Point Blank Shooting Range

Decided to make a stop here on our drive from Lansing to Chicago — it’s about ten minutes out of the way. Neither my friend or I had ever been shooting before and had no idea what to expect. The reviews here are mixed, but I was super pleased with the experience! I was really nervous about shooting a gun, and when we went to pick out our guns and targets, the man working there was helpful and assured us that the Range Officer would help us. I picked a 22 handgun and my friend picked a 22 rifle. It was Monday — Ladies Day — so our lane fee was waived ($ 15 each!) and after the guns, 25 bullets apiece, and targets, it was around $ 45! Much more cost friendly than I expected. We later rented a 45 and the bullets for that gun were substantially more (but totally worth it) — $ 45 for 50 bullets.
The RO, Larry, was awesome. He was super helpful, a lot of fun, and very safety/​training focused. He stood with us for a lot of our time, showing us how to load the gun, hold it, aim, etc. He knew we were nervous and coached us on how to get comfortable. After we used up our 22 bullets, we went back and got a 45. Because of the cost of the bullets, my friend and I shared. That thing packs a big punch!
Highly recommend this place. We had a safe, exciting, and less than $ 100 (both of us combined) experience and will definitely be back!

My fiancé ordered a gun to be shipped to point blank. It took forever to get the gun also when it arrived the gun store operator opened the box got all his fingerprints all over everything, scratched the gun to pieces. It looked like they took it out and played with it. The owner is very rude and disrepectful he basically treated us like we were stupid. He repeatedly lied about the gun to us. It was a whole month before he got his gun. I will never ever go back to point blank. It looks more like a chuckee cheeses than a gun shop. So sad to see businesses ran like this.

I have not actually been there but there were several comments about Glock magazines not dropping «because they were too dirty.» This indicates lack of knowledge — Glock makes «drop free» magazines (which should drop when the release is pressed) and the standard magazine that DELIBERATELY does not drop free. I never purchase drop free mags. If I am leaning around a corner, car, whatever … and bump the release … the last thing I want is my mag on the ground. I practice, when I am ready to change mags I push the release and pull it out. That is my preference. Older Glocks came standard without drop free mags, newer ones with drop free. It is a preference and I don’t know the ages of the weapons or what type they were — but it is most likely the mags were not drop free mags. Which I, and many people, would not own.

We had a great time here today. We were in the area and decided to stop. We rented an AR 15 to shoot. Nice place.

If Roy Daugherty is still the owner of this, watch out!!!
Sounds like a problem waiting to happen to me. Oh, and if something does happen that warrants a lawsuit, be prepared. One of the main owners of this joint (Roy) has had multiple LLC corporations in multiple business ventures. When he was a contractor doing construction, he ripped us off to the tune of multiple thousands of dollars. Successful lawsuit and the State of Michigan levied fines, which he didn’t pay as far as I know and his contractor’s license was yanked, but we never collected a DIME of our restitution awarded, given that he hides behind LLC and protects his personal assets. Apparently, he moved on to take people’s money other ways and is now in the shooting range business.
If he does business here like he did in construction, BUYER BEWARE. We weren’t the only victims in his history, as far as I can tell.
Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth Disciplinary Action Report. $ 2500 fine, $ 60,000 restitution awarded.

Was passing Benton Harbor, MI and stopped in to look around and check pricing. Was greeted nicely at the door and asked if I could be helped. I was then directed to where the gun shop was at. The aesthetics inside this place is great. It’s like a man cave and makes you feel at home. A sweet classic car when you walk in the door and a few cool motorcycles in the center area. I didn’t realize how big this place was. Shooting range is nice and clean. Gun shop could have had a bigger selection of guns but I’m sure they can order what you like. I didn’t get to stay long but on one of my next trips I will try to use the range as prices seem to be very reasonable.

I love this place! I’ve been here several times and will be returning for their CCW class. I love going on Mondays as there are no range fees for women. They have good prices and everyone there is always friendly. I’ve gone with my mom and my sister and they both love it as well. We’re planning a Monday soon for my mom, both of my sisters and me to go together. I’m definitely looking forward to it.

