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| - It's hard to put the experience into words, but the feeling I got when first walking into C2 was like walking into a salon or Robb & Stucky (when they were still around). Well lit, organized, clean, and full of merchandise, I felt like this was what SGC could have been. I already knew this was the "West-side Caswell's", but I was not expecting it to be so nice. I was wrong, and happy about it.
I was greeted immediately by the nicest gal (Gina? Gena?), and she introduced me to the concept of the store and what I could expect as a casual shooter. They have classes, ranges, rentals, a video simulator, all manner of firearms (handguns, rifles, NFA), accessories, and ammo. I know about their memberships from the Mesa Caswell's experience, but this is the place to hold your membership - the ranges are SOOO clean and organized, and the range officers are like instructors - so friendly!
It's easy to drop off the wife/kids at IKEA when visiting there, but this is a family-friendly environment, so I feel comfortable recommending a visit by anyone. Some of the biggie's for me:
- Clean ranges with a good selection of targets
- Ability to shoot larger-caliber rifles
- Rentals of stuff I can't afford, like full-auto AR's and suppressed handguns
- Reasonable pricing on ammo (required using their range)
- They buy & sell, and have a pretty decent selection of used guns
- Affordable CCW and self-defense classes
Free advice: If you have a spouse or mom or sister that thinks guns are intimidating, then this is the place you want to take them to overcome those fears and avoid the typical "gun store stare". Just sayin'.
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