Does Your Club Close For Winter?

[Licensed to kill]

Trap & skeet ranges require a little more than an attendant plus they require shooters and most of us are not interested in standing through a round of trap or skeet in -30C temps with prairie winds blowing.

So the “club” decides when the weather is not suitable?. I would think that should be up to the shooter to decide. Our club is open year around. Members can go shoot skeet (for example) anytime they like (but may need to use the snow blower first). Those that think it too cold are welcome to stay home. Participation is voluntary.

 

[SuperCub]

One I shoot at is underground so no we're open year round.

Tell me about that club. I've never heard about an underground skeet/trap/sporting clay club before.

 

[Licensed to kill]

Tell me about that club. I've never heard about an underground skeet/trap/sporting clay club before.

Funny, just yesterday I was pondering what it would cost to build an indoor skeet range snd what would make the best building material.

 

[stubblejumper]

Why would they close? Do they require an attendant or something?

Yes, trap and skeet require someone to operate and load the machines, for liability and reliability reasons, only the chair and a few designated people are allowed to operate the machines.

 

[reddog]

Check out Diamond indoor trap range Illinois

 

[the spank]

So the “club” decides when the weather is not suitable?. I would think that should be up to the shooter to decide. Our club is open year around. Members can go shoot skeet (for example) anytime they like (but may need to use the snow blower first). Those that think it too cold are welcome to stay home. Participation is voluntary.

Makes no sense to leave everything hooked up for an occasional shooter. Our members have zero interest in shooting once the cold weather sets in so why spend $ on plowing, hydro etc. for maybe one shooter to come out on occasion? Makes no sense. We can pull our machines out while nothing is going on and have our servicing done during the closed time of year and get plans together for our scheduled shoots for the upcoming season.

 

[iron cat]

Members are welcome to use their own machines or hand throws year round, but we do not open up the club machines unless an authorized RSO is going out, and in the colder temperatures.that rarely happens.
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[SigWig]

Open in the winter. Closed in the summer when very dry and hot.

 

[Clay Huntin' Canuck]

If I ever win the lottery I'd build the indoor range like the MSZU range in Germany.

 

[SuperCub]

Members are welcome to use their own machines or hand throws year round, but we do not open up the club machines unless an authorized RSO is going out, and in the colder temperatures.that rarely happens.
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I belong to two clubs. One shotgun only the other mixed shotgun rifle handgun. At the later the clay machines are only used at organized events but there is one of those spring arm throwers any member can use at any time.

 

[Big Bad]

My club doesn't close in daytime except for Christmas and New Year's Days, but try placing an embedded target stand in frozen ground, and I know darn well the other usable stand I do have would be banned on sight if the wrong person saw it, although completely safe.. It's a pro design but has metal in it.

Edit: I didn't notice this was in the shotgunnin' forum. I'm talking about a club that has all kinds of ranges but you would have to provide your own clay throwers. For which it would be open.