Thread: Aorangi Range Timaru

Originally Posted by Dyls

Okay even if it does cost more to open a rifle range, its going to genetate a shitload more income than what the few pistol shooters ever could.

Don't get me wrong, when its fully open its going at be an amazing facility, but right now its only appealing to quite a niche market.

Not disagreing with you at all, but when you have stuff all money and no range, and a few people with energy to do something, plus a need (a range), the pistol & rifle certified ranges come first (the short ranges are cert'd for rifles too, just not that long, ~40m). Better to get some money from subs than none.

There is a lot of people that want to use a facility, but there's bugger all that want to put their time, energy and money behind creating one.

(disclaimer, although I'm in auckland now, I was there at the very beginning of this facility, and did put my personal time, money and effort, into it - there has been a HEAP of others, that have put in more, to get it - and keep it - moving along)