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Originally Posted by geardo211
Gentlemen,
I am PCS'ing to Ft. Lewis in a few weeks, and I had some questions about the availability of ranges (rifle and pistol) and shops in the area. Does anyone have any recommendations for ranges, firearms stores, and gear shops to go to (or avoid)? Also, are there any good armorers (or does anyone do work on the side) in the area? Mind you I can look up stores and ranges on the net, I am just seeking opinions and recommendations on where to go.
Thanks in advance for any help that anyone can offer.
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Geardo:
As for ranges, Ft. Lewis has a range that is open Fridays through Sundays run by MWR. It goes to 300 yards which is pretty good. Cost is something like $3.00 per day and they give you targets. If you are a serious shooter, you will use the Lewis range for testing loads at 300 once a year or two and join one of the various gun clubs in the area for any serious training.
There are a bunch of gun clubs in the area but some cater to a specific shooting discipline more than others. Tacoma Rifle and Revolver is in University Place and Paul Bunyon Club is in Puyallup. Tacoma Sportsmans Club is another one but they aren't quite up to the standards of the other two. There are other clubs in the region too but those are the closest to Lewis. Costs vary but think of about $150.00 per year and they normally cut some for active duty guys.
There are a bunch of gun stores around but they don't cater to the competitive side too much so I may go to one every year or two. Bullseye is about the biggest around I think and it is in Tacoma. There is a very large gun show each month in Puyallup so you may want to consider joining the Washington Arms Collectors if you want to buy a firearm at that gun show.
As for armorers -- depends on what you want done.
Gene