Shooter’s World

this is ok for an indoor range, very busy on friday, free for women.

Robert, who somehow also happens to be an instructor, was incredibly abrasive, elitist, and gave me THE worst customer service ever. If this is how he treats paying customers, I can’t even imagine he actually has the patience to instruct others. The guy had the nastiest attitude I have ever seen. People like Robert would not last in ANY other customer oriented business. I would’ve fired him on the spot if he treated one of my clients like he treated me. He is so hopeless, he would not even benefit from customer service training, not when the guy is obviously lacking basic social skills. I had uninstalled the Unilocal app, but thanks to Robert’s disgusting demeanor I had to reinstall and bother writing this review. If you ever go there, AVOID ROBERT (INSTRUCTOR). Get Joshua or somebody else to help you.

I joined Shooters World about a year and a half ago because the Peoria location is close to home for me. It’s a nice place, i.e. the staff are all very polite and helpful, it’s clean and well stocked, and a great place for any experienced shooter to go. Prices on their stock seem to be very competitive as well.
The reason I didn’t give them more than 3 stars is safety. It’s unnerving (to me at least) to see an obviously new shooter come in and receive next to no instruction before cranking off rounds. At another club in town first time shooters are required to watch a 5 minute video that covers safe gun handling, essentially the «4 Golden Rules». I’d love to see Shooters World start doing this with new shooters, especially due to the fact that the lanes appear to be separated with nothing more than plywood boxes. Considering the lack of knowledge some shooters have, and the fact that even seasoned shooters make mistakes, I’d like to see some ballistic protection between the lanes. I admit there might be something inside the box, just doesn’t seem like it. Also, there’s *usually* a range officer trying to watch everyone, but not always… and with 3 tac bays to cover it’d be great to see two guys instead of one!
Finally, a minor (but annoying) observation — the lane lights are set behind the shooter, presumably so there’s no glare in the shooters eyes. Unfortunately, the shadow you cast with the light behind you pretty much leaves the bench dark and it’s difficult to see if you’re trying to do anything other than pin up a target.
UPDATE: After reading Lisa’s response to my concerns I have to say I’m impressed! As usual, there is often more going on behind the scenes than most people are aware of. My thanks to Lisa for setting the record straight!

Decided to purchase an AR-​15. I did some research and was told this gun store was a good place to purchase one. I stopped by on Saturday and was prepared to have to wait but was pleasantly surprised by the number of staff they had in hand. The gentleman was friendly, answered all my questions, and suggested extra items I may need. They even offer a ladies day every Friday, which I think is pretty cool. I will be purchasing my next gun from this store.

While researching places to shoot when visiting a friend in AZ, I looked at my friends work. I saw a review about my friend and his behavior. One thing I know is that above all else Ryan is concerned with saftey and any situation that is deemed unsafe will be met with the appropriate action. Don’t take one man’s review as a standard experience. I’d suggest using Ryan for his wealth of knowledge and experience and not take the word of a man who does not treat weapons with respect. It is also common practice at ranges to not allow personal ammunition to be fired through store owned weapons as there is no validation that the ammo being presented is properly loaded or safe to fire through the weapon you are requesting to use. High chamber pressures or «hot loads» can cause catastrophic failure and cause injury. Serious bodily harm and death. Like a «squib» (rounds that do not have enough power to allow it to fully exit the barrel) can cause a round to be stuck in the barrel and a follow on round fired can cause the weapons to explode upon contact with the round in the barrel. I commend Ryan for having the foresight to avoid a dangerous situation. I for one have more faith than ever in this range and the knowledge of their personnel. If you want to use your own ammunition I suggest brining your own weapon as well. Hope this helps those who read it.

I’ve been there a hand full of times and bought my first gun from them, my sales man was great but as a lot of other people say some of the other staff are complete jerks. I made the mistake of asking «Ryan» if I could provide my own ammo when renting their guns and he actually looked like he got offended and replied «you aren’t using your ammo on my guns», like seriously man, a simple no would have been fine. After that my experience that day sucked, my wife and her novice friend were aiming too high and he came to tell them «hey your shooting my ceiling», again a simple please aim lower and maybe some tips would have been better but whatever, il make the trip to the other location next time, not interested in using «Ryan’s» range anymore. This wasn’t the first time I’ve felt like the guys there give attitude to people who aren’t exactly regular shooters. When a customer is wrong they should not have to be disrespected or given attitude. The Staff should not assume everyone walking through their doors are professionals or if they see something that they are doing wrong, do your job and help them. Don’t make a smart ass comment and walk away. The issue here wasn’t Ryan not letting me use my winchesters, which I use in my personal gun, and rented a gun of the same caliber for my wife, so I taught id atleast ask, the issue was his crappy attitude, that made me feel disrespected.

Went to check out this place excellent customer service very knowledgeable on every product they sell I basically went to shoot my gun I wanted to check out a there rifles they had AR15 PDW Bryce helped me I was gonna buy but I wanted to shop around first they told me about a rifle Daniel Defense it was a pricey out of my budget but I was told why i was sold already so if u guys wanna shoot your gun or buy one this is the place u want to go

Went in today to shoot a new gun I had recently purchased. I approached the counter to fill out the waver and Wesley came up. He was very nice and knowledgeable. Probably the nicest Shooters World employee I’ve met yet.

Really enjoy this place. Wish they had more inventory in stock and their snack bar was actually open, but otherwise, awesome. Super great employees… clean, friendly.

