Scottsdale Gun Club
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The Scottsdale Gun Club (SGC) is an indoor shooting range located in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.
The facility is the largest indoor shooting range in the United States.[1] The building's architect was Arrington Watkins of Phoenix, Arizona and the Club is recognized by the National Association of Shooting Ranges as a 'Five Star Facility'.[2][3] The 30,000 square foot building includes two public shooting bays, a tactical bay, and a tactical shoot house.
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[edit] History
The Scottsdale Gun Club opened for business in May 2004. Conceived by Terry Schmidt and Nadine Little, the $8.2 million club was to be a full-service facility for military, law enforcement and private citizens alike.[4]
Some amount of resistance by the community was met when the club was first proposed. As well, banks were reluctant to finance such a project. However with the support of shooters and firearms enthusiasts the club was finally approved by the City of Scottsdale in September 2001.[5]
[edit] Facilities
[edit] Indoor shooting range
There are a total of 32 firing lanes and targets can be set as far as 75 feet from the shooter. For safety, each lane is separated from the adjacent lanes by bullet-resistant glass. The range's backstop can handle most calibers of rifle and handgun, anything that produces less than 8100 pound/feet of force.
[edit] Tactical shoot house
The two-story, live-fire, 360 degree tactical shoot house allows for realistic training in a completely configurable environment. Moveable walls allow users to construct the exact layout of a specific room or building in which they want to simulate. There are two staircases separating the floors, a cut back with a landing, and a straight staircase, allowing for a variety of different training scenarios. The shoot house can be used for force-on-force training with training munition converted firearms.
[edit] References
- ^ Wendel, K. Robert. "Shoot House", Southwest Contractor, The McGraw-Hill Companies, 2004-04. Retrieved on 2008-10-18.
- ^ Certificate, National Association of Shooting Ranges
- ^ 5-Star Ranges. Where to Shoot web site. National Shooting Sports Foundation. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Leptich, John. "Gun club targets safety", East Valley Tribune, 2004-05-01. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
- ^ Larson, Doug. "The Scottsdale Gun Club - Surviving Red Tape And Bigotry", Guns & Ammo Magazine, Intermedia Outdoors, Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-01-18.
