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    NoVA Shooting Ranges - Brief Overview

    Figured new area shooters might benefit from this... let me know if any of this info has changed or is blatantly incorrect. I may update this post with additional info in the future.

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    NoVA Indoor Shooting Ranges – Brief Overview
    All ranges allow 5.56mm/.223 ARs

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    Elite Shooting Sports (Manassas, VA):
    Website: http://eliteshootingsports.com/
    Lanes: 42 Total (4 bays of 12x @ 25yd, 12x @ 25yd, 10x @ 50yd, 8x @ 100yd)
    Target System: Programmable Distance Runner w/ Twist/Timer
    Shoot from the Holster: Yes
    Gun Rentals: Not Yet (Maybe?)
    Pros: Huge building, tons of lanes, great hours (open 9-to-9 every day of the week)
    Cons: Busy on weekends and 5pm+, almost always have to ask for fresh cardboard
    Notes: Coffee shop that I’ve never seen anybody use, shoot house opens in 2016 (training opportunities)

    Blue Ridge Arsenal (Chantilly, VA):
    Website: http://blueridgearsenal.com/
    Lanes: 20 Total (2 bays of 10 ea. @ 25yd)
    Target System: Powered Target Runner w/ distance marked on floor
    Shoot from the Holster: Yes
    Gun Rentals: Yes, handguns and rifles
    Pros: Ability to rent a wide range of guns to allow new shooters to find what fits, gun shop, retail stuff (overpriced)
    Cons: Crap parking, mild dungeon feel due to poor lighting, occasional gun shop know-it-all moments
    Notes: Good one-stop for a new shooter, allows ammo up to .50 AE

    NRA HQ Range (Fairfax, VA):
    Website: https://nrahqrange.nra.org/
    Lanes: 15x Total (1 bay of 15 ea. @ 50yd)
    Target System: Programmable Distance Runner w/ Twist/Timer
    Shoot from the Holster: Yes
    Gun Rentals: No
    Pros: Well-lit, covered (underground) parking
    Cons: Long waits at times, double-check the hours of operation since they are shut down on certain days, open at different times
    Notes: "You can shoot pistols of any caliber, rifles (.460 Weatherby Mag), and shotguns of all gauges but with slugs only."

    Silver Eagle Group (Ashburn, VA):
    Website: https://silvereaglegroups.com/
    Lanes: 30 (2 bays of 10 ea. @ 25yd, 1 bay of 10 ea. @ 50yd)
    Target System: Programmable Distance Runner w/ Twist/Timer
    Shoot from the Holster: Yes
    Gun Rentals: Yes, handguns and rifles
    Pros: Gucci interior, convenient location, huge shoot house facility
    Cons: Limited parking
    Notes: Accepts firearms up to .50 BMG
    Last edited by StrikeFace; 01-08-16 at 18:04.
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