If you need to take a gun safety class, this is the place to go…read more The MRA is the single oldest gun club in America. It was founded only 4 years after the NRA itself. This particular club was founded back when Woburn was nothing but fields. The original building itself still stands and is absolutely in use today. Now, it's a bit cramped in that neigborhood - condos and office buildings are nearby. But there is a surprising number of indoor and outdoor ranges here. 2 of which are open 24 hours a day! If you need to take a gun safety class: This is where you want to go. The volunteer staff here are absolutely the kind of people you want teaching you about the proper safety and respect to be used around firearms. Their knowledge and attitude are awesome. AND - this particular gun safety class allows you to actually fire several different guns - which not all gun safety classes do. I feel it is absolutely essentital! Not to mention - fun! The club is great - the members are great - the facilities are great. We are lucky to have this place in our neck of the woods!

I took their Mass Firearms Safety Course in February 2015 and I was very pleased with the overall…read moreexperience. The course content is thorough and the instructors are very knowledgeable. The live-fire portion of the class has each student matched up with an instructor 1 on 1 (this is a huge benefit for those people who are a little unsure about firearms). A follow up night of classroom instruction features a unique opportunity to have access to a Wilburn Police officer (in my case he was a Detective) to ask questions of. I appreciated this portion of the class because it allowed me to ask questions about the interpretation of Massachusetts firearms laws directly to an officer of the law. I had very little experience shooting firearms before enrolling in this class.

Without a doubt, this is the NICEST playground you will find around…read more The Lincoln Elementary school has TWO seperate playground areas and BOTH are awesome. Both are completely fenced in by new black chain-link fence with closable doors. Both have that rubbery-surface thing going on which is awesome. Both have great jungle-gym sets made of all that new steel and plastic. They are both open for public use all the time and are plain awesome. They are different in that one is smaller and made for the younger kids, but the big kids will love it too. The main one along Washington Street is huge - has a giant slide, 2 tubes to climb through, and awesome climbing things. Kids love it. It's great cause once kids get bored of one playground, just walk around the corner to the next one. Awesome place to kill time with your nephews.

This was a great idea! I had my 2 nephews for the day, and as their favorite uncle, I looked up…read moredifferent things to do with them. They're 12 and 14 and this was perfect for them. Why take kids bowling, again, when you can go shoot stuff? It's a little expensive, but it's worth it. Here's how it works; First, you get a long safety talk and training bit. I was surprised the kids paid attention and listened. It was good - I liked that we can call these things "guns" here. I took a legit gun safety class once and we had to call them "firearms" and not guns or weapons. These are guns - call them what they are! Anyhow, after that, you can pick literally any gun hanging on the wall or in the cabinet. And there is a LOT to choose from. It is completely overwhelming as being someone who is new to this. We loaded up with guns, ammo, and targets and it was off to the range. The range is not huge - there are only 6 lanes - but we had it to ourselves to start. You hang your target yourself and use the above lever to move it back down the room. There are these neat camera / video screen things so that you can SEE the target even when it's far away. Also, way down at the end of the room were these metal targets that ping when you hit them. Apparently I can hit them when not trying, but never when I try to on purpose! This place has airguns and air-soft guns. Air soft uses a different ammo - like larger plastic BBs. The others use a small metal projectile. We had fun shooting. You can spend all the time you like there. You can always buy more CO2 cartridges or targets or ammo. I will say this - it took a lot longer to get up and running here. I was expecting a 1/2 hour training but all told getting everything going took more like an hour or so. It was close to dinner time so we were starving when we left. Not really a big deal - just wanted to set expectations with you so that you set aside enough time when coming here. Kids had a blast, they were better than me, which was not surprising. I chose a dirty harry style gun and I am NOT dirty harry! They didn't know who that was and my guess is neither do you. Kids today...

If you want to see how you will be treated here just check the Google reviews and read the owners…read moreresponse to any criticism.... Completely unhelpful if a problem arises with your brand new air gun.

My son has taken lessons here for almost 2 years and absolutely loves it. It's a serious school…read morethat isn't too over the top - the kids have fun and learn a lot!

I've been studying martial arts for more than 35 years. I can say with confidence that Steve…read moreNugent's Karate Institute(SNKI) provides a level of instruction that is second to none. It all starts with Grandmaster (GM) Nugent by setting the tone that quality, professionalism, respect and attention to detail are of utmost importance. GM's instructors are the best around. They all have been handpicked by GM Nugent to uphold his standards. Those studying at SNKI learn effective self defense and the additional benefits that studying martial arts brings. It's difficult for most people to know how to pick a good martial arts school for themselves or their children. This problem is easily solved by joining SNKI. Among the thousands of martial arts schools which deliver varying degrees of proficiency and results SNKI is light years ahead. SNKI is literally in a class of it's own.

