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We need members.  You need a great place to shoot.
 

Gift Certificates for Memberships

  • Since all memberships here are set up as auto recurring dues payments, we needed a way for someone to get a membership to give as a gift without the recurring deal.

  • Use coupon code GIFT40 on any of our annual membership plans.

  • GIFT40 will collect the application fee (normally $50 but with the 40% off its $30) and sets up the first year's dues collection that happens as part of a batch that is run on the first day of the following month.

  • Call the range, 205-744-2600, and let them know where you want the certificate sent if different from your email address.

  • The gift certificates are emailed to the one purchasing them.

  • Each gift membership becomes active when your recipient gets the Range Safety Orientation and lasts for a year from that date.


Membership Drive...

  • The range is holding a membership drive to fill the range with members. 

  • Below, each of our memberships are explained and priced. 

  • During this membership drive, we have made a discount available to all those who want to join here. 

  • You can pay full price if you want, and believe me when I tell you it is greatly appreciated, but use the discount code 40OFF to get 40% off your application fee and 1st year's dues. 

  • Its our Black Friday sale price that will run until we hit 1000 members.  

  • As of June 2026, we are at 940 members.  60 slots left with discounted rates.

  • At 1200 members, we go to a waiting list for membership.  Someone would have to fail to renew to create a slot for a new member to get in.  
     

Why is the range holding a membership drive?

  • In 2019, the range had almost 1500 members. By the end of 2020, that number was 340.

  • Covid had forced businesses to change the way they operate to control social distancing and we had to limit range use to one at a time and implement a reservation system.

  • Ammo became unobtainable and stupid expensive.

  • With those conditions, not maintaining your membership was an easy choice for most. They let their memberships go.

  • Many really good ranges around the country were killed by covid. Sheepdog Firearms in Trussville is an example.

  • You need a great place to shoot.

 

We need members...

  • The FOP Range survived a really bad time with the pandemic and needs members.

  • Dues from members pay the four big “L’s”: lease, lights, labor, and liability insurance.

  • Volume also lets us keep our prices super low.

  • This sale lets in a pile of new guys at much reduced rates so existing member’s rates do not have to go up to make ends meet. 97% renew the next year. 

  • A 97% (actually 97.3% but we call it 97) renewal rate means we are doing things right. 

  • Customer service is at the top of our list, just under range safety.  

  • We are accepting new members.

  • If you have ever thought about wanting a safe place nearby where you can enjoy your firearms with family and friends, we have what you need. 

  • The range is staffed, well maintained, safely administered, spans 10 acres with tons of room over 7 ranges, is unique with steel plate ranges, is open 362 days a year, and is reasonably priced. 

  • Our membership rates are explained below.  ​

  • I've spent more on a nice dinner out than what a year's membership here costs.   

  • Once you figure out which membership best fits your needs, go to the JOIN HERE page to complete the process. 

 

Recurring Payments...

  • Its easy to join and joining is only done from this web site. 

  • All memberships are automatically recurring billing. 

  • You can go with either a single annual payment or monthly payments. 

  • It rocks on until you decide to quit. 

  • You will get an email from us advising you of your upcoming payment 3 days before it is to be collected. 

  • Cancelling your membership is as easy as making a call to the range office,205-744-2600, and telling staff you wish to terminate and following that up with a simple email confirming your request at least 3 days prior to your next payment occurring.   

  • You maintain complete control over your payments. 

  • We use MoonClerk for membership processing along with over 8000 other membership businesses, mostly gyms, and it is secure, works well, and is easy to use. 

  • We will contact you after you join for your range safety briefing, share instructions for range use, and answer any questions that you have.  

 

Call us at 205-744-2600 is you have any problems or questions.  

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See the Frequently Asked Questions section below...

Single Membership Plans

Single Annual Membership Tier 1

 

  • This plan costs $150 a year and has an application fee of $50 to get it started.

  • Tier 1 members have a $10 per use range fee.

