Category Archives: Shooting Range

Dragonman’s Military Museum

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Over 3,000 guns

Opened in 1982

260 acres

Colorado Springs, CO

  • Private museum owned by Mel “Dragonman” Bernstein
  • 65,000sq ft museum on 260 remote acres
  • 80 military vehicles, 900 uniformed mannequins
  • Open April – November
  • $20 Adults / $10 Child Tours on Sundays

Dragonman’s Military Museum
1200 Dragonman Dr, Colorado Springs, CO 80929
(719) 683-2200
DragonMans.com

Dragonman’s Military Museum
Colorado Springs, CO

Possibly the best World War Two Museum I’ve seen. A very complete collection with tours led by Dragon Man If you have a chance to experience the Military Museum at DragonLand, you will not be disappointed

Dragon Land is AWESOME If you like guns, or Military history, then you need to visit this place This intro video will be just the first of a series of videos from Dragon Land The BEST Military Museum I’ve seen, and I’ve seen a lot of them Stay tuned for more from Dragonland, the coolest Gun Shop in Colorado

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Gunsite Academy

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3,000-acre

founded in 1976 

  • 1976–1992 American Pistol Institute
    “Orange Gunsite”
  • September 1976 First Class
  • 1992 Cooper sold the American Pistol Institute
  • 1992–1999 Gunsite Training Center 
    “Grey Gunsite”
  • December 10, 1999 bought by Buz Mills
    renamed “Gunsite Academy
  • 2003 Buz Mills retired

Owning a piano does not make one a pianist any more than owning a handgun makes one a good shooter.

Lt. Col. Cooper

Gunsite Academy
2900 W. Gunsite Rd.
Paulden, AZ.  86334

928-636-4565

Cowtown Range

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built in 1973

  • built by Hollywood stuntman, Ron Nix
  • movie studio and general entertainment and shooting facility
  • 200 movies and television episodes have been filmed at Cowtown
    – Knight Rider 2010
    – Billy Jack
    – Dead Man
  • Cowboy Action shooters
  • Single Action Shooting Society (SASS)

Cowtown Range
10402 W Old Carefree Hwy
Peoria, AZ 85383

 623 398 7543

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National Shooting Complex

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671 acres 

built in 1973

  • headquarters for the National Skeet Shooting Association
  • headquarters for theNational Sporting Clays Association
  • hosts the World Skeet Championships
  • hosts the National Sporting Clays Championship
  • NSSA – NSCA Museum & Hall of Fame
  • November 1961 permanent NSSA library Museum and Hall of Fame created
  • 1969 an estimated 10 cubic feet of material had been collected
  • 1973 NSSA moved from Dallas to San Antonio on the grounds of the Texas International Gun Club
  • 1989 a dedicated facility was required for museum
  • 2002 Construction was started on present building

National Shooting Complex
5931 Roft Road
San Antonio, Texas 78253

(210) 688-3371 or (800) 877-5338

http://nsc.nssa-nsca.org/

Elm Fork Shooting Sports

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467 acres

Opened in mid-1960’s

partnership between the City of Dallas Park and Recreation Department and Elm Fork Shooting Sports

  • Beginner Trap
  • ATA Trap
  • Wobble Trap
  • American Skeet
  • 5-Stand
  • 2 (100-target) Championship Sporting Clay Courses
  • 1 (50-target) Vintage Sporting Clays Course
  • 100-yard Rifle Range
  • Large baffled pistol bays
  • Tactical Bay
  • 50-yard rifle range
  • 2 Pro Shops
  • Large Clubhouse
  • 5,000 square foot Pavilion

host facility for Texans Archery Club

Elm Fork Shooting Sports
10751 Luna Road
Dallas TX 75220
972-556-0103

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Knob Creek Gun Range

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Began in 1965

 600 acres

  • Started by Biff Sumner
  • 1970 started shooting dynamite
  • 1981 Kenny Sumner took over the shoot
  • 1985 Started a Gun Show at the shoot
  • 350 yard outdoor range
  • 20 miles south of Louisville
  • former military-munitions test range
  • biannual event in April and October
  • Gun show
  • Dec 22, 2005 featured on R. Lee Ermey’s television show Mail Call 

“World’s Largest Machine Gun Shoot and Military Gun Show”

Knob Creek Gun Range 
690 Ritchey Lane 
West Point, KY 40177
502-922-4457