As a member at Target, I am annoyed by the walk-ins, but they have never seriously inconvenienced me. I have to say that some of the girls who walk in are seriously hot, though.
As another poster mentioned above, it's a small price to pay for having the general public try some shooting, a number of which go on to become gun owners. Private clubs with 3000$ startup costs, 1-2 hour drives, and poor access in the winter do not serve the cause of gun ownership in Ontario and Canada nearly as well, pleasant though they are for their exclusive members who have the time for driving and the ability/desire to maintain their range.
The Grange is not perfect, but right now it's the best a handgun owner in Toronto has unless he lives in the far west of Toronto, half way to Hamilton. Would I love to have a better range, with 50 yard lanes for rifles, awesome ventilation, and better separation between bays.... for sure! Will that happen? Not unless someone is willing to risk millions on the project.
By the way JR, why didn't you buy that land that was on sale just north of Target, and add that second range?
I am hopeful that with the range improvements some things will get better, but certainly the crowding will not. Still, I have not found the crowds near so bad as described. Yes, there are moments when every bay is full, but then 30 minutes later 3 bays are being used and 7 sit empty.
I should point out that on weekends the crowding at Silverdale is far worse than at Target.
As for those guys firing .460's - yeah... that's actually my biggest annoyance at the Grange. This is an indoor range, and sound is a problem here. I didn't take up shooting to lose my hearing. To me that's a bigger issue than the crowds or the cost.
And the guys (and gal) at the shop.... they're mostly great.
As another poster mentioned above, it's a small price to pay for having the general public try some shooting, a number of which go on to become gun owners. Private clubs with 3000$ startup costs, 1-2 hour drives, and poor access in the winter do not serve the cause of gun ownership in Ontario and Canada nearly as well, pleasant though they are for their exclusive members who have the time for driving and the ability/desire to maintain their range.
The Grange is not perfect, but right now it's the best a handgun owner in Toronto has unless he lives in the far west of Toronto, half way to Hamilton. Would I love to have a better range, with 50 yard lanes for rifles, awesome ventilation, and better separation between bays.... for sure! Will that happen? Not unless someone is willing to risk millions on the project.
By the way JR, why didn't you buy that land that was on sale just north of Target, and add that second range?
I am hopeful that with the range improvements some things will get better, but certainly the crowding will not. Still, I have not found the crowds near so bad as described. Yes, there are moments when every bay is full, but then 30 minutes later 3 bays are being used and 7 sit empty.
I should point out that on weekends the crowding at Silverdale is far worse than at Target.
As for those guys firing .460's - yeah... that's actually my biggest annoyance at the Grange. This is an indoor range, and sound is a problem here. I didn't take up shooting to lose my hearing. To me that's a bigger issue than the crowds or the cost.
And the guys (and gal) at the shop.... they're mostly great.
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