Kevin Cummins is an outstanding instructor. He doesn't just provide the basics of concealed carry…read moretraining to keep you and your family safe from deadly threatening situations he shows real world examples of how quickly things change and prepares you to make the right legal and ethical decisions. His class goes above and beyond legal requirements to allow you to conceal carry but adds the real life examples of how to do your upmost to avoid using a concealed carry except where your or your families life is threatened.

I took Kevin's course a few months ago and given a lot of useful information. It was worth every…read moredollar. He made sure we covered information to be successful for the CCW but also covered alot on being safe and secure in the every day journey.

I took my CCW class here and it was amazing and would recommend this class for any person would…read morelike to get their CCW license in MO. The CCW class was so good that I decided to take the Handgun Boot Camp 1 here. The Boot Camp was great as well. The instructors are knowledgeable in what they do and what they are teaching. I personally feel more comfortable in having a CCW license. They put you in real life situations making sure you follow proper procedures at all times. I will definitely take the Hangun Boot Camp 2. I really trust these men and women in what they do.

I took the 8-hour CCW course as well as the 4-week handgun bootcamp. I really can't say enough good…read morethings about Xtreme Tactical Defense. The instruction is top-notch and the atmosphere is very welcoming. I do not have much background or experience, and I found the material appropriately challenging, but not at all overwhelming or too technical. I"m six months pregnant, too, and that wasn't an issue either, even with the physical training that is part of the bootcamp--- it's scalable so I just sat a few things out and observed. I highly recommend this place for others who want to become more comfortable and proficient. It's extremely valuable, and at the same time, very, very fun.

Honestly, I regret that I took my CCW class somewhere else just because I didn't know this place…read morebefore! Very friendly environment and the Owner "Chad" is very knowledgeable about firearms and self-defense equipment. Thank you for greeting me and my wife warmly and we will do business here again :)

From the owner: Missouri and Illinois Concealed Carry Classes (CCW), Emergency Preparedness, Self-Defense, Firearms…read moresafety, Advanced CCW, and Women's Personal Safety.

As a female (who knows nothing about guns) I am so glad I was recommended to try this place to…read morelearn about guns and gun safety in a non-threatening, cool, inclusive environment! Highly recommend checking this place out! Excellent classes (and women only classes!). I was so nervous the first time in the shooting bay but our awesome female instructor calmed the nerves and gave great pointers. I've now been to one class and one girls and guns event and in the shooting bays and I can't wait to go back and learn and practice more.

Buyers remorse. This is a great range, but I had a really poor purchase experience there. I bought…read morea new gun there and later found that it was jamming about 5% of the time. I brought it back in, and the guy at the counter tested the gun and said I need to be using 147 grain ammo. He said the problem was that I was using 115 and 124 grain ammo before. The first sales person didn't say anything about that, and I actually had purchased a 1000 round case of 115 grain ammo. I think there's something wrong with the gun because I did an Internet search and it said this gun has no problem with 115 grain ammo. I'm pretty sure there is something wrong with the gun and I have to use a hotter ammo to solve the malfunction. The original sales rep said if I have any problem with it just to bring it in and made it sound like they would take care of me. But the second guy who is extremely well spoken had me half convinced I need to use (more expensive) hotter ammo. I'm certain there's something wrong with the gun and now I have to call the manufacturer and deal with them. Update 6/27/25 (two months later): Shortly after my Google review was published, James, one of the managers reaches out to me. He apologizes about the employee that said I needed hotter ammo - he shouldn't have said that. He encourages me to bring the gun in and they take a look at it. Several of them shoot it, it works fine, but it jammed once while I was shooting it with them. They blame it on my grip; my grip is not tight enough so the slide can't operate properly. I'm thinking that can't be right -- I've worked with an instructor, a former professional competition shooter, and he taught me a proper two-handed thumbs-forward grip. I've shot all the major brand handguns, including high-end race guns like Staccatos, and I have never had a problem with jams. I insist my grip, while not pro-grade like these guys, is not the problem. I tell them I want to return the gun. I'm offered a meager trade-in, good for another gun or store credit. I expected they'd stand behind the product, as an authorized reseller for Canik, that they'd take it up with Canik, but they 'stuck to their guns' that the gun was fine, and they could not improve upon their offer. I decline their offer and say I'll send it to Canik. At this point, as if I had some really original idea to do so, THEY offer to send to Canik. Canik, who has a location in the US, still took the better part of two months to send it back to me (it felt like it was being sent off to Europe or something). Canik replaced the slide spring. I get it back, test it, it works fine. But by this time, I've lost my taste for Canik and this whole experience, so I want to trade it in, and get a gun that I've owned before and trust, a Smith & Wesson. I asked my point of contact there, Tyler, what it would cost after the trade-in and adding a red dot. I never did get a reply. I emailed Tyler and James a couple times, called a couple times, can't reach anyone. Ghosted. I feel that the way this should have gone down was that as soon as I had a claim the gun (under warranty), was defective, and if they were not able to fix it, that they should have offered to send it to the factory for repair. Rather than inconvenience and embarrass me, with claims I needed different ammo, or had a bad grip, they should have stood behind what they sold, and offered to get it resolved via the manufacturer. I will probably continue to tell people that The Range West is a top-notch gun range, but I would not recommend purchasing a gun there, as they don't seem to want to stand behind what they sell.

The staff is friendly and it's a laid-back place. Their FFL transfer fees are reasonable. I wish…read morethey had a larger range...

Good range, a little on the smaller side, but plenty of equipment and the staff is very well…read moreeducated and very helpful. Highly recommend this range, Solid selection and range. Four stars.

Great place, super clean but man they run through managers like it's going out of style. Also set…read moreaside some time to get your background check done. Last time I bought a pistol there they had to have 3 people look over the paperwork... took 10 min for the proceed and another 30 to have the entire staff make sure everything was ok. Super excessive, like to shoot there every so often though.

I was a Premium member paying $45/month for going to the gun range. For Christmas my wife purchased…read morea new AR-15 for me. While there she discovered a lady's sure shot class. She was persuaded to sign up for a class. She signed up, she attended, she was happy. Subsequently while checking our credit card statement, we saw that she was charged AGAIN for the class for four consecutive months. She only went once. When we brought this up at the Range, we were told to contact Range.com so we did. We were informed that the Lady's Sure Shot class was not a singular class, it was a membership that's why we were charged monthly. We told both Range.com and the local store in O'Fallon that nobody ever told us it was a membership. Basically both brushed us off and could care less about our concerns. To them it was our fault we didn't know it was a membership. Instead of going back and forth with them, we just cancelled our membership. In my mind the store manager exhibited poor business practices. Instead of giving my wife a $30 credit, he lost me as a customer, he lost all my future purchases, and he lost the fact that I was going to purchase a new gun for my wife. We will take our business elsewhere, and If you are reading this, I suggest you do the same.

Great training. Great information. History lessons and lessons on awareness when you have your…read morefirearm. You are not just taught firearm safety but it is strongly emphasized the level of responsibility you have with being a firearm carrier.

Great shop! The owner and staff are extremely knowledgeable and willing to assist in your…read morepurchase. From antique firearms to new this is a great place.

I had to respond to this other comment - Having known the owner of this business for over 45 years…read moreand having many dealings with both he and his former partner, I can guarantee that in the transaction referred to in this negative response, every effort was given to make sure that this was a legal and ethical transaction -- From my years of business dealings with them they are, without doubt, the most knowledgeable, honest and trustworthy of all of the numerous firearms dealers that i have dealt with over the last 60 + years. IF the previous comment was true, I'll bet it was because the required information was not in the records reviewed in this transaction!