Silver Bullet Pistol Range

[devochka]

I was curious what the range offerings in the Denver area looked like, so I dropped by there Friday, August 18th to check them out.

Here's the scoop:

They have 5 lanes. All 5 lanes are visible from the main store through large windows. They have a table and some chairs (and various magazines to read) in the store for people to use while waiting for a lane.

The only guns they have for sale are all used/consignment guns. The lady I talked to said that she could order a new gun if I knew what I wanted (I didn't tell her that I already had my own gun).

$15 per range visit, unlimited time (unless there are people waiting and then you are limited to one hour).... OR: you can get a "regular membership" for $150 and you get 13 "free" visits (works out to $11.54 per visit). With a membership, you can call ahead to reserve a lane. When I was there, there was only one lane in use -- not sure how busy it gets on weekends, though.

9mm is $12 per box of 50 for non-members, $9.60 per box for members. In other words, get your target ammo at Wal*Mart.

Hours: M-F noon - 7pm, Sat & Sun 10a - 7p

My overall impression of the place wasn't that good, to be honest. Seemed kinda dirty. Not much gun or accessory selection. High range fees. Outrageous ammo prices.

_erin

[Artyboy]

At the end of the month they'll be closing down for a week to install a rifle backstop.

[Dan I AM]

well I was there a couple of years ago. They wouldn't let me shoot my
CZ 52 or my Tokerev so I just shot my Steyr M40. It was OK he was a
a little upset that I didn't clean up my brass. With the price of brass now
he probably likes the free brass. The public ranges are so limited now I just take what I can get. :cool:

[chrisguy]

New backstop is in! [pirate]

Shot surplus .223 there last week. [postal]

It's still $15/person, apparently unlimited time/# of guns (I had three). I forgot to ask how hot a caliber they could handle, but if you call they'll tell ya.
720-898-0267

They still need to replace the target carriers. The one on lane 5 is annoying at best, and I think 4 was flaky last time too. Owner (?) said they'd been getting a lot busier lately, so maybe they'll make enough $ to change 'em soon.

[SS109]

[postal]
Rifles?!?
I love it. I will have to check them out tonight.

[Squeeze]

First time I ever used this range. I honestly had a pleasant experience. I sighted in my new optic on my AR-15 along with the MBUS sights. Over all, I shot about 65 rounds, picked up my brass and was thanked for my business on the way out the door. They had a small selection of firearms for sale, and the ammo prices were high (which is why I brought my own), but I can't think of any local range who doesn't have outrageous prices on ammunition. Their range fee of $16 is about par for the metro area, doesn't mean I like paying it, it just is what it is. From my observations, they were very helpful with the other patrons and gladly assisted me when my wait time of 15 minutes was up. I will definitely visit this range again.

[Irving]

How was the lighting, temperature, and ventilation?

[MuzzleFlash]

I was there a week ago. The ventilation seems better now. It was warm outside so I can't comment on their air temp.

Some rules to be aware of:

No rapid fire (shots must be 1 second apart)
No aluminum or steel case ammo such as Blazer or Wolf.
No steel core ammo.
No drawing from holster (unless you're a LEO)

The turnover there must be fairly high. In the past the owner has allowed us to shoot full auto on several occasions. Unfortunately there is no written policy so the counter guys (who don't have the historical perspective) interpret the no rapid fire rule to apply to F/A.

[Squeeze]

I didn't mind the ventilation, of course with any indoor range, it could always be better. The lighting wasn't bad (didn't have a problem seeing my MBUS sights or the adjustment knobs on my optic.

[gnihcraes]

Stopped in today, busy as all heck! Friendly as always, waited an hour or so and came back. Dang near got right on the range due to some others needing to shoot rifle and the center lane was in use, so we got their time slot.

No questions about my reloads which functioned fine, no issues with controlled faster firing and them complaining.

I really need to consider their annual membership.