Tried United Sportsmen Inc for the first time and had such a great experience! My husband and his…read morebrother come here often, so I finally joined them, and I'm so glad I did. The staff were incredibly welcoming, patient, and helpful, which made a huge difference as a first-timer. Huge shoutout to Mark Francisco for taking the time to teach my son and me the fundamentals. He explained everything clearly and made us feel comfortable and safe the entire time. Thanks to Mark's guidance, we left feeling confident shooting and had so much fun. I recently got into this sport, and this experience definitely made me want to keep going. We will definitely be back!

This was a fun place. I visited while on a secret mission with a co-worker. This has to be the…read morethe largest gun range I've ever been to. None of the Southern California ones that I've visited over the years comes close to this one. They have shooting ranges for everything. If shooting is not your thing, they even have archery and "impalement arts" (tomahawk and knife throwing). It was the first time I picked up a gun in almost decades. My coworker (who might volunteer here) was great at teaching me how to handle a modern pistol. The range was well kept and clean. They have rules to follow including usage of PPE's. It's a great place to visit.

I'm fairly new to Diabo Rod & Gun, but this is a very very welcoming group. Recently became a…read moremember. I took their Women's intro class! I can't say enough great things about it. We had aproximately 16 ladies in class, and after the morning instruction, had about 2+ hours of shooting, with various volunteer instructors practicing with various guns (aprox 20). This is really great with those of us in the market to purchase a pistol or rifle, and learn what is a good fit or not. The class was very informative, low cost considering the amount of information and safety training you get, feed us breakfast and lunch, and we didn't have to bring our own fire arms, unless we wanted to. As a bonus, we had a Ladies Shoot night for those of us who are already gun owners, and for 2+ hours after USI Range hours, we had full access to practice shooting our own fire arms, with guidance from the well trained volunteer instructors , which was extremely helpful for us newbies!!! I can't say enough great things about our instructors Chris and Blade, and all the Volunteer Expert Coaches! Seperate from the Women's Classes and Shooting event, the club is run by just a really nice family oriented group of people. They have monthly meetings, potlucks, and lots of activities to keep everyone interested. All very kind, and willing to help out a newbie in learning a new sports and self defense. Anyone thinking of owning a fire arm should come take their classes and seriously consider joining their Diablo Rod & Gun Club! You won't be disappointed!!!

I took their beginning women's course. Blade and Chris were so amazing. They made us feel…read morecomfortable around the guns and walked beside us the whole way. Then in the afternoon they had several coaches bring guns and we were able to try them all while being trained at the same time. Blade stayed after and helped me with my new gun my husband bought me. You could see he really cares. All of them did. I am looking forward to practicing again and Chris and Blade even offered to meet us to help us learn. I highly recommend this class. All women should go through this whether you want a gun or not. There were all ages from mother and daughter to your grandmother. Zero skills to people with skills. My confidence has gone way up since I understand more what it's about, the gun, and safety rules. Again, whether you believe in guns or deathly afraid, after this class it will give you the understanding of safety and handling. They have classes for younger kids too. Sign em up!

Family friendly gun club! Amazing place to shoot trap…read more Staff is welcoming & friendly.

This review is not just for the gun club- which is fantastic! Great equipment, excellent staff,…read morenice bar and friendly patrons who are always willing to offer advice and tips- But also for trap and skeet training lessons with Blake Fahmie. If you're looking for someone who genuinely cares about your progress--whether you're just getting started or refining advanced skills--Blake at the Martinez Gun Club is your guy. From the first moment, he made everything feel approachable, with zero pressure and endless patience. He has a calm, no-rush teaching style that creates the perfect environment for learning. Blake takes the time to explain everything thoroughly, never making you feel rushed or overwhelmed, and always meeting you where you're at. His ability to work with beginners while also helping experienced shooters fine-tune their technique is truly impressive. You can tell he loves what he does, and it shows in the results. Highly recommend him to anyone looking to grow in the sport at any level.

Michael is truly amazing and very talented. He cares about the students and puts a lot of effort…read moreand time into the training. Can't recommend him enough!

Split Fire Training is all you need for your firearms training in eastbay area. Great instructor,…read moreeasy to communicate with and set up training. Mike is very knowledgeable and patient.

