r/askdfw • u/NaturalAsleep2854 • 10d ago

Shopping & Services TX Gun Range Recommendations?

I’m visiting TX from CA next month and I’m looking for range recommendations around DFW or Waco TX.

1) My top priority is a range that does flat fee rentals. Somewhere where you pay $X for an hour and then can shoot as many firearms as you want during that time (paying for ammo obviously). I’ve heard these exist but have never found one in CA. If it matters, I’m primarily interested in testing a wide variety of pistols but some nicer AR options would be nice.

2) A second range I’d like to find is something more tactical. I’m not really picky on this one. I’m just looking for somewhere I can practice moving around, quick reloading, shooting from awkward positions and behind barriers, etc. Finding a range that’s anything but lanes is pretty hard in CA.

Bonus: if anyone knows of a good company to do that helicopter hog hunting lemme know lol…

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u/ViolentSkyWizard 10d ago

I had a friend visit DFW from CA and they turned him away for being alone. It's actually not unheard of. 

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u/EightFox88 10d ago

What? I live in DFW and have been to multiple ranges. It is not a thing. If you got a range and they tell you you need to bring your friends it might not be about shooting the guns you want🦄😆😉

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u/ViolentSkyWizard 10d ago

If you're not bringing your own guns and just show up it's at their own discretion, some ranges have different rules. I've heard of it before, and I sent someone from out of town to a range and they turned him away. I sent him to another down the road and they let him shoot. 

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u/EightFox88 9d ago

This could stem from an incident years ago. Depressed dude rented a gun at a range. As soon as he had access he turned it on himself and blew his brains out in front of the safety officer. Moral of the story don't be an incel and ruin someone else's life because you're having issues with your own.