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| - The "staff" are exceedingly rude and borderline psychotic. They're everything bad about gun enthusiasts, and unfortunately, do the community serious harm. I've truly never met anyone more insecure and determined to let everyone know - and I'm from Mississippi.
I've been shooting, reloading, and hunting for 20 years. I know what I'm doing. They have a *real* problem with women and minorities - the larger bearded man (I hesitate to call him a "Range Master", because he's clearly unqualified as hell) will literally follow you around, harass you, invade your space, and yell insults at you until you leave, citing bullshit rules he just made up on the spot and aren't actual regulation. The three times I went I was so uncomfortable and convinced I was around an actual lunatic. It's really hard to make me uncomfortable, but this guy managed to do it all three times.
Then there's the other guy. When I came in to grab a new paddle holster, the older man asked me if I "wanted a pink one" to "go with my rollers" which is about the level of cognitive activity and social awareness you'd expect from some idiot who's been in cryosleep since 1911. Stonewall is an incredibly uncomfortable place to be, because you feel like you're surrounded by deranged idiots who are clearly using their humble position to boost their fragile ego. That's not our problem to deal with, and seriously, guns aren't for losers who jump at their own shadow and want to feel better about themselves.
I've read the reviews from here, and let me assure you: these guys are NOT hard. I've lived in the Dakotas, Deep South, and West, where militas, supremacists, and real psychos live. They're more stable than Stonewall, which should terrify everyone. Don't be intimidated by these phony assholes or let them bully you out of becoming a gun owner, enthusiast, or simply wanting to learn. That's what real Range Masters are there for - to guide and teach. Don't let Stonewall dissuade you from the greater gun community or hobby.
I'm amazed either one of these people has access to firearms, quite frankly, as it's apparent neither one is stable or mature enough to operate one, making them the last people who should ever have them.
Cuyahoga Falls is a solid alternative, albeit a bit of a hike.
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