Please recommend a place to rent firearms with my wife.

[Ingman]

Lucky me, looks like I've got my wife very interested in personally owning one or more handguns. I'd like to find some place to take her to rent and shoot a few different models so she can form an opinion of what she likes. Can anybody recommend the best places in the Northern Front Range to go?

We are in Longmont but are looking at places in Denver. (I don't think that Trigger Time rents to non-members).

Places I've found so far are BluCore, The Firing Line, The Shootist, The Silver Bullet, and Centennial Gun Store. But I don't have any experience with any of them and don't know what would suit us best.

What I'm looking for:

• A good selection of handguns. Ideally a good combination of Glocks in 9mm and .40S&W, in a mixture of full-size, compact, and sub-compact. Would also like to show her a Kahr, S&W M&P Shield, and maybe even a Walther PPS. A full-size 1911 for me to play with would be a bonus.
• A general atmosphere of safety and responsibility, would prefer not to have to deal with yahoos (behind the counter or on the range).
• Ideally a clean facility with good ventilation and sound baffling.
• "Pay once, rent many" is a big plus since she may want to try more than one model.

What do you all recommend? Does any one area shop stand out above the others?

Thanks!

[DavieD55]

Rocky Mountain Sooters Supply up in Ft collins. They have a pretty big selection to choose from.

[Ronin13]

BluCore is a good bet, Firing Line is as well... a couple of our members here work at FL and you'd have to try really hard to have a bad experience with either place. BluCore has quite a selection of pistols to rent and varying calibers, I have never rented or seen the line up at FL, but based on my experience shooting there I recommend them equally as well as BC.

[HBARleatherneck]

here is some recent info
from 2 weeks ago.

http://www.ar-15.co/threads/82461-Ha...highlight=rent

[Ingman]

Rocky Mountain Sooters Supply up in Ft collins.

Hadn't thought about heading North. That is definitely an option; we both used to live in Fort Collins. I'll take a look at their website.

[Rooskibar03]

Oh, oh. Can I be the one to pick on the new guy for not using the search feature or that JMs job?

[Ronin13]

Oh, oh. Can I be the one to pick on the new guy for not using the search feature or that JMs job?

I thought Jim and HBAR pretty much tag team on these?

[Ingman]

Oh, oh. Can I be the one to pick on the new guy for not using the search feature or that JMs job?

Well, I did do a search and found some other links and reviews. But they didn't address my questions about professionalism and range condition (ventilation, baffling). Her experience so far has all been positive and I'd like to keep it that way (at least until she is hooked on the hobby).

Then again, I guess getting beat up on is what every new guy deserves, so beat away!

[Ronin13]

Well, I did do a search and found some other links and reviews. But they didn't address my questions about professionalism and range condition (ventilation, baffling). Her experience so far has all been positive and I'd like to keep it that way (at least until she is hooked on the hobby).

Then again, I guess getting beat up on is what every new guy deserves, so beat away!

Ventilation at both BluCore and Firing Line is good... not perfect- you'd have to go outdoors for that- but both really good. Professionalism at both locations is spot on.

[DavieD55]

Hadn't thought about heading North. That is definitely an option; we both used to live in Fort Collins. I'll take a look at their website.

I know they have a good selection of rental guns but I'm not sure about their rental policy. I recommended calling and asking before driving all the way up there.