  • With this plan, the member has use of the entire facility 7 days a week.

  • He may also bring as many guests as needed for $20 per guest.
     

Single Monthly Membership Tier 1

 

  • This plan is $15 per month with a $50 application fee. 

  • The $50 fee is assessed when you join and the first payment isn't due until the first day of the following month. 

  • It is a recurring payment that comes out on the first day of each month while you are a member. 

  • It runs for a minimum of 12 months before becoming a month to month basis which can be cancelled at any time by the member. 

  • Cancelling prior to the first 12 months elapsing shall incur an early termination fee equal to 50% of the remainder of the monthly payments remaining. 

  • Like all Tier 1 memberships, there is a $10 per use range fee.

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Single Annual Membership Tier 2

 

  • This plan costs $250 a year and has an application fee of $50 to get it started. 

  • With this plan, the member has use of the entire facility 7 days a week and no range use fees.  Come shoot all you want. 

  • He may also bring guests as needed for $20 per guest.

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Single Monthly Membership Tier 2

 

  • This plan is $22 per month with a $50 application fee. 

  • The $50 fee is paid when you join and the first monthly payment isn't due until the first day of the following month. 

  • It is a recurring payment that comes out on the first day of each month while you are a member. 

  • It runs for a minimum of 12 months before becoming a month to month basis which can be cancelled by the member at any time. 

  • Cancelling prior to the first 12 months elapsing shall incur an early termination fee equal to 50% of the remainder of the monthly payments remaining. 

  • Like all Tier 2 members, there is a no per use range fee.

Full Membership Plans

Full Annual Membership Tier 1
 

  • This plan costs $200 a year and has an application fee of $50 to get it started.

  • With this plan, the member has use of the entire facility 7 days a week.

  • Tier 1 members have a $10 per use range fee.

  • He may bring his immediate family with him (spouse and kids).

  • There is no age limit on your kids.  Bring your 35 yr old adult kids.  No charge. 

  • You may bring any one else as your guest for the $20 each guest fee.

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Full Monthly Membership Tier 1

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  • This plan is $20 per month with a $50 application fee. 

  • The $50 fee is assessed when you join and the first payment isn't due until the first day of the following month. 

  • It is a recurring payment that comes out on the first day of each month while you are a member. 

  • It runs for a minimum of 12 months before becoming a month to month basis which can be cancelled by the member at any time. 

  • Cancelling prior to the first 12 months elapsing shall incur an early termination fee equal to 50% of the remainder of the monthly payments remaining. 

  • All Tier 1 memberships have a $10 per use range fee.

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Full Annual Membership Tier 2

 

  • This plan costs $300 a year and has an application fee of $50 to get it started.

  • With this plan, the member has use of the entire facility 7 days a week.

  • Tier 2 members have no per day range use fees.  Come shoot all you want. 

  • He may bring his immediate family with him (spouse and kids).  

  • There is no age limit for your kids.  Bring your 35 yr old adult kids.  No charge.

  • You may bring anyone else for a $20 each guest fee.
     

Full Monthly Membership Tier 2

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  • This plan is $25 per month with a $50 application fee. 

  • The $50 fee is assessed when you join and the first payment isn't due until the first day of the following month. 

  • It is a recurring payment that comes out on the first day of each month while you are a member. 

  • It runs for a minimum of 12 months before becoming a month to month basis which can be cancelled by the member at any time. 

  • Cancelling prior to the first 12 months elapsing shall incur an early termination fee equal to 50% of the remainder of the monthly payments remaining. 

  • Like all Tier 2 members, there is a no per use range fee.

Civil Service
 

  • We have always had a discount for Police Officers. 

  • Why not honor all civil servants with a discount. 

  • The $50 application fee to get an annual membership started is waived. 

  • If you are active or retired Law Enforcement, Fire Fighter or Active Military, you get the discount on joining the range. 

  • All we need is some form of ID acknowledging you as such.

