This place is awesome for a number of reasons you might NOT have noticed, I'm going to go over a…read morefew here -
It's small. You noticed that. There's not a ton of sq footage - but it means they didn't just "hire someone" to fill that space, seems to me that everyone that works there helps out, which is great. You're not getting random help.
I had a transfer issue with the sending party just not understanding how email works. I came in, somewhat irritated that I got no answer over the phone. I'll admit - I was an ass - and it was one of those weird moment where you can see yourself being an ass out of body, but you can't stop it. In short -the owner could see and hear me asking questions about the process that I didn't understand (not my first, second, or 10th ffl xfer), but it's THEIR business to run, not mine. I beat up up on someone that didn't have access to the FFL books (which is a good thing these days, look it up), so he didn't have any info ABOUT my transfer - which really bothered me as I didn't want to spend 2 hours on something that should take 5 minutes. Owner figured out the issue with me on the phone with the other dealer in minutes. Problem solved.
Owner is a bit introverted but once you get him talking - he knows his stuff. The guys (and girls) here aren't asses about their knowledge. They KNOW their stuff, and they don't shove it down your throat OR - here's the important bit for me - they are NOT a picket place for people's political beliefs. That's important to me. I get that elsewhere, I don't want it there too. I appreciate that they don't REALLY get into it with you there, which is great. Believe what you want, but let's have a good shooting experience.
Their gun rental is NOT modest for the size of the place. They've got a few machine guns you're NOT going to find elsewhere - namely the MP5 SD with a full auto trigger sear pack. Just google what it costs to acquire one. Then consider what it costs to PURCHASE an HK (German) MP5, then consider that you're going to loan it out to people who don't treat it the way it should be treated (with care). Looks like it's seen action - performs like it should. Folks - that's almost 50k on the table in that one piece. Period. It's not cheap.
Most important bit - I'm not nickeled and dimed here. Targets are cheap af, range time is by the minute. This is important bc I sometimes stop by to blow off steam, test a new load, or just send a few downrange to make sure I remember which end is the front. It's a part of my habit - stopping buy once a week or two to say hi and put 20 mins in a lane.
Overall - solid 9/10. No one gets a 10, there's always gonna be a minor issue, 9mm is going to be 75c a rd, whatever - it's a cascade economy and that's how the pew pew stuff works. It changes. Deal with it. We all want it, it's going to cost more.
I recommend this place for SURE. It's not a 3 floor facility with bunks and a lifetime commitment. It's a range and they know it. They don't care that I police my own Starline brass (it's expensive), and they've loaned me tools before. Good people, safe place, and they're local. Everything I look for in a biz. Solid recommendation.
