Saddle River Range

I was hoping to like this place. Close to the house, indoor (so my wife will come), archery range (so my daughter will come), etc. We usually go to Gander Mountain where I really like the range and people, but this place is closer. And archery range… At any rate, after a 30 minute drive we walked in, finally found the check in counter, and proceeded to stand there for approximately 10 to 15 minutes while being completely ignored by the two on the other side of the counter. My wife always wants to speak to a manager about employees that won’t do their job, but I’m the type that figures if you don’t want my money I’ll go elsewhere. So back to Gander we will go. And Gander charges $ 25 a lane and no up charge for my son and wife to use it with me.

It may be a decent place if you don’t have a family. But, I do so I can only give 1 star. Despite their declaration to the contrary, it’s not a «family oriented» establishment as they wouldn’t let my son shoot.
We’ve never had any problems at Spring Guns & Ammo or Gun Emporium in Conroe. So, if you want to go for a family outing, I’d suggest other options. SRR does have a fancy building and they wear matching uniforms though so there’s that.

Compared to other ranges around Conroe, this place blows the competition away. The staff was frighteningly helpful and polite, not used to that level of service at a gun store/​range. Was a bit disappointed in the number of shooting lanes but we had no problem getting in on a Friday afternoon. Once inside the ventilation was very nice and the AC was blowing. The shooting stalls had the Action Target name on them which is very comforting as they make top notch gear. The noise level was pretty awful but this was to be expected for an indoor range. We were shooting suppressed but a guy next to us was shooting an AR which sounded like a cannon. The ROs were very friendly and meticulously swept up the brass. I also liked the target camera at the 25 yard line. I prefer shooting at an outdoor range but given the chance, I’d probably return to Saddle River Range, especially in the summer.

I made two attempts to contact customer service. Apparently there are more than one website for Saddle River Range. The fire arms retail store never responded to my emails.
After posting a negative review I was contacted immediately by someone at the actual range.
They are going to make some changes to the information on the web pages to clarify the
contact information. The person that contacted me was very helpful in getting me in touch
with someone to help me. I will update the review once I determine what the customer service is like.

One of the best ranges I’ve been to. Professional, knowledgeable and friendly staff. The RO’s have great advice to offer and do an excellent job of watching for unsafe behavior. I haven’t visited the archery side yet, but I’d like to very soon! My new range of choice. If you’re looking for a great shooting experience, I highly recommend you try saddle river.

Best range in Houston area. Top notch facilities, staff and equipment. You can make a day out of a visit, shoot your bow then have some lunch at the café and then finish with shooting some guns in the première shooting range. You can shoot pistols or rifles and calibers up to .50 BMG.
Great place for the enthusiast and family.

Pros: Technologically advanced — the gun smith was very helpful. The employees are gun store serious but professional. Clearly a lot of money was spent on the facility. The range venting system works well.
Cons: After reading the rules and signing in digitally I inquired about holster practice and advised the staff I was a law enforcement officer. I was told a range officer would be in to holster qualify me. A few minutes later, a range officer «holster qualified» me which consisted of presenting LE credentials or CHL, and my driver’s license, filling out a form about what make, model, and calibre gun I carry and what brand of holster I was using. I answered a question about what kind of prior training I had and then the range officer inspected my weapon for functionality (which consisted of him racking the slide a few times and dry firing it), then he visually inspected my holster. I was asked the 4 rules of firearms safety and asked to verbalize how to draw a pistol from a holster. Next I had to demonstrate drawing from the holster and dry firing 10 times followed by demonstrating drawing from the holster and live firing — again 10 times.
If you allow a particular gun on the range without an inspection, why does the gun require a function inspection if used with a holster. Does having a holster some how change the application of the firearms safety rules (why quiz a holster shooter about the rules but not quiz non-​holster shooters?) What does the holster have to do with the calibre? Is a .40 calibre Glock some how more or less safe than a 9 mm Glock once a holster is introduced? We’ve already established my identity by presenting my driver’s license at check-​in and re-​established it through the presentation of LE credentials or CHL at the firing position so… I’m confused — what does having a driver’s license have to do with the safe use of a holster?
Ironically, approximately 45 minutes later, I and my date, were politely kicked off the range — not for a safety violation, but for using up my allotted one hour. The range officer graciously allowed us to finish up our last magazine — since, as he volunteered, no one was waiting. Had I known that 10 minutes of my precious 60 (minus set up) would be used getting «holster qualified» I wouldn’t have bothered.
Also, this range allows rifle shooters on the same deck as pistol shooters. This doesn’t really bother me, (although I don’t generally see the point of shooting a rifle at 25y and less — its not like any serious CQC training is occurring esp. with those shooting deer rifles) but I did notice some other pistol shooters didn’t appreciate the disparate concussion and blast.
This range doesn’t allow hand loaded ammo (and I don’t think they let you pick up your own brass).
Bottom Line:
If you want to grab a latte and hang out in a gun friendly location, this place is for you. If you want an atypical date-​night venue this is absolutely a great place to introduce a girlfriend to shooting.
Do you believe in shooting as a martial art? Do you fully anticipate wearing out your recoil spring (s)? Do you keep a spare magazine in your wife’s car? If you answered yes to any of these questions, there may be a range better suited for you elsewhere.
I really wanted to like this range because it is close to my house. I wouldn’t say I had a «bad» experience here, but the policies fell way short of my expectations. For my money, there are other places that assume active duty law enforcement* can safely use a holster, understand separating rifle and pistol shooters is probably a good idea and don’t care how long you shoot if no one is waiting.
At least now I know what a Guntry Club is and that it’s not for me.

It’s ok, but I’ll stick with my usual range.
Pros: it’s clean and a nice place. They’ve got a bar with coffee and sandwiches. The target placement machine is high tech and has a digital distance read out. They have a shooting simulator. The staff were friendly.
Cons:
1) it’s the loudest range I’ve used. Although they seem to have the usual sound proofing, it’s noticeably louder than other ranges, when hearing my own guns and other shooters. Also, they allow rifles to shoot on the same lane as pistols. So, while il shooting my pistol at 10 yards, periodically a deer rifle is blasting in the lane right next to me. It was deafening.
2) The check in was time consuming. I didn’t see any signs and so had to wander around until another customer pointed me to where there is a check in desk. Then you have to watch a 2 minute safety video. We couldn’t hear over the noise in the store, and it was just basic gun safety, which if you don’t know, you don’t belong on a range alone. After the video we asked for a lane and were then told to go back to the video system to read and sign the waiver. It was all pretty disorganized.
3) I didn’t use the simulator, but watched others. It was pretty cartoonish. Seemed much less real than the one at gander mountain.
3) It is a bit expensive. $ 33 for two shooters on a lane.
May be a good choice for taking a date shooting, or if you really want a panini between rounds, but it’s not for me.

My husband and I went to their open house yesterday to check things out. I’ve never been to an indoor shooting range so I can’t compare but this was seriously a beautiful building. I thought they did a great job incorporating a lot of different things to cater to everyone. The staff and volunteers they had were very helpful and encouraged everyone to handle the guns they were show casing. I can’t tell you much about the actual classes, how they do things, the gun range etc., but I will be back soon to look into all that. Oh, and with my work being so close I will most definitely be trying their café sometime soon!