knastera
Just another shooter
There are a few things that stand out as challenges in my mind:
1) Price point - $1,200 per year for a facility that will be too cold for most people in MD from December through February is tough
2) Environmental impact study - that's going to be costly because you'll be putting a lot of lead into the ground
3) Buffer area - if someone shoots high during one of your tactical sessions, that bullet could land a mile away. Noise will also be a factor that requires a big buffer zone. You're going to have to own the land for a buffer zone.
4) Safety - this is a wide open concept. There are plenty of people with the money to go to such a range that lack the skill and common sense to be safe.
5) Staff - you'll need several very competent, full time staff members. Even if you max out membership, paying six full time staffers with only $10,000 of monthly income will be impossible considering the fixed costs of running such a facility.
6) Insurance and liability - if you could find a company to insure that enterprise, you would find your premiums to be very high.
7) Fixed costs - between acreage, utilities, equipment, insurance, building costs, etc., you'll already be spending over $10,000 per month.
8) Super-high risk - as soon as one person gets shot and severely wounded, your business is over. I have run plenty of military live fire ranges, and even with the high degree of control we exercise over trainees, people get hurt.
I don't want to dampen your entrepreneurial spirit, but you are looking to do a lot with an income potential of only $10,000/month. You'd probably need $25,000 per month just to be able to turn a modest profit.
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1) Price point - $1,200 per year for a facility that will be too cold for most people in MD from December through February is tough
2) Environmental impact study - that's going to be costly because you'll be putting a lot of lead into the ground
3) Buffer area - if someone shoots high during one of your tactical sessions, that bullet could land a mile away. Noise will also be a factor that requires a big buffer zone. You're going to have to own the land for a buffer zone.
4) Safety - this is a wide open concept. There are plenty of people with the money to go to such a range that lack the skill and common sense to be safe.
5) Staff - you'll need several very competent, full time staff members. Even if you max out membership, paying six full time staffers with only $10,000 of monthly income will be impossible considering the fixed costs of running such a facility.
6) Insurance and liability - if you could find a company to insure that enterprise, you would find your premiums to be very high.
7) Fixed costs - between acreage, utilities, equipment, insurance, building costs, etc., you'll already be spending over $10,000 per month.
8) Super-high risk - as soon as one person gets shot and severely wounded, your business is over. I have run plenty of military live fire ranges, and even with the high degree of control we exercise over trainees, people get hurt.
I don't want to dampen your entrepreneurial spirit, but you are looking to do a lot with an income potential of only $10,000/month. You'd probably need $25,000 per month just to be able to turn a modest profit.
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Sorry, but $1200/year is just too rich for my tastes. I'll stick with my $100/year gun club that periodically offers pretty much all the same training throughout the year.
