Posted: 3/25/2012 7:21:25 AM EDT
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Anyone been? I stopped by Saturday to see what it's all about. First impressions-very nice store, well set-up, nice displays with everything easy to see. They had a nice selection of handguns, rifles, shotguns. Mostly oriented to the self defense & "tacticool" markets. Big selection of 5.11 clothing & gear. Optics, Insight flashlights & Daniels Defense products too.
There are 2 buildings curently. The first is the store & range. The range is very small w/6 positions-2 of which are pretty close in. Nice target system, lighting & ventilation. There is always a range officer in the range observing the line. Once you prove you know what you are doing to their satisfaction you are allowed to draw from leather. The second building is the training center. Large welll lit classroom, they also have a simulator. Also offering unarmed and less lethal training. There are plans to add a third building which is to have a 25 lane range, no indication when that will happen at the time I visited. When I asked about the instructors I was told that virtually all have either law enforcement or military training and that some nationally recognized trainers will be coming for sessions. Kyle Lamb was one name mentioned. There will be edged weeapon classes as well. They also will offer courses oriented towards specific groups-i.e. women, students, etc. That's the good, now the not so good. First their prices are strictly MSRP & we all know what those are like. Lots of Sigs, Glocks, S&Ws with a smattering of other handguns. For long guns it was S&W, Remington, FN, Springfield, with again a few other odds & ends. There is a large staff, a few even seemed to know what they were talking about while it felt like a lot were new to the filed. Not a horrible thing but when the customer knows more about the product than the sales staff, well that's not ideal though I feel it's become standard practice in more & more areas (not just the firearm community). Heavy emphasis on memberships, no l.e.o. or military discounts except on memberships. I'm not a fan of firearms business offering martial arts training, I feel there are enough decent schools in the Denver metro area for that. I wouldn't go to a dojo to get firearms training, don't want to go to a range to learn martial arts. I don't think they are mutually exlcusive & it's a good marketing tool but I'd rather just deal with firearms-just my opinion. The owner/owners certainly have made a huge investment, I wish them luck-the more the merrier I say-it's good for the firearms community. Just one guy's observations. |
I applied to be one of the RSO/ Intructors. Didnt get the position though Those that were in the interview proccess seemed pretty well squared away. I havent been to the store yet but I'll be stopping by within the next week to check it out since it is literally five minutes down the road from me. Membership prices seemed a tad steep and ive yet to look at prices for guns/gear. I think, from what Ive seen of the owners vision; is that they are trying to be the next Scotsdale Gun Club. Eh, Its be nice to have a upscale range in the metro area. Sure would beat firingline. Lets just hope they get a little more knowledgable sales staff.
~Stoner |