I just won the «Girlfriend of the Year» Award after taking my boyfriend here for his birthday. The price was right. We went on Monday when chicks are free!
Everyone there was patient with me even though I was terrified of trying this. They let us take pictures and video inside the shooting range. Plus they have big cut outs outside that you can pose with.
If you ever want to shoot a gun, I would recommend this place. And by the way, if you were wondering, I destroyed my boyfriend on the range. Bullseye all the way, baby!

I went here for a LivingSocial Adventure (Shootin’ and Drinkin’) and it was fantastic! I have not shot a gun in a long time and it was great to revive the experience at Point Blank! The staff/​ranger officers were extremely helpful and encouraging. The facility is huge and also offers a true boxing ring, gun store along with an archery range. This was a great experience!

I came here for the Living Social deal that all my friend’s were talking about on facebook. The one I thought was a joke — something about AK47’s and a wine tasting. Well, it was true. Of course, me being the person that I am, the first thing I noticed walking in was the wall of tanning lotion. What in the hell?! Yes, this place also doubles as a tanning salon. Hmm… guns and bulbs, let’s do this y’all.
To start off, don’t come here for expert instruction. Even our Living Social hosts admitted it wasn’t the best and instead gave us the rundown on how to shoot on the bus ride in (and thank god my dad gave me this gem — don’t cross your thumbs!). Also, I shot in the second group, and they brought us in as the first was finishing up. This meant we had to go to whatever slot was open, so the first gun I ever shot was an AK47. I don’t even think I hit the target, and I’m sure I looked scared shitless, too.
I also noticed that once up, the instruction varied by instructor. Unfortunately for me, neither one of my guys were of any use in terms of how to hold a weapon and stance, which I really needed during my AK47 time. In fact, when it was time for me to try the pistol, the guy walked away because he was so irritated that I wasn’t putting the bullets in the clip fast enough. Luckily, another instructor felt bad for me, came over and helped me out, and semi-​saved the outing. So ya, this place is doable, but next time I might just tan instead.

Horrible!!! A 100% absolute hillbilly hole. The staff were very unprofessional. One employee was sleeping in the firing range, another was so hyper I thought he might be on something.
The rental equipment was junk, my handgun’s handle broke after about 20 rounds.
The price for ammo was outrageous!!!
There are much better place’s

Just adding another reveiw as apart of my living social adventures. I hope this place is making some good money off these deals.
By far this is one of the best shooting ranges I’ve been to in a long time. I have to admit that I never shot a handgun before, so it was a great new experience and the staff was extremely helpful and they made sure that safety was priority number one. I’m not sure if they always have that many range officers on site, as most places I’ve been two have only one or two, but it was definitely a good ideas especially with so many first time shooters on hand.
So if you see this deal but were a bit hesitant to get it because you’ve never shot weapon before I would highly recommend it. If you missed out and/​or just want a great place to shoot then this too is a great place to come because you don’t have to deal with any FOIDs.
Other amenities: Full gym, boxing ring, showers, archery range, and gun store. I hope everyone enjoys this place as much as I did.

This place was great! We went on a Living Social event called «Shooting and Drinking» with our friends and it was a riot. We took a tour bus over to Benton Harbor Michigan with 46 people and had a blast on the way over from Chicago. Once we got there we found a place that was full of memorabilia from boxing, batman and a bunch of other stuff. They actually had a boxing ring in there complete with everything. They also have the real Batmobile and a Gotham City Police car. Anyway, we were able to shoot 50 rounds from a 9 mm Glock, an AK47 and a Thompson Sub Machine Gun. We actually shot more with the 9mm’s as my wife and I bought extra ammo. The staff was very pleasant and I would highly recommend this excursion to anyone that want’s to go shooting.
Oh, one final point inasmuch as the drinking wasn’t at the shooting range. We all piled back in the bus, pointed the nose towards Chicago and stopped for 2 or so hours at a place called the Round Barn Winery which also incused a brewery and a distillery. That was a lot of fun as we were able to interact with others from the bus not necessarily just the people sitting near us. All in all a great time.

