On Target Indoor Shooting Range

This place a full of morons that look at you like a deer in head lights. I had a gun sent there that I purchased online. I went there day after day seeing my gun behind the counter and they wouldn’t release it to me. I paid them for fees and everything to get it sent there! I finally told them to screw off after I tried quite a few times to get what I paid for. Long story short. I will never go there for any type of business again

They are so friendly. I was there with my cousin. They helped us to find the best 9 mm and 45 mm gun and their suggestion was perfect for us. The price is affordable and you have an option to change your gun during the shooting. I will be going there more often.

My absolute favorite indoor range in Orange County. Clean, well kept. Knowledgable and professional staff

I just took the Intro To Handgun course and couldn’t be more happier! Josh was fantastic at giving instructions and what to expect. First let me give you my experience. I have NO experience. The class goes over all the safety measures and etiquette as well as the correct way to handle a gun safely and proper shooting stance. After going over everything and practicing with a dummy gun we went to the shooting range area where we shot real guns. They had us load the magazine with only 5 cartridges at a time so that we would get used to loading and unloading our guns. I liked that because it really helped me feel more comfortable and to be able to understand how the gun functioned. There were 2 other instructors too who were super helpful and gave me tips and showed me how to properly hold the gun and aim. I am so impressed with how nice they all were and so happy I took the class. If you want to learn how to shoot then I recommend taking the class. It’ll take away any jitters or anxiety you may be feeling if you’ve never shot a gun like myself!

Good place to come and fire a few off.

The upside, it’s close. Otherwise I’m looking at driving to north Orange County or Oceanside. The downs? Well let’s see… many of their guns are over-​priced as many are being sold above MSRP. The staff aren’t exactly friendly, in fact most of them seem annoyed if they have to help you. I’m not saying all of them, as there are a few good ones, but most just seem inconvenienced by your presence. I’m not looking for VIP service, but at least look at me when I ask a question. Also the atmosphere is typical anti-​Obama, 2^nd Ammendment supportin’, gun-​luvin’ ‘Muricans! A bit stereotypical, but I also fit that sterotype a bit myself. Overall, just meh. I only come here every now and again and I’ll probably keep it that way until their customer service improves and have more competitive pricing.

I shoot here about once a month for the last year. I like it cause it close to home, staff is knowledgeable and friendly, 20 plus lanes and a good selection on gun rentals. You do have to take a class in order to use your AR but I didn’t mind. The class is fairly quick, you get a free lane rental and it makes sense why you need to take the class. I see a few people leave negative reviews about the staff being rude but I’ve never had that experience even tho I’ve had my rifle card revoked for a no-​no lol. I’ve bought my AR and G26 threw them both with Jason. He’s very knowledgeable and friendly. When it gets busy everyone crowds the counter a bit and it can be a little frustrating. It can also get a little stuffy inside the range when it’s hot. I recommend coming here and trying it out. I like the place.

So… been to this «establishment» a few times. Being a South Orange County resident I am very limited for local locations to go and shoot. In the past dealing with the guys behind the counter has always been less than cordial… but they outdid themselves. I was here with a buddy looking to share a lane, with our paper work filled out, our right thumb prints in the little box, ID’s at the ready we get in line for someone to set us up with a lane. The gentlemen in front of us starts to raise his voice in displeasure on how he is being treated and from what I can hear it sounds legit. While this is all happening other employees are just watching from behind the gun counters, as this all escalate into a heated conversation. At this time, two more guys come in behind us and are waiting as well and even commenting about the interaction. Finally another employee comes up to the registers and waves the two guys behind us to come up so he can get them set up. I step up and say «excuse me, but we were next.» The employee barely looks up, raises an eyebrow and continues to help the two guys that came in behind us. I looked at my friend and said «F this place! Let’s get the hell out of here!» That’s when the employee with a smug look on his face looked up and said «have a good day!» as I heard a few chuckles.
So just because these guy’s wear holstered guns they think they can be arrogant asses to anyone?! Or maybe it’s because there is no competition for places to shoot within 25 miles?!
This place is just horrible and I will spread the word to all my buddies that shoot to never come here or even suggest it to anyone. They hardly ever clean their range, more than once I have seen people being unsafe with a gun and I have never seen an employee reprimand them. Even after I brought it to their attention and asked if I could be moved to another lane. Which they refused to do since the range was full accept for the first two lanes. Yes I understand those lanes are reserved for certain people. But really you can’t make an exception since I was in fear of my safety?! First time there was a guy loading his gun on the back counter. And yet another, was a woman that was swinging a .22 cal rifle around to talk to her husband behind her that was not paying attention. Yes this happened on two separate occasions. Is there even a Range Officer at OnTarget?! I get you can’t watch everyone, every second that they are in the lanes, but even after you have a patron leave his lane, go up to the counter and mention the incident you do nothing about it?! Shameful!
Do yourself a favor and make the drive to the OC Sheriff’s training facility, Evan’s, Field Time Tactical or better yet Raahauges! Give those good people your hard earned money. At least you will be in a safer environment to get your practice in.
I hope that no one has to go through these experiences that I have been through at this location. But you have been warned!