BOTTOM LINE: 3 great courses and layouts kept things interesting throughout the day…read more This place is located about an hour outside of Boston and in a forest, which provides perfect surroundings for their 3 courses. The staff were organized in directing various groups around the day making for little down time between games. You can purchase a painters suit to keep your clothes (mostly) clean, but the paint truly does wash off easily - and this is coming from someone who was really worried my runners would be ruined! You have to bring your own protective gear if you have any - they obviously provide eye wear/masks. Also, there's nothing to eat around here, but you have the option to order pizza with some of your packages. The 1st course consist of a "defend the fortress" setup with an actual concrete base in the middle of the forest (this was my favourite). One group starts in the fortress while the second group starts at the top of the hill and needs to rush down it. The 2nd course was another asymmetrical setup in a tight playgroun with different huts, fortress and objects to move about in. This was often one of the most tense ones because you were in such close quarters. Finally, the 3rd course was the "speed course" of a symmetrical field of inflatable objects. This was the one that seemed to draw the hardcore paint ballers - you know, the guys who brought their own paint ball guns, colour-coordinated body armour, and extra paint ball cartridges they could reload with on the field. I suppose this is as real life to a FPS as you're gonna get! Finally, not sure where else to mention this, but there seemed to be a very small gun range adjacent to the grounds (i.e., only one shooter at a time), which I found odd, and sometimes unnerving whenever you heard live rounds go off in the middle of your game.

If you've ever wanted to play real life Call of Duty game, outdoor paintballing makes for a great…read moresimulation. We were able to reserve a spot for 8 people on one day's notice. Since it was my first time, I was a little intimidated when I saw some serious players came dressed in camouflage suits and carried their own gear. Thank god those pros were playing in an exclusive tournament that day *phew* At the check-in tables, we signed our waivers and purchased our rental equipment. The staff were not particularly welcoming but they were efficient and strict about safety (a good thing). There was no pressure to purchase upgrades or additional equipment. We each got the $55 deluxe package anyway: tippman A-5 gun (with higher rate of fire), 500 rounds of ammo, and an ammo waist pouch. All packages came with unlimited air fills and a full-face goggle mask. Equipment was decent quality - a couple guns malfunctioned, which were replaced immediately. The masks also became foggy and itchy after a few games (buy your own if you plan to play often). As for clothing, I played in my old college hoodie, grungy gym pants and sneakers (saved myself $10 on the jumpsuit). After we geared up, a ref briefly trained us on gun handling, rules and protocol. Important note: you are not allowed to shoot anyone at close range (10 feet or less) or else you'll get a warning/TO. We played several games in both outdoor fields, the makeshift "village" and the woods (aka. the actual forest). The latter was more challenging and involved some crawling, sliding and hiding behind skinny trees. Other notes: - no road signage; keep an eye out for the dirt path across from 1 Tavern Circle - no food on site, but apparently, you can order pizza delivery (the staff didn't advertise this). There's also plenty of local restaurants within a mile radius. - porter potty bathrooms = BYO hand sanitizer - expect to spend half a day here - be prepared to cover up all those bruises for the next week. I got tired of explaining to people, "no... I did not get beat up by my bf." My friends and I had a good time (we're in our mid-20s) and would return to this location.

This so far has been a GREAT experience! I didn't think I was going to find something like this…read morehere...moving up from the South. It is indeed a very pleasant surprise. Staff and member volunteers are so great and gracious, making the whole experience so welcoming. We had a great time shooting clays and mingling! Definitely recommend. The clubhouse could use some updating and creature comforts for winter times but it has the basics. Will definitely be back!

This is a premier clay shooting facility. The club offers almost all of the clay shooting…read moredisciplines including -sporting clays -trap -skeet -5-stand -olympic/international skeet -Olympic/Bunker Trap You must be a member to shoot here, but a membership is easy to get.

Great indoor range facility. 24/7 access. Members can bring guests. Friendly atmosphere and…read morefirearms instructors willing to help you gain proper shooting fundamentals.

Convenient location. Super-friendly, knowledgeable and helpful staff. Extremely clean. Great…read moreventilation. 24/7 access. No guest limit. EXCELLENT CLUB, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Pretty lame presentation for a very serious subject. The instructor was too loose in the…read morepresentation of the material and did not give any meaningful technical details RE gun safety. For example- he never mentioned that you must drop the clip then rack the slide in any auto- a very common cause of accidental gun shootings. The simulator was silly. In all, I would not recommend the course- especially at the price.

Took an evening firearm safety class in late December 2014, and received the certificate at the…read moreend. We did not use the police simulator (in fact, it was never mentioned or offered to us). As someone who is fairly familiar with firearms, I think I learned what I need to obtain a license, but I can't imagine that a novice would have walked away feeling very confident. The instructor, John G., was a friendly guy and was very entertaining...at first. He had a very loose style, choosing to just talk to us instead of show any of the slides or videos on his laptop. This would have been fine, but he tended to go off on tangents, ramble on about his personal views and stories that didn't have much to do with the class, and would spend precious minutes trying to work up to his next joke. He also spoke to us as if everyone was familiar with All Things Firearm, and by the end of the second hour some the attendees were clearly becoming agitated. The class began with an announcement that Massachusetts gun laws were changing as of January 1st, but then he just moved on from there, offering no further information (a hand out or something describing the changes would have been helpful). He also spent a fair amount of time promoting websites of his friends and telling us why the NRA is not racist. After two hours, there was a break and when we returned, we received more of the same. The topics seemed very random, and after a very long story about how he is great at reading people followed by a few Bill Clinton and OJ Simpson jokes (because it is 1998, apparently), he finally got around to just showing us a bunch of videos in rapid-fire succession, with little to no context. Then the class was over, and we spent the next half hour standing in line so he could sign our certificates saying we took the class. This may sound like I'm hating on this instructor and class, but let me reiterate that he was a friendly and somewhat entertaining guy, and took time (sometimes way too much time) to answer questions. But he really needs to work on the whole "instructing" thing. It's an extremely complex topic that requires dissemination of very specific information, and I don't feel that was what we received.