Midwest Shooting Center

What Midwest Shooting Center does

Midwest Shooting Center is a privately-held operator of shooting range facilities in the United States, founded in 2018 by Jeffrey Swinford. The company is structured as Midwest Shooting Center Pittsburgh LLC, incorporated in Ohio with its principal place of business in Delaware and operating presence in the Pittsburgh market. Per its own short description, it is a "shooting place," indicating a consumer-facing firearms range business likely spanning lane rentals, training classes, and ancillary retail. With 51-100 employees and a multi-state footprint, the company operates at a scale beyond a single facility.

The company has funded its operations primarily through SEC-registered exempt securities offerings to accredited investors, with a disclosed minimum investment of $25,000. Three offerings are on record: $2,295,000 raised on 2020-10-15, $1,000,000 of a $2,000,000 target sold via SEC Form D filed 2021-06-04, and $2,666,250 raised on 2022-03-14, totaling approximately $5.96M. Pricing and product detail are not publicly disclosed; no customer logos, partnerships, or proprietary technology are reported in the available source data.

Operating in a regulated industry that requires ATF compliance, state range licensing, zoning approvals, and local environmental permits, Midwest Shooting Center's go-to-market is fundamentally local and physical. Its revenue mechanics likely combine range access fees, memberships, instructor-led training, and retail sales of firearms, ammunition, and accessories, though no segment-level economics are disclosed. The capital-intensive nature of safe range construction, combined with regulatory entry barriers, provides the principal basis for any durable competitive position.

Name

Midwest Shooting Center

Legal name

Midwest Shooting Center Pittsburgh LLC

Website

https://midwestshootingcenter.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Midwest Shooting Center is a privately-held shooting range operator founded in 2018, serving consumer and training customers across Ohio, Delaware, and Pittsburgh. The company runs physical range facilities with multi-stream revenue from lane rentals, training, and retail, funded by accredited-investor securities offerings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Shooting Range Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Arenas & Indoor Sports Centers (MPAKAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Shooting Sports Equipment Retail (Targets, Clay, Range Gear, Hearing/Eye Protection) (CRAMAKAG), Hunting, Shooting Sports & Archery Retail (CRAMABAK), Firearms & Ammunition Retail (CRAMAKAA), Adventure Equipment Rental, Retail & Service Centers (Gear Hire, Repairs) (THAAAKAN)

Keywords

• Shooting range services
• Firearms training
• Indoor shooting range
• Gun range facility
• Recreational shooting

Headquarters

HQ city

Ohio City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Core offering

Midwest Shooting Center operates a shooting range facility offering range access lanes and firearms-related services to customers. The business is structured as Midwest Shooting Center Pittsburgh LLC, providing on-site recreational shooting and training experiences at its physical location.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Shooting Range Access Physical shooting range lanes available to individual customers for recreational target shooting practice at the company's Ohio/Pittsburgh-area facility.
• Firearms Training On-site firearms instruction and training classes delivered at the company's range facility for individual shooters seeking structured firearms education.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Shoot Smart: Multi-location indoor shooting range and firearms retailer offering lanes, training, and a broad retail selection, closely comparable in operating model to Midwest Shooting Center.
• Shoot Point Blank: Indoor shooting range and firearms retail chain offering lane rentals, training classes, and retail in a multi-state footprint. Closely comparable business model to Midwest Shooting Center.
• Range USA: Operates a multi-location chain of indoor shooting ranges and firearms retail stores across the U.S., directly comparable in service mix (lanes, training, retail, memberships) and customer base to Midwest Shooting Center.
• Eagle Eye Gun Range & Training: Indoor shooting range and gun store with lanes, training programs, and retail — comparable to Midwest Shooting Center's combination of range operations and firearms retail.
• Sharpshooters Indoor Range: Established indoor shooting range and firearms retailer offering lane rentals, training, and retail — directly comparable to Midwest Shooting Center's core service mix.
• Top Gun Shooting Sports: Mid-size indoor shooting range operator combining lanes, retail, training, and events. Comparable service mix and target market to Midwest Shooting Center.
• Lawmen's Shooting Sports: Multi-state indoor shooting range chain offering lanes, training, and firearms retail. Comparable in scale and offering to a regional shooting center operator like Midwest Shooting Center.

Broad incumbents

• Academy Sports + Outdoors: Large sporting goods retailer carrying firearms, ammunition, and shooting accessories across many U.S. stores. Comparable as a firearms retail competitor and category-defining incumbent, though not a range operator.
• Bass Pro Shops: Major outdoor sporting goods retailer with deep firearms, ammunition, and shooting sports assortment, including in-store shooting ranges at flagship locations. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the shooting sports ecosystem.

Others

• NRA Range: Industry association and educational body serving shooting sports operators and enthusiasts. Comparable as an ecosystem participant shaping standards, training, and consumer awareness for shooting centers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/midwest-shooting-center

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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