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MasterOfNone - good view from the 3rd "side" (that I left out, sorry!), that of the instructor. Points well taken.

Crossfire wrote:I just didn't care for shooting in the dark, much less their general lack of customer service attitude at that time. Sounds like it hasn't changed much.

I mentioned "not caring for shooting in the dark" (not a fan of it myself) at DFW Gun range to a gun buddy of mine awhile back but his answer made me change my view on it - to sum it up he equated practicing in less than ideal light situations to preparing for "the real thing" ie - having to use your firearm at night.

I've only shot at two local indoor ranges: Bass Pro (literally minutes from my house, not the biggest fan of that place) and DFW Gun Range. What I like about DFW is that full-auto is A-OK. I believe that one or two of the newer ranges indoor ranges are OK with this (Shoot Smart and Great Southwest Gun from what I recall, but I'm not 100% sure of that). I don't shoot full-auto frequently, but I like to be able to do so every now and then...it's about time to warm the barrel up again!

bronco78 wrote:

PUCKER wrote:Not arguing this one either way...as I see both sides of the issue. As an aside, I see the same thing at golf ranges.

To each his own.. BTW, what is your side?... Errr, Make that the other side, as i don't know if it's yours or not.

I might consider a one time fee to an outside instructor, call it an Admin fee.. $10-25 MAX, where you come in, fill out a POC card, scan your instructional certs and call it a day. If you shoot someone, or one of your students does, I can tell the police and the insurance company you held your self out there to be a qualified instructor and provided documents to show the same..

That and what is above is "my Side" what is the other side you see?

bronco - I see it from the both customer's side and the range owner's side, I think both are right - at least for their opinions. Doesn't matter either way to me. Not really trying to play devil's advocate but....after all, the range owner makes an investment (sizable, I'm sure) in the facility, the employees (apparently that includes instructors, who are there to serve/instruct), etc....just throwing that out there. In the end, it's the customers who decides what is "right" or "wrong" for them, they vote with their wallet (or the 'net, in this case). It appears that most on this thread are against DFW Gun's policies regarding outside instructors. I guess you could somewhat compare it to a "corkage" fee that some restaurants charge (ie - in states where you can do this) customers that choose to bring their own bottle of wine versus paying for a bottle of wine that the restaurant sells. In other words, they are trying to recoup some of the $ that they could get.

Not arguing this one either way...as I see both sides of the issue. As an aside, I see the same thing at golf ranges.