The range itself is fantastic. Unfortunately, the staff tend to overstep, and often appear less…read moreexperienced with firearms than the people paying to shoot. Customer service also leaves much to be desired. When I politely asked about a military discount--something many businesses choose to honor--the response I received was, 'this isn't Applebee's.' As a Purple Heart recipient, I found that dismissive and unprofessional. There are much better ways to address veterans than with sarcasm. Also for the majority of their firearm prices it's about 100-250 dollar markup from the majority of other shops in Maine.

Outstanding. Like, seriously, you can tell the people that work here are passionate about guns, and…read moresafety and all around education about guns. I did come with my cousin, who owns a few guns. So as far as renting guns from Howell's, I don't know. I do know you can. But cost, and paperwork, I don't know. Now, for my experience. First we gave our drivers license, and we had to sign a document which we scanned the QR code and initialed the appropriate areas. Then we watched a short video on gun safety. You do need to wear protective eye wear and earplugs and ear head ware too. My little ear plugs kept falling out. I have small ears. So I wore the head ear ware. We were given a lanyard that said range 2 lane 7. We went in our room and found our lane. We were the only ones there. We did rent the lane for 1 hour. You can choose whatever time you need. Between me and my cousin, an hour was plenty of time. A little about me. I'm scared of guns. I don't have arm muscles. I'm like nervous about the kick back, I mean, all the things. I did once shoot a riffle with L.L. Bean years ago. So I know a little, but not enough, and still scared. This isn't pop pop like you see on tv, this is a full blown bang bang. Bob! Oh my word. That man, you know he's passionate. He had so much patience with me, and gave such great instructions. No complicated words and gun lingo. He was just an outstanding human being. He watched me so carefully, he gave instructions on how to hold the gun. My thumbs needed to be like stacked side by side. And he would watch me shoot, then he said, okay, looks like your grip is good, but try twisting your left wrist upward a little, and I would do it, and sure enough, I shot better. I was getting a lot of kick back and my little girly arm muscles just started to fatigue, so he said, try leaning in a little with your whole upper body. I mean, everything he said just made me better and better. He was so kind in his directions, I felt so comfortable and more relaxed as I was learning and learning more. And as I changed my grip, or my stance, and making sure I lined up the 3 dots, and keep everything level, and breathe, and squeeze the trigger. I was getting better with practice and not feeling so nervous. And really, Bob just made me feel more relaxed. I had my cousin to guide me as well, and Bob, so I felt like I had a great support team during my hour. My cousin, dang, he was good. But he's been shooting guns his whole life. Highly, really, highly recommend this place for anyone who wants to try it out. Practice, but most of all learn and respect guns. Price wise. 2 people, an hour, box of bullets and 2 targets, and 2 earplugs. Like $80.00 we had our own guns, but you can rent theirs. I basically got a personal instructor, and that's priceless. Thank you all for giving me a whole new respect and education for guns. I appreciate you ALL!

Was introduced to archery tag at cumberland fairgrounds 1(or 2??) summers ago. What a blast!!! Luke…read moreCaviness, owner and operator, is awesome with kids and adults alike. He is patient, personable, and highly knowledgeable. He supplies all necessary equipment for archery tag as well. Would be awesome for a birthday party - were kids as young as 3 or 4 in the game we had going. Was impressed enough that I hired him for private lessons for my 5yo son - unfortunately a a bit too young at the time to stay focused and really wanted to have a playdate with a new person- and Luke totally rolled with it! So I hired him for my own lessons. He gave guidance on equipment- including what was really required and what was an unnecessary upsell. He was willing to do the lessons at my house or his (easier young-kid free so often met at his). His location had both a garage (great for rainy days) or outdoor area to shoot with obvious longer range. As an instructor he is easy to ask questions, far from over-bearing and has a great way of giving feedback and what to focus on. Taught me some great tricks to help train my wrist to be positioned correctly and focus on follow through. Absolutely a pleasure to learn from and work with. If you are a novice just getting into it, have experience and need some fine tuning or an 8+ year old that wants to learn, or a gathering with a fun twist, I would highly recommend Luke Caviness and Central Maine Archery Tag

From the owner: Central Maine Archery Tag LLC is Maine's premier Archery Tag provider. Owned and operated by a…read moreprofessional archer and US Army veteran, Central Maine Archery Tag is a full-service, family-friendly welcome to the sport of archery and the game of Archery Tag. We provide all the equipment needed for a fun, active, SAFE day of shooting your friends with foam tipped arrows!

