OC Northern Piedmont of Va: Gainesville-Warrenton-Culpeper
While driving to Culpeper, I stopped in Bealeton for groceries (Food Lion), gas, and a meal (Agave Mexican Restaurant). No problems.
Also, while driving through Warrenton, I passed Clark's Brothers Gun Shop (off of Rt. 15). It appears they have and outdoor range associated with their store. I never knew it existed and I didn't have time to stop and check it out. Has anybody been there? Thoughts about the store/range?
Store is decent. Very old building but they stock much more than most gun stores. Lots of huge safes, very old guns (ww2 era and civil war crap), deep ammo inventory, cleaning supplies and range supplies, etc. They're always quick to help a customer and well staffed.
But with all that stuff and a range the place is very popular so movement in the store is difficult at times. Additionally they run abouy 6-12 months behind other brick and mortar shops pricing wise. This means if you can find a glock 23 for $500 online and $550 locally, it's probably $600 there.
The range is actually fairly amazing. No complaints. It's free to use (after getting a range card inside) and has a decent setup. There are 8, 7-yard pistol bays , 2 15-yard pistol bays and maybe 14 rifle bays at 25, 50, and 100 yards. Only shooting restriction is one shot every 2 seconds.
I've found very little wrong with the range itself, although online, people complain about the staff being rude and not being able to draw and shoot from a holster.
The one downside, and it's costly, is they force you to buy and shoot their ammo. I'm a .40 cal guy so I buy online at bulkammo. 1000 rounds for roughly $300 which translates to $15 for a brick of 50. At Clark bro after tax you're getting a brick of 50 for about $29. I don't think I've ever shot less than 150 rounds so it certainly adds up. Typically I sneak my own ammo in because of the significant markup. If it was $19 vs $15 I'd pay it, but a 90+% markup is just gouging.
Beyond that, you can always get a lane except at opening on Saturday and Sunday morning. Odds are you'll have to wait 15-30 minutes.