Aimpoint Inc. has opened a new indoor cinema shooting range in Grapevine Texas (Sportsman Shooting Center). The facility is 9,500 square feet and is the first cinema shooting range located in the United States. The facility is rifle only, focused on teaching the shooting theory of the Aimpoint sight on running game animals. The facility also has a carbine course available where the shooter will shoot 120 rounds of ammunition during the carbine experience (field turn targets, raise the flag, wooden wheels, Olympic targets 8 seconds, 6 seconds & 4 seconds). We are also introducing a carbine league where teams up to four shooters will compete against other teams.

The facility is broken down into three categories of instruction.

1. 100 yard underground sight in tunnel.
2. Interactive laser shooting simulator.
3. Cinema Range.

The 100 yard underground sight in tunnel removes the need for paper targets and the use of a spotting scope. The system used at our facility is the same system used by the US Olympics. Once the shooter fires his rifle and the round penetrates the target the system generates the location of the shot on a computer monitor setting on the shooting bench next to the shooter. This system gives the shooter instant feedback regarding his windage, elevation and group. If you are a reloader and have several different loads needing to be shot all of the data can be entered into the system. At the end of the shooting sequence all of the information can be printed out for the shooter. This print out will allow the shooter to see just exactly which load shoots the best out of their rifle. The time allotted for the sight in tunnel is 30 minutes.

The interactive laser shooting simulator is where we will teach the student the shooting theory behind the Aimpoint sight. If you do not have an Aimpoint sight it is not a problem. You will still be able to use parts of the shooting theory. The simulator allows you to see exactly what your barrel is doing prior to and after each shot. We can also track the speed of the animal as well as your barrel. The system also allows us to orbit the animal so the student will see the entrance and exit of each shot. We can dissect your shot to the level never seen before and we will be able to tell you what you are doing correctly and incorrectly. More importantly we will be able to fix any problems you might be having. The time allotted for the shooting simulator is 45 minutes.

The cinema range is the "Super Bowl" of our facility. The range itself is 30 yards long with four shooting stations. Once a shooter is ready we will project high definition videos of game animals onto the screen. Once a shot is taken the scenario will pause and a red dot will appear to show the shooter the shot placement. We will always start with easy scenarios and then build into more difficult scenarios. As the difficulty increases so does the shot count. Our video library consists of wild hogs, coyotes, whitetails, elk, red stag, fallow deer, African game, dangerous game and many other categories. Our library has over 300 videos of game animals from all over the world. The allotted time for the cinema range is 45 minutes.

The first 25 members that email me will receive a certificate to come and shoot at our facility at NO CHARGE! Please send your email to the address listed below.

[email protected]

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