I am an avid hunter and clay shooter. Lance has fitted 5 of my shotguns over the years. He knows…read morewhat he is doing and his fitments do make a major difference. What I also appreciate is that he is mobile and will always do his best to accommodate your schedule. The easiest and fastest way to get work done is to give him a call and prepare to meet him at his mobile workshop at Martinez Gun Club or Hastings Island Hunting Preserve. Expect him to work for about 30-45 minutes on your shotgun.

Lance fitted two of my shotguns at Hastings Island. One 12 ga he improved and he completely saved…read moremy over and under 20 ga franchi. I was doing poorly with the 20 ga and 5 min with Lance identified the problem and some adjustments to the stock has dramatically improved my performance with it. He obviously knows his craft and he was a gentleman to work with. The cost for fitting saved me from letting a good gun go.jovgi7-jAxmot-vopduh

I've been patronizing this range for YEARS and I hope it never closes down. We are desperately in…read moreneed of ranges here in the Bay Area & in the last number of years many have closed (RIP: TargetMasters, Lake Chabot Range and Guns, Fishing & other stuff). That said, they have various ranges to shoot clay pigeons, on the lower area of the range. On the upper range they have a rifle / pistol range. They do offer memberships, which of course affords you cheaper range dues. I believe regular range dues are $30 and for military (active duty / reserve / guard) it is $15 The outdoor rifle range goes to 100 yards max, with mounts for your target every 25 yards out to 100. Each shooting bench has a spotting scope, where you can zoom into your target to track progress. They ONLY allow shooting from the seated position on this part of the range; no off hand or prone shooting allowed. The courses of fire are about 24mins; with clearly defined & painfully obvious cease-fire periods. NO rapid fire is allowed, so don't expect to come here & be able to mag dump. There is a pistol range area to the left of where I fire my rifles. They very much scrutinize safety, so LISTEN to the Range Safety Officers. Stand BEHIND the red line during cease fire periods. It's almost to the point of being FUDDs, but I cannot / will not throw shade at them for running a disciplined, safe, orderly range. The ONLY issue I ever had there - I showed a lady (white lady, in her late 30s - early 40s) my military ID. She says "The discount is for ACTIVE duty only". (That's incorrect the entire 20+yrs I was in the reserves, they always honored the military pricing). So I had to edify for her that I am *actively* serving in the reserves. 100% of businesses that I patronize that offer "military rates" don't stop and say "Wait, you're a reservist - that's not military enough" Service is service, full stop. Once I verified / explained things, then she honored the pricing in question. That was a one-time issue and it totally was NOT malicious, I think it was more of a knowledge/training issue. Anyhow, it's a good range - Great way to decompress, clear your head, focus upon what you're doing. A day at the range, working on the fundamentals of marksmanship & safe hunting rifle / shotgun use is ALWAYS a win in my book!! Come spend the day out there with me, I assure your it's a grand ole time!!

Recently went here with my wife hoping to introduce her to firearms for the first time…read more Unfortunately, it ended up being a pretty awful experience. At the range, one of the range officers on duty decided to use our rather expensive range time ($30 an hour/person) to give my wife an unsolicited lesson in how to handle a gun. For context, prior to going, I went through the trouble of prepping my wife for the range, teaching her how to handle the gun safely via dry fire practice. I tried communicating this to the range officer, but he insisted on giving my wife the lesson anyway. He spent half of our shooting session giving her an awkward, overly hands-on, borderline physically intrusive, lesson, getting closer than necessary. By the time he was finished, we would only be able to shoot a few rounds before the next cease fire was announced. The range master himself that day would make pretty belittling comments to me, often insisting I should do things a certain way that I felt were closer to arbitrary preferences than actual objective rules. For example, he told me I should move my target up to the 7 yard line (it was originally at the 10 yard line) because my groups weren't as tight as he thought they should be. All in all, we had a pretty terrible experience with this place and will almost certainly not be coming back.

