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More pics to follow....will get a few new ones on my next visit.

Are they normal rates for clubs? 2 hours per session, twice a month for a year works out at £795. Seems a bit pricey. Would this be people's primary club or is this just an alternate place to shoot?

saddler wrote:Membership £75 per year, plus £15 per hour range fee.

Personally I'd only use facilities like that for getting an accurate zero or possibly some load development so it would be a one off visit of a few hours max. I'd hope you wouldn't have to be a member to do that!

Normal rate is around £30 per hour.

Six visits a year makes club membership viable.
An hours booking would see a lot of ammo being used as there's no down time lost.
Could zero check & load test two or three guns....or more with prior planning.

Also, no lost time & wasted fuel/time attending cancelled/rained-fogged off/double booked shoots.

I believe Stead Hall is a lot cheaper (£10/hour?) but they've not replied to any of my emails

Blimey... £30/hour's twice as bad! As a comparison, my local club only charges £170/annum with no session fees or £100/annum if you're in the military or a student/senior. It seems really cheap by comparison. How much do others pay?

http://orpc.org.uk/club-membership

I can't really see the point of shooting full bore at short range other than for load development or similar or if you just need to bang a few rounds off to justify keeping your rifle!
I've used the 100 metre tunnel range at Calton Moor a few times. £10 an hour (think it might be £15 now).

The advantage of an indoor range is great for load development and poor weather shooting but @ £30/hr that sounds excessive as does the £15/hr for club members
sure it would be fully attended at lower rates

Rockhopper wrote:I can't really see the point of shooting full bore at short range other than for load development or similar or if you just need to bang a few rounds off to justify keeping your rifle!
I've used the 100 metre tunnel range at Calton Moor a few times. £10 an hour (think it might be £15 now).

What about for shooters who have a home range of 25m, but need to practice at 50m prior to a comp.?
(as the comp. has 50m stages)