Sportsman's Elite

The people make this place. Well, the air conditioning is very nice too. The employees are helpful, never condescending, and kind. A great place to go if you are new or experienced.

I love this place great customer service very helpful and informative prepared you well to have a great time

I have purchased/ transferred four firearms through Sportsman's Elite and they have made it easy every occasion. Many knowledgeable staff members and a well kept store with a bit of everything. They also have a Silencer Co Kiosk available to aide in your suppressor forms processing. The indoor range is affordable and is my personal choice to go to in the area. Highly recommended.

High quality weapons, ammo, and especially customer service!I love coming here to admire how professional yet rugged everything looks for dksplaying their goods. Its the perfect touch of class for the outdoor world. I also love how their shooting range is easily visible rather than hidden away. Not that it im paranoid about live firearm in a closed building but its just fun to watch sometimes. The best part is that they also specialize in archery which isnt always dependable in other places. Sometimes people wont even want to help you. Perhaps its due to majority of people are limited on theur archery knowledge and avoid archery customers like the plague. But Case was a wonderful and knowledgable employee who helped us out to re-string our bow without hesitation. He acknowledged us right away and was super friendly and helpful all thru. Made our journey to fix our bowfishing gear so much smoother!Although their guns or rifles are a bit pricier, we definitely appreciated the very reasonable price of restringing our bow. They also have great gun cases that are more affordable than other spots. We definitely love coming back here to see what they bring in!

I've only been here twice, but I feel it's worth a review. As long as they stay in business, my two trips will turn into 200. So brace yourselves, because you know I'm about to spit a long review, full personal backstory included. I've labeled the review and backstory. Scroll further down to read review. BACKSTORY: So I was at the PX on Ft Bliss, and believe it or not, they have very good firearms section / selection, with those hard to beat AAFES prices. So I'm browsing. Now call it just being a "man", or maybe the fact I've been a Soldier for 17 yrs now, or the fact I thoroughly enjoy shooting and especially working on marksmanship skills (there's no better feeling than hitting that bullseye multiple times with a tight shot group), the increased amount of crime and danger we face daily, the feeling of the need for added protection, the increase in terror attacks and senseless attacks world wide even in previously believed to be "safe" places like Europe, or a combination of ALL of that stuff and more... but I've been "in the market" for a firearm for quite some time now, but just never "pulled the trigger" on getting one (lol, see what I did there). I have however, done plenty of internet based research, and I've narrowed down what I THOUGHT I wanted. Now, I don't want to raise a militia in my backyard. I don't want some pump action, pistol grip, rail system, monster that will dislocate my shoulder while also decapitating the assailant. I don't want to replicate the same weapon he Army assigns me for free, nor do I wanna be all "tacti-cool". I don't need to kill any bears. I don't need to hit a elk in the chest at 500m. All I need is a pistol, for personal protection, that is easily concealed and easily carried, legally, with a concealed carry license. Enough so that I can stop a would be attacker in the parking lot, the store, or even in my home. Luckily, almost every firearms company out there makes just the kind of weapon I'm looking for. I narrow it down to 3 firearms that I feel will be the best choice for me. All 3 are at the PX. Glock 43 (9mm), Smith & Wesson M&P 9 Shield (9mm), Springfield XD-S (.45 ACP) Glock has that name we all know. The SW MP9 comes in that cool "coyote brown" that is all "tactical" and stuff. But the XD-S is a .45! Now that's what I'm talking about! Forget that 9mm junk. And there's a Father's Day weekend sale? The stars are aligning. I handle each one, and they all feel great. But I'm torn between the XDS and the cool looking Shield! The Shield is over $100 cheaper. Bonus. The XDS .45 only holds 6 rounds. Bummer. But then again, they dude behind the counter tells me, "if you need more than 6 rounds of a .45 to 'defend yourself', then you don't need a pistol at all." Hmmm, good point. What should I do? Well just then, a civilian Angel happens to be watching over me and my finances, and approaches me. He tells me, "hey man I couldn't help but overhear your conversation. Look: honestly all 3 pistols you've chosen, for what you've chosen them for, are excellent. But each one is different. So what matters is, how it feels for YOU. Just like test driving a car. A Lamborghini is good a Ferrari is good, but only one of them will 'speak to you' as you operate it. So don't buy anything until you've tested it. Only then will you know which one is right for YOU." Damn - good advice. Dude disappears almost as quickly as he appeared. So I go back to the counter and ask the dude, "Is there any place I can go to like, test-drive these things?" The guy seems kinda hesitant to say anything (because he sees that I'm not gonna buy now), and mumbles some stuff, but I hear the words "Sportsman Elite" (SE)REVIEW: I took to the old trusty Yelp app immediately. Place the call and (unfortunately for the guy) told him that entire backstory. I ask questions: *Do you have a range? - Yes *Is it an INDOOR range? - Yes *Do you "rent" firearms to be used at your range? - Yes *Do you have: Glock 43, S&W M&P Shield, XD-S .45 that I can shoot/test? - Yes, Yes, Yes And SO much more. SE is a locally owned shop, and a wonderful place with excellent staff and service. I found the pricing to be very fair. $16 for use of a lane on the range (no time limit). $10 for unlimited "rental" of a firearm (same caliber) or $15 for multiple calibers. Done shooting one? Just take it back to the front and exchange for another (only 1 weapon on the range at a time). The only other charge associated with renting is they require you to purchase ammunition from them. Boxes come in 50 count at around $20 per box. Bring your own gun? Cool. Use your own ammo too and only pay range fee. They also have a "Happy Hour" where range is only $8. From a fully auto SMG via your Call of Duty game, to a teeny little .22 pistol; Sportsman Elite has EXACTLY what you need/want for rent AND purchase. I love this place and can't wait to go back and test weapons or even fire my own. Ask about memberships too! I seriously love this place!!

