kappatiff wrote:That's interesting - every time I've been, the range officer(s) have been very kind, helping me with my grip, etc. One time he even let me shoot a couple of his guns (before I got one of my own) so I could see how they felt. I suppose being a girl helps, and they're definitely not over-the-top on the extroverted friendliness, but I've not seen any "gun man" act that way - just assumed it went with the hobby.Jason73 wrote:+1!TexasBuck wrote:Quail Creek is a range only in the loosest defintion of the word "range." The guys who work there are "interesting".... and the place is a pretty much a dump....
The range officers at Quail Creek behave as if they are guards at a prison camp - try having a conversation with one of them, unless your one of their "pals" all you will get is an annoyed look and a dismissive response.
It is a huge dissapointment for me that Tactical Edge Shooting Center didn't come to fruition, I dislike most of the ranges in the D/FW area as they are all run down, poorly maintained, in bad neighborhoods, etc.Certainly there's no beating around the bush, but I appreciate that approach honestly.
We prefer it generally unless it's just too hot. I'm sorry everyone seems to have had bad experiences there ...The other options are either further than we'd like to drive on a regular basis, or apparently you walk out bleeding from your own shrapnel. Fun, fun.
As far as Quail Creek is concerned there was a personnel change early this summer and the regular mon-fri range officer is not the same person that others posted about early in this thread. Ron (the current mon-fri range officer) is very friendly and helpful to both males and females in my experience.