I’ve been to a few ranges, but the one I used to always go to closed down. When looking for a new one in Central Florida, Shooters World popped up. The pictures looked too good to be true, so I had to check it out in person. It is one of the most amazing firearm related places that I have seen.
When you walk in, you’re greeted right away from staff, and the “Trend Circle.” The Trend Circle is a round display of 198 different hand guns. They have no magazines, and the firing pins and trimmed, so they are safe to pick up and manipulate.
While trying to take in all the rest of the retail space in, they have endless glass cases along the walls filled with firearms that are separated by manufacturer. In the middle of the room are shelves packed with any type of accessory you can think of. If for some reason they don’t have what you need, they can order it for you.
After you realize that that is just the retail space, the rest of the first floor is filled with lane after lane of 25 and 50 yard ranges. All climate controlled and filtered for your comfort. Touch screens panels control your target’s distance to the inch. Lanes are bright well maintained.
In this area is where you can fill out the range form on a tablet when you bring your own firearm, or rent one of their firearms. You have tons of rental options including machine guns and a Barrett .50 caliber sniper rifle! How do you shoot that on a 50 yard range? Well, that’s when you go upstairs and experience their 100 yard range. Yes. A 100 yard range indoors. It feels like something out of Batman, and it’s incredible.
Also on the first floor is a full service gunsmith, high end juice bar, and the Salt Lick Saloon: a laser shooting gallery perfect for teaching the younger ones the fundamentals of shooting in a safe, fun, and rewarding way.
Down the hallway on the second floor, you are flanked with seemingly endless lanes of a 15 yard range and two massive classrooms on the other side. You can also browse their selection of per-owned firearms. That’s my jam, but it was a smaller selection considering the rest of the store. Right above the retail space you’ll find membership lockers, gun safes for sale, and a small lounge next to very high-end hunting rifles and shotguns that are available for purchase.
I felt like a kid in a candy store. There was so much to take in, and I’m sure I’m missing something. I encourage you to watch the video at the end of this article which features General Manager Ryan giving me a tour of the facility. He covers everything you need to know, and so much more.
Get yourself over to Shooters World, and let them know that I sent you! Want more range reviews? Don’t forget to check us on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube! Thanks for stopping by!
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