Essential Maintenance Tips to Keep Your Shooting Range in Peak Condition
Range Maintenance QUICK ANSWER Consistent range maintenance protects shooters, preserves equipment, and helps you stay compliant—whether it’s a home range, LE training facility, or military installation. Routine HEPA vacuuming, bullet trap cleaning, and scheduled equipment inspections reduce safety risks, prevent unexpected downtime, and keep operations running smoothly. Action Target Range Services provides full-service support, including […]
Why Can’t You Shoot Green Tip Ammo at Shooting Ranges?
Range Safety QUICK ANSWER Most ranges ban M855 “green tip” 5.56 because of its steel penetrator core, which is much harder on steel targets, traps, and baffles than standard lead-core ammo. That steel penetrator also raises ricochet risk, especially on indoor ranges or against pitted or poorly angled steel, sending fragments back toward the line. […]
Action Target 2025 Year in Review: Products, Ranges, and What’s Next
THE YEAR AT A GLANCE In 2025, Action Target paired innovation with execution—delivering real customer outcomes through end-to-end range solutions for law enforcement, military, commercial, and home environments. From the line to the control room, our focus stayed on building safer, smarter training and shooting experiences that perform day after day. In this recap, we’ll […]
Why Do Gun Ranges Ask for an ID? What to Bring, What Gets Checked, and Why
QUICK ANSWER Most ranges verify a government-issued photo ID to confirm age, attach your signed waiver, and tie rentals or incidents to the right person. Ranges don’t generally run federal NICS (National Instant Criminal Background Check System) background checks to let you shoot. NICS is for firearm transfers by licensed dealers under 27 CFR § […]
New Range | Goodyear PD
Action Target August 28th, 2023 | Goodyear, AZ Every year we work with law enforcement agencies around the world to build state of the art training facilities where officers can develop and maintain the skills they need to protect and serve their communities. We recently partnered with Goodyear PD in Goodyear, AZ, USA to add […]
Ready Gunner: 2023 Indoor Range Updates & Improvements
At Action Target, we love revisiting indoor shooting ranges we helped build to update and improve existing or outdated equipment. We recently worked with our friends at Ready Gunner in Orem, UT to upgrade target retrievers and install a new Dust Control Unit (DCU). Upgraded Target Retreivers Before this recent update, six lanes at Ready […]
Ventilation Matters: Advanced HVAC for Any Shooting Range
The importance of a good ventilation system in a shooting range cannot be overstated. Upgrade your shooting range HVAC with Action Target. Introduction Shooting ranges have become more than just a place to practice one’s aim. They serve as community hubs, entertainment centers, and places where firearm safety is taught and practiced. With the global […]
What to Consider When Building a Home Shooting Range
Few things offer as much joy and freedom as being able to shoot your firearms in your own private gun range. A home shooting range provides more than just a fun venue for shooting and a place to entertain your friends, it also provides you with training scenarios to hone your abilities as a shooter […]
RANGE DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN SEMINAR
Step by Step Process to Develop and Build Your Shooting Range Don’t miss this unique opportunity to receive the best tools and information you will need to successfully complete your shooting range project. Attendance at the Range Development and Design Seminar allows you to meet with range consultants and other subject matter experts, visit local […]
HIRING AND TRAINING YOUR SHOOTING RANGE STAFF
One of the most essential elements for a profitable shooting range business is recruiting, on-boarding, and training your shooting range staff. American customer service expert Shep Hyken observed, “A brand is defined by the customer’s experience. The experience is delivered by the employees.” Your employees can make or break your long-term success. Even if you […]