Shooting Sports

What Shooting Sports does

Shooting Sports Inc. is a privately held, single-location indoor shooting range and full-service firearms retailer headquartered at 7811 N Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, Florida. The facility operates three indoor ranges spanning 25 to 50 yards with 17 shooting stations that accommodate handguns, shotguns, and rifles, staffed by range safety officers and monitored by video surveillance. The business is open to the public with no membership prerequisite and serves individual shooters ranging from novice to experienced, families, women, seniors, and law enforcement/military personnel, with promotional programs (Ladies' Nights, Seniors Day, LE/military discounts) and family-friendly positioning targeted at broadening the customer mix.

The company operates a diversified revenue model combining (i) range access at $19.99 per person per visit with no time limit, (ii) annual membership packages offering unlimited range time and purchase discounts, (iii) training classes (Florida Concealed Weapon/Firearm License course, USCCA beginner handgun, shotgun, home defense) priced $65–$85 per person, (iv) firearm sales including new, used, and 20% consignment inventory, (v) rental firearms ($20–$30 plus optional $15 suppressor add-on), (vi) FFL transfers at $25 for members and $45 for non-members, and (vii) ancillary gun cleaning services. NRA/USCCA-certified instructors deliver the curriculum, with class sizes capped at 6 students for USCCA courses.

All transactions are physical-only; there is no e-commerce, no mobile application, and no disclosed API or digital distribution channel. The website (shootingsportstampa.com) operates as the primary marketing and scheduling surface, currently self-described as being under construction. Leadership comprises David Underhill as CEO and Tim Baldwin as Founder/Co-owner. The business is independently owned with no identified parent company, institutional investors, or external funding.

Name

Shooting Sports

Legal name

Shooting Sports Inc

Website

https://shootingsportstampa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shooting Sports Inc. is a privately held indoor shooting range and full-service firearms retailer in Tampa, FL, operating 17 stations across three 25–50 yard ranges, serving individual recreational shooters, families, women, seniors, and law enforcement/military with range access, training, retail, rentals, and FFL transfers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indoor Shooting Range and Firearms Retail Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), Sporting Goods Retailers (459110)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997)

akta.pro primary industry

Firearms & Ammunition Retail (CRAMAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Arenas & Indoor Sports Centers (MPAKAEAB)

Keywords

• Indoor shooting range
• Firearms retail
• Firearms training
• FFL transfers
• Range memberships

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Range Fees and Memberships: Daily range fees at $19.99/person with no time limit, plus membership packages providing unlimited range time and purchase discounts.
2. Firearm Sales: Sales of new, used, and consignment firearms. Also sells ammunition and shooting accessories.
3. Firearms Training Classes: Revenue from concealed carry courses, USCCA beginner classes, shotgun training, and home defense courses. Fees range from $65 to $85 per person depending on course type.
4. Firearm Rentals: Rental firearms available at $20 for standard and $30 for premium rentals, plus $15 for suppressor add-on. Renters must use facility ammunition.
5. FFL Transfer Fees: Fees charged for processing firearm transfers from online or mail-order purchases. $25 for annual members, $45 for non-members.
6. Gun Cleaning Services: Professional cleaning service offered for handguns, rifles, and shotguns.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shooting Sports Inc operates a public indoor shooting range with three lanes (25-50 yards) and 17 stations for handguns, shotguns, and rifles. The range is paired with a firearms retail store offering new, used, and consignment firearms, ammunition, and accessories, plus rental firearms, NRA/USCCA-certified training classes, FFL transfer services, annual memberships, and gun cleaning services.

