Whats the best gun store in the area? Who should I avoid? Any good outdoor ranges? Indoor ranges? Where does the local shooting community gather?

Best gun store for what type of guns?
Wyoming Antelope Club is the only AFAIK outdoor range on Pinellas County. Folks on here have get togethers at Manatee Gun and Archery south of the Tampa Bay.

There are some nice shops castle keep is good for used
Hand guns and some specialty stuff cracker boys has the latest
In AR stuff there's indoor range at shoot start they have a tone of stuff
To look at but I find them to be a bit in the expensive side
The there is bill jacksons they have a small indoor handgun range
And if your into matches at the Wyoming antelope club they
Have rifle and pistol matches just about every night I think the
2nd Thursday of every month is rifle the. If you really want to
Get into it there is the hernando county range about 1 hour north
And they have 3 gun 2 gun and just about any kind of match you could want
Everyone in the area in the gun game is usually very nice and
Welcoming.....the antelope club is probably were your going
To want to check out they also have Uspsa and idpa plush shotgun
Matches

Favorite gunstores:

Kastle Keep
Shoot Straight
Coles

Ranges:
Indoor- Shoot Straight
Outdoor- Wyoming Antelope Club

Mark Kubes always treated me well.  He has a lot of surplus guns too.  Ulmerton Road in Largo.