My son and I got shot this weekend...

[ironsniper1]

There is 2 other threads on here about gun city USA and let's just say not a very good place if I remember correctly they can't even sell firearms any more

[partypilot1]

I got my jacket ripped on the shoulder from ricochet at gun city USA. The guy next to me was blowing off rounds like a wild man while I was loading a magazine when the event occurred. I never used that range again.

[Joe357]

I walked in there because I work a few blocks from them.
Yes, I walked in looked around was going to use their range and then turned around and walked out. Just got a bad feeling. I guess my feel was right after reading this.

[Guest richard281]

They just opened the range at Ashland City Armory. Went there the other day it was nice. you can check it out @ ashlandcityarmory.com

[JeffL]

Never been there, have no plans on going either.

Did you speak to a ranger officer/owner/manager before leaving?

 

I took my carry permit class there before I knew better. I won't be going back.

[TrickyNicky]

Never been there, have no plans on going either.
Did you speak to a ranger officer/owner/manager before leaving?

If the place is anything like I remember all I can do is sadly chuckle about the notion if a range officer. As for the later two, they have to know by now, been too long.

[tnguy]

A local range here in Memphis has two sets of lanes. I won't use the last two lanes on the right on the short side anymore for the same reason mentioned in this thread. It can take the fun out of a trip to go shooting when it feels like it is turning from a one way range into a two way range.

 

Just think of it as a tacticool simulation. If you practice, you might be able to dodge the shrapnel matrix style.

[Ray Z]

Glad no one was hurt. 

 

I have to stress this --- be nice, but tell folks.  He probably had no idea his shots were doing that, a gentle "excuse me, ..."  can lead to a positive response and maybe help everyone be safer.   Or if uncomfortable talking to the shooter, there has to be someone there who took your $$ or something (?) to complain to.  Holding out pieces of bullets that hit you will get someone to lend you an ear....  

 

Sometimes ppl don't know, sometimes they don't think, once in a while they don't care but more often its just a mistake.   I hit a friend once (piece of a target came back and cut his arm).   Learned that steel is just not worth the "fun" of shooting at.  I will never again shoot at hard metal that is not part of a validated target system designed to be shot.

My feelings exactly. Safety is every shooters responsibility. Several times I have brought to someone's attention that they were using the range in a manor that was inappropriate. You don't have to be rude or forceful. Just a reminder is all it takes. 

[Chris]

That place is a deathtrap. Stay far, far away.

[tartanphantom]

I went once --- once. Kept waiting for a gimp to pop up out of a box

 

This.

 

The atmpsphere in that place is just a little too close to "Pulp Fiction" for me.

Edited April 3, 2014 by tartanphantom

[tnhawk]

We had a few hours to kill on Saturday, along with a few boxes of .45acp and .38spl so we went to Gun City USA for a little while. ...... I collected the pieces that had hit us and brought them home. Why? I don't know.... What I do know is that we will not be going back to Gun City USA anymore. The waiting time for a range at the Nashville Armory or Guns and Leather just doesn't seem that bad afterall. Plus, we've never been hit at either one of those places. lol

Thanks for the warning.  I haven't been there before but was looking for places to shoot in the area.  This will not be one of them.

[tnhawk]

A local range here in Memphis has two sets of lanes. I won't use the last two lanes on the right on the short side anymore for the same reason mentioned in this thread. It can take the fun out of a trip to go shooting when it feels like it is turning from a one way range into a two way range.

Did you report this to them?  I shoot there often but haven't noticed this problem yet.