Arizona in-state resources as of 12/02/08



Accuracy Speaks   3960 North Usery Pass Road, Mesa (480) 373-9499.   Builds and modifies competition firearms.

Ammo dump / Lancaster Arms   3673 South Bullard Road Suite 9 & 10, Goodyear (623) 877-4356. This isn't a retail store in the traditional sense, but you can go in an make a purchase or order a custom rifle.

Arizona Arms Association   One of four organizing bodies for gun shows in Arizona. Check their site for the latest show dates in your area.

Arizona Citizens Defense League   Founded by a group of local activists who recognized that a sustained, coordinated, statewide effort was critical to protecting and expanding the rights of law-abiding gun owners.

Arizona Department of Public Safety   2102 West Encanto Boulevard, Phoenix (602) 223-2000.   Issues CCW permits for the state.

Arizona Gun Line   A newly launched forum for firearms enthusiasts, complete with a buy, sell, or trade section.

Arizona Gun Runners   4154 North Hwy 87, Pine (928) 476-3066.   A wholesale distributor of tactical equipment and accessories. Police, military, fire departments, and all public safety agencies are served. The general public is also welcome.

Arizona Response Systems   16014 West Remuda Drive, Surprise (623) 556-8056.   Gunsmith, refinishing work and gun sales.   Call for an appointment.

Arizona Shooting forum   Great group of people here to talk about guns with.   There are groups for every interest. They keep track of local shoots, and compeition events. They also have a for sale section.

Arizona Shows (Ter-Mark)   One of four organizing bodies for gun shows in Arizona. Check their site for the latest show dates in your area.

Arizona State Trust Parcel Data   Find out what land is owned by whom.   As soon as you go to this site look to the column on the right which is titled "LAYERS", scroll all the way down to "Land Ownership" and check the grey box next to the folder icon.

Arizona Tactical Firearms   1809 East Baseline Road, Tempe (480) 752-9200.   Firearms and Class 3 sales, concealed carry classes for Arizona, Florida, and Utah. Other classes are offered. Armorers for Colt, Glock and Remington. Can carry here.

AZEX arms   663 West 2nd Avenue Suite 12, Mesa (480) 507-0200.   Firearms sales and custom builds, gunsmith, and refinishing services.

AZ Firearms   215 East Western Avenue, Avondale (602) 402-7775.   Small shop, but good selection of rifles, revolvers, pistols, and machine guns.

Bass Pro Shops   Offers firearms and accessories. There is only one location in Arizona: 1133 North Dobson Road in Mesa.

Bear Arms   10269 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale (480) 998-2727   Can carry here.

Ben Avery Shooting Facility   4044 West Black Canyon Boulevard, Phoenix (623) 582-8313.   Operated by the Arizona Game and Fish Department, this place gets crowded quick, and the line to wait to shoot can be several hours long.   Plan ahead.

BLM land south of Buckeye & Goodyear.   Click here for a picture of the area as seen from Google Earth.   Click here to download a Google Earth placemark file to see the area better, read road condition warnings, and map driving directions to it.   This is a fantastic place to shoot at and is very clean the last time I was there (5/27/07).

Bureau of Land Management, Arizona   An essential resource to finding open areas to shoot and current fire conditions and shooting restrictions.   You'll want to buy a map of the particular region you are interested in shooting at.

Buckeye Hills Shooting Range (reopening 12/08 - 1/09)

Cabela's   9380 West Glendale Avenue, Glendale (623) 872-6700.   Nice selection of rifles, pistols, reloading supplies, ammo, safes, and accessories.   Prices on firearms run high.   Weekends are the worst time, shop during the week and you'll actually make it to the gun counter.   Can carry here.

Casa Grande Elsy Pearson Rifle Range   2766 South Isom Road, Casa Grande (520)-421-8677.   Pistol and rifle range open to the public seven days a week.

Casa Grande Trap Club   8015 South Isom Road, Casa Grande (970) 376-3140.   13 trap fields.

