American Shooting Centers

I really like going to the range during the week while everyone else is working. They have all the equipment that you need. You can even purchase a few guns there. Customer service was good, there weren’t many ppl there, it’s Wednesday. Overall good experience.

This is easily the best outdoor range I have used. The facilities are well maintained and operated. They also have a broad range of options for pistol, rifle, and shotgun shooters.
I go to the range weekly. This range is not the closest to home but I decided to check it out and was pleasantly surprised. Based on my experience, I will likely drive the 20 miles further on a regular basis to go here instead of the place closer to home.
I also appreciate that they have a membership program available for those that go to the range often enough to justify the cost.
The only downside to this range? It can be VERY muddy when going down range to post/​check/​retrieve your target.

This shooting center is the largest and most comprehensive in the Houston area. It offers an outdoor pistol range, rifle ranges up to 600 yards in length, two sporting clays courses, trap and skeet ranges and a throw your own shotgun range along with a pro shop and corporate event center. It is located west of the Hwy 6 and Westheimer intersection in George Bush Park. The shooting center is approximately a 35 – 40 minute drive from downtown Houston.
The prices are reasonable and the facility is kept in relatively good shape. The only negative that I have ever run into here is that George Bush Park is part of a flood control project that protects Houston. When it rains hard out here the Park begins to flood making the shooting center inoperative. I have seen on occasion it taking many days for the flood waters to reced. Fortunately this doesn’t happen often. Also after regular rains the ground dries slowly here which means it can get sloppy when you aren’t standing on pavement or gravel.

Moving from California to Texas, I expected the gun ranges to be top notch and a good value.
What did I find?
1)You have to wear a silly wrist band that takes a good knife to remove after your session.
2) You have to pay for some silly membership card ($ 1 per person).
3) You have to pay for each gun you wish to bring to shoot. (What???)
4) Muddy walkways to the 50yrd targets. Almost slipped and got an ass full of mud.
5) Have to pay extra to shoot at the steel targets (pistol only and extra $ 10 per person).
The cost is just ridiculous. Nickel and dime on every little thing.
The one good thing I’ll say is that they had plenty of lanes open. Probably because of the ridiculous prices.

Pretty cool shooting range! You can shoot just about everything, and safety is their #1 priority. This was my first time at this range and I was very impressed with the level of customer service I received, and I liked how the guy behind the counter spent a little extra time with me because i’d never been there before.
If you’re looking to sight your rifle I’d definetly recommed this place!

This was really cool, I was so used to going to the indoor shooting ranges with the same setup same style, so it’s pretty cool to go to somewhere that was outside and it was just a big range of weapons in being fired. We first got there and we went inside and directed to sign in. The guy was a pretty funny about the way he explained all his the rules and stuff like that and answered all the questions how they stress and make it very clear about safety. We shot in the rifle area first and then we went to a pistol area. After about the second time of stopping to change out target and having to wait a little bit longer for somebody wasn’t listen to directions. I say I grew little tired after that, but in all we had a good time. I would like to go here again it was nice and cool when we went it was perfect weather, for something like this. The prices were really cheap per person, depending if you need I wear ear protection or you know that can change the price but about $ 30 per person.

As far as shooting ranges go, this place is tops. For pistol shooting, all bays are covered and adequately spaced. Being outdoors helps with the noise and percussion. As for sporting clays, this place is great. They frequently update the courses and I find that the crowds are reasonable.

