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Bought from here and had a seamless exchange. Thank you.

Went there today for the First time to transfer a firearm. went super smooth and the transfer fee was very reasonable. The guys there were super friendly ended up staying there after the transfer and just chatting with the guys.

I've known the owner for over 20yrs. and purchased my first 12guage Remington wingmaster here. Ralph has also given me a fair price when I sold him weapons. They also buy gold/silver and carry ammunition. Check out their products.

Great guys and bigger selection than I expected. If you're looking for hard to find ammo, give them a call you might be surprised.

This is my local gun shop and gun smith. My first choice and have been stopping in for a couple of years now. Good bunch of guys with a wealth of knowledge.

I wish I could give Dicks zero stars. It's not a 2A-friendly place to shop

Have only used them once, but will be back. One of the nicest shops I have been in.

Bought an upper and minuteman ammo not too long ago last year or so before the parts ban. Love minuteman ammo for my .357 Magnum 686+ specifically their 125gr offering. You want to smack something hard and let them know it as much as your hand? That's the load to go with.

Alex is a good person to work with, super nice guy and is very helpful and honest.

I've been going to this pit for years and it's well known as being more than questionable some times in regard to safety and other shooters. This most recent visit was no different.

We got there early and had no issue setting up and communicating for a cease fire to setup targets. We shot for a solid hour or so as more people showed up and started setting up. The range went cold after a group on our far right went down the line asking for a cease fire. Everybody agreed and an audible 'CEASE FIRE' was yelled out between parties. As the group that asked for the cease fire is crossing the firing line, BANG. Dumbass to our left starts popping of his pistol. Luckily nobody was down range yet. I yelled, "Hey! HEY!! CEASE FIRE!" He apparently was annoyed given the look on his face and whatever he muttered under his breath as he threw his pistol down on his table.

Later on that day, more and more people showed up as it tends to happen here. Another group setup to our left and had zero firearms experience, flagged the line both directions, was chambering rounds with their fingers on the trigger, etc. Then on the far right side, a group showed up that smelled heavily of weed and started blasting off full auto's with home made suppressors. Our group of three rigs packed up and took off after that.

The pit itself is great. It's really the people that mess it up. Please bring bags with you and pack out some extra garbage when you go. Places have been shut down for abuse over the years and I'd hate to see the Greenwater pit be added to that list. Go early morning on weekends or during the week to avoid the super huge crowds or slightly past the big pit, take a right and explore further up the mountain. There are a number of smaller areas to setup and shoot with good backstops and no crowds.

Range was closed back on 10/2022 due to concerns over led contamination at the range and ground water for the local salmon-bearing stream.

Have completed several firearm purchases and transfers through them over the years. Typically do business because they are conveniently located. I've had some good experiences but would never say any have been great.

Lots of the gun counter folks will stand around and BS rather than come to help or ask if you need assistance. I understand they get a lot of tire kickers and window shoppers but that's part of doing sales. Have started taking my business elsewhere locally because of better customer service but I hope they turn it around.

I'll still patronize them for ammo, shooting supplies, and waterfowl hunting gear as much as able rather than using online or big box stores.

Found Sporting Systems when looking to complete the now required firearm "training" requirement. Great outfit and easy to-follow FREE online course. They've also been a 2A advocate and past sponsor of an event I'm running on May 4th at the Granite Falls Sportsman's Club supporting Boy Scouts and shooting sports.

I visited Benchmark with a muzzlerloader barrel for a project I'd been working on. I needed the breech back-bored an additional 3/4". This is NOT their usual request. On the wracks I could see lots of actions with very high-end looking barrels mated to them. But he must have sensed my frustration and offered to put it on a lathe right there and then. I was out the door 5 minutes later for a nominal fee.
Thanks Benchmark!

Great selection of more obscure/hard to find weapons platforms and ammunition types. No fuddery or funny business, just a good group of folks with a great facility. Great assortment of high-quality accessories, too (no Timber Creek or Tapco garbage).

This is a great resource for any type of outdoor gear, sporting good at great prices.
Have nice ads that come out monthly and always looking forward to review.

My wife and I enjoy going there to practice and learn. She only feels comfortable there when we go shooting. They are very nice and well maintained lanes. We have taken some lessons there, the staff was very patient and good to learn from.

I just started a few months back starting my collection, and buy all my stuff from here. They have lead me right on every purchase, and now have Will custom building me a few. I can not wait to get them to the range.

Thank you to Double Tap,

JR

Been here a couple times for person to person transfers. They're good for sellers, will hold on to the gun if the buyer is put into the queue. Price for the transfer is great at $25 or $30 (can't recall). The $3 charge to copy the sellers license is stupid but whatever. Pawn shop level of selection for random guns to gaze at, sadly at pawn shop pricing.

Shot a couple of competitions here and if I lived closer I'd totally become a member. The range is always clean, staffed by friendly people, and is well-maintained. There are ranges for just about everything and the range itself is just a short drive if you're coming from the Gresham/Troutdale area.