I’m fairly certain most everyone on this list did the Living Social «Shootin’ and Drinkin’» adventure. After this, I will be reviewing Round Bar, like everyone else has visited. Anyway, I thought I’d weigh in as well.
I could get lost at a place like this. There’s the shooting range, an archery range, a boxing ring, a really nice gym, and really cool décor. I saw they offered different classes for boxing, shooting, etc. When I looked at the prices, they seemed decent and the staff was friendly.
We arrive and go through the motions of the safety lecture and video. Obviously this is necessary since we were dealing with real guns and live ammo.
We got to shoot 50 rounds on a 9 MM and 5 rounds on an AK47. I was one of the lucky ones who also got to shoot the Tommy Gun. I hated the pistol. When I was in boyscouts about 10 years ago, all I really did was shoot the rifles and shotguns… I never really got the hang of the handgun. I kept dipping the barrel lower and basically guaranteeing my target would never be able to have children. The instructors were prompt and nice and tried to get me to aim the barrel higher. It really didn’t work, but that’s obviously not their fault!
I LOVED the AK47. As I mentioned I used to shoot rifles and shotguns all the time so this came pretty naturally. I shot 5 bulleyes in 5 shots. I think we’ve safely established what my specialty is! The instructors were very accommodating and friendly.
The Tommy Gun fired bullets so fast… in two clicks I fired off all 5 shots. I think I prefer the AK47.
The food left something to be desired, but I don’t really think that was PBSR’s fault.
All in all, it was really good experience and certainly a place I would visit again.

Another LivingSocial person.
I was the first person on the stall for the day. The 9 mm Glock I was about to shoot was terribly dirty. It shot *OK*, but you had to manually remove the magazine while depressing the release because it was so dirty. Another Glock would not eject the magazine because it was so dirty. The 9 mm short-​rifle (not the P90 — it shot nice) had the handle for the action fall off during shooting. It was loose and the range officer had me keep firing. It then fell off and with a live round in the chamber would not fire or cycle. Kinda dangerous.
These guns should be cleaned and inspected after every session. Really, even just a quick wipe down with a rem-​oil wipe would be worlds better. You have to treat a Glock pretty badly for it to stop working correctly.
The AKs shot very nice and the men operating (Bert?!) were GREAT. Got a few extra rounds in for a competition with the friends I was with.
Didn’t get to shoot the Tommy gun (timing), but that’s not really Point Blank’s fault.
The setup in here is nice with the Gym and all. I was surprised it was so dead on a weekend, but couldn’t tell if it was closed to the public due to our event.

Guns a blazing. 55 rounds. rifles, pistols, and AKs. sounds like a dream girl’s Sunday afternoon out, no?
Similar to those who have Unilocal’d before me, I tried this as part of Living Social’s Chicago Shooting and Drinking adventure. We arrived and all of a sudden that first line I typed above doesn’t sound all that uhm awesome. I walk in with my group and we get a quick. your bullets are over here, pick up your round of AKs and head over for a briefing (so to speak). We get a quick introduction of how to hold your hands (count 30 seconds) and then we are off. Not quite how I envisioned it, and I know its gonna be awful.
We walk in, people get ready, and POW. SCARED the heebie-​jeebies out of me. I dread my turn. Then I’m up. One of the safety people (manned to our large group) tells me to come on. Loads my magnet, attempts to show me how to load mine, and says here ya go. WTH?! lol. So I do what he says and I get nervous and pull the trigger. I think my OH SH. T echoed across the room. The older gentleman says, come on now. **my knees are shaking now. shaking I say. ** He says to me. it’s okay. It’s your first pull. He politely put his hand on my back to re-​steady me and I let it go. Whew. I’m still breathing and shells are flying everywhere. When my gun jammed they were right there to get me back up. They were oober friendly, encouraging, the 9. What a wonderful experience for a first-​timer.
Then I met JERK, and the reason for my .5 star reduction. We are working with an AK-​47. The gun weighs more than my left wrist. There is another gentleman, very patient. His goal was to set you up for success so you can get comfy and then there’s the other guy. He had the NASTIEST attitude ever. Like we were inconveniencing him or something by asking questions and proper protocol. One of my new friends asked if she hit anything. his response *dryly* I don’t know, I wasn’t looking. I mean his demeanor was one of get finished and stop asking me questions. What a bummer when everyone else was soo fantastic.
Besides him, my only other gripe was that if you were not down on the far end of the range, you didn’t get to shoot the rifle, which I was really looking forward to. I could have bought more rounds, but after 50. I was good and done!
The décor on this place is also pretty cool too and they offer a wide things available for purchase! Great outing overall.

