Tucson Rifle Club

Wish I could actually shoot at the place I have a membership for on the weekend. I don't know who thought it was a good idea to hold a match on a Saturday and that the match would take all day. I work all week and I want to come shoot long range on the weekend and I can't because a for some reason it takes more than 8 hours to shoot a black powder match. The fact that a person who has paid to have a membership doesn't have access to all ranges during hours of operation is absurd. I likely will not be renewing my membership next year

This review hurts to write but im furious and it has to be done. Me and two other friends, one of which drove two and a half hours to get here went to TRC. Me and my friend mike are both members there. On top of that, we have a youtube channel where we have brought plenty of attention and business to this range. We got there at 11am. We requested to shoot on range 1, which is the only available long range they have. The guy at the desk told me "thats not happening." He told me there was a "match" going on and no one can shoot on it. I looked at the schedule and it says the match is at 7AM. Its 11. I said uhh okay? What time are they done? He said they would be done at 12:45-1ish. I was not happy at all but decided to wait. Me and my two other buddies opened the tail gate kicked back and hung out while these 70+ year old fudd boomers were shooting black powder rifles at 100 yards for their "match".. hourse went by and they were still hanging out walking around hardly shooting at this point. It was 1:20 pm.. i went inside asked if we can use the 1,000 yard range cause no one is here just us and these old men. They said they save the range for events even though the match that was supposed to be going on there was also 7am. Not a single living soul was shooting on that range. So i walked out went up to the black powder d*ckheads and asked if they were finishing up. They were packing their stuff up and he began to explain to me they were done shooting but it was going to be another hour for them to eat lunch. That after each match they have a lunch session for the final hour. I asked if since they are just eating we could shoot and they said they wont be wearing ears. Even though my guns are suppressed they said no. I was so furious we just left without shooting after sitting for hours waiting. Its RIDICULOUS. Also from a business standpoint you should host matches on the week days since these guys are all retired old men anyway and use the weekend to make your real money from the customers trying to shoot on their days off. Absurd you would shut the range down for (lets be honest) your old friends and not let your members shoot. I understand if im just walking up and paying just for the day to day no use during the match, but to not let your members shoot is insane. I spent 100 bucks on a membership. Match or not members should have access to the range at all hours of operation. This is not how to run a range. Figure it out tucson rifle club

Didn't give my veteran boyfriend a veterans discount on VETERANS DAY cause he only served 6 years with multiple deployments and became disabled due to the military.... His ID says veteran... Wish there was another place for us to go but we put up with the bs because my bf loves the sport. Thank goodness other customers seen the disrespect and came up to us saying how wrong it was and thanked him for his service. They act like they are too good for people unless you are a police officer then you get your ass kissed. Would've been a complete horrible experience but the kind customers that talked to us made it better... nice to see there are some people with heart left. It just really bothers me how ugly some people can act because no one will stop them ( especially in the gun world ). Hopefully this does some justice.

Wow, what a great venue! I was here for a pistol match and arrived with my RV, great to have power to hookup and a reasonable price. A really well maintained facility with really nice RSOs on duty.

Was there less than 5 minutes and I won't be back. First off, walked into the range office and said hello to the person on duty. Knew right away he was annoyed of our presence. Looked up at us, said nothing, and looked back down at whatever was sitting in front of him on the desk. Didn't even bother to speak to us until we asked about getting a place to shoot. "Read the sign" was the only response we got until we located the hidden sign in the window sill. Hardly noticeable and written on a piece of paper. Then he proceeded to berate us for not noticing it right away. Said we couldn't sign in because they don't allow that after 3:30pm. According to the website they are open until 5pm. To make it worse, it was roughly 3:25pm when we walked in. Sorry to ruin your afternoon of being lazy and having you do your job! I didn't even bother to say a thing and walked right out. Just a nasty experience.

Been out to several different ranges in and around Tucson. Never has the staff come anywhere near the rude, arrogant and downright nasty people they have running TRC. If you've never been there before, trust me, you won't like the atmosphere. Don't ask the simplest questions, you'll find them to be rude and condescending. FJB and FTRC

Went back out after not being out in almost ten years. Facility is a nice range and the yearly membership they offer isn't bad for $100 for two adults and 2 people under 18. However it doesn't look like anything has been taken care off. Targets have wood splitting on the frames, the yellow and red lines for firing lines are faded and need to be seriously repainted. It doesn't look like much had been taken care of since I had first been out there. The man at the front desk was helpful (I didn't get him name), but was very to the point. He did answer questions and was helpful. After signing in and parking at the spot are the assigned range, the Range officer Mike, came over in his little cart and parked it on the covered concrete right by the picnic tables. He never got off to introduce himself just immediately went on about rules and seemed to have this snobby power trip aura about him. He spoke to everyone as if we were children and had done something to piss him off. While we were shooting, it felt like he was just waiting for us to break a rule so he could throw us out. Never once did he get out of his little cart either. Even when another person broke a rule he sped over and yelled in this man's face from the cart for the whole range to hear. I understand there are rules for a reason, but straight up yelling in a person's face isn't exactly professional or safe. As a Range Officer he definitely could've handled that better. Sad to say, this unwelcoming and uncomfortable experience from the Range Officer means we most likely won't be returning.

I have been trying to reach someone at the range for three days. The website is quite out of date. The email in-boxes of many of the officers listed are full. The phone was busy each time I called over three days. It has been a long time since I was a member there and I used to do quite of bit of shooting. I was thinking about joining again but is seems, based on reviews and recent experience, that they'd just prefer to be left alone.

A great range setup albeit a bit far from town. Have gone a few times and have no complaints (specific to the facility). $8 military and $15 I believe for non-member. Cash only. 2 stars is a direct result of the staff. Complete goobers that roll around with an air of prestige. Might as well be descendants of the almighty. 4 out of 4 trips have resulted in these guys leaving a negative impression. Three of those were simply me observing them interacting with other customers. Not your normal range safety stuff either-that's reasonable-these old timers go out of their way to let you know who's boss. If you don't mind getting talked down to or treated like you're 4, then hit this place up. We get it. You're the range officer. Chill

This used to be a nice range but customer service has gone downhill over the past few years. The price jumped by over fifty percent to $15 per person but the biggest problem is the range master. I understand about safety and liability as I was an instructor for a major Sheriff's Department but this guy is just flat out rude about it. I went to the TRC with my Grand Daughter and her Fiance. The first shocker was the new price. Then the desk guy vaguely explained the updated myriad rules and regulations. However, they were not posted anyplace! No, they were not just common sense. They were stuff like "Stay in your car if the range light is blinking" and "no movement if the range is cold". I guess I violated one of the rules by loading a mag while the cold range light was blinking. Yes, I was standing behind the safety line. The rude and unprofessional range master came flying over in his golf cart and told me that "I was not allowed to do that and if I broke the rules again, we were all going to get thrown out". Less than an hour later, he yelled at my Grand Daughters Fiance for being in front of the safety line while the cold range light was blinking. However, we were ALL in front of the line because we were changing our targets out. That's why the cold range light was on! I will NEVER go to the Tucson Rifle Club range again! The Pima County Range and the Tucson Mountain Park Range are all better alternatives. Redington Pass and wildcat ranges are good too as long as you clean up after yourself. The Tucson Rifle Club range is a very nice range but to bad it's ruined by the people who work there!