FOP Range Inc - Pleasant Grove, Alabama

Marty Franklin

YOU MUST BE A MEMBER TO SHOOT HERE.
I drove 25 minutes out here to try the range and consider membership only to be told I could not shoot without first being a member and going through orientation. that would’ve been nice to know before I drove out here.

Richard Caldwell (Rib)

This place is great! I had been here quite a bit as a teen with my parents. After about 16 years I came back and man has it changed... The ranges are great and have been upgraded. The staff was nice. Had a blast! Will definitely be back for a membership

Dwight Veasey

Most folks writing here are reviewing the shooting range; however, it is worth noting that firearms can be purchased through FOP Range, Inc. Back at the end of '23, I selected a Ruger rifle through Gallery of Guns and FOP Range was listed as one of the selected retailers in the Birmingham area. After contacting FOP by phone, I dropped by and made payment by credit card (they charge no CC fee BTW) to initiate the order. A few days later, I dropped by and picked up the rifle. At every step the FOP Range personnel were pleasant to deal with. Also, the price was rather nice, in part because the sales tax rate is lower than most other retailers in the Birmingham area.

Steven Thompson

Great place to shoot, always clean and in good shape, friendly staff. Highly recommended.

Josh Ozbirn (MidnightWolf)

Love this place, it's a private range so be advised before you get here. If you're looking for a place to learn/teach, this is the place

autozone143

Great open air range,I've had multiple interaction with the staff an it's been great. I an my family commute from blount co. To enjoy this range. So check it out I think you will like it.

Brian Bates

The owner of this place clearly does not want to operate the public portion of this range. I attempted to shoot there this Saturday morning. I have been shooting there on and off for nearly 20 years. I had a pistol permit that had expired two days earlier and was turned away by this place. The state of Alabama no longer requires a pistol permit but this place still does. The no cash transactions is a nice touch too. Each time I go there, they have new signs with new regulations and rules. It feels like going to the DMV. Needless to say the public range was empty as was the parking lot. The parking for the private sections of the range were also empty. Just close the public range if you don’t want people to use it. I just went on down to the Cahaba WMA public range and had a great day of shooting. FOP range gets one star based on nostalgia alone. There is nothing to recommend this place now.

Additional comments 10/16/23. I appreciate your timely response to my initial review. I can understand your attempt to keep the wrong element from using your shooting facilities. I am sure the members appreciate this. I would not want careless and or intoxicated/impaired people shooting next to me either. I was clearly neither intoxicated nor impaired when I entered the office Saturday. I did have a valid driver's license and very recently expired pistol permit showing the same address and photo as my driver's license. My firearms were unloaded and in their cases. I had taken time off work Saturday to test fire a new rifle and sight in an older one. Needless to say, I was frustrated to be turned away. Your employee working in the office was not rude but was also completely inflexible and legalistic per your direction as he told it.

I can understand the no cash policy during the early days of Covid, but that is three years ago now and there is no good reason not to accept cash payments at your facility. US currency is "legal tender for all debts public and private". The Covid argument is completely spurious at this point.

It is your business and you can run as you see fit. Perhaps this business model is a money maker for you. It is definitely not an inviting atmosphere for someone who is interested in frequenting your range a few times a year much less a first time visitor. I do most of my shooting on a private farm, but especially during deer season I don't like to disturb my neighbors hunts with sustained gunfire. It was nice to be able to come to your range occasionally and know it was a good place to shoot. You really should make it clear that yours is not a public range and that you are not really interested in the general public shooting there though.

Joseph Doane

After slangin’ a lot of lead over the years, this is by and large the best range I have experienced from the standpoints of value, enjoyment, safety and customer service. The ROs and management of the range place safety above all else while still maintaining courteous, helpful service to members and non-members alike. As a member, you get to enjoy the full breadth of what the facility offers; the value of which is immense when you consider what you get for a yearly membership. The only intolerance that the management has is unsafe and irresponsible handling of firearms; their safety rules are common sense and most importantly enforced. Act like a moron with a remote hole puncher in your hands, and you’ll be asked to vacate the premises - which is exactly what competent range management should do. Be a responsible shooter and you’ll find the best place in central Alabama to go pew pew at. 10/10, will clang steel at as long as this place is open.