I don't know why it says I'm in California but anyways. Don and Matt are great and I love the…read morerange. Been a member for a few years now and really enjoy it.

From the owner: HISR has the longest range in North Alabama (380 yards) and we have the only action bays which…read moreallow for members to move and shoot, practice transition drills, and incorporate barriers and covers during practice drills. We also have a steel park that is great for host of practice drills. From October thru April, HISR hosts low-light/night-time shooting every 3rd Saturday of the month. We also have a small archery field and an area to shoot trap/skeet.

For anyone considering going there for the first time or new to going there, I can tell you it's…read morequite "different" from what it used to be. Going back ten years or more my wife and I were talking one day and the subject of perhaps her learning to shoot handguns came up. We had been married for a long time, and she didn't grow up around guns and had never handled or fired one. It seemed to be a worthwhile thing for her to try, and with maybe getting a carry permit if she learned how to shoot due to the times getting crazier every year. One thing led to another and I bought a Smith & Wesson .22 semi-automatic to start her out with and teach her the basics. I don't like indoor ranges and have never used one. So when looking online near our location in Manchester, TN, for outdoor ranges I came across Viola Valley and we went there. A little bit of a drive but not too bad. I met the guy Ralph that owned the property the first time we went. His wife ran a dog rescue, with some kennel buildings and fenced areas where you drive in. He was outside there and walked over to the truck to chat. First impression was he was a bit weird and not my cup of tea, but that changed as we kept going back and had several conversations with him. He seemed to have a good memory for vehicles and people that frequented the place, and since he was usually outside doing something around the kennels we'd stop to say hi or he would wave at us. A nice and interesting guy. We quickly fell in love with the place. With two handgun range pavilions and several for rifle shooting, they were spaced way apart. And it was never crowded. The perfect place if learning to shoot and having some privacy. And with no "range officer" hovering around eyeballing what you were doing. It was based on the honor system provided you were responsible and acted right, nobody bothered you. After going there for awhile we found Ralph had gotten cancer and treatments for it. And as usual with that it comes back or gets worse after thinking maybe things would be okay. At some point he sold the range property to a fellow that owns other property down in there. The "road" where you drive in is not a through-road. It runs down past some houses and large acreage with crops and animal pastures, and ends at the gun range. Ralph was still "running" the range for the new owner for a bit, until he eventually passed away. We went shooting there a whole lot when my wife discovered she loved it, and I discovered she had a nautral knack for it and became a good and safe shooter very quickly. We loved the place and I would have written a 5-star review back then. After several years we backed off from going as much. Busy with other things and the "newness" of shooting had worn off a little for my wife, although she still loved going. Not long ago we went after not having been in quite awhile. We had barely started getting our guns and ammo out and getting set up to shoot when a pickup truck came driving up. A guy leaned over and yelled out the window, "Hey, did y'all pay?". That instantly hit me the wrong way. No introduction of hey, how are you doing, I'm the range owner, I was checking the payment box and didn't see where you paid or I might have missed it, or anything civil as I would have done. Just a rude and abrubt question that sounded accusatory like we hadn't. It galled me also that we had been so often years back that we spent hundreds of dollars going there, although he had no way of knowing that. And made worse by the fact that early on when going there we had started putting our payment in an envelope when placing it in the "mailbox', with the number of people and payment amount and the make of my vehicle. I just always figured that was a good idea if a lot of people were coming and going, and we had done that this time also. The guy drove back out and came back after a few minutes and said he got it. Mumbling some crap about it was over to the side or in the back or something and he hadn't seen it. Seriously? It was in a big white envelope with my payment info written on it. I was pretty ticked off the whole time we were there after that. And from reading a couple of other fairly recent reviews here it would seem the guy is obsessed over people paying or not. We were talking about going the other day, but I really don't care to go back there. This was only one bad experience we had, and it could have been a case of the guy just not seeing the payment in the box. The thing that hit me wrong was the way he yelled out his question, with no introduction or normal civility. When I combine that with some recent Google reviews of the place I figure he's a rude jackwad, and I really don't care to patronize a place with an owner like that. And that's a real shame for us.

This is a nice, quiet place to go shooting. Way out in the country. There is an honor system on…read morepayment. Drive up to the mailbox, put your $10 in the box and go shoot. We had the range to ourselves most of the day. Bring your own targets and clean up your mess when you leave. Trash barrels provided. Several covered shooting positions in each range. Ours had a 20 yard pistol, 50 yard berm and a 110 yard berm. They keep the grass mowed downrange. GPS found it no problem. Sign at end of road shaped like a pistol. Been shooting here for 15 years. Wooden shooting benches on gravel. Plenty of parking. Bring a blanket or something to cover the bench with.