My attempt to be humorous yet honest. The sporting clays and the trap/​skeet/​self-​pull fields are the best. There is not a place near me that offers a huge variety of things to shoot. The pricing and the staff at those places are fantastic and as long as you’re following the rules (which aren’t too bad), you should be good to go. If they didn’t have that, then I would have given this place a two star.
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The rifle and pistol area is where I have the most gripe. The price ($ 18 and an extra $ 2 each year to renew your account card) is to deal with FUDS and no rapid fire. If you’re shooting pistols only, I would just suggest going to Athena or Boyerts so you don’t have to deal with it and plus you have AC, no cease fire every 30mins to ruin your groove, and plus all that delicious lead powder to breathe in. They have adjustable target distances and usually allow rapid fire (but no dual-​wielding) so all of us conceal carriers can practice put two quickly in the chest and one in the head drills (Mozambique drills). Nothing screams «oper8tor» unless you can do that within two seconds, then you bring your pistol back to the ready position and then do the left and right scan.
Well back to ASC’s pistol and rifle range; depending on the staff and your fellow shooters that day, you can ever a good time or a crappy time. I usually always have the latter. Their rules like «no rapid fire» is really up to the RO, I have been yelled at by them for shooting a round a second, which was too fast. Come on bro, I do IDPA for fun, I can shoot the a quarter from 25 yards away while rapid firing my .357 Desert Eagle, one handed. Also how am I going to test my AR’s Geissle 3-​Gun trigger or my Benelli M2’s new low mass bolt if I have to shoot it slow? I’m not the one you should be worried about. Yell at the limp wristing guys who start drifting their rounds into the roof. Also there’s the problem of FUDS with their scoped bolt actions and milsurps when you try to bring your AR15, AK, Tavor, SCAR, or Minigun and start shooting. They like to spend a minute between each shot and they’ll talk down on you passive aggressively if you bring a «tacticool» rifle out and your semi-​auto fire distracts them. I’ve heard «Join the army if you want to shoot those guns.» and «Shoot a real man’s gun». They’ll give you mean looks while you rapid fire your SCAR 17S downrange using iron sights while your brass is hitting them in the face while they spend an hour zeroing in their sights. I would totally avoid going in the mornings or early afternoons. Those retirees got nothing better to do so they’ll be out more during that time.
PROTIP: If you’re cheap like me and would rather spend money on more ammo and cool new guns, wear your wristbands loose and save them for the next time the range re-​uses that color. Also tell them you only have one gun so they don’t charge you extra if you bring multiple. Trust me on this. They don’t check but don’t bring like your entire 20 gun arsenal, and also, don’t try to sneak in during off peak hours. Those grumpy old guys are super attentive and take pleasure in ratting you out.

My review is for sporting clays at American Shooting Center.
My two youngest sons and I shot sporting clays on the morning of August 8. We arrived just a few minutes past 8AM to beat the heat of the day. The parking lot only had a couple of other cars in it and only one person was out ahead of us. This morning both the Blue and Red courses were open for shooting and we chose to shoot the Red course since we had not been on it before. (Previously only the Blue had been open because of rain) The Red course turned out to be a much more difficult course than the Blue. It probably would not have changed our decision to shoot the Red course, but the degree of difficulty difference is not mentioned anywhere that I have see — in the clubhouse or on the website. If you’re not an experienced shot gunner or are a first timer try the Blue.
The problems with this facility/​course:
1. The equipment — we have shot here four times now and every time there is an equipment failure: one of the two positions does not work; the whole station is down; multiple broken clays thrown at a station. On our last outing Red #9 was down completely and three of the other stations only had one position active. There is just no excuse for not having everything working at open or posted that it doesn’t work.
2. «Crusty» the marshall — Don’t know his real name but he’s a gruff old guy definitely not people friendly although we did get him to fix the #4 station for us and caught us up by letting us run some clays on his card to make up for the ones that we tried to throw but got nothing out.
3. Course Markings — The path to stations 1 & 2 on the Red course is not clearly marked. Also the direction of SAFE travel between stations is not always clear. We were the first ones on the Red course so we weren’t in any danger and I do not think that we ever walked into an area where we would have been in a shot path, but there is no reason for this to not be clearly marked. It would be too easy to become confused and place yourself in harm’s way. It’s a matter of safety.
4. The Rising Sun — Most of the Red course shots are to the east. It was great to beat the heat of the day, but our opening time arrival had us looking into the sun on a lot of shots. I get it; you look into the sun in real hunting situations. Just a heads up.
With four complains why do I keep going back? It’s close, the price is right (about $ 25 for a round of 50); and I don’t have a better option. But, when I find that better option. .. ..

I always love taking my group out to ASC. Jeani is awesome and really fun to work with. Shooting skeet is a blast and the prices are fair. We’ll be back soon.

I was invited out to this range by a friend of mine not long after I first moved to Houston. All of the staff, from the gentlemen at the shop, to the range officers are polite, friendly, and extremely professional.
Range safety is their top priority, and I was impressed with how they approached moving from a hot to a closed line.
The reason I am writing this review is because of an incident that took place around two weeks ago. I didn’t explain myself very well at the counter and ended up purchasing the right to shoot at steel targets (when all I wanted to know about was shooting steel cased ammo). The range officer noticed the mistake and sent me popping back to the pro-​shop before the line went hot, and the gentleman at the counter went above and beyond what I expected to make it right, even though it was clearly my mistake. I’ve never encountered that level of customer service at what is essentially a retail business. These guys have made a customer for life.
Hands down, this is the best outdoor range I have found anywhere.

Huge outdoor shooting range in the outskirts of Houston. You can bring almost everything here except your grenade launcher.
Lanes are visibly marked and manned by attendants if you ever need help or are visiting with a newbie who needs a reminder to stand behind the yellow line during cease fire.
New members can save time by signing the waiver online before visiting.

