Phuket to get new shooting range

[dirtydog]

Good news for shooters

KATHU: A three-story building under construction on the eastern side of Patong Hill will be Phuket’s third shooting range, the Gazette has learned.

Work on the 45-million-baht Patong Shooting Range, is about 70% complete, said project owner Somchit Sucharitjiravongse.

Honorary Secretary of the Trang Chamber of Commerce, K. Somchit is a shooting enthusiast who has represented in Thailand in international competitions. His aim is for the shooting range to help support recreational shooting in Phuket and become the new headquarters of the Phuket Shooting Association.

Construction at the conspicuous 4.5-rai hillside site next to the “Potable Water” station began in April and should be complete within a few months, K. Somchit said.

Although the venue is located in Tambon Kathu, not Patong, K. Somchit confirmed that the range would definitely be named Patong Shooting Range.

The 45-million-baht price tag does not include the land purchase cost, which K. Somchit declined to divulge.

Patong Shooting Range is K. Somchit’s first business venture in Phuket, although he already owns the Sirinthorn Shooting Range in Trang and the Krabi Shooting Range in Ao Nang, Krabi. He also owns two branches of the Grand Suite Inn hotel in Trang.

K. Somchit said that foreign tourists seeking “adventure activities” during their stays in Phuket would be a large part of the target market, which already has access to the Phuket Shooting Range in Chalong and the Kathu Shooting Range next to Lock Palm Golf Course.

“We expect to open about mid-November, in time to host the southern regional competition for sportsmen hoping to qualify for the next National Games,” said K. Somchit.

“Many foreign tourists coming to Phuket are interested in adventure sports such as diving and rock climbing. Having this shooting range will provide additional activities for them, so they might decided to stay in Phuket longer. This can help promote tourism,” he said.

Phuket Gazette

[blackgang]

I suppose that they will be able to bring their own guns and ammo with them with no hassle either.

Or will they have to use some junk that they will rent from Somchai at a high price.