Scottsdale Gun Club

The Scottsdale Gun Club (SGC) is an indoor shooting range located in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA.

The facility is the largest indoor shooting range in the United States. [cite news
last = Wendel
first = K. Robert
title = Shoot House
work = Southwest Contractor
publisher = The McGraw-Hill Companies
date = 2004-04
url = http://southwest.construction.com/features/archive/0404_feature1-3.asp
accessdate = 2008-10-18] The building's architect was Arrington Watkins of Phoenix, Arizona and the Club is recognized by the National Association of Shooting Ranges as a 'Five Star Facility'. [ [http://www.sgcusa.com/images/SGC_NASR_5star.jpgCertificate] , National Association of Shooting Ranges] [cite web
last =
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title = 5-Star Ranges
work = Where to Shoot web site
publisher = National Shooting Sports Foundation
url = http://www.wheretoshoot.org/Find_Range/5star.asp
accessdate = 2008-01-18] The convert|30000|sqft|m2|sing=on building includes two public shooting bays, a tactical bay, and a tactical shoot house.

History

The Scottsdale Gun Club opened for business in May 2004. Conceived by Terry Schmidt and Nadine Little, the $8.2 million club was to be a full-service facility for military, law enforcement and private citizens alike. [cite news
last = Leptich
first = John
title = Gun club targets safety
work = East Valley Tribune
date = 2004-05-01
url = http://www.eastvalleytribune.com/?sty=20945
accessdate = 2008-01-18]

Some amount of resistance by the community was met when the club was first proposed. As well, banks were reluctant to finance such a project. However with the support of shooters and firearms enthusiasts the club was finally approved by the City of Scottsdale in September 2001. [cite news
last = Larson
first = Doug
title = The Scottsdale Gun Club - Surviving Red Tape And Bigotry
work = Guns & Ammo Magazine
publisher = Intermedia Outdoors, Inc.
url = http://www.gunsandammomag.com/scottsdale11/
accessdate = 2008-01-18]

Facilities

Indoor shooting range

There are a total of 32 firing lanes and targets can be set as far as convert|75|ft|m from the shooter. For safety, each lane is separated from the adjacent lanes by bullet-resistant glass. The range's backstop can handle most calibers of rifle and handgun; anything that produces less than 8100 pound/feet of force.

Tactical shoot house

The two-story, live-fire, 360 degree tactical shoot house allows for realistic training in a completely configurable environment. Moveable walls allow users to construct the exact layout of a specific room or building in which they want to simulate. There are two staircases separating the floors, a cut back with a landing, and a straight staircase, allowing for a variety of different training scenarios. The shoot house can be used for force-on-force training with training munition converted firearms.

References

External links

* [http://www.scottsdalegunclub.com/ Official site]