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Not going to happen. Also the distance isn't really suitable for using a rifle with sights/optics. Small building/range isn't even 25 yds and to make the building footprint larger would kill a good part of the parking lot unless they could expand behind the current building. I'd also expect Messina to protest any enlargement of the facility and he has a lot of political clout in Braintree.
Frank passed in 2017 and Frank jr this year, but the company is still around and you are correct that they would probably make a stink.
I've been at AFS when people were shooting ARs, not pleasant regardless of how good your hearing protection is.
I think the 357's at MFS are worse than the 12 gauge.
I was 3 lanes over in the old range (before more recent renovations) when someone let loose with a S&W 500. I could feel the concussion from where I was standing. Everyone else including myself cleared out of the range until that person was done!
Without knowing the feasibility there are 5 areas I’d love to see improvement on that seems like it was discussed in the meeting -
I'm surprised the VCT flooring hasn't been ripped out for vinyl plank with a thick wear layer. It looks better and pays for itself from not having to strip and wax the tile a couple of times a year. Same thing with swapping all the remaining lighting which already hasn't been upgraded from florescent to LED. Upfront cost that eventually pays for itself in savings and looks better. Ditto for replacing the faucets, toilet/urinal flushometers with more efficient ones in any locations which haven't been updated in the past decade. Most of that is small stuff, but it makes a difference.
I was a 20 yr member before moving to NH. I attended almost every meeting, and have a pretty good understanding of the club management. So I'll offer some insight to your points.
#2, the club has a buffer zone as conservation land. Longer distance shooting may be possible with an investment and a no-sky system .
Yes, good luck with that. If you call the payphone in the new clubhouse you might stand a chance of someone answering. If you call the advertised number it is in the locked office upstairs and goes to an answering machine that likely only gets checked about once/week.
Sorry but physically impossible. Phones are in the clubhouses. Ranges are probably 1/4 mile away up that driveway, so you can't see if they are open. You might hear if someone is shooting, but that is as good as it could get. When I was an RO at BR&P I always told people to bring handguns as well for the "just in case". My shift was the same time as the monthly CMP matches, so the rifle range was not available until they were done with the match.
Seconded. Even a part of the website that showed current status (limited or not to members). A webcam would work showing the gate to the outdoor ranges… while simple, I don’t like the data privacy implications of having a live cam showing everyone accessing the range (whether or not access is limited).
Red RSO indicator light that gets turned on when an RSO is on duty? Radio calls back to the clubhouse to update to the website (with some disclaimer that the the status updates every X minutes and may not be 100% accurate) and also displays a light in the main parking lot so when people pull in it's a clear YES/NO?