Product overview

Shooting Sports is a Tampa-based indoor shooting range and firearms retail business offering a unified portfolio of range facilities, firearm sales, training courses, and membership services. The core offering is the indoor shooting range with 25-50 yard lanes and 17 stations for handguns, shotguns, and rifles. The business supplements the range with new, used, and consignment firearm sales; firearm rental; and FFL transfer services. Training is delivered through multiple course offerings including Concealed Weapons/Firearm License Course (for Florida CWFL), USCCA Basic Handgun Course, Shotgun Training, and Home Defense Training. Membership packages provide unlimited range access and purchase discounts. Additional services include gun cleaning and Ladies' Nights promotions. The company positions itself as a firearms academy with NRA/USCCA certified instructors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Indoor Shooting Range Access Public indoor shooting range with three lanes (25-50 yards) and 17 shooting stations accommodating handguns, shotguns, and rifles, monitored by range safety officers and video surveillance. Open to all experience levels with no membership required.
• Firearms Sales (New, Used, Consignment) Retail sale of new, used, and consignment firearms (handguns, rifles, shotguns), ammunition, and shooting accessories from the Tampa storefront. Purchases over $200 qualify for a free 30-day range membership.
• Firearm Rental Rental of standard ($20) and premium ($30) firearms for use on the indoor range, with suppressor add-on ($15). Renters are required to use facility-supplied ammunition.
• FFL Transfer Service Federal Firearms License transfer service that processes firearms received from other licensed FFL dealers on behalf of buyers who purchased online or by mail order. Annual members pay $25 per transfer; non-members pay $45.
• Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearms License Course Classroom and range training designed for individuals pursuing a State of Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearms License. Covers state statutes, use of deadly force, mindset, holsters, and includes a range session; $65/person, $120 for two, with group discounts. Rental firearm, safety equipment, and targets included; student supplies ammunition.
• USCCA Basic Handgun Course Beginner-level handgun course for individuals or families new to firearms, covering safe gun handling, shooting fundamentals, and range qualification. Three-hour format (2-hour classroom, 1-hour range); $85 per person including rental firearm, eye and ear protection, targets, and a certificate of completion.
• Shotgun Training Formal classroom and range shotgun training program covering novice, intermediate, and advanced skill levels for shooters seeking to develop shotgun proficiency.
• Home Defense Training Training program focused on self-defense knowledge and skills for home protection scenarios, delivered through classroom and range instruction by certified instructors.
• Range Membership Packages Annual membership options providing unlimited range time (including free range time on 25-yard ranges), purchase discounts on many items, with family coverage defined as husband, wife, and children under 21 living at home. Discounts exclude sale items and firearm sales.
• Gun Cleaning Service Professional firearm cleaning service offered for handguns, rifles, and shotguns at the Tampa storefront.
• Consignment Firearms Sales Consignment sales service for firearms taking 20% of the selling price as commission, alongside outright firearm purchases by the company, offered to customers seeking to sell or trade firearms.
• Ladies' Night Promotion Promotional offering providing women with free range fees Monday through Thursday from 5:00 PM to close. Excludes shooters participating in license certification or qualification courses.

Quantifiable outcome

• Shooters with memberships pay no range fees ever
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Range USA: Multi-state indoor shooting range and retail chain operating member-based ranges, training academies, and firearms stores in the Southeast and Midwest; directly comparable facilities, pricing tiers, and curriculum structure.
• GAT Guns (Guns & Tactics): Midwest-based indoor range with retail, training, and an extensive class catalog (NRA/USCCA/Illinois CCW) — same go-to-market combination of range + academy + retail as the subject company.
• Shoot Straight: Florida-headquartered indoor shooting range and retail chain with multiple Tampa-area locations; closest direct competitor offering range time, firearms retail, training, and memberships on the same operating model.
• American Shooters / American Firearms Retailers (national range chains): Network of indoor ranges combining retail, training, and memberships under one roof; operates the same range-plus-academy-plus-storehouse business model as Shooting Sports.

Others

• USCCA (United States Concealed Carry Association) certified instructors/classes: Network of USCCA-certified instructors offering concealed-carry and beginner courses; Shooting Sports is one node in this network and competes on location and class quality in the Tampa market.
• NRA ranges and affiliated training facilities: NRA-affiliated ranges and instructors offering NRA-certified curriculum — Shooting Sports teaches the same certification stack (NRA/USCCA) and competes for the same concealed-carry student dollars.

Regional players

• Bullseye Shooting Range: Other Florida-region indoor shooting ranges offering range time, classes, and retail; useful for benchmarking local Tampa market pricing and utilization.

Broad incumbents

• Bass Pro Shops / Cabela's: National big-box outdoor retailer selling firearms, ammunition, and accessories with in-store shooting academies at flagship locations; competes for adjacent firearms-retail wallet share rather than range-time, but overlapping training and gun sales.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/shootingsportfl

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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