I’m in the Panama City area. Anyone else in the area from Pensacola to Tallahassee?
I’m up here in Crestview.
i’ll be relocating to Eglin here in 7 months. good to see theres people in the area, didnt see much for gun stores or indoor/outdoor ranges in my google searches
The two “big” stores in the area are Jay’s in Crestview and Jimmie’s in Ft. Walton. IMHO, Patriot Arms in Ft. Walton is the best in the area along with Trade Winds Pawn in Gulf Breeze. For ranges; Shoal River Sporting clays in Crestview, Jay’s in Baker and the Hurlburt Gun Club are the closest. I’m a member at Shoal River, but usually shoot with friends at the Pensacola Rifle and Pistol club if I want to do anything more than stand up bullseye type shooting. I haven’t shot at Jay’s since he took it over two years ago. I used to shoot out there weekly when the previous owner had it. I just never went back after it was closed for a few months. I used to belong to the Hurlburt gun club and let my membership expire. It wasn’t my cup of tea, but the ranges are nice.
ETA: If you need anything when you get down here let me know. I’ll be retiring about then and hopefully will have plenty of time on my hands for a little while.
I make it out to Shoal River at least once a month. I do a good bit of sporting clays up there. The owner lets me pick up brass at the pistol / rifle range for $1 / lb, so that’s enough reason alone for me to make the drive. About half of the brass is LC. I do take my AR up there every once in a while, but I’m not a huge fan of the rifle range since it’s sloped downhill.
I do all of my other shooting here in Bay county on private property.
I’ll have to advise against Jays in Panama City. They’ve never been very nice to deal with. Prices are high for the area.
I’m a member at Shoal River as well. It’s about 4 miles south of me. I don’t shoot there much, because of the rifle range, but it’s good enough to zero on. I usually shoot in P’Cola or my yard, but it’s getting more populated out here so I’ve cut way back on shooting in the yard.
Crestview/Niceville here…
Fort Walton area.
Where do you get your range time in FWB? Know of any stores with decent reloading component prices?
All the ranges seem to be an hour away, unless I go to Hurlburt. As for reloading, I haven’t bought anything local yet but Jimmy’s has reloading stuff and there is a new place Ranger something.
Not sure how great the prices are there because I don’t reload, but Ranger Firearms on Hospital Road (at SR189) seems to be focused on reloading.
I’m in Crestview as well. All the Jays stores are high priced! Jimmy’s has great deals for Mil/LEO on Glocks, S&W, Beretta. Nick at Patriot Arms is the only reasonable dude for accepting transfers. Most of his stuff are consignment guns though. Panhandle Shooting Sports in Crestview is decent. Shoal River and Hurlburt’s range rules are retarded. The “rifle tubes” at Shoal River really suck! I haven’t shot Jay’s in Baker since it was Guns4U and rapid/auto fire was ok.
My home is in P’cola
Jays is WAY OVER PRICED. $80 bucks for a air soft a2 rear sight. Tradewinds is great. Miles is doing transfers for 35 bucks.
How would you guys like to do a range day??? Quintette shooting range isn’t to bad. But thats a drive for the Bay County boys.
i will be moving to Eglin from Washington State in Oct. Looking at Crestview or Niceville for a house. Good idea? JSF here I come
Yea, I haven’t bought anything from anywhere other than Nick at Patriot Arms or Miles out at Tradewinds in a long time. I was just in Panhandle today; it just doesn’t trip my trigger.(no pun intended) I’ve been a member of the Hurlburt range off and on for 20 years and every time I decide to “give it another chance”; not a thing had changed as far as mentality, so I finally just gave up on it.
I’ve never shot out there, but wouldn’t be opposed to it.
There are quite a few houses in either place at a reasonable price compared to a few years ago. I live in Crestview because I got more for my money and like the isolation. I’m actually about 20 minutes outside of town.
Are you coming from Spokane or Tacoma? I spent 3 years in Spokane back in the 80’s. Loved it; sometimes still miss it.
Dew I’m outside of PC in Wewahitchka,got a great range up in Altha with a 600yard range,100x175 360degree range with shoot house and a pistol range.They will have a Haji MOUNT facility coming soon with some other ranges in the future.
Its not open to the public but I can set up a date with the training ops. guy “he’s a good friend” and we can have a day to shoot for us locals.
Crawfordville denizen here… Just south of Tallahassee.
I had no idea that kind of range existed in Altha! Surely it’s not for Calhoun County SO. Since my original posting I’ve joined the Gulf Rifle Club in Port St. Joe. Rifle ranges of 50, 100, 200, and 300 yards. Pistol ranges of 25, and 50 yards. Nice to have for rifle zeroing and load development, but a pain in the butt to do anything but bunch shooting. Anything other than bench shooting requires me to show up at odd hours when no one would be expected at the range.
I really enjoy being a member, but FDOT is widening 71 by the range and the new right of way will cut through our pistol range.
when home in the states, I’m in Tallahassee