Somebody went back to the UK spreading the message about Texas.Excaliber wrote:I took a work colleague from the UK there for his first time shooting a pistol. They couldn't have been nicer. They even let him pose for photos in their shop with an assortment of military grade weaponry that he'd never be able to touch back home. It was a terrific experience for him and they went well out of their way to make it so.
Maybe we'll get some new, valuable emigrees out of it.Not conforming to the OP's post about the west side of Harris County, but I have to raise my hand for the best range in the state: PSC, http://www.psc-range.com/. It is a private, members-only range on the outskirts of Pearland, and membership opens only in August of each year (get on the waiting list if interested) but if you shoot and you're anywhere near Houston, it is very much worth it. I'm in Cypress and it's over a 120-mile round-trip for me, but I wouldn't drop my PSC membership for anything.
You can move, draw, and shoot multiple targets in the pistol bays, so long as you do so safely, keep the muzzle pointed downrange, and don't shoot over the end-berm or into a side berm. There are also plate racks, the famous Tin Can Alley, archery and air-gun ranges, and a complete shotgun range including managed throwers for skeet and clays. For rifles, you can shoot from any position: standing, seated, benchrest, prone, or anything else. Rapidity of fire is governed only by your ability to safely do so and the amount of ammo you bring with you (no ammo sold at the range, so always bring twice what you think you'll shoot...it goes fast when you're having fun). Plus, the range hosts IDPA, USPSA, Youth Action Pistol League, pistol pin and silhouette matches, BAPS Steel Challenge, IHMSA Big Bore, small-bore rifle and air rifle silhouette matches, NRA Prone Rifle and other NRA matches, BSA matches, .22 fun shoots, various instructional courses including NRA certification classes, and the best LTC class in the state.
PSC isn't a Gunsite or Thunder Ranch, but for a member-run range inside a major metropolitan area, it's an absolute model.