I’ve been a member at On-​Target for three years … it’s close to my office so I can shoot on my lunch breaks (very convenient). I thought my firearms and specifically my handgun skills were pretty solid, but signed-​up for a tactical handgun class with Charlie and Josh. The quality of their training and their personal skills/​knowledge is simply outstanding. These guys are real professionals who can effectively teach and train. I learned a lot in three hours … most importantly, I learned how little I really know and how much more there is for me to learn. I’ll be back, next time with my adult sons.
TOP NOTCH INSTRUCTORS — GREAT TRAINING!
Mel W.

The safest range I’ve ever been too! The staff is great and friendly! Very knowledgable and always willing to answer questions and share information.

Don’t sell your guns here! I had two on consignment that sold a month and a half ago! Over a month! Really?!
After being told it would take two weeks + the 10 day waiting period for the buyer.
I’ve seen no money and still have not gotten a straight answer as to when my checks will ready.

Drove about an hour for a PPT here at ON TARGET. I was skeptical about coming here after reading Unilocal reviews but I had a GREAT EXPERIENCE. All the salesmen here are super nice and respectful. They greeted me as I walked in and started on ppt right away. It was a quick process. I met the manager of range and he was a nice cool guy. don’t let the othrr reviews stop you from coming here.

This range is the equivalent of getting bad fast food when your favorite restaurant is closed or you don’t want to drive far. It’s a compromise.
The range is close by which makes it convenient but that’s about it. The range is filthy and it’s like a sauna during the summer so dress light.
The employees are … interesting. «Tacti-​douche» is what I have heard them described as. Beards, tattoos, Multicam, MOLLE gear and a heightened sense of entitlement because they work at a gun store with some heavy trigger time on Call of Duty.
This extends to their customer service which is terrible.
I have seen it all from them:
–Making fun of people on the range in front of customers
–Ignoring you while they finish talking and ordering lunch
–Blankly staring at you when you ask a question or stand at the register (My personal favorite)
–Telling customers their choice of firearm «sucks»
How many people does it take to help an attractive young women who walks in solo?
4 apparently; it’s comical how much they bicker among themselves on who gets to check her in.
But I keep coming back because of it’s location and I must be a glutton for punishment. It’s a business model that surprisingly works.
One of these days someone is going to catch one of their employee’s ridiculous tirades (look at past reviews) on camera and it’s going to be the end of this circus.

People that work at On Target Shooting Range are very rude, arrogant and unprofessional. I do not recommend this place to anyone. I have been a shooter for over twenty years, and have shot at different ranges. The employees may have a directive from their management to make it more difficult for people with foreign names to use the establishment, at least it came across to me that way a few times I went there. Last time, I took my sons there to teach them how to shoot. The guy with the long beard came and stood behind me to critic anything that he thought I did wrong.
I bought a membership at another shooting range and have had an excellent experience at the other place.

I’ll be the first one to admit that there are a lot of firearms related businesses (both ranges and retail stores) that are not always the friendliest when it comes to welcoming new people.
I have never found that to be the case at OnTarget. The staff are friendly and helpful. I’ve only seen them adopt a «stern» position when it’s warranted — for range safety purposes. Not sure about everyone else on Unilocal,but I want the range safety staff to crack down on people who do not follow basic safety rules.
My experience at OnTarget has always been that if you approach it in a friendly fashion, you will get friendly results. If you show up and are stand-​offish because you already «know everything» then you are likely to get the same treatment in response. Don’t forget that this is a place where you are allowed, and in fact welcomed, to come in, and handle deadly weapons in an environment with other people. I would not feel comfortable doing this in an environment that was excessively friendly and just let everyone come in and do whatever they wanted. That’s how accidents happen that ultimately cost us all even more of our rights and freedoms.
I’ve never had anything but a positive experience at OnTarget, but I also have never approached it as anything other than a personal hobby/​passion which warrants extreme attention to detail and strict adherence to basic, common sense safety rules.