Today was my first time at a gun range and if it weren’t for the person I came with and Sergio who was there to help those us that needed a little assistance, I don’t think I would’ve enjoyed myself as much as I did.
Like previously stated today was my first time at a gun range and my first time shooting a gun, PERIOD. I explained this to the man at the initial counter getting us squared away and he gave me this lightning fast overview on how to load the gun and shoot, he seemed like he had better things to do…
Once out in the shooting lane none of the info he gave me was useful because his overview was a blur in my mind, but luckily Sergio was there to help. After giving me a few pointers I grew comfortable with holding the weapon and began to enjoy myself.

I am a new shooter that has taken 2 gun classes at Shooter’s World. The staff went out of their way to help. Both Gary and Kellan were excellent instructors. They helped me find a gun that I felt comfortable with. I would recommend them to everyone. Kudos to Shooter’s exWorld.

Love this place! The staff has always been friendly and helpful. I haven’t had one bad experience so no complaints!

Unfortunately, I was not impressed. I usually go to Scottsdale Gun Club, but this is so much closer so the hubby and I figured we would try it out.
We brought his M&P .40 S&W and I rented. well, several 9mms. Traded in the first one because it failed to feed repeatedly, traded in the second one (same problem — range officer couldn’t get it to fire properly either). Third time was, not quite the charm, but at least I managed to shoot through my ammo (@ $ 20 a box! Ridiculously bad price). I can only imagine that they do not properly clean and maintain their range weapons. Had no trouble with hubby’s gun.
Lighting was terrible and I was not impressed with the ventilation system — there was a visible cloud of dust down range that I am not used to seeing at SGC. There was a time when the range officer left the range to go into the main store, leaving absolutely no range officer on duty.
I’m giving it three stars because all of the staff that I interacted with were friendly, but I will not return. It is worth the extra twenty minutes in the car to get to Scottsdale.

Wayne and Stephan behind rental counter were very well versed and accomodating not to mention they were also friendly.
Wayne actually came into range to see if we were having any fun, loved that touch.
Definitely a place to take family members, friends and anyone visiting the valley.
I will go back many more times…

If you have no where else to go I guess it’s a an alternative. However once you’ve gone here a few times you start to realize how cramped the tiny area you get to shoot in is it’s like shooting in a cave or something and the lighting is very poor. I’m so glad I didn’t get membership here. Also the prices they have on there gear is outrageous, Haven’t those people heard of the internet. Hello is anybody home… lol…If you must have one of these products they sell, then order it off the internet that is if you if you work hard for your money and want to save some bucks. My new shooting place is going to be Been Avery or the open desert from now on.

I have been to SW 3 times now, and every time has been better than the last. I spoke with the owner on the last visit (he came up and started helping me without me having to ask), and he was extremely helpful/​informative. All of the staff are polite and friendly, and I look forward to my visits!
Oh, and the facility is top notch, with everything being convenient and easy to use. The only issue I have is not having longer range distances, but for sighting, practice, zeroing you rifles and pistol use it is more than adequate!

As someone else duly noted:
«The Pros: Anyone can walk in and fire a gun of any type.
The Cons: Anyone can walk in and fire a gun of any type.»
Now, this can be said for ANY gun range, and the obvious solution is to just find somewhere in the desert to shoot by yourself. But the difference here is that there was NO range officer on duty when I came here to shoot for about an hour, and during that time there were several people who were grossly mishandling firearms, to the point where I finally just decided to leave before my luck ran out.
I don’t expect much from Shooter’s World, but I do at least expect a safe environment. Since this location has nothing more to offer than any of their others, and is wholly lacking when it comes to range safety, I’m not very interested in coming back.

The Pros: Anyone can walk in and fire a gun of any type.
The Cons: Anyone can walk in and fire a gun of any type.
First time shooter here. I had taken a intro to shooting class from a 3^rd party instructor and then we came here to take my first shots. The instructor provided the guns and ammo.
This place has everyone from first timers to very experienced. The people working the counter are friendly and knowledgeable. There are a ton of guns that you can demo/​rent and the pricing seemed fair and nothing was overly expensive. The range time was affordable, the rental guns were affordable and the ammo was decent.
I had taken a class because I wanted to make sure I was properly handling the gun, knew the functions inside and out and what to do if the unexpected happened like a jam or misfire. I also had the instructor guiding me and standing right over my shoulder giving feedback. I started with a .22 and moved my way up to larger calibers as I got used to each one. This I felt comfortable with.
However, the other people shooting in the range, not so much.
On one side of me were kids (like 12 and under) firing something in the .40-.45 range. Yes there was someone with them assisting, but listening to the kids fire off a round and scream from the recoil and then go running away was a bit unnerving.
On the other side of me was someone that picked up a military grade gun from the demo counter with about 30 seconds of instruction.
Keep in mind that you are only a few feet apart with a piece of wood between the lanes that isn’t going to stop anything shot in the wrong direction. This was probably the most unnerving part. Me handling the gun was easy. Me worrying about how the others were handling the guns, not so much.
In short, would I do it again, YES! It was a blast and it’s an incredible feeling to fire off some rounds. I do wish that you were required to have some sort of a basic (even if very basic) intro course before being allowed to shoot on your own. Best advice from my instructor, there is nothing you can fix by looking down the barrel of a gun. Ha!

Went here on a Friday for Ladies Night which includes free gun rental and lane for the first hour. We were greeted at the door and we Were lead to the sign in counter. When it was our turn the gentleman behind the counter was incredibly nice and helpful. He helped us choose which gun to shoot and the reasons why. Then went through everything we needed to know in order to handle the gun.
Overall the place was clean, the staff was friendly and helpful and considering it was ladies night and it was busy we didn’t have to wait long at all. I can’t wait to go back!

Always enjoy myself here. Membership is worth it if you gonna few times or like to take friends. Good spot for FFL transfers also.