im just itching to pop down...

personally, I think from reports this sounds like a great effort... 50m indoors, cafe, shop... hands up who has access to that to start with?

100m planned... 7.62 indoors... and a 25m... crikey...

even if it is a commercial enterprise, that doesn't irk me. Whilst it's all good to have clubs as cheap as chips, how many struggle stand on their own two feet because of lack of interest or because they have a narrow field of operations.

poking the head out of your bunker for a sport, with the aim to bring in revenue so the facility stands on it's own two feet is to be applauded in my book, and i'd go further and say that some clubs could really benefit with at least a commerce based structure even if they choose not to run at a profit.
I'm sure something like this isn't going to flaunt the laws... i can't imagine how much red tape must be laying around the place to have got this into the ground.

costs dont bother me... lets face it, if you get hooked on anything it doesn't end up being cheap. I know there's a lot of talent in the sport that finds it hard to finance their potential, but if anything, at least this should open up a few eyes as to what it actually costs and what can be done.

who knows, this success could drive another scheme or venture in time that perhaps can support training teams for instance because it is able to support a wide variety of shooting, perhaps even beyond private or sports use.

Dont look a gift horse in the mouth. This is a new range (when some are closing) with good facilities (that people have cried out for), supporting a variety of shooting (that seemingly other modern ranges dont).

And it's only and hour away from me, so ner ner ner