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PhilBob wrote:We went to Frisco Gun Club on Tuesday the 12th at 5:30pm and the wait was about an hour. Tried again on Sunday the 17th at 5:00PM and there weren't taking any more people. We talked with one of the employees before leaving and she said they were lined up from the check-in desk out the door when they opened up at 10:00 that day! She said it has been crazy probably due to people getting weapons for Christmas, the frenzy due to Obama's new "rules" and college kids home for the Holiday break. We went back this past Wednesday (the 27th) at 5:00PM and immediately were given a lane with several still open when we left and that was with several lanes blocked off for a class.

It was that bad on a Tuesday ? My goodness
I am sure some of it is more people buying around Christmas as there is always bigger crowds in January but I have a gut feeling they are simply overselling memberships and posting deals on groupon and they can't handle the volume

As a member you can reserve a lane in advance but it requires calling and knowing a specific time, if they had a system online like shoot smart I'd be much happier

Ed4032 wrote:

rentz wrote: I'm not regretting passing up on DPC when they opened up slots last year.

Just curious but why not DPC. I shoot there often and l think it's great. Especially in the middle of the week there is no one else there.

Already had a membership at fgc paid in full for the year when they called me with an open slot, and at the time I had just made a signifigant expenditure and couldn't afford the startup cost when I had a membership elsewhere ....also the wife said no

Ryan wrote:I also pretty much exclusively use Eagle in Lewisville. The ONLY time I had to go to another range was 2 weekends ago because the line to get into Eagle was around the corner and it hadn't even opened yet for the day. Other than that one time, Eagle is pretty solid on getting you in pretty quickly.

I know it's not in Frisco / Lewisville area, but I've also had great luck with Elm Fork Gun Range near Las Colinas. Never had to wait more than about 10 minutes to get on a lane. Elm Fork is outdoor though, if that makes a difference to you.

Good to hear this about eagle , I can handle a short wait but 1-2 hours is crazy.

I used to go only to elm fork then more indoor ranges started opening I find them more convenient personally since I can move targets back and forth without ceasefire

Have they recovered from all the flooding yet?

well if it wasnt crowded enough before it sure will be now, frisco gun club has 2 groupons out there.

timtheteacher wrote:Just got back and at 4:00 there was a full house waiting in the small cafe, customers waiting at the gun counters and a line wanting to sign up on the wait list. Membership renewal is cancelled. Looks like I am going back to http://www.shootsmart.com/ in Grand Prairie. They actually have a way to sign up for a lane online and allow 2 per range for a decent price.

Yes what bothers me most is they keep pushing the memberships but can't accommodate the members they have! And today I was told to reserve lanes with my membership but that's phone or in person only and there's always a bit of a hold time on the phone online signup would suit me fine.

And I don't understand the lines at the gun counter they have nearly nothing to sale esp at a decent price

I went to that range in Grand Prairie under the original ownership before all these up here opened it was nice but quite a drive

Richbirdhunter wrote:It's at FM 1171 and 35 but I really enjoy it. http://www.proactivedefense.net/

Hmm a bit further hike than I'd like but I may check it out one weekend, never heard of it but looks nice based on the site

timtheteacher wrote:Yes..I have been thinking about this as well. The last time we went to Frisco Gun Range we waited 2 hours as a member. They also had 8 lanes blocked for LTC qualifications and no one was on them the entire wait. Didn't make sense at all. It really doesn't matter whether you go at night or the weekend as the crowd is always there. They are running LTC classes weekly that are 100+ and the lane availability has shrunken considerably this last year. Time to look for somewhere else as they obviously don't need my dollars.

My thoughts exactly! And I'm grandfathered in to the rate prior to opening too
The range also moved from per hour rate to a flat per day rate which likely keeps non members on lanes longer.

As the guy was telling me today how long the wait was I could see at least 4 completely vacant lanes all in a row and now one kitting up to go in either. Which either means people reserving times and not showing but they keep them as taken or they are holding them for classes.


Though from texasjohnboy says eagle may not be much better as far as waits go

I think im looking to move ranges, been a member at Frisco gun club since they opened and it has gotten nearly impossible to get a pistol lane without a reservation now on the weekends. The waits are never less than 1hr as a member and I don't want to pay for that any more. up till the last 6months I could stroll in on sunday morning and get in no problems but they are pumping memberships so hard now the place is flooded with people as soon as its open. Not to mention there is barely any firearms selection to use my member discount on

I've been to eagle range before it seemed nice, anyone know how bad waits are there on the weekends?
Any other ranges? I'm not regretting passing up on DPC when they opened up slots last year.