  • Call the range at 205-744-2600 to verify you qualify and get the discount code to use at checkout to get your deal.

  • Only one discount is possible. 

Membership Requirements
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The requirements for range use or membership are:

  • have a valid driver's license or government issued photo ID,

  • have a pistol permit or certified copy of your criminal history.  (permit is much easier)

  • have no crimes of violence or felonies in your criminal history that would prevent you from legally possessing a firearm

  • be at least 21 years old  

  • accept the Terms of Service.

  • participate in a range safety orientation.  

FOP Range Inc. Guest Policy

  • Members may bring guests with them to the range. 

  • The guest fee is $20 per guest. 

  • All guests must execute a liability waiver before getting range access. 

  • The pistol permit requirement is waived for guests of a member.  He vouches for them instead.

  • Guests must physically stay with the member while on the facility. 

  • The member is responsible for ensuring the members of his party abide by the range safety rules and policies. 

  • Compare our guest policy to all the other ranges.  No limits here.  Limits everywhere else.

  • Wednesday is "Free Guest Day" at the FOP Range.  Bring them.

 

FAQ...

What is the difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2 memberships?

  • Tier 1 membership cost less than a Tier 2 but has a $10 per use range fee. 

  • Tier 2 has no range use fees.

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What is the application fee and what is it for?

  • In 1996, the application fee to join was $50.  Still is. 

  • There are a few fees we pay associated with the Moonclerk billing system and this fee offsets our costs. 

  • Part of it is used to reward range staff who promote the business and assist patrons with information about joining.  Its a sales bonus to the guys who work here for very little. 

  • And... our $50 initiation fee is a third to half what all the other ranges are charging.    

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When does my membership I just bought start?​

  • Range use is restricted until the member completes the Range Safety Orientation. 

  • Once the Range Safety Orientation is done, the member has use of the full facility.

  • Range safety orientation classes are offered on every other Saturday at 10 am and 6 pm.  


What is involved in the Range Safety Orientation?

  • Once you have checked out and joined, follow that up with a call to the range to schedule your range safety orientation. 

  • The Range Safety Orientation is mandatory before use of the facility is granted.

  • We hold RSO classes on every other Saturday in the classroom on our Training Range.

  • Our General Manager, Lee Knobloch, will cover the range rules, range procedures such as changing ranges, checking in and out, handling firearm transfers, and answer all your questions. 

  • This takes normally about an hour. 

  • Once you complete the orientation, he activates your use of the full facility.

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Can I join for just a month or a time shorter than a full year?  

  • Short term membership is unavailable.

  • All memberships are annual memberships.

  • A monthly payment system is available to spread the cost of your membership out over the whole year. 

  • Monthly membership means you are a monthly paying member. 

  • It is not intended for use as a short term membership. 

  • There is an early termination fee of half the remaining cost of your membership if you choose to terminate before a year. 

  • After the first year, it becomes a month to month basis and you may terminate at any time without penalty. 

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I have the Full membership and want to bring my 25 year old son or daughter to shoot.  Are they included on my membership?

  • Yes.  You may bring your immediate family adult offspring to the range under your Full membership plan. 

  • They must have you with them to shoot and anyone else, brother, dad, uncle, etc. may shoot as your guest and will incur the $20 guest fee except on Wednesdays.  Wednesdays are free guest days.  Bring them. 

  • There is no age limit for your kids...  young or old.

  • If your adult offspring wants to shoot here without you, they will need to get their own membership (and now is a great time to join with the membership drive underway and a 40% discount available.  Use the BUDDYDEAL40 discount code and both they and you enjoy a year of 40% dues.)

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I joined and was only charged the application fee.  When is the rest collected by the range?

  • The application fee is the only fee collected at checkout. 

  • All dues payments are collected on the first day of the month following the date you joined.  Example: join on the 3rd, $50 is paid at checkout. 