Best customer service.Me and my husband love guns and we are a military family.Walk in and walked right out with our weapons for a decent price.We went to the FT.Bliss base and the high price they had there we bought 2 weapons for lesser that amount at sportsman.For military all they asked from me was my military ID and PCS Orders. I would go there again!

These folks are great at what they do. They are patient and are not high pressure sales people. They are friendly and courteous. There are scheduled activities like a ladies night for shooting, with socializing afterward. Special perks for membership- and the membership price is very affordable. Special discount membership for military. Don't know how to shoot and want to learn? They have instructors and classes. This is a beautiful state of the art indoor facility.

This range looks to be very great. They have a nice shop and great lanes. I signed up for a month to month membership over the summer which was a great deal but the employees and managers don't seem to know how to work the system. They signed me up for a year contract by accident and will not cancel the membership nor reimburse for their mistakes. I have been getting charged the monthly fee since August and don't even live there anymore. I call every month and they say they will reimburse and take care of the problem every time with no result. Ruined the experience for me. Won't ever shoot there again

UNSAFE RANGE!!!I have patronized this business since they opened on Mesa, before they had a range. Employees have always been very friendly and helpful. This is one of the reasons I kept coming back and why this rating gets 2 stars and not one. The primary reason I have gone there is the beautiful range they have. Unfortunately over the past years supervision of the range has drastically decreased. With this I have witnessed an increasing number of safety violations. I have reported the most serious ones but have not witnessed any change in supervision. Today's experience unfortunately ended my patronage of this range. There are no range safety officers directly on the range. The range is split into two sections separated by a metal door with a small window. The range has surveillance of the firing lanes and the video feed is displayed on a monitor in a far corner of the store. To far away for staff to observe any meaningful detail. Staff is usually preoccupied with the sales floor. New shooters are required to view a very nice safety video before entering the range. It states the usual rules of gun safety. It also states firearms are to be cased and uncased at the firing line only, kept with the action open and unloaded when not in use. As my daughter and I entered the first room on a table behind the firing line (wall opposite the firing line) I see a number of pistols laying on the table actions open and a woman loading magazines. This arrangement will cause uncased guns to move from the back wall to the firing line. As we enter the second part of the range this scene is repeated but in this case multiple handguns with actions closed and magazines in the pistols. We uncase our pistols at the firing line and i proceed to load magazines at the back table. The owner of the pistols on the table places a pistol on the table and negligently aims it at me while doing so. It's now pointed at the entrance. I ask him to please not point a gun at me. He responds with an indignant "what". I point out the safety violations and he removes the magazines and locks the actions open all while at the back table. He then decides to leave and starts packing up. Thinking he has stowed all his weapons I approach the table as he loads a pistol I didn't see and points it at me while placing it in a holster.I go out and notify staff. I came back in and see a man in the first room working the action on a rifle while standing behind a group on the firing line. I decide to shoot anyway with my daughter watching my back. Halfway through a magazine I hear her call out. A man and woman in the next room, standing behind the firing line and other people shooting, are looking down on a revolver she is pointing it towards his head. Finger on the trigger! I decide to pack up and leave. I tell the staff on the way out why I am upset and get the usual response. They are busy and will try to increase walk throughs as well as check the footage on the security cameras. I see no staff go to check the range. This is not the first time but it was the worst and for me the last.

I have been here a few times for the gun range and had a great time. Affordable and doesn't take long to get in the range after the first time. I went in today to have them look at my gun. Employee was very helpful and took his time explaining how to clean and what products I needed for my sig. I appreciate him taking the time to go over that and not charging me for it or refusing to help. Will continue to stop by for the range