I purchased a Staccato online and they listed this place as a vendor that they ship to. Having…read morelived in Walnut Creek for a few years, I was actually surprised to see that this place exists. It's real and they've been in business for 10 years or so. Ronnie was super friendly when I reached out to him. Apparently, he communicates via text only which is totally fine. He was able to communicate everything needed to properly purchase. I also appreciated that he texted a picture of the back of the building because the location is tucked inside of a block and hard to navigate if you've never been there before. Michelle helped me out with paperwork and she was super friendly. They both treated me very well and were very helpful when it came to helping me with my transaction. While their transfer fee is the most I've ever paid, it's important for me to support local shops like this, and because they're appointment only, it feels good to be the only person in the store. Overall, I plan to have all of my future online purchases go through this shop. This is an A+ establishment. Some tips for people considering coming here: - Ronnie is text only, but is pretty quick to respond. - The building that they're in isn't exactly visible from the street. - Ronnie doesn't sell to people who hunt animals and is pretty transparent about that. - They're cash only.

Primo Tactical (recently renamed) made my first firearm purchase a positive experience. Ronnie and…read moreMichelle are genuinely great people and made the entire process simple, comfortable, and educational from start to finish. As a first-time buyer, I had a lot of questions, and Ronnie took the time to walk me through safety, components, what to look for, current regulations, and responsible ownership. Being former law enforcement, he really emphasizes education and making sure people understand both the responsibility and the laws that come with firearm ownership. They've moved away from the traditional storefront model and are more selective with who they work with, which made the experience feel much more personal and trustworthy. They're also great for transfers and ammo. They didn't just sell me a firearm and send me on my way...they connected me with trusted people for training, cleaning, and maintenance as well.

Canyon sports is an awesome gun store! The staff is very knowledgeable and they have a great…read moreselection. They have a great sense of humour too, if you're waiting in line, you will hear some banter and non-pc joking. The shop dog named Target gets a shout out in this review, she's a good girl and always brightens my day! The prices seem comparable to every other gun store and the quick service definitely beats the big box stores. I have brought 3 people in to buy their first firearm, and all have made this shop their go-to spot. I couldn't be happier with this store!

Exterior looks can be deceiving. Once inside wow this place has a lot of quality merchandise packed…read morewithin. Great selection of quality products. Great display of long guns and handguns. Staff were knowledgeable and friendly. All the negative reviews are probably related to the fact that Customers need to know proper etiquette, respect & responsibly while in gun shops.

My schedule is very tight I could only go two days during the week, Russ usually teaches only on…read morethe weekend, he was nice enough to come after his main work. I told him why I neded to have more practice and that I don't have much experience but I neeed to be better . He is very calm and shows you how to handle a gun properly and gets the jitters away. I appreciated his words of confidence and experience. He is definitely someone you should go to if tou neee any guidance operating a gun. He truly cares and wants you to be confident handling a gun which is half the battle of handeling a gun. I appreciate Russ so much after our session!

Look no further. Russ trained my friend and I shooting rifles the week before last and I couldn't…read morehave been more pleased. He is knowledgeable, articulate, thoughtful, has a good sense of humor and has a wide variety of firearms to shoot. From start to finish I felt like he truly cared about my experience and really wanted to help. I look forward to having him help me sight in my new rifle soon. As a result of his exceptional service you can expect him to be busy, so plan accordingly, but he's well worth waiting for.

Great instructors. My daughters had zero, no firearm shooting experience and went to this class. I…read moretook my girlfriend shooting but I never thought her the basics of jams and firearm techniques. Chuck and the other instructor, sorry I forgot his name, took the time to teach them. The majority of the time was spent on shooting. Yes, they did give us a safety briefing but it was mainly shooting. They were very patient, especially to my nervous girlfriend. It's been well over 3 days now and they still talking about how much fun they had. Next time I'll have them teach them shotguns. I highly recommend them especially nowadays.

My cousin and I took a class with Chuck and had an amazing experience. My cousin never held a gun…read moreor shot a gun before and by the end of the class she learned the proper way to hold and shoot a gun. I highly recommend this class for anyone who wants to know how to properly use firearms. Also, I think this class would be very beneficial for women who want to learn defensive shooting! This class is informative and fun. Chuck was very professional and knowledgeable and so was his colleague Mr. Anderson. The class was from 10-5 but the time went by quick. Definitely would go again! Check them out!