Wyatts Sporting Goods

[Scutter01]

Well, I'm going to be first in line at the new range. My wallet is going to hate having a range that's not an hour's drive away.

 

[BigE]

your wallet may hate it but every other part of you will love it!!

 

[Scutter01]

your wallet may hate it but every other part of you will love it!!

I am honestly so excited about an indoor range literally minutes from home that I can barely contain myself.

 

[BigE]

LOL. so are you from cicero then?

 

[Scutter01]

LOL. so are you from cicero then?

No, but close enough that the only other places to shoot are all at least an hour away.

Indoor generally means pistol-only, but at least I can shoot in wintertime without freezing.

 

[Ri22o]

We will need to have an INGO group shoot when it opens. To help Christen it.

 

[Crystalship1]

Awesome news!!! Anybody know the specs. of the new range? Like number of lanes, etc.?

 

[Scutter01]

Stopped by there the other day to look at the new construction. Looks like it's going to be a bit on the small side, but the fact that they haven't torn down the old building yet makes it deceptive. They said pistols and pistol-caliber rifles.

 

[BennyBlown2v]

Went in and talked to my cousin today so I have more info on their shop updates. They broke ground just 3wks ago and already have the structure up for the new shop/range area. The new shop ETA is 2 months, and everything including the range will be finished by November at the latest (a lot goes into building a range I guess, so it takes time/money).

The range will be 7 lanes, but 25 yards deep (woot!). Pistol/pistol caliber guns during regular hours, but there will also be black powder, auto, and rifle under 50cal nights regularly (oh and kids nights for .117's, bb's, pellet, .22's etc. with special targets that won't bounce the round around down range). It will also have cutting edge HVAC so it'll always be comfy.

 

[Scutter01]

I'm already in line.

 

[Crystalship1]

Awesome!!! Thanks for the update, Benny!!!

 

[Patient Zer0]

Just have to put in my . Wyatts has always treated me good. I bought both my CZ-75B and my M44 there. I got a killer deal on the CZ ($325 OTD) and a good deal ($100 plus a 50 round bag of ammo) on my Mosin. They are knowlegable and friendly and if they don't have it they WILL find it for you. If you haven't been, go.

 

[Scutter01]

Stopped by Wyatt's again today to get a look at their progress. Miles kindly gave Spasmo and I a tour of the new digs. It's absolutely beautiful. They've really taken care of every detail. I'm really excited for the new opening!

The bad news: Due to some delays, the range opening is now looking like January. Also, the fees are going to be pretty steep. $20/hour (not sure if that's per lane or per person). Also, a membership is going to be a whopping $200/yr and from what I can tell, all that does is reduce your range fee to $15/hour. I sure hope I'm wrong about that, because that does NOT make a membership worth the money at all. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to talk to Miles at length to be clear on all the details. At $20/hr, I won't be able to go as much as I'd like, but it'll beat the drive to Pop's or to Bullss Eye in Kokomo.

 

[Dogman]

Stopped by Wyatt's again today to get a look at their progress. Miles kindly gave Spasmo and I a tour of the new digs. It's absolutely beautiful. They've really taken care of every detail. I'm really excited for the new opening!

The bad news: Due to some delays, the range opening is now looking like January. Also, the fees are going to be pretty steep. $20/hour (not sure if that's per lane or per person). Also, a membership is going to be a whopping $200/yr and from what I can tell, all that does is reduce your range fee to $15/hour. I sure hope I'm wrong about that, because that does NOT make a membership worth the money at all. Unfortunately, we didn't have time to talk to Miles at length to be clear on all the details. At $20/hr, I won't be able to go as much as I'd like, but it'll beat the drive to Pop's or to Bullss Eye in Kokomo.

Did Miles say with a membership can you go shoot as many times as you want or are you limited to a certain number of time per year?

 

[Scutter01]

Did Miles say with a membership can you go shoot as many times as you want or are you limited to a certain number of time per year?

All I got from the membership conversation was that it reduces your per-hour fee to $15. If that's the case, you'd have to shoot for 40 hours to make it worthwhile.

 

[Dogman]

All I got from the membership conversation was that it reduces your per-hour fee to $15. If that's the case, you'd have to shoot for 40 hours to make it worthwhile.

Won't it only be 13.35 hours? vs 10 hours for $200.00

 

[Scutter01]

Won't it only be 13.35 hours? vs 10 hours for $200.00

$20/hour vs. $15/hour (with membership). Savings is $5/hour. $200 membership / $5 = 40 hours worth of shooting just to break even.

Presumably, a membership would get you some other bennies as well (admittance ahead of non-members, invites to special events, etc.) Still not worth it, in my opinion.

 

[spasmo]

If you purchase a $200+ gun I believe he said the membership was free. I believe he also said a membership gives you discount on ammo.

The building is absolutely gorgeous. Inside is all wood: the floors, the wall, the ceiling(I think). It is what I would like my home to be. The porch is beautiful. It goes the full width of the building. The building (at least the front) is brick. He wanted it to match the old buildings down town.

I just have to say he was a pleasure to speak with. I am pretty sure I have spoken to him before. he is just a very enjoyable person to be around.

 

[-XL-]

Do you know if they have indoor rifle or is it pistol only?

 

[Scutter01]

Do you know if they have indoor rifle or is it pistol only?

Pistol-caliber rifles only. Rifle calibers are too loud and (according to Miles) will both deafen you and blow out the lights.