I had been wanting to take the concealed carry training course for some time, but was struggling to…read morefind a class in the Frederick area that fit my availability. I had a weekend become available and found Iron Sights through the shootingclasses.com website. I sent an email to confirm availability and received a prompt response from Jake. He did a great job of communicating prior to and after the class via email and text message - even following up to ensure I received the email with my class certificates and the document I needed to submit to the State with my permit application. Jake covered the NRA materials for the class and weaved in his personal experiences from his time serving in the Marines as well as time spent working in armed security roles. He also has extensive experience in competitive shooting and is very knowledgeable on firearms and self defense. Jake did not just take me through the "motions" of class curriculum, but he also provided shooting tips that will definitely increase my accuracy at the shooting range.

Questionable. Called to verify open. Of course, the range is closed until 11am. The website…read moreindicates they are open. 9am to 9pm. The girl that answered the phone did not know what the term Range was referring to. Im just saying, questionable.

I want to like this place, because it is clean and conveniently placed. But that is where any of…read morethe positives end. Every time I have come here it, each visit would get slightly more aggravating. Their public hours are lacking, however at least they open at 9AM on the weekends. The check in process is usually fairly quick. They provide eye and ear pro, and a selection of 5-6 different type of target with no extra charge. Going to the range is where it gets bad. You will get some kind of comment from the RO every single time. While I am not opposed to tight safety, each time it gets a little more ridiculously arbitrary. It's always based on something that happened with a customer in the past. The amount of restrictions has reached a critical mass at this point. I would consider myself a reasonably safe and mindful shooter, and I just want to shoot in peace. It gets annoying having someone stare over your shoulder constantly. It kills any semblance of fun. Overall, this place seems to be targeting new shooters. Anyone that shoots more than 2-3 times will have outgrown this place by that point. This is most evident with their pricing. The classes, ammo, and their gun store are extremely overpriced. I would even opine the pricing is predatory, targeting people who just don't know any better. As someone who keeps up to date on ammo prices in general, I can say that the ammo there is sold at 2-3x times the price you could get it online. The ammo is also usually the absolute cheapest you can buy of that caliber. Usually, it's limited to that one batch/brand they have at the time. The gun store prices charge anywhere between a 25-40% markup on firearms. The selection is decently sized at least, but I would still recommend shopping elsewhere. Judging based on my experience over the last year or so, I will be looking for a different range to go to. The two stars is for the fact they keep it clean and relatively fresh looking.

Well it's been a while, but I went back over a week ago, to actually buy that handgun I was…read moreconsidering. This time Bob helped me out. First he spend a foot 15 minutes on the phone with me. He was so generous with his time and insightful with his answers I wanted to make sure to work with him when I went in. He told me his hours the next day, so I went and caught up with him. I had narrowed my selection to two guns. He encouraged me to try a third, which when i held it felt amazing in my hand. In that one moment I knew his rec was going to be the one even though I came in with two others. Then he encouraged me to shoot all three and alternate every 5 shots so I would get a feel for each. He said it would be clear after that. In the end, I ended up with the gun I least anticipated. It wasn't the one Bob brought to my attention. In fact it wasn't even the one I came in wanting. It was on only my list because I have shot that brand before (Sig) before and I needed something to compare my first choice too. The gun totally chose me. As I write this I am also currently shipping a gun to TMGN that I purchased online. Transfers there are quick. It's easy and it's reasonable pricing to transfer it in. For transfers you want to talk to Nicole. She goes out of her way to help even ran down customer emails that are sein the middle of the night. Can't really go wrong with The Machine Gun Nest!

I placed an online order through their portal but needed to cancel it before picking it up. Because…read moreI requested the cancellation prior to fulfillment, the merchandise never left their shop. Despite submitting the cancellation, I never received a confirmation email. I have since called the storefront and sent direct emails to the manager to resolve the issue and process my refund, but I am being completely ignored. It has been several days with zero response. At this point, the business is holding my money for an order I never picked up and explicitly canceled. I am highly disappointed with the complete lack of customer service and communication. I will be forced to dispute this charge with my bank if management does not respond and issue my refund immediately.

Walked in and was greeted by the awesome staff. It's a fun range with some awesome rentals that are…read moregoing to make you want to spend a lot of money. Huge shout out to the staff behind the counter that clarified the trusts for me. Gotta get some more lanes in there though if yall are going to stay this great!!!

Excellent service friendly professional staff, excellent indoor shooting range…read moreGood inventory