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I don't think the issue is 'controlling everyone on their range'. After all, they will still have their own RSO's overseeing everything. Why wouldn't it be safer to have the LTC instructor also watching the student. To me this is just a justification. Granted, some of our students are new and inexperienced. What's to keep them from coming in, renting a gun and using their range w/o any prior safety instruction, w/o a LTC instructor supervising their gun handling????

I think they are restricting their range access to protect their LTC classes/instructors. If I can't take my students to their range, my students may have to come pay them for training. :( Early in the program some ranges charged a premium for instructors to bring in students. I always thought that was short sighted. After all, we are bringing them new potential customers. After they get licensed, they will need a place to come practice. They should give our students a discount or even better, give instructors a kick-back for bringing in new customers. :)

That's why I allow outside instructors to use my range, hell, I encourage them. :)

Give me a call. I'm about 30 minutes south of Dallas).
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I have been to Shoot Smart a couple of times. I have a friend that has 'privileges' there. It is too far for me to take a class. Still, seems like they would pick up more business if they allowed outside instructors to bring in students.

Not to mention that we all should work together on 2nd amendment issues.

I have an outdoor range (30 miles south of DFW). If you want to bring students, move, shoot, roll around in the mud, feel free to come out. :)

The range told me they had an exception but I decided to take my students to a different range.

I talked w/my buddy. He did not have any trouble getting in w/Shoot Smart. Might want to talk to them again.

I don't understand why ranges will not let outside instructors come in. We are going to bring them new customers. If the customer likes the range, they are likely to come back.

Elk Castle will not let me qualify my students but said their instructors would for $15 (which is a steal - range fees are normally $17 - 20 at other ranges).

I'm surprised to hear that about Shoot Smart. I have a friend they allow to qualify his students.

As to using 'modified' targets - no telling what some of the range officers have OK'd informally in the past. LOL