Flash, you keep referring to these private clubs, but you've not mentioned any by name. If you take 12 guns to a per hour range you're going to pay out the wahoo; if you take 12 guns to a per-gun place you're also going to pay out the wahoo. Sure, a private range is nice. Our private land on our ranch is nice too, and that's where I do my other kinds of shooting (flip targets, for example, although I don't want melon rinds rotting all over my property and can't fault Carter's if they don't either).
But if I want to just practice with my J-frame to keep sharp with it, Carter's is there, has a range, is a mile away, and I like them, so I go there.
But if all you're going to do is criticize people who do go to ranges, you're not contributing anything. Add something constructive, like some specifics.
Springmom