of business because Hillary didn't win?

BS, many poor business decisions before the election doomed them.......

Yes, there has been a slump, but not having all your resources maxed out from the beginning would have been a prudent move......Most businesses will not run a profit for 4-5 years......you must be prepared for that.......ours didn't either....

jmho....

 

[Steve_In_29]

Sounds like the typical, I like guns (or 4x4s, boats, whatever) and so will open a business despite having few skills or experience at such.

I find it strange that with as few places there are to shoot in TX (compared to CA where there is tons of BLM land to get out and shoot for free) and the large percentage of gun-owners in the population that a range couldn't make a go of it.

 

[V-Tach]

It is tough trying to estimate what your business will actually be versus what you want it to be. I over estimated the amount of daily shooters we could expect when we were building our range. I have a feeling they did too......there are so many variables that can affect a business, it is damn near impossible to account for all of them. Guns themselves are not big profit makers....it's the range, accessories, ammunition, training classes, private instruction, repairs/parts...and keeping the overhead manageable......that keeps things going...


Blaming HRC for not winning the election is weak.......imho....