This range is great on so many levels! It is a new facility and it is beautiful! You can tell they will take great care of this property.
My first visit was back in December. I was super nervous about stepping foot into a shooting facility...it has the potential to be very intimidating. My reason for visiting was my new found interest in hand guns/pistols.
The first place I stopped was the gun counter right inside the front door. I spoke to the ranger and explained that I was a newbie and new very little knowledge about guns or their operation. He assured me that I was in a safe place, with great people, who would show me what I needed to do to have a fun and safe first shooting experience.
I viewed an 8 minute safety video and was off to the range to select which pistols that I wanted to try. I was looking for a good fit for my future first purchase.
I believe they had 20 shooting lanes. The cost was $20 per shooter for an all day pass, $20 to rent handguns of the same caliber, and $10 to upgrade to any caliber. Ammo for the 9mm was about $17 a box (which is a little steep), and ear and eye wear was $1 each. Targets were around $1 each. By the time it was all said and done with .... I had spent right at $100 on my first visit because I was having such a great time pumping through the ammo.
This place is good for all people. I saw teens shooting pistols, grandmas shooting Assault Rifles, women and men of all ages shooting hand guns and shotguns.
After the initial shock and thrill of my first experience, I became more comfortable in the environment. All of the Rangers are SUPER NICE, highly trained, and always willing to offer advice if asked. The 2 that come to mind first are Stacie and John.
The range offers classes and individual instruction on many levels and at several price points.
After saying all this, I feel like a regular now....just after a few visits. Much more confident than in my fist visit.
The reason I gave 4 stars instead of 5 lies in the service I received when I asked to purchase a Glock 19. I apparently hit the place after the Christmas Rush. They were sold out. I visited on a Monday night....and the guy who helped me told me to stop in between 10-4 to speak with the guy who does the ordering.
So, I did just that. When i spoke with the guy about ordering.....he basically said bluntly that he would not be doing a special order for my inquiry because it's such a popular gun. He said that he would get around to ordering a replenishment stock and that I could check back in a month or two to see if they had come in.
I was really wanting to do business with the range that I had had such great service with. I took his response as, "we don't really need your business that bad....sorry". I continued to look at other options....and a few minutes later, he revisited me at the counter and apologized for coming off as harsh and that he didn't mean it that way. I felt a little better about the experience after that.
He could have probably kept my business by saying something like...
"Hey man, I'm so sorry that we are sold out. I have ordered several Glock 19's. They should be in within a month or so. I believe that they are on back order. If you would like, I would be happy to take your information (and maybe a deposit) to secure one for you when they come in".
If it were handled that way, Point Blank would not have lost a $600+ sale. No big deal really, I just went down to Hyatt Coin and Gun and picked up what I needed.
All in all, there were no hard feelings. I really love Point Blank and will continue to shoot there on a regular basis.