Handgun rental fee help...plz.

I was only inquiring because the guy who teaches the class is a friend of mine..and people ask me at times to shoot my 500mag and 460mag... and in the past I have told them no..

.. And it got me to thinkin that if they would pay me a lil bit... then i would be more likely to let them squeeze off a round or two..so to speak.

... But i wanted to be fair in a price... My guns are already paid for..and Im not trying to take anyone... just enlighten for those who havent gotten to feel the powers that i have...or those who may not be as lucky as myself and cant afford the bigger calibers..but would like to shoot one a couple of times.
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There's not enough money in the U.S. national debt, to get me to let anyone use my handguns in a commercial environment. You are not insured. Further, insurance to cover you would probably cost more than you will ever make. Your liability extends to you personally, and you could lose everything you own if there were a mishap.

While I'm not paranoid, I don't even let others shoot my reloads. And my shooting partners only ever shoot factory ammunition in my guns.

Just food for thought.
 
It is going to depend on your location and the size of the store/range. The three nearest firearm stores that are closest to me all vary in rental prices. One store offers an unlimited handgun rental for $15.00 per visit (which I think is smart and extremely reasonable.) The other two stores are between $15.00 and $20.00 per rental. Which IMO is still worth the money. There is nothing worse than making an impulse purchase only to find out that you aren’t happy with the firearm on the range. I have rented some very nice handguns and found that they just don’t fit my hand or perform the way I thought they would.

I guess gunshops make money on their rentals otherwise they wouldn't do it.
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Most places rent firearms because it helps them sell more firearms and allows people to make an informed decision before making a purchase. I talked to the owner of a small somewhat local shop after I noticed they nearly tripled the size of their rental cabinet and he told me it increased the amount of firearms he sold by almost 30% within the first couple of months. I don’t think they make a whole lot of money on the rental itself. Don’t forget, they have to pay someone to inspect and maintain them as well.

Best of luck :) I hope you have a good time renting and trying out new guns.
 
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Am giving thought to renting some of my handguns as an addition to a class for conceal carry.
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Factor in the possibility that someone's going to screw up your prize S&W by "flicking" the cylinder closed.:barf::eek:
 
Renting your guns is a really bad idea ...and disruptive to a general conceal carry class....that's not where heavy caliber guns belong.

If you want to let them shoot your guns / if the instructor is ok with it ...then just let them do it for free...or you're going to run into all kinds of liability issues.

Local gun range where I am a member and shoot ...charges $ 10 to rent guns in once caliber. $ 15 if you want to rent a variety of calibers...and you have to buy your ammo at the range - and its $ 16 for a box of 9mm. Their fee to rent the S&W 500 mag, I belive is $ 25 with 5 rounds. But they have commercial general liability insurance - and signed waivers ...and you don't ../ but your buddy holding the class better have a policy ( and it won't cover you ! ).
 
Range fees; my opines...

For standard modern pistols & revolvers; Glock 17/19 9mm, S&W MP40, .45acp, .357sig; HK P2000, P30, USP, Ruger SP101 or GP series, S&W model 686/10/29/629/M&P .357magnum/36/640 etc, I'd charge $15.00/per range hour per weapon(person) during off-hours. I'd charge $25.00/hr for popular handguns during peak store-range hours(600pm-close, SAT/SUN, federal holidays).

I'd offer a range or shooter discount to sworn LE/honorable discharge US military veterans/NRA members/firefighters, corrections, EMTs.

5-10% would be fair. :)

ClydeFrog
 
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