Membership prices for shooting range club

[AlexV]

How much does it cost to be a member of a shooting range club (in order to have the right to have a pistol when you have a RPAL)?

I know it vary from club to club but I would like to have a general idea. I'm from the south shore of Montréal.

Thanks!

 

[stormbringer]

EESA.

Membership $160
CSSA adder $30

Initiation (first year only) $100

Key $30

 

[Vizier]

Membership in the gun club mentioned on my ATT only costs me $15 annually.

 

[Panman]

FYI, If money is a real issue, the rural clubs will almost always be cheaper as they don't have the facilities to maintain and the high property/business taxes to pay. You can always buy a day-pass for the indoor ranges if you are so inclined, and your province gives you the freedom to use any approved range by your ATT.

For example, my local club in rural BC is outdoor, and only $35 a year. Memberships in the indoor city clubs/ranges can be $80+ per year.

 

[robak1]

FYI, If money is a real issue, the rural clubs will almost always be cheaper as they don't have the facilities to maintain and the high property/business taxes to pay. You can always buy a day-pass for the indoor ranges if you are so inclined, and your province gives you the freedom to use any approved range by your ATT.

For example, my local club in rural BC is outdoor, and only $35 a year. Memberships in the indoor city clubs/ranges can be $80+ per year.

$80/year...wow try $650/year in Toronto

 

[Levi Garrett]

NSRA $285 a year for the first 4 years , then $85 a year

 

[Gunney]

Local clubs:

CBSC $75/yr outdoor range (DNR) handguns only till October 31
CBRPC $125/yr indoor range 24/7 for members

 

[CROWCA]

$200.00 a year everything you need.

 

[Nonus]

100 for range.
45 or something for CSSA, can get NFA which is a little cheaper.
35 for handgun club to get ATT.

Range is 20 min drive to get to it.

 

[sunray]

"...only costs me $15 annually..." Where? That wouldn't cover any costs to run a club.

 

[telesquirt]

$60.00 per year for a family membership ( the kids love the card with their name on it ) the club also has a members boat launch, skeet, pistol and a rifle range up to 2 hundred yards. And a yearly subscription to Ontario out of Doors.

 

[stevebc]

35.00/yr here (rural BC), plus 10.00 for the gate key. Trap, 50m pistol and rifle out to 375yds. Yeah, I'm lucky.

 

[BlaqueJacqueShallaque]

500+ in Toronto.
:-(

 

[AlexV]

Ouch... It seems that it can be expansive in some clubs... I guess I will call some in my area to check prices.

For now I only want to be a member to get my first "black rifle" which is restricted. Don't really want to use the range for now.

Thanks for the info all!

 

[medicstimpy]

Montreal indoor...

CTVSP $271 taxes inc. Can only use "black" rifle (assuming you are referring to an AR) with .22LR kit or in Handgun calibers.
CTM $401 taxes inc. Can only use your black rifle on the rifle side.

Outdoor...
Ruisseau Noir around $250. Don't know if the rifle range allows restricteds.
St-Jacques - don't know price. Same as RN for restricteds - don't know.

Near by...

EOHC $200 per calendar year. AR's and other restricteds allowed.

Plus you still have to take each club's own safety course and the Loi 9 course... prices vary.

 

[pod_x]

"...only costs me $15 annually..." Where? That wouldn't cover any costs to run a club.

Just to be a member of a gun club, so you can buy restricteds. At least in BC, that is enough to get an LTATT, which then allows you to transport to any range in the province.

There is a year-round indoor range here that's $300 (365 days, not annual), and I think most regular ranges in lower mainland run 100-200.

 

[xring_assassin]

Rocky Mountain House Rod and Gun Club
$75 Primary member + $15 each additional family member.
Total for me, wife and 3 kids = $135
As mentioned by the other CGN'er - kids LOVE to feel all official, put on their lil range membership cards, sign in and so on. I love the look on guys faces when they figure out the lil whipper snappers can REALLY shoot!
It's 100% outdoor range - five minutes from my house. $135=cheap family entertainment for the calendar year IMO.
There's also a walk around archery course, gorgeous hangun facility/cowboy action shooting club is HUGE, rifle range to 500 meters. Shotgun range got closed down last year though because drunken A**holes kept shooting the sh*t out of everything in sight...including setting beer bottles on the roof of the shelter, then shooting them from inside the shelter.
Pigeon launcher now resides on pistol range...it's all good - but tonnes of whiners #####ing because $75 is "too much". Sadly I guess if it's $75 for a range key or $75 for BEER MONEY - I know what most of the local residents here choose.

 

[GSoD]

In manitoba - my outdoor range (basically shooting in a field - not terribly agreeable with a manitoba winter) is $50 while my indoor range (card access, in the city, retrieving targets, air purification etc.) is $400.

 

[Wendell]

...For now I only want to be a member to get my first "black rifle" which is restricted. Don't really want to use the range for now...

If you get your restricted firearm with the stated purpose of target shooting, be advised that restricted firearms may be discharged only at a range that is approved by the CFO. Ranges and Shooting Clubs are obligated under the regulations to keep thorough records - including very specific range attendance records - and to make these records available to the CFO. The CFO can determine the attendance - or non-attendance - of any given person on any approved range and the activity - or inactivity - of any given person in any approved shooting club.

The Firearms Act requires the CFO to evaluate whether restricted firearms are actually being used for the purpose for which they were acquired. They have begun to do just that. When we apply for a renewal license, provided that we have one or more restricted or (grandfathered) prohibited firearms, we will be challenged to prove that we are using the firearm(s) for the purpose for which they were acquired.

You will want to ensure that you can satisfy your CFO that your restricted firearm(s) are actually being used for the purpose for which they were acquired. So, if your stated purpose is target shooting, you should maintain a valid ATT and ensure that range records reflect your active participation in target shooting.

 

[Wildbore]

If you get your restricted firearm with the stated purpose of target shooting, be advised that restricted firearms may be discharged only at a range that is approved by the CFO. Ranges and Shooting Clubs are obligated under the regulations to keep thorough records - including very specific range attendance records - and to make these records available to the CFO. The CFO can determine the attendance - or non-attendance - of any given person on any approved range and the activity - or inactivity - of any given person in any approved shooting club.

The Firearms Act requires the CFO to evaluate whether restricted firearms are actually being used for the purpose for which they were acquired. They have begun to do just that. When we apply for a renewal license, provided that we have one or more restricted or (grandfathered) prohibited firearms, we will be challenged to prove that we are using the firearm(s) for the purpose for which they were acquired.

You will want to ensure that you can satisfy your CFO that your restricted firearm(s) are actually being used for the purpose for which they were acquired. So, if your stated purpose is target shooting, you should maintain a valid ATT and ensure that range records reflect your active participation in target shooting.

I still haven't heard of the CFO revoking registration certificates because someone didn't have a range membership. Sounds like the CFO is just making threats/causing delays.

I don't recommend bending over backwards to appease these ignorant bureaucrats. If necessary, take them to court.