A45acp1911
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- Dec 12, 2003
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I recently moved from Northern Virginia to Shelton CT. The range choices here are terrible. I see per hour charges of $15, $17, $18, $20, $22. Some are closed Saturday until 11:00 and then Sunday all day (ensuring in my mind that the range is going to be quite crowded Saturday morning). Some of these ranges literally have $500 membership fees, multiple hundred dollar initiation fees, etc.
As a point of reference, the state of the art NRA range is $12 per hour, and Shooters Paradise is $10 per hour. No limitations on ammo (no lead only, etc.). No requirements to buy ammo, targets, etc. Memberships for under $300. No increased prices for rifles (even though the CT ranges still only permit the use of handgun calibers and prohibit jacketed ammunition???).
Is that just how it is in CT? Truly, I don't even see how you can enjoy shooting here knowing that you are being gouged so mercilessly. Can anyone in CT afford to go to the range, or is it dry fire on Saturday mornings and save up to go to the range every couple of months?
As a point of reference, the state of the art NRA range is $12 per hour, and Shooters Paradise is $10 per hour. No limitations on ammo (no lead only, etc.). No requirements to buy ammo, targets, etc. Memberships for under $300. No increased prices for rifles (even though the CT ranges still only permit the use of handgun calibers and prohibit jacketed ammunition???).
Is that just how it is in CT? Truly, I don't even see how you can enjoy shooting here knowing that you are being gouged so mercilessly. Can anyone in CT afford to go to the range, or is it dry fire on Saturday mornings and save up to go to the range every couple of months?