Prince William County to buy Elite Shooting Sports for police training

[Sunrise]

Prince William County to buy Elite Shooting Sports for police training

More Info Here: https://patch.com/virginia/manassas...as-police-training-site-prince-william-county

More Info Here: https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/...ining/65-b92dcf6e-27b3-46df-b9e5-7b2fcb1e3a53

Sold for $22 Million.

Prince William County said building a new one would have cost $28 Million.

That’s a bummer. I liked that place.

 

[Crosseye Dominant]

Dang. Have you tried XCal in Ashburn yet?

 

[Sunrise]

Dang. Have you tried XCal in Ashburn yet?

I haven’t. Looks pretty swanky. It’s tough to develop a new routine though.

 

[Crosseye Dominant]

Figured that since they are competing for the silver eagle crowd. Been going to Sharpshooters when can't make it to matches, but honestly that place has some unsafe people doing dumb stuff sometimes.

 

[Sunrise]

Figured that since they are competing for the silver eagle crowd. Been going to Sharpshooters when can't make it to matches, but honestly that place has some unsafe people doing dumb stuff sometimes.

I've never made it down to Sharpshooters, but that doesn't sound encouraging at all.

Silver Eagle's gun display and rental list is mighty impressive.

 

[Boss94]

this is terrible news :-(

 

[rouchna]

Although I mostly shoot outdoors, it’s sad that we are losing the only 100 yard indoor range in the area.

 

[nelson]

what other options in northern (ish) Virginia do we have?
thanks

 

[brianns]

Yes that sucks for the community at large. Maybe good for the owner.

 

[paperwork351]

Same thing happened to a facility outside Harrisonburg Va.

 

[jrumann59]

That is a nice facility.

 

[Sunrise]

I've never made it down to Sharpshooters, but that doesn't sound encouraging at all.

Silver Eagle's gun display and rental list is mighty impressive.

Speaking of Silver Eagle Group, they just got robbed:

VIDEO: Burglars steal 10 handguns from Ashburn shooting range: Sheriff's office

In the early morning hours on Monday, two people broke a glass window at a shooting range in Loudoun County and stole 10 handguns.

wjla.com

 

[AssMan]

It's a shame that the government is allowed to purchase these places. No doubt part of the motivation for this is to deprive citizens of the opportunity to train. Maybe the government will purchase Purdue and deprive us of chicken, or oil refineries to deprive us of fuel.

 

[Sunrise]

It's a shame that the government is allowed to purchase these places. No doubt part of the motivation for this is to deprive citizens of the opportunity to train. Maybe the government will purchase Purdue and deprive us of chicken, or oil refineries to deprive us of fuel.

Yup. I hope this doesn't become a trend of private businesses selling out to government.

It takes a substantial investment to open a shooting range and it won't be replaced anytime soon. Elite Shooting Sports was a decent place to go. Every place has trade offs, but this place was ok by me.

 

[paperwork351]

It can be the peoples fault for not supporting the business in fudd land (h'burg). Too far, costs money, be stupid.

 

[Sunrise]

what other options in northern (ish) Virginia do we have?
thanks

NRA Range is an option.

Age Verification - NRA

(Puts flamesuit on)

 

[brianns]

NRA Range is an option.

Age Verification - NRA

(Puts flamesuit on)

Are you kidding us? NRA!

Seriously though they ought to blow out the back another 50 yds to accomodate our needs for a non windage indoor 100yd.

 

[Sunrise]

Are you kidding us? NRA!

Seriously though they ought to blow out the back another 50 yds to accomodate our needs for a non windage indoor 100yd.

If they weren't grifting/stealing so much, they could have a nicer range. Shame.

 

[brianns]

If they weren't grifting/stealing so much, they could have a nicer range. Shame.

Heck, they should be able to support both, graft and a better range! I bet the county wouldn't approve more improvements there. I'm not sure what's behind there to know if it's even possible.

 

[Sunrise]

Heck, they should be able to support both, graft and a better range! I bet the county wouldn't approve more improvements there. I'm not sure what's behind there to know if it's even possible.

Here's a Google Maps overhead of NRA Range:

NRA Range · 11250 Waples Mill Rd, Fairfax, VA 22030

★★★★☆ · Shooting range

goo.gl

IIRC, the range faces South into the parking structure. Doesn't look like they can make it much longer without purchasing the adjacent property to the South.