Some impressions on the range from members and guests...."A few years ago, my wife and I were looking for a good gun range. To my surprise, we found two gun ranges in Central Florida that did not require NRA membership. These people were not serious about the second amendment. GTRI had this requirement up front and that was good enough for me. The pleasant aspect of membership was a great gun range, well run, with safe and friendly members. My congratulations to Ron Shema on a job well done and I'm impressed with his second amendment political activity. Every gun range in America should follow his example. I intend to remain an active member for a long, long time. Thank you very much." -- Jimmy C. Peagler, July 03, 2009 "My wife and I just joined about 2 weeks ago and wanted to let you know we think the Gainesville Target Range is a great place. The whole facility is very nice with the restrooms, training room, and security. Thank you for your efforts in making this happen. We look forward to receiving the news letters and up coming events via email." -- Bill and Terry Braun, 04/12/09 "Your Chief Range Safety Officer Brian Lane was a good representative of the range: he was very thorough on his guided tour and answered all my questions (I had many). He is a credit to your organization. Your range looks very professionally run (and safe) and I look forward to becoming a yearly member next Sunday when I take the safety course. Thanks for offering a dedicated safe range to NRA members and I wish GTRI continued success." -- Thomas Howard, May 17, 2009 "My wife and I just joined about 2 weeks ago and wanted to let you know we think the Gainesville Target Range is a great place. The whole facility is very nice with the restrooms, training room, and security. Thank you for your efforts in making this happen. We look forward to receiving the news letters and up coming events via email." -- Bill and Terry Braun, 04/12/09 "Dear Mr. Gray, My wife Ann and I took the course on Saturday 11/22/08 at the Gainesville Firing Range and wanted to let you know how pleased we are with your excellent teaching. We came away with much more information than we ever expected to get during a one day course. I suspect that this is mostly due to your excellent teaching methods and superior knowledge of the topic. You kept us interested all day. Meanwhile you 'taught to the book' you also gave us real world examples that were easy to relate to, and helped us to retain the information you were teaching. The student / teacher ratio was great and I am sure that it also contributed to the overall positive experience. The City of Gainesville is indeed lucky to have such a skilled and knowledgeable person as you in their employ.
Once again, let me say thank you for the experience you provided for us. I am sure that we and anyone we encounter will be safer for the learning that we did as your students.
" -- John E. Hudson, CBC056810, 11/24/08 "I would like to take this opportunity to personally thank Bill Quirk, Mike Baker, and Alan Gray for sharing their "skills" with those of us who participated in the Basic of Shooting Pistol course. What a wonderful experience this was for all those who attended! Each of the Instructors offered to share their EXTENSIVE experience, and a variety of communication/teaching skills; with their: quick "whit", sports analogies (tennis stance, and golf "follow through"), sense of humor and their usage of the varied visual, auditory, and tactile teaching methods....this was a class for ALL! There were some members of the class who had no experience at all with any guns. After this class the students walked away with a knowledge of gun safety, handling, and practical target experience. They were confident and proficient. An amazing transformation. The instructors left no one behind--and constantly asked if anyone had any questions, concerns, or needed additional time with any one aspect of the course. I will be looking for future class dates and encouraging everyone to attend! They were organized and made efficient time of the class hours. If this course was to be rated I would have to give this 5 stars. To put it mildly this was the Best of the Best--and we have it right here in Gainesville!!!! What a wonderful contribution they make to our community, and accolades to the Gainesville Target Range--for offering this service to our members. WTG Ron Shema! And Thanks a Million!
See ya at the Gainesville Target Range... " -- Dineen Wolfersheim , 5/12/08 "Hello Mr. Shema. My name is Michael Higgins and I am a new member of the GTR. I am very happy with the facilities and look forward to many enjoyable practice sessions at the range. I wanted to send you this note to thank you for allowing the professionals at Defensive Training Group to use the fine facilities of the GTR. I have taken two courses, Basic Pistol and Defensive Handgun from them; I am a very satisfied customer. Their training has allowed me to feel much more prepared to protect my wife, my two beautiful little girls, and myself. The GTR is an ideal setting for their challenging, professional, and practical courses. I just wanted you to know how positively a new member feels about the range and the Defensive Training Group. Thanks and stay safe, Michael Higgins" -- Michael Higgins, 9/24/07 "Dear Mr. Shema: I am impressed with the range you have built, and I appreciate your investment and efforts to provide local gun owners a place to practice their shooting. This is the answer to a problem that has nagged me for several years. Namely, how could I find a suitable place to teach my children to shoot. I've looked at rural land, but couldn't justify buying 10 or more acres of land to maintain in a natural or agricultural state for my primary goal of teaching my children to shoot and handle firearms. (In fact, the annual property taxes on agricultural-classified lands I've looked at are greater than the annual membership fee at your range.) And, lately, my participation with Cub Scouts has shown me that there is a need for a range that meets the requirements of Scout's rules so that these boys can be exposed to safe shooting. The focus on safety at the range compliments my own efforts with my children. Thanks, again." -- O. Henry Gotsch, 9/14/07 "Hi Ron, I wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for sponsering the excllent course on beginner pistol training yesterday. You have a very nice facility and I learned a tremendous amount from the knowledgable and patient Mike Baker and Alan. I am a complete novice and had a lot of ear about guns in general yet felt a real need to demystify the process and become proficient enough to protect myself and my family. Thanks again and I will be passing on the word to my friends!" -- Drue Ferrante, 7/15/07 "I am renewing my membership for the 3rd year. Thank you for this wonderful range where I can go shooting with my son and it is safe. " -- Rick Palmer, 1/15/07 "The Gainesville [Target] Range is so far the BEST range that I have ever seen in north Florida. I have been in other Florida ranges (Lake City and Ocala) and they scared the "day-light" out of me... Keep up the good work there. " -- Eugene Shek, 8/2/04 "The range looks great! Compare our range to any nearby and it is obvious that our members care and keep the place well kept." -- Chad Young, 8/1/04 "Just a quick note to tell you once again how pleased I am to have become a life member of the Gainesville Target Range. The range and its staff have thoroughly exceeded all of my expectations... " -- Ray Stern, 3/29/03 "Safe and enjoyable experience..." -- Stephen Fowler, 12/08/02 "This is a great place to shoot!" -- Mike Hickok, 10/12/02 "I am very impressed with your range. I just wanted to take this opportunity to tell you how much I am looking forward to being a member.... It has been a very long time since I have been to a range that has the professional appearance that yours has. " -- Alan Gray, 11/08/01 "I very much enjoyed my first time using the range." -- Doug White, 06/16/01 "It's nice to be able to stop off after work and shoot a box of ammo." "...range looks really good." -- Doug Dawson, 05/01/01
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