If I could not leave a star, I would. I've looked over past reviews and everyone either had a great time or the employees that worked there ruined the experience. Here is my reason for giving one star.
I came out for a wedding and the guys wanted to shoot trap. I own firearms, however, I never shot trap before. We have a party about 8 guys, some have shotguns and the others used Groupon. The Groupon was a great deal!! We got a shotgun rental, 2 boxes of shells, employee on site for tips, ear plugs, 2 tokens for a total of 50 targets and a Home Depot tool belt for the rounds.
The trouble started from the get go when the young lady at the front desk didn't know what to do because we had guys in our group that only needed tokens because they had everything else. She looked to an older gentleman and his attitude turned sour when he heard we had people with groupons and other had all the equipment. He made it seem like it was an inconvenience that we came there and they were actually going to have to do some legit work. We checked a week before about the Groupon and others have firearms and we were told it was ok. We finally got our rounds, ear plugs and made out way to the range we pick from the three that were open. They only allow five firearms per spot and we had four 12 gauge and one 20, left the ammo for the 20 at home. I went back to get a rental, included in the Groupon, and the first young lady now wanted to give attitude about the shotgun and wanted us to exchange 2 boxes for 20 gauge shells. After telling her that it was included she finally handed over the rental. We walked back to our spot and had to come back again to exchange the shotgun because it was in deplorable condition, sights missing(not that it was needed, however you should expect quality coming from an Olympic Shooting Range).
I know this is long winded. I would not recommend this range to any of my family, friends or people I despite. Lack of respect from the frontline employees, check-in is a trailer, outside bathrooms (I completely understand this), rentals are in terrible condition and the ranges are just ok. I was told it was an Olympic Shooting Range and its their calm to fame, it was 1984 and I was 4 at that time. We are in 2016 and times have changed, move forward or you will be left behind!
I will end on a positive note. The best part for me besides spending time with a great group of guys was two others guys that showed up before we left and part on clinic for...
Read moreWe went there in a Sunday afternoon and let me tell why it was a bad move. The shooting area has no protection whatsoever and the sun will blast you in the head, face..your gun and your bullets. Even though the sun was ruthless baking us, all the lanes were fully booked. There is a covered area with chairs, tables and benches for the ones who are not practicing and the place also has a fridge with very friendly prices for water, soda, Gatorade or juice. In the front there was a table where some cute kids were just waiting for their dad.(before entering the area where you practice which was all the way in the back) Outside they have one of those low usage, maybe recycled water to wash your hands after the practice and I think I've also seen a honeybucket. The targets are the XL ones, beige in color, but after the 1st round we were allowed to put our own practice targets. My friend didn't bring his own toy so he rented one, but halfway the gun was getting stucked, so the guy working there, maybe the owner, came in and did a few rounds, troubleshooting it and decided to changed it with a different one. He was very polite and knowledgeable and explained to us, some of the steps while troubleshooting. The whole area is big, with a huge parking lot, the shotgun practice area is on the left while the handgun and pistols are on the right. The perimeters are clean and maintained. So all good just don't go when the sun is blasting you..maybe very early in the morning, because even at 4-5 PM you...
Read moreI’ve been going to Prado for years for trap rifle and pistol shooting. I have to say the trap fields have deteriorated over the years and from what I can tell and others that I have shot with the money spent does not seem to go toward repairing the worn down equipment, Number one trap field has been down for quite a while now and I do not see any employees ever working on it and I go there at least two times a week. Number four trap field has only four of the microphones out of five working so the shooter needs to take a microphone from one station and bring it over to the other station that is not working and then replace it after shooting that station. Additionally, being home of the Olympics does not constitute a very well maintained shooting range after all of the years of boasting. Other than that, if the equipment was working properly and maintained to keep it working properly, it would be a great...
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