In my quest for info concerning opening my own archery shop/range I would like to know how far you would be willing to travel to shoot indoor 3D and or regular targets? Keep in mind the indoor aspect, rain,snow or sunshine. Heated and air conditioned. No mosquitoes to carry you away!
Day or night shooting

Now I know some of you have the luxury of just stepping out the back door and shooting at your home. Please try to answer as if that isn't an option. Here in Waterloo you cannot shoot in your yard. Ther are no other ranges in town either.

I looked at a building that is for rent/lease but it is about 15 miles out of Waterloo in a small town. It is right on a major hwy and the building is about the right size and shape to work.

Advantages
Rent would be a lot less
Town would welcome any business rather than have an empty building
Less restrictive city ordinances
Lower price and taxes if I end up buying the building(my end goal)
I already know some bowhunters that live there
Well known,popular meat locker plant in town(it's where I take my deer meat) to team up with season Big Buck and Fat Doe contests.

Disadvantages
Not in the main population area of Waterloo
Price of gas!
Not as much drive by business


Any and all opinions welcome

Thanks guys!
Looks like all of us would travel a little way to get to a range.

I knew at least one of you had to be tired of all my questions!

sorry i just had to be the person to click the cool buttoni dont shoot at indoor ranges with my xbow but it could be usefull. i'd have to go about 20 miles to shoot indoors

Sorry bud, but I think an indoor range kind of defeats the point. As a naturalist, I understand that some days the weather just prevents you from doing what you may want to do. But then again, if friends of mine wanted to go shoot, I'd love to take a day trip with a few buddies to your range. Maybe, 120 miles?, 2-hour trip?, --for a day trip once or twice a year, if they're really good buddies, and by the way, there better be some good eats along the way! When I get back to your survey, I'll click around 15 or 20 miles, because that's what I'll drive for a good shop/ equipment supply, which I assume a range will have.
North Carolina
-Drew

I would drive over one hundred miles to shoot at an indoor range. I enjoy shooting outdoors in the sun, but I also enjoy shooting with fellow archers and hunters. Spending a day with a newly aquired friend is worth the drive to me. I mainly go to shoot at an indoor range to meet new people.

Down here, I am sure many people would drive the same distance in order to get out of the heat. It is not uncommon for the temperatures to reach into the 100's, which will force some indoors when they would like to try that new setup.

I wouldn't pay to shoot my bow. I sneak over to a rodeo place. No one is there at 6:30 AM. I climb in the upper platform with my arrows and quickly have at it. I will continue to do that till I get busted.[8D]I've also gone to baseball fields but I wanted to shoot from at least from 10 foot high this year. Last year I tried shooting off my roof. The first 2 aluminum arrows went into the kill zone. My 3rd arrow was bent and went through my neighbors fence, screen pool and into his bathroom window. [&:][]

I ran over there with a 50 dollar bill and he met me at the door with only his briefs on. I told him I would never shoot in my backyard again and gave him the money. Totally embarassing.
C7
PS I've switched to carbons and sold my aluminums on Ebay.
Carbons shoot straight.

Where I practice shooting has a outdoor & indoor range.
I preffer the outdoor one over the indoor because its more realilistic and they have eleivated stands.
The indoor one is all one level not very challengening.

I shoot outdoors year round and wouldn't travel to shoot indoors. My view on the indoor range is for leagues and trying out new bows and bow setups.HCH

Zero , I have my own range .