Friends with guns! This is such a friendly environment that Democrats stay away because it would encourage gun use. Bring your family out and try your skills with Rifle, pistol or shotguns! Staff is knowledgable and eager to help if you need. Rent guns if you don’t have your own, ammo available. This place is perfect for ALL skill levels as some of the greatest professionals in the country shoot here.
Don’t listen to the politics, educated gun use can be fun for the whole family. Nothing to worry about as gun safety is EVERYONES responsibility and it is taken very seriously.
Enjoy

I went here but didnt bring my own guns to shoot as i havent lived in texas long enough to get an ID to buy a gun. Pretty standard range and pro shop. Nothing special from what i observed, price is reasonable you pay based on how many guns you bring to shoot, but you can stay all day until closing. I’ll come back once i own a firearm.

This was the first shooting range my dad took me to when I was in my early teens. American Shooting Centers will still be the place I tell people to go to and where my friends go with when we want to shoot guns. You first check in at the store area, sign your waiver, and pay for the fee. They will give you a wristband and now, you have a keychain card with barcode for you to scan in the future as they store your waiver and other information you input the first time.
Of course you will have to know the basic rules and the basic equipments for yourself such as eye protective wear and ear muff. I believe it’s every 30 minutes where it’s cease fire and you get to change your target or what not. There’s also various yardage for your shooting needs and there’s also clay shooting on the other side. This place feels very safe as they have employees walking up and down the aisle to ensure everyone is following the basic rule of shooting range and sweeping away the shell casings. For the rifle range, there’s good amount of sandbags for you to rest your rifle on.
Not only this is fairly close to my house and I haven’t had any negative experience from all the visits I’ve been to. I certainly will come back here for more of my shooting needs.

I like the outdoor concept and it was a beautiful day outside to do so. It’s was crazy packed. Other than that. I recommend going on a weekday unless you want to wait in a line way out the door.

I do have to say that I prefer this outdoor range over the indoor ones around town. There is more variety when it comes to distance shooting. If this is your first time here and it’s a busy day, you’ll have to wait in one of two lines to electronically sign their liability waiver before anything else — it’s a pain, but once you get your shooter card, you’re set for future visits.

Went to ASC for a shotgun shooting lesson with Haley Dunn. Me and a friend spent two hours and Haley gave us really good tips and feedback.
I liked the fact that I could walk around and get a bit of walking in rather than just moving in a cart.
All the stations worked and were setup for two throwers each. We tried several report pairs and the machines worked quite well. I liked the card activated setup and would definitely get one for next time.
As this is one of the only public shotgun range in Houston, expect a crowd but like every one with Texas charm, Houston folk are very courteous and friendly.
There were a couple events going on so that may have added to the queue and I would like to try other courses at ASC.
The people at check out counter and the person behind the gun rack in the pro shop were super amazing.
All in all, a Saturday well spent and Haley rocks. So go get a lesson soon.

I honestly hate this place. It’s ridiculously expensive for an outdoor range, you pay per gun, you have to register online, it’s always crowded, range nazis everywhere who are not nice or helpful at all, unsafe people everywhere. I hate how close this place is to my house, because it’s so convenient, but honestly I will only ever come here to sight in a rifle.
The only good thing about this place is long distance shooting.

Extremely expensive and the guy who runs the cash register is the rudest person I’ve ever met. Took kid here for his very first try at shooting. Neither of us knew to bring full ear protection. Just brought plugs. The guy took our $ 50 to user the range and what he called «plinky dog» (a rifle range for younger kids). We get to the pistol range and the noise was too much for my little one. We decided to ask for a raincheck so we could get the gear needed and return the next weekend.
The guy acted like he was doing us a favor although we hadn’t fired a single round and were there all of five minutes. He lectured us about how this place is going to be noisy and he didn’t like to give rain checks. WTF? He’s got my money and I’ve got nothing in return!
Came back the following Saturday and the same guy is there. I’m hoping he’d gotten over his period but apparently it’s a permanent condition. Handed him the rain checks and told him we’d got a couple of full ear covers from a buddy. He says, «Yeah I remember now. That was a highly unusual situation and one I’m not real happy about». He then runs a $ 22 charge on my card and I ask what it’s for. I says we paid for pistol and rifle range last week. He’d just taken our raincheck vouchers. He looked upset and said, «ok I’m gonna do it this time but you don’t get another chance». Glares at my kid and resumes the lecture. The only reason I kept my mouth shut was if I opened it, my kid would faint hearing his dad call this _​_​_​hole what he was.
If the Robert Duvall look alike owns the place he should learn a little about how to treat customers. If he just works there he needs to not.