  • On the 1st of the following month, the dues payment (either annual or monthly) is completed as part of a batch consisting of all the other guys who owe. 

  • The range only processes the batch on the first day of each month. 

  • If that transaction bounces for any reason, it is automatically reattempted 3 more times during the month.

  • A failed payment will automatically and immediately suspend the member until payment is made.

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I need to sight in my rifle and can only get to the range 30 minutes before you close.  Can I still shoot?

  • We need all range users to be signed in at least an hour before closing. 

  • Much of the year, its dark at closing. 

  • During summer, we are open until 6 and winter until 5. 

  • Range users need light to see holes in paper and to see brass on the ground. 

  • Range staff needs light to see to clean up and secure the facility at closing. 

  • We need everyone done and ready to leave at closing. 

  • With this in mind, no one may check into the range less than an hour before closing. 

    I left a bunch of my brass on the ground and my used targets up on the target stands.  What happens next?

  • Range staff will review the range use log and video stored on our system to determine who trashed a shooting area.

  • Range staff will make an attempt to contact the member to inform them that their membership has been suspended until they pay the "Stupid trashed the range fee".

  • $50 is collected before the suspension is lifted. 

    What happens if member ever says "I did not know" when confronted by staff about a range safety rule, policy or range use procedure?

  • They will be required to attend a Range Safety Orientation again to refresh their knowledge of the range rules, policies and procedures.

  • Every member has completed a range safety orientation and should be familiar with the do's and don'ts this facility has.

Lessons learned from our COVID-19 experience...

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  • We don't charge enough for our memberships.  Really. 

  • The Tier One rates above are the same as they were in 1996.  

  • Shop around.  Look at what a single membership is at any of the other commercial gun ranges in the country. 

  • We charge a third of what they get and none have what we provide. 

  • Access to this range is worth more than we are charging. 

  • Something has to change.  We have to charge more. 

  • We found ourselves in a situation where ammo was unobtainable and stupidly expensive.

  • The county health dept. mandated social distancing and threatened shut down if caught in noncompliance.

  • We had to start a reservation system to limit the number of members on the range at a time.  

  • We had to charge all range users a range use fee, similar to a greens fee, for their time here so bills got paid.

  • We started the pandemic with nearly 1500 members and came out of it with only 340.​

  • We are too cheap, did not have the income to support a reserve, and got caught in a tough spot.

  • Changes had to be made.  I created a tiered membership system that is as fair as I can make it to all. 

  • Rates have to go up.  This is how we get there.

  • Today, the most popular membership is the Tier 2 Full membership, our most expensive, and still very affordable at only $25 a month or $300 a year.

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Commercial use...

Training Classes...

  • Commercial use of the facility for conducting training classes is possible here. 

  • We have several individuals who offer training services who have satisfied the few requirements we have; active certification as an instructor, insurance covering your training activities naming the FOP Range Inc as an "also insured", and a business license with the State for the operation of your training business. 
     

Security Company Use...

  • Commercial guard companies needing to conduct firearms training and certification to comply with the State's requirements can do so here on our Training Range. 

  • We only need to know that you will have a certified Trainer II conducting your training activities. 

  • Range use is on a first come basis so call when you have a date to grab that date here for your class. 

  • See the Training Range page here.
     

Other use...

  • Any other commercial purpose use is possible and will be evaluated by range management before being permitted on a case by case basis. 

  • We have had film crews and actors who are shooting a movie somewhere in Birmingham that needed a place to familiarize the talent with the guns they are to be using for the movie. 

  • We have Youtube, Instagram, Facebook, Ticktoc and X content creators with monetized accounts needing a place to create content for their channels and platforms.

  • We have had product testing done here for ballistic panels manufactured locally as well as ammunition testing by local commercial ammunition manufacturers. 


     If it can be done safely, doesn't cast a bad light on the shooting sports, and doesn't expose the facility to undue liability, then it may be possible to do it here.  The rates are very reasonable.  Call.

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