Drake Landing

Had so much fun at the pistol range today. Kelly (don’t know if I spelled that right) was amazing. With his advise/​help, I was able to hit something finally LOL. I will practice my dry firing like he told me too, and I will be back regularly! Thanks for the laughs and the help!

About the most unfriendly place Ive shot at. The pistol pits are not very exciting. Felt like ammo was wasted and not really practicing any defense training shooting a large old metal target from a plywood and railroad ties built «areas». Staff seemed to care less if I spent my money or not there. We stayed until almost closing time, and felt rushed and unwelcomed. Will not return.

Done both the clay course as well as using its gun ranges. Have to say very well done on both fronts.
The clay course is lots of fun. Challenging yet fun. First, I had never fired a shotgun before in my life and the folks in the checkin station were very easy to work with. They showed us how to use the clay system and how to use the shotguns. The nice thing they spend a lot of time on safety and explaining how to carry the gun, load, etc.
The gun range is very nice. I would knock it a ½ star here if I could. One of the ranges, the lower one/​shorter one isn’t made for tall people. They have it covered and the roof slants down. If you are tall you have to bend down so that you don’t shoot the roof. The upper/​long range is very nice. Earl is an awesome ranger and lots of fun to talk to. Very clean, no brass laying around.

Went there today with my colleague and I had a great time. I had a Groupon and it went through smoothly. The girls at the front desk were friendly but the little dog was the friendliest!
We had a good time, it was hot, there are a lot of bugs so bring or spray yourself prior! There was a nice man who gave me some tips even though I was shooting with a pro and he was super cordial. Not pushy etc, not I know more than you, but patient and decent.
I had a lot of fun. I think some shots were broken but overall it was good. The service was really nice. Our little box broke at the first round but the guy coming around in the golf cart, without hesitation went and replaced it. Showed up at two other posts but mostly left us alone. He seemed excited when I hit my first shot and overall the experience was great!
Might not go again when it is so hot though! My goodness I sweat a lot! The boxes all seemed pretty new and in good shape!

Review for sporting clays, haven’t done other activities there yet.
Awesome experience, super-​friendly people, everyone is friendly — nothing bad to say except don’t go in the middle of a heatwave like I did! lol
We picked up the ammo beforehand since it’s apparently cheaper at Wal-​Mart, as per other reviewers, but everything works and there are ample water stations on the back end of the old course.
Just be sure you secure your ammo — some of the paths get a bit steep in the golf carts and things can fall out (I ran over two shells which I couldn’t use afterward).
If you’re not sure about this, go! You’ll have a blast.

Awesome experience. Did the new clay course. Brought my soon to be father in law and he said «He will always remember our clay shooting.» I knocked it one star because it can get pricey but the staff was fantastic and knowledgable. I will be back.

Be sure you buy shells before you get there. I forgot to pick up an extra box of shells which usually runs about $ 5.99 at Walmart or Dicks. They charged me $ 9 for a box of the cheapest lead shot you can buy. That would be like a golf pro shop charging you $ 15 for sleeve of top flite balls. Highway robbery!
I’ve been coming to this place about once or twice a year since they opened. Typically, it’s a fun time and great place to practice your shooting skills or take some clients. My experience yesterday has lead me to explore some of the other shooting facilities in the area. I was on the first 13 stations of the clay course and out of the 26^th machines about 6 of them did not work. When I was done I told the girl behind the counter that ¼ of the machines did not work thinking that she would knock a little off the price. NOPE! She charged me full price, didn’t apologize and didn’t say thank you for you business or anything like that.
While walking out to my car I walked by the rest of the employees who were standing around and not one of them said thank you for coming out or how did you shoot… I don’t expect acknowledgment or someone to treat me like a VIP but I do expect some general friendliness and appreciation for spending $$ at your establishment. Your not the only game in town.

We had a church outing to the sporting clay course. It was terrific! The land is gorgeous and the equipment was a great set up for many challenging scenarios. The staff was very helpful. My son was with us and had never fired a gun before and one of the staff took the time on the course to coach him through some good fundamentals. It was a great time and I highly recommend it!

Friendly staff and a variety of activities available. The range officers are all very knowledgable and willing to help. Pricing is very reasonable considering you have the option to move from range to range and shot a variety of distances. Look forward to coming back regularly.

This is for the sporting clays only.
I’ve been there twice, and I’ve been very happy both times. I went with a buddy last year and the service was OK. Everyone was very nice, and helpful.
I went back this past weekend with my wife, and I was blown away by the service this time! They were helpful to me, but went out of their way to make sure my wife was comfortable with her 20ga. They gave her a personal tutorial on how to hold it, and sight properly while making sure I knew as well so I could teach her (I have a little bit more experience than her). They sold us some low recoil rounds to make it a bit easier on her, and they also had a range officer meet us at the first station and give my wife about 15 mins of hands on instruction.
The course is great! It’s walkable, but more comfy to take the cart. They change and tweak course through out the year so you can always go back to it for a bit of a different challenge. There are lots of fun stations, and the grounds are very nice.
In summary, you should go there and try some sporting clays. If you have never shot a shotgun, or have minimal experience with them or sporting clays, they’ll teach you. I’ll leave with a quote from one of the guys in the office as he was helping my wife… «You’ve already come back, and we always appreciate your business, but my goal is to make sure your wife has a great time so she starts coming back too!» Well sir, mission accomplished, my wife wants to come back sometime in the winter so she can layer up while she’s shooting.

Great place to shoot. staff was very friendly. My gun failed to eject first round and luckily the office had a brass rod. took me total of 25mins or so figuring out things with my gun and they were nice enough to restart my time since I only got 1 shot off. The shooters there are very nice as well. range officers are cool. just be patient since setting up targets at the rifle range requires a cold range. pistol pit looked neat. they have metal pop up targets to shoot. I will be going back there.

I started going with co-​workers on the weekends to shoot sporting clays on their course and have become addicted. The drive is a haul for me since I live near the fairgrounds in Raleigh, but the trip is well worth it. The staff is friendly and helpful and the land is beautiful. I can only speak for the clay course, but the layout is ever changing and at times challenging. I would suggest renting a golf cart for the clay course since each station is fairly spread out and you would have to tote your gun and ammo if walking. Gun rentals area available and they have ammo for sale in the office. Sometimes I find myself there on both Saturdays and Sundays with different groups of friends and everyone always has a good time. And if you are heading back towards Raleigh it’s not a bad idea to stop at the Aviator Smokehouse in Fuquay to grab some grub and a few beers to make it a complete day. That right there is a perfect weekend day for me!

decent venue, but a bit pricey. People working there are laid back which is cool. Could get crowded on weekends, so go early.

Always a good time! I enjoy the clay course, as well as the pistol/​rifle pit. I have never had a bad experience here, prices are good — the clay course is challenging and very fun. Both times I have been on the pistol/​rifle pit I have had it to myself — able to set up the course however I like. The people inside are easy to deal with — I highly recommend Drakes!!!