New indoor range in North Spokane

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I wanted to throw this out at you all. I am researching the possibility of building an indoor range with store in the north end of Spokane, possibly the Wandermere area (just north of the Y). I would be very interested in your feedback about this. At this time I am in the early stages of this project but would like to move on it if it is a viable project. This is my first public inquiry of any type, and I look forward to hearing from you.

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An indoor range at Wandermere sounds like a good idea, it is a booming area. How far along are you? I live on the northside of Spokane. Now a shameless plug for me. I work for an engineering firm in Spokane and have done indoor shooting ranges, ventilation, HVAC and plumbing.

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Still doing some research and securing more funding at this point. I am open to ideas with what you would like at your neighborhood range.

I guess to answer your question directly I am just getting going and looking for feedback to create momentum.

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I forgot to mention if any of you wanted to submit interest or are aware of others that would be interested in a project like this and don't feel comfortable replying in the public forum, feel free to send me a pm.

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Great idea, I know a lot of people would be gratefull for another option in Spokane besides the poor attitude option that is currently avcaliable.

Orphan

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I would look into having a range setup that would easily allow you to host Appleseed events. www.appleseedinfo.org
This is a rather selfish suggestion I will admit. I am the "unofficial" eastern WA state coordinator for the Appleseed project here. I am going to be promoting this program very aggressively here in Spokane and intend to make it available several times a year.

So basically, if you have the appropriate facilities for such an event, you will get a lot of free promotion from me and in the magazine Shotgun News. I am planning on handing out at least 1000 flyers at the next gun show to promote it.

At the current time, I am working with the Spokane Rifle Club to bring Appleseed to our club, but if the club chooses not to do it, I will take it somewhere else. If the club does choose to do it, I will still be aggressively promoting it, and I could definitely see needing several facilities down the road.

Are you planning on just creating an indoor range for handgun shooting, or are you looking at catering to handgun and rifle shooting? If considering rifle, how much distance do you plan to allow? If indoor only, what distance are you looking at, and what caliber limitations did you have in mind? (22 up to ?, centerfire AND rimfire?)

I would love to work with you and can definitely help you draw a crowd, if the details coincide with my personal agenda of growing the Appleseed project.

Let me know. Please email me at:

jason.e.pickett@gmail.com

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I am not a rich man, nor a very good looking man, nor am I a man with a lot of hair but I am a man with fewer toes then the average.

If I had the riches, the looks, the hair and a few more toes, I would gladly give them all for a place to shoot at 1am.



Seriously,my dream range is available 24/7.



If there is a quality range on the Northside for about the same as what I am paying now (i would pay upwards of 250$ a year for membership) with later hours, you would have all of my ammo, guns and shooting money (which lately has been a lot lol, I need more 9mm ammo grrrr).

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I like the kitty, I don't think that local ordinances would allow us to be open all hours but I could certainly look into it.

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I think a more important concern about being open at all hours would be security and safety. I particularly would not have a range open that late because I would not want people under the influence walking in with a gun and expecting to be able to shoot.

Just my opinion of course, but I do not think it is a good idea, and probably very cost prohibitive, as well as unsafe for anybody working the range at those hours.

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I was of the opinion that no new ranges were allowed to be opened.

Spokane County made it so you needed to obtain a permit to open a gun range, or you could be grandfathered in if you already had a range (see Sharphooting, Spokane Rifle + Spokane Valley Rifle clubs).

Since that point no range permits have been given by the county.