Colorado Springs Shooters

[mappleby285]

WPGC is without a doubt expensive. But it does keep the dirtbags and gangbangers away. That I like.

PWSA does not start a waiting list until Jan or Feb.

I live along Powers and Whistling Pines seems like it would be really convenient and it's clean but I just can't get over the price. The initiation fee is pretty steep but I could get over that if the other prices were reasonable. But $25/month on top of that and their member "discounts" on firearms are terrible. Such a shame too since they appear to be the only indoor range and have very clean facilities. Is the waiting list very long at Fronteir Sportsman? I'm new to the area and still trying to find a place to shoot.

[Hoser]

I live along Powers and Whistling Pines seems like it would be really convenient and it's clean but I just can't get over the price. The initiation fee is pretty steep but I could get over that if the other prices were reasonable. But $25/month on top of that and their member "discounts" on firearms are terrible. Such a shame too since they appear to be the only indoor range and have very clean facilities. Is the waiting list very long at Fronteir Sportsman? I'm new to the area and still trying to find a place to shoot.

I couldnt tell you about the wait list at Frontier. Contact Earl Hickman at Hickman Rifles.

As far as the "discounts" at WPGC, keep in mind how much it costs to keep the place open, clean and staffed. The mark-up on firearms is not much at all. 10-15% is the average, then a couple % of that goes to the credit card that most everyone pays with. They/we don’t deal in the volume that Wal-Mart does so our prices might seem a touch high.

Members also get about a 25% discount on classes.

If they made monthly dues much cheaper and sold stuff at cost, they would not be in business very long.

[Colorado Osprey]

If they made monthly dues much cheaper and sold stuff at cost, they would not be in business very long.

...or they would be a very busy place that you could not get quickly into because of the lines at the doors and the registers.

It's a fine line isn't it?

[LeJerk]

If any business owners want to know how to make a good MAP to their business, go to the Frontier Sportsman's Club website. They have links to custom Google Maps showing you exactly where they are. Kudos! This is a big step up from the black and white maps with just a few major streets marked.

[DrJ]

I'm new to the area, west side of the co springs, manitou area. I shoot at rampart generally in the early morning weekdays. I've met some cool guys there. I checked out WPGC, really pricey, dragon mans is ok but not kinda far. Looking for somewhere that goes 300m+ though, everywhere seems to be only out to 100.

[Aloha_Shooter]

...or they would be a very busy place that you could not get quickly into because of the lines at the doors and the registers.

It's a fine line isn't it?

They're already a pretty damned busy place as it is. It's an extremely nice facility and getting a lane on the weekend (usually the only time I can shoot) can be pretty rough at times. As a member, I don't think they need to do a lot more to bring in more traffic as long as they are paying bills and maintaining their long term viability. <shrug> Go somewhere else if you don't want to pay the dues.