Posted: 6/29/2006 6:21:20 AM EDT
| Just got finished moving and had a question or two about the area. As for shops- Who has the best deals on guns& ammo/knowledable staff? For ranges- For rifle looks like I am going to go to Rio Sal, but for indoor- Caswells or Scottsdale GC? SGC looks like they are a little "uppity", but that does not mean they are good. I still don't want to deal with elitist a$$holes. Thanks in advance! |
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Pistol Parlor and Sportsman's Warehouse in Mesa Ameetec in Gilbert Knowledable staff and prices will vary SGC is airconditioned but too far from Chandler Caswells uses a swamp cooler so don't go there on humid days and has limited number of bays You can shoot rifles in both places I personally hate indoor ranges and don't go to either of these places unless a friend invites me I usually go to the pistol bays in Rio. You'll have to be a member and get your card punched but you don't deal with range nazis or unsafe shooters and you get to practice things things you can't do in an indoor range or at the main range. |
| I went to Caswells and I really like the staff over there. They are friendly and the prices were good. I picked up a Walther P22 OD green that day too! I ran about 300rnds through my SA .45 and my hands were tired so I decided it was time to get a .22, one that I thought looked good with a supressor(when I can afford it). Plus I can afford to shoot it more. I also learned how bad a shot I was at 25 yards... Beer, eh? I like the sound of that! |
| Alot of the guys at Caswells is new. Bridger(?) is running things over there and the 2 gunsmiths that i know are Paul and Eric, cool guys. I like the idea that they upgraded their range to accept rifle rounds now too. Its easier for me to go to Caswells to test fire my uppers instead of going all the way out to RIO. |
| You might want to check out Phoenix Rod and Gun Club on the end of end of 7th ave at the base of South Mountain. We have a 100yd High Power open all the time, and you can generally shoot 300yd most of the time mid week. 500yd practice every Friday. www.phoenixrodandgun.org |