We had so much fun playing paintball for my nephew's 14th birthday party. We will be back. Even my…read more8-year-old daughter had so much fun that she wants to have her birthday party there next year.

I was visiting from Texas and waned to shoot. I found this range and talked to the very pleasant…read moreowners who explained Saturday's is for non-members. (I think memberships are around $100 annually but not positive) We showed up, got a professional overview, paid our $10 each, and were escorted to the pistol range. The owner balanced his professional advice with letting us do our thing- a respectful but safety conscious approach. The pistol range has two benches and about six target stands (holding two paper targets each) and the owner helps control the firing groups. The rifle range has three stations with access to 25, 50 and 2x 100yd targets. This was a lot busier with folks but there are benches to sit on. Again, the owners help manage flow, monitor safety, and provide advice. I was very pleasantly surprised by my visit, and we didn't even try the apparently famous food that is also served, or use the paintball course (with what looks like a lot of rental supplies available), and a variety of ammo and gunsmith service options Thanks, I'll visit again on a future visit.

friendly local range…read more rules to remember 1. check in at the range office and sign our waiver upon arrival. 2. gun barrels pointed down range at all times. 3. no handling firearms during a clear. 4. post your targets on the cardboard.

I've been a member here for 5 years and this CHMR is in my opinion a great place to keep your…read moreshooting skills where they need to be if you ever need them. Charlie and his staff are very friendly yet firm about the rules. Safety is obviously important and I like that. $200 a year for an individual membership is more than I want to pay but reasonable. 5 stars for sure!

Great place it's huge. Had a fun time. Generally, I'll spend a few hours at a range I found myself…read morethere all day long and it didn't even feel that. At the rifle range the guy they are very helpful zeroed my rifle in.

This was our first time to Dead Zero Shooting Park and it won't be the last! Very impressed with…read morethe Staff, Facilities, Pro Shop and the Ranges, Ranges, Ranges! Had a blast on their pistol bays and was shocked to see the Electronic Scoring on Rifle Ranges that go out to 1,000 Yards! We've now been there, done that and literally both bought T-Shirts!

Very polite, very well run store. I hurt my thumb when my Glock recoil hit it, the guy behind the…read morecounter gave me a bandage. The prices are reasonable and the store is well stocked. The motors on the target track rails are quick and good. The double doors keep the noise in the range. It's indoors so you can shoot even if it's raining. If you go, be sure to slow when passing the amish horse drawn buggies. Horses can be spooked by your car.

This is by far the best gun store I have dealt with in many years. I purchase quite a bit of…read moreshooting related items and they have a great stock. I purchased a new rifle after from them after I called a shop closer to my home in Lawrenceburg TN. The shop in Lawrenceburg had a snotty and condescending attitude so I won't be darkening their door for a long time to come. TopGun is highly recommended!

stay away stay away stay away. I've been a loyal Larry's customer for over 10 years so is my mother…read morebefore me and just got put on a do not serve list because I had layaways and lost my current job. I went up there to see what I could do to maybe consolidate the layaways and pay for at least one of the guns and try to live up to what I had promised as best I could. I was then informed that I am now on a do not serve list because I am always "" drama and that drama consisted of a $2500 pistol that I had put on layaway that I asked them to double check to make sure which one I put on they I accused their worker of putting the wrong one on layaway, even though I apologize when I found out that I was indeed the one that was wrong these guys buy your guns for 30% of their value and then sell them for a 600% markup so if you like throwing away money, go see them

I have visited Larry's in Huntsville and Madison and if you want to know what it's like to visit…read morejust read any of the one star reviews... If you're expecting a "Pawn Stars" place, don't waste your time. What really bugs me is that these jokers will play you for a fool and outright lie to you w/o blinking an eye. I think the attitude is that they are ALWAYS right, no matter how WRONG they are. Expect to wait at least 30 minutes until one of the grumps behind the counter gives you an audience. A bunch of really unhappy sales people pretty much sums it up. The words in previous one star reviews say it all, which include: rude, condescending, unprofessional, ignorant, dishonest, deceitful, and plan outright unpleasant. I see only two reasons to visit Larry's... 1. If you're looking to leave with a bad taste in your mouth. 2. Use the range in Huntsville on one of the free days. The range officers are professional. You can buy a box of ammo and the rental pistols and range time are free. Not a bad deal for $12.