I own a private range in central East Texas near the Louisiana line. It's my own personal range. I've long considered opening to the public by way of catering to small groups for the day. I've done it a few times over the years, and have many local people asking me to do this on a regular basis. If I did, I would be offering more than just dirt to throw your shooting mat down on and a berm to lean your targets against. The range goes out to 1/2 mile (880 yds) and I have shooting bench and off ground platforms to shoot from. There is hard pack road for 470 yards of it. I have steel hung out to various distances. But, the range is small at 30 feet wide, and 5 shooters at one time would be max. I would be looking to cater to groups of 10 max for the day by reservation only. I would provide restroom facilities, cold bottled water, picnic tables and shade, and Verizon 4G cell service is excellent at the range. And, this is nestled in tall timber, so there is rarely much wind here. There is also a pistol range on site, as my wife uses it to teach CC/LTC.
Are there many long distance shooters in far East Texas? More than anything, I'm looking to gauge interest in this in my part of Texas. And, as we have discovered in teaching CC and leasing to hunters, there are some hoops to jump through when letting people on your property with guns, and they aren't cheap. So please, I don't need any volunteers for testing. I've been shooting out here for decades, and it works just fine.