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TexasBuck wrote:

Jason73 wrote:Ok, I got all excited about Tactical Edge when it was "about to break ground" for over 6 months, then one of the guys murdered his brother and that was the end of that (besides being a couple hundred grand short on capital investment). That being said, Ill believe someone is building a range in Roanoke about as much as Ill believe that Exxon/Mobil is going to begin giving away gasoline tomorrow.

Where exactly is this supposed range to be constructed? Certainly not at 377 north of 170 where the other range was going to be, its an empty field that hasn't been touched in nearly a year. (I go by there daily during my commute) I would indeed be nice if this happens, as others have said Quail Creek is no longer an option and everything else is too far or too run down.

When you get your free gas let me know.

Yes, actually, it is North of 170 off 377. We will sit on corner of Henrietta Creek and 377 (West side). We will house 30 25 yard pistol lanes and 6 100 yard rifle lanes, video sim, and 400 sqft of classroom adjacent to the range. We also will manufacture a custom 1911 and M4. Again, if you don't wish to believe it ,stop in and see us. We have the drawings and elevations in the gunsmithing and manufacturing shop at the same location. You can ask for Dave or Jerry if you have questions.

Phone number or specific address???? When do you expect to open?

Jason73 wrote:

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....

+1!

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.

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. 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.

Has anyone found any updated information on this? I googled it, and came across this site: http://www.advancedgunworks.com/index.php but it doesn't appear that there's an actual range there. The address and phone number is all for Cabela's, and I've never seen/been told about a range there.

Bummer - I was really hoping that this would have been a cool place that somehow I just missed...