Right next to Gun Emporium on FM2854 is Conroe Shooting Center. I guess Gun Emporium is the store and Shooting Center is the range? Anyway, west of the main building is the shotgun range I wanted to post about. They have a little shop where you can get shells, chokes, and even shotguns. The outdoor trap/skeet range is fairly standard. Back in the woods they have a ten stage sporting clays course, and this is what I did. Its $40 for 100shots, bring your own ammo or buy theirs at standard prices. The stages themselves are all within thick woods and swampy land, the plus being that there is plenty of shade.
We were led around by one of the staff on a golf cart from stage to stage. Since we were the only ones shooting and he was the only one working we asked what happens when they have more shooters than workers. He replied they never staff each stage, rather accompany those that are new and allow known customers to just hit the range themselves and have someone in the party man the launch buttons.
So, the result of this kind of "in your backyard" appearance and easy going management makes the whole thing feel very low key and (to me anyway) nice and comfy. Not "country club $5k guns only" kind of feel at all, if you know what I mean. It might get a little interesting if there were a lof of customers, but my impression is this isnt a problem.
We were led around by one of the staff on a golf cart from stage to stage. Since we were the only ones shooting and he was the only one working we asked what happens when they have more shooters than workers. He replied they never staff each stage, rather accompany those that are new and allow known customers to just hit the range themselves and have someone in the party man the launch buttons.
So, the result of this kind of "in your backyard" appearance and easy going management makes the whole thing feel very low key and (to me anyway) nice and comfy. Not "country club $5k guns only" kind of feel at all, if you know what I mean. It might get a little interesting if there were a lof of customers, but my impression is this isnt a problem.
