Dietz Gun Shop & Range Inc

Reviews 3

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Eric Mauldin

The range itself is fine. Moderately Dilapidated and in disrepair but generally usable for general purpose shooting. Not the nicest range out there but is very affordable if you spring for the $150 annual pass. This has been the best investment I have made since I took up this hobby. I wish I wouldve done it sooner. I particularly like the annual pass for the sole fact I can show up after closing hours (6 p.m) and not be burdened by the power tripping range masters and rude staff inside the store. I have mixed sentiments towards the staff here...they can act like your best buddy and talk with you for an hour straight about reloading ammo, then, the next minute make a stupid, snide remark about me having a "personal problem" for needing to go back to my vehicle to get more targets. I generally can tolerate David the Range Master whom usually runs the pistol side. Aside from his cocky attitude and him constantly power tripping on the patrons when it comes to small nuances of handgun edicate such as; 1. keeping the slides locked back, or 2. magazines unloaded...These are very understandable requests which does indeed ensure the safety of everyone there. He has told me about several accidents which does indeed justify the way he operates the range. His delivery however, is very gruff and abraisive. This must stem from his Military/ Marine background which is ingrained in him. Aside from his cocky attitude he is ok. I wouldnt define him as generally rude exactly but overly self assured and arrogant.. however... I cant deny his encyclopedic knowledge of handguns and his advice on improving accuracy and shooting patterns/strategies which has served as a useful suppliment to my shooting repertoire. Rudy is a great guy and very easy going and friendly. He is the polar opposite of David the Range master. I would definitely prefer him over David when it comes to his general attitude and interpersonal communication skills. Like other reviewers have mentioned, the staff are not always the most professional in their delivery over the phone for example: I called and was spoken to in a very condescending manner when I asked if the range was open. Their response was "No, were just here answering the phone for the fun of it." That made me want to go over there and give him a piece of my mind. When the staff there act like this, I ask myself "Is this really worth getting worked up over?" I just put myself in their position and realise that they are old men that ended up "Trapped" there and will, in reality, perish there, most likely mid sentence like one reviewer said... loading brass and smoking a cancer stick. I hate to be so blunt, but when I put this in perspective.. it supercedes anything stupid that might come out of that human beings mouth. These two employees I mentioned have their flaws, but by no means should be terminated for their imperfections. They are people like the rest of us and have their bad days. I can only imagine what its like working at a gun range all day. Day after day, year after year. ** I would like to bring to the owners attention a very rude and generally unhappy looking fellow that works in the shop. He has a long pony tail and glasses. (Not to be confused with the range master David) This particular employee was very rude to me today. I simply asked to "rent" the spotting scope. He responded by saying twice in a very aggressive and overly assertive tone "we dont rent out the scope". I just looked at him like "okay jackass, I know I used the wrong verb" just give me the F&*@%#$ scope. I feel like he might be a closet raging alcoholic or in the middle of lengthy divorce. I always get the impression that he hates his job and wants to out himself. I know these are harsh words.. but he is generally a very vile human being. I hope he finds god and learns how to treat people right and finds a good home group for AA meetings. ** I generally like the range aside from these minor irritants. For this reason, I give Dietz 3 stars.

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Stu Crockett

Wanted to take my son for some pistol training and AR familiarization and other ranges where i normally shoot were closed. The range officer on the pistol range was terrible. Multiple people on the firing line shooting and walking back and forth to the covered area to get more mags (since you couldnt have more than two at the firing line). Saw multiple cases of poor muzzle discipline but RO wasnt paying attention. After a cease fire, we were the first to the line after he called the range hot. Wanted to shoot from 7 yards since i was teaching my son fundamentals. Noticed a husband and wife starting to shoot from 10 yards. i had to call the ROs attention to it. My son had a couple of malfunctions so i took the pistol and popped off three rounds in fairly rapid succession. He came over and told me that "rapid fire" was not allowed. I have no problem with that being a range rule but in light of everything else he DID NOT do, i thought that was strange. Because it was a new range (for me) i asked multiple questions to insure i was complying with their range rules. We then went to the rifle range to shoot the AR. This was just the opposite as range officer was in control and very competent. He was clearly prior military so i would expect nothing less. I see many reviews of gun ranges where people complain about the rules, that the people running the range are rude, etc. i have a different take. i appreciate the liability of the range owners and that safety has to be everything. i will never complain about stringent rules (rapid fire in this case) as long as the objective is safety. Had my only experience been with the rifle RO, Id probably give it 3 or 4 stars. I would suggest that the pistol range tends to have the least experienced shooters. That was my sense today with some to the technique i observed. That is were only the best RO should be assigned. I did not feel safe on their pistol range and i will not return. The good news is that it was a great teaching opportunity for me to show my son a number of unsafe gun handling examples.

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jorge hernandez

I went yesterday to this rifle range it was a new experience for me to go to this place... did not know there rules most of the time when you go into a rifle range or a pistol range you have someone to explain to you the rules. Not very different from another one but you never know At a new place ... . To make it short and sweet I guess you go there to have a nice time you go there to sight in your rifle and you come out very unhappy and confused. I read one of the articles one of them said that the Master was very rude. And basically he is right. . Theyre not friendly and courteous ... and then I have a men that worked inside come out from inside the store to tell me what I was doing wrong. So I had both of them one to my right and one to my left telling me how to shoot Ive been doing this for over 35 years and I guess I have not been doing this right in their eyes theyre a bunch knuckleheads throwing their weight around. And anybody that has had a good experience I guess you were the lucky once to have a good experience and for those that have not I guess were not going back..... And for those who R think in going there I would think twice about going ...I have been to some really nice ones. Like a place to shoot I have been to some bad ones like Bracken. But this one takes the cake worst mistake that I have made..... so be warned. I did not read the reviews before I took off I did not think it was going to be that bad ...... waste of money waste of time. A really bad experience I cannot say enough how bad they were... oh and by the way you can tell the range master from the shooters. Youre standing there trying to figure out who the range master is. It is like they picked somebody off the street and put him there just to yell at you... he does not look like a professional you would think they would have somebody conduct himself in a professional manner if hes going to be yelling at you and telling you that youre doing it wrong he looks like a beggar of the street