Came here as part of Livingsocial’s Chicago Shootin’ and Drinkin’ adventure (yes, in that order ;)). I’m no shooting range/​gun aficionado (read: this was my first time), but I had an awesome time! We got 50 9 mm rounds for a handgun and rifle… plus five rounds on an AK-​47 (sweet!!). They also apparently occasionally have a Tommy Gun available (they did the day I went!), though I didn’t purchase extra rounds for it.
All the guns looked well-​maintained, and the staff were cheerful, friendly, helpful, and very very patient. I believe there were five lanes for shooting handguns/​rifles, and four for the AK-​47s/​Tommy Gun, and there were plenty of range safety officers around. Definitely a great first shooting range experience, and definitely a place I would go back to!

Came here to shoot guns via a Living Social Adventure deal. This place is interesting. besides being in the middle of nowhere in an economically impoverished town, the owner likes to collect all kinds of crap. He has everything from the Bat Mobile to paper cutouts of random basketball players.
The provided eye and ear protection is pretty crappy. I used my own ear plugs underneath their ear «protection.» Due to the huge, scratched up glasses it was hard to see the target through the site.
I had the opportunity to shoot a handgun, rifle, and AK47. I won’t go as far as saying that it is fun, but it was interesting and a bit scary. The staff were all very nice and helpful to help me load the magazine and teach me proper gun use.
I don’t think I’ll go all the way to Michigan to shoot in the future, but if you’re in town, give it a whirl.

Shooting guns had been on my bucket list for quite some time and thanks to Point Blank… I can cross it off the list! I visited PBSR as part of a Living Social Adventure.
Our package included:
50 rounds on a 9 mm pistol and/​or a rifle
5 rounds on an AK47
I opted to purchase an additional 10 rounds on the Tommy Gun and 25 more 9 mm rounds that I rocked on the rifle. It was fun pretending to be a sniper ;)
Upon arrival they gave us the safety lowdown, handed out eyes & ears (safety glasses and hearing protection), and there were Range Officers stationed throughout to help and supervise us.
I was pretty nervous, but once I got going… I had a BLAST! HA! Literally. That pun was an accident, really. I wasn’t a fan of the pistol, but I really enjoyed the rifle. The AK and Tommy Gun freaked me out a little at first too. Both packed so much power, but I’m glad I gave them both a try.
If you’ve ever thought about playing with guns (in the most responsible way possible), I HIGHLY recommend PBSR. It’s just over 2 hours outside of Chicago and no FOID/​registration is required. It was TONS of fun!
I only wonder if, next time, they’ll let me bring pictures to use as targets. If so, perhaps we can add therapy services as another service they offer!?! ;)

This was my first shooting experience as part of a Living Social Adventure deal. So fun! The people there were very friendly, super helpful, and really nice. We got to try 9 mm handguns, 9 mm rifles, an AK47, and a Tommy gun. Very cool!
This shooting range also has other facilities for athletic activities, so you’re not just limited to shooting. There’s boxing and archery as well. It’s only 2 hours from Chicago. perfect for a day trip.
I will be back.