This is just another report about the Rude, arrogant and Incompetent staff at this range.
Having moved into the area 3 years ago, I had not shot at this range because of the Unilocal reviews. I am a member of the West End Gun club in Lytle Creek for all of my long gun shooting normally, and a member at a couple of other indoor ranges for hand guns in my area.
This time however after having received my little Hi-​Point 40S&W Carbine, I just wanted to put a few rounds through it quickly and didn’t feel like driving. So I called this place and spoke to a guy about range policies related to rifle calibers that were permitted. He informed me that my new rifle was perfectly ok and just make sure to bring FMJ ammo…
So I packed up the little wife and her hand guns along with my own Ruger P944, my new Carbine, lots of ammo; and we headed of for a nice afternoon of range time… or so we thought.
Thankfully the drive was short (20min.)
As soon as we walked through the door I could feel a bad vibe, there were three employees behind the counter doing various things (two were talking and joking, the third was reading something) After about 2 minutes the two story tellers looked at me and resumed their stand up routine… the third guy put down what he was trying to read like he was put out having to ask me «what do you want»…his words not mine.
I still smiled and said my wife and I are here to rent a little range time…
Then he said is that a long gun? (referring to my rifle Tactical gun case)
I said yes is that a problem? It’s chambered in 40S&W and the guy on the phone said it was fine when I called about an hour ago?!
Then he replied, not if you have a rifle card…(crickets…)
What is a rifle card I say… then he proceeds to inform me the range has had a problem with long gun shooters shooting through the roof of the range, and the bullets are falling into the parking lot of the Edwards Kaleidoscope Stadium 10 movie theaters… and patrons of this range must sit through a Sunday class on proper long gun handling, operation, and safety.
I say… the guy could have mentioned that on the phone when I asked, «before» I got packed up and drove over here…(glowering stares at each other…)
I said thank you and turned to my wife and said… this is my fault, this is why they have the Unilocal reviews they have and I have never been here before… she giggled and said, or ever again! Remember she is my wife, and knows me pretty well…
I do not advocate using this facility.
Jeffrey W Lloyd
Local business owner
NRA Lifetime member
Safari club International member

Employees are completely arrogant. At least every one that I had encountered. They talk down at you like you don’t understand anything about the guns you own. The goon helping us ignored us for the most part and interrupted my grandpas question about membership rates to demand his ID. Still never heard those rates. Though nobody was interested after dealing with Mr. Furrowbrow and the macho squad once we were done.
Guns are fun. On Target is not.

Nope. While the range is OK, it’s stiflingly hot in the summer due to lack of ventilation. And that’s just the start.
A great many customers are studly boys showing off to their girlfriends who take iPhone photos of their studly beaus and get in everyone’s way, or fathers showing their kids how to shoot. One careless father let his young son lean their rifle on the ground against a partition. And of course it fell, with the barrel facing my wife. It didn’t go off, but the range needs to more efficiently monitor what’s going on with more frequent walk-​throughs by the their staff.
And it’s wayyyy too political for me. There’s anti-​Obama propaganda all over the place, even in the rest-​rooms. It’s pure bullcrap, with misleading and erroneous statistics. I’ve decided not to patronize any establishment that rams their political agenda down its customers’ throats, starting with On Target.
I’ll drive the extra distance and go to Iron Sights in Oceanside. Much more professional personnel and policies. And I do feel much safer with lots of Marines who know their way around firearms firing nearby.

Went here for the first time the other day with two friends. This was my first time holding a gun. ever.
The price wasn’t bad and they gave us eye and ear protection. I started with a .22 pistol and didn’t hit the target all that much, but I am planning on coming back for the women’s basic handgun class. I want to eventually get my CCW license and I felt comfortable talking to everyone here and asking questions.
I was in a group of people that included a training police officer so he was able to show us the proper procedure for shooting the gun, standing, hitting the target, etc.
For all of the rentals, it came out to be about $ 20 pp. Wasn’t bad at all and a lot of fun!
All I can say is that after the first 20 minutes of me being freaked out by the sound and feeling the pressure in my chest from 12 lanes shooting at once, I hope that safety is the first thing on everyone’s mind. This was a lot of fun. Can’t wait to come back!
1. Only open one door at a time
2. Don’t pick up the empty casing from the floor
3. Wear eye protection and ear protection
4. Closed toe shoes
5. T-​shirts /​No tank tops

I have only been here once, but I had an amazing experience.
I have never been to a shooting range before, but I have wanted to go for over 10 years.
I shot a 9 mm Glock, and went with a friend who taught me everything I needed to know. For two, the gun rental, eyes and ears for both, 3 targets and 50 rounds, the total came to $ 56.
We showed up on a Saturday around 10:20am, and they opened at 10:00am. I think we waited about 20 minutes, which wasnt bad. The experience was amazing, the staff was very friendly and I cant wait to go back!