I took a group of six, sixteen- and seventeen-year-old boys to play knockerball today. I haven't…read moreseen these guys laugh so hard in years. I will say I haven't laughed as hard as a spectator in years, either! The boys had so much fun beating the hell out of each other in a safe, controlled manner and it turned out to be a great bonding experience for my son and his five best friends. We were in and out in an hour (completely exhausted), and it was shockingly affordable. We saved this activity for a rainy day. Don't make the same mistake. The owner, Matt, and our referee, Brody were fantastic and I encourage any group of friends or family to visit asap and make the same memories my crew did. See y'all soon!

Visited here during a bachelor party weekend and had reserved the venue for two hours. One of he…read moreowners, Matt, was our ref. We played one hour of knockerball and one hour of combat archery. The price was reasonable and everyone had a blast. It's a great way to kill a couple of hours during the day. Make sure you wear proper clothing as you will work up a sweat.

We accidentally stumbled upon the L.L. Bean campus when driving to Freeport to kill a few hours…read moreshopping after our flight was delayed out of Portland. This campus is huge! It's in the middle of a major renovation so, there was a large tent where the women's and men's clothing was located and you couldn't get to the giant boot for a photo - but they had a temporary option set up with their boot car. Cute. I loved walking through the Home and Outdoor stores and shopping for items I've never seen in person before. This is a very nice corporate headquarters and flagship office area. Will absolutely come back!

Came during the renovations, so a little disappointed (we didn't even THINK to check for such a…read morething).... But we finally made it to the mothership! Staff are, of course, so welcoming and friendly - with two of them even giving us dining recommendations. BTW, boat bags can be monogrammed in 2 hours. The whole place is HUGE, divided into separate buildings (outdoors/home/clothing/etc) so make sure you leave time. I was shocked to find the main building is open 24/7. Some things are ridiculously overpriced (Internet search!), and I willingly paid... because I wanted to. Many of the quality items, IYKYK, are completely worth it because you'll own them for life. I still own mocs from my uni days.

Going to another store in the area brought us to Cabela's to waste some time. If you have ever been…read moreto a Cabela's it's kinda what you'd expect just not quite as over the top as some of the extremely large locations. Anything outdoors wise and hunting/fishing it is a solid option. Likely paying more than some other avenues of buying the items, but maybe you can get lucky with a sale. They have staff as soon as you enter trying to sell you on being a member and what not, annoying but can walk past them. It was nice enough to browse for awhile and waste time. Despite not being the largest Cabela's it is still very large. Also for yourself or if you have young ones seeing the animal displays is a great reason to stop by as well. I suspect the quality here has gone down in some part back when Bass Pro Shops acquired Cabela's considering they were the biggest competition of each other. Leading to a worse deal for us the consumers. Potential to be a favorite store for some!

We were staying at a hotel in Scarborough. I went to Cabela's which carry high-end lines of…read moreeverything you need! Cabela's is a great place to shop. I like to be in & out. I was shopping for my other 1/2 who loves Hawaiian style shirts. One of the staff was in the area, he assisted in my finding the perfect shirts & I bought him shorts plus a few other ditties. The gentleman in glass wear assisted in tightening my sunglasses & kindly cleaned them. The guy in menswear was more than helpful. The checkout pro heard a big crash when I was pulling gear out of my cart at his register. Those big candles make a thunderous noise. Oops. He was super cool & I was checked out quickly. I will return to add their names. All 3 deserve kudos for their professionalism & kind temperament. They are a +plus+ for Cabela's!! I'm sure they've some doozies which in fact happened to me at a 2nd visit. I saw a very young female in an outfit made more for "street-walking" opposed to Cabela's outfitters. Wearing a barely there outfit leaving too much hanging around with a pair of 4" pumps teetering through the aisles wasn't working. If the fit was more fitting all the more power. Some parts are better left unseen. With that being said I've likely dealt with variable situations in my youth. (My mother would call this unbecoming rip ) Cabela's is great!! Ty!!!

Great inventory and amazing service ! Josh Bill and Ryan provide excellent customer service. Super…read moretuned my bow and it's as good as new. Thanks to them appreciate their professionalism.

High key haven't been here in a hot minute. Came year last year with my uncle. The service was…read moreexcellent, very nice people. The owners are even better. The selection they have is great, they have basically all high quality products, this store is no joke. The prices are definitely up there with the quality so don't walk in expecting flea market.