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17-01-2010 10:47pm#1
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Not a lotbunny shooter wrote: »Been thinking on this myself. Having lived in UK for a few years I noticed they have airgun ranges in almost every area. What are we looking at to set one up here ?
A shed or other space about 13m by 10m would give you six firing points minimum. Ceiling height of 2.4m would be ideal and a bench with the firing point side exactly 10m from the target line. No windows or other openings forward of the firing point (if there are, they can be covered in plywood), plywood backing behind the targets and preferrably pellet catchers behind the targets.
Electric target carriers are the cheapest and most efficient way of changing targets, they cost about €300 each and the targets themselves are as cheap as dirt.
Light it all up with flourescent tubes to about 1500 lux at the targets and 300 lux everywhere else and you've got yourself an airgun range.
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Yes for the first two, not sure about planning permission but I'd imagine it would as it would represent a change of use for an existing building and permission for a new one.bunny shooter wrote: »Cynic myself but an optimistic one
Would an indoor air rifle/pistol range need range certification, Supers authorisation and planning permission from local council ?
They probably wouldn't represent much of a challenge in any case as there's very little required to make an airgun range safe. I have quite a bit of documentation on it and it's pretty easy on the finances.0 -
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Not a lot
A shed or other space about 13m by 10m would give you six firing points minimum. Ceiling height of 2.4m would be ideal and a bench with the firing point side exactly 10m from the target line. No windows or other openings forward of the firing point (if there are, they can be covered in plywood), plywood backing behind the targets and preferrably pellet catchers behind the targets.
Electric target carriers are the cheapest and most efficient way of changing targets, they cost about €300 each and the targets themselves are as cheap as dirt.
Light it all up with flourescent tubes to about 1500 lux at the targets and 300 lux everywhere else and you've got yourself an airgun range.
€300 * 6 + shed + benches + other furniture + lighting = more than my budget!
This is a chicken-and-egg situation, eh? The keen might be motivated to set up a range or club but the likes of me don't have the market analysis done for the business case to make the investment.
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10 members of your club with an average joining fee of €300 plus an annual sub of €200 (these are rough averages based on a number of club's stated fees) adds up to €5000.€300 * 6 + shed + benches + other furniture + lighting = more than my budget!
This is a chicken-and-egg situation, eh? The keen might be motivated to set up a range or club but the likes of me don't have the market analysis done for the business case to make the investment.
That's a pretty useful budget to set up a club and range.
6 x target changers @ €300 = €1800
8 x Flourescent strip lights = €200 approx
Length of 600mm kitchen worktop = €120 approx
10 Sheets of 19mm plywood = €500 approx
Club authorisation €1000 over 5 years
Range authorisation €1000 over 5 years
Total for first year (not including PP) €4620 0 -
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If the sports capital grants were available, this sort of thing would be ideal for a grant (up to 70%). Unfortunately, that's not being run at the moment so it's not possible.bunny shooter wrote: »Would any grants available for this type of enterprise ?
This is/could be a viable proposition
Leader used to give sports grants as well, but I'm unsure if they're still going considering the state of the economy.
It's the kind of thing that can be done in stages anyway, and add bits as you go along. The basic construction is very cheap and really it's the fees and target changers that make up the bulk of the cost.
A couple of members to start with and get everyone to put in a proportion of the cost would be the best way IMO.0 -
There are a lot if you look BS, but given the cuts recently, that's changing. The Sports Capital Grant was the best of the lot, it covered pretty much everything bar the land the shed stood on, the paper targets and the pellets. But it's closed at the moment with no reopening date in sight. There are other grants, check through the Department of Sport website. Also check with your local LEADER and local Sports Partnership people - talk directly to them and they'll usually have some good suggestions. We've gotten a few quid here and there over the years to help with various things - they even sponsored two of the better shooters we had at one point for an amount that paid for their attending the british nationals one year (and bringing home some medals, which always helps with getting the cash the next time round).
Also, don't hold back on talking to companies. Times are tight, but they have budgets for these kinds of things, so it doesn't hurt to ask. And if you do some PR locally and their name is on the banner in the background of the photo, or the competition or trophy is the <insert companys name here> trophy, then money's often easier to get than you'd think. But you have to have a plan to spend it - 'give us a few quid there boss' doesn't work so well 0 -
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