Caswells   856 East Isabella Avenue, Mesa (480) 497-5141.   Shooting range (11 lanes), gun store and gunsmith. Concealed carry and other classes are offered.

Cavalry Arms   (480) 833-9685.   Firearms manufacturer and custom builder for the AR-15 rifle. While they are a local business, they do not sell directly to the public. They do have dealers in Arizona.

Crossroads of the West   One of four organizing bodies for gun shows in Arizona. Check their site for the latest show dates in your area.

Davidson's Gallery of Guns   6100 Wilkinson Drive, Prescott (928) 776-8055.   Is there any gun store that doesn't get their inventory through these guys?

Dick's Sporting Goods   Strictly hunting rifles, ammo, and accessories. Locations in Gilbert, Glendale, Oro Valley, Phoenix and Tempe.

Double Adobe Campground and Recreational Ranch   5057 West Double Adobe Road, McNeal (520) 364-4000, (800) 694-4242.   Trap shooting and holiday turkey shoot.

Douglas Rifle and Pistol Range   Pistol, rifle, trap and skeet range.

FFL transfer fees
Ameetec Arms, Scottsdale - guns $25 (free with $100 purchase), NFA $50.    (480) 633-2767

Arizona Tactical Firearms, 1809 East Baseline Road, Tempe - guns $25, NFA $100.    (480) 752-9200

AZEX, 663 West 2nd Avenue Suite 12, Mesa - guns $25, NFA $50.    1 (877)-AZE-XGUN

Bill Weingard, 37608 North Cave Creek Road, Cavecreek - $25, $20 for ArizonaShooting.com members.   (480) 488-9842.

Cactus Tactical, Gilbert.   CCW holders $15, non-CCW holders $25, NFA $50.    (602) 918-9737

East Bloc Imports (home-based, 3 miles west of Usery Pass Road) - handguns $25, long guns/receivers $20.   (480) 208-7275 ask for Carl.

Hamilton & Sons Firearms Company, Sedona - $25.   Dann@esedona.net

Maricopa Shooting Service (home-based in Maricopa) - handgun/long gun $25.   (520) 568-1820, (602) 689-0266

Phoenix Gun Center, 11801 North 19th Avenue Suite #10, Phoenix - $25, $20 for ArizonaShooting.com members.   602-466-2129 ask for Chris.

Simmons Services, central Phoenix - $25.    602-769-6301 ask for Mike.
Galco   2019 West Quail Avenue, Phoenix (623) 434-7070.    Manufacturer of holsters, belts, concealed carry items and many other accessories.   Unforturnately they are not open to the public.

Gary Reeder Custom Guns Custom firearms builder.   Also operates the Pistol Parlor store at 2601 East 7Th Avenue, Flagstaff (928) 527-4100.

Goldin Armory   FFL/SOT (class 1, 2 & 3) in south Goodyear.   Contact the owner at goldinarmoryllc@yahoo.com.

Gunsite   2900 West Gunsite Road, Paulden (928) 636-4565.   Firearms training facility for military, law enforcement, and civilians.

Guns Plus   16551 Dysart Road #107, Surprise (623) 583-1570.   Firearms sales and accessories. Concealed carry and many others classes offered. Fingerprinting available. Can carry here.

High Noon Shooters   6969 East Highway 69, Prescott Valley.   Indoor range.

Horizon Shooters   522 East Butler Avenue, Flagstaff (928) 556-9649.   Gun store with high prices.

J&G Sales   440 Miller Valley Road, Prescott (928) 445-9650   Firearms and Class 3 sales and accessories, and gunsmith. Can carry here.

Maricopa Shooting   45001 West Ed Green Lane, Maricopa (520) 568-1820, (520) 568-3060.   Gun sales, classes, gunsmith.   Can carry here.

Marksman Pistol Institute and Shooting Range   5051 East 29th Street, Tucson (520) 747-8657.   Firearms sales and accessories, classes, indoor range.

McMann's Roadrunner   One of four organizing bodies for gun shows in Arizona. Check their site for the latest show dates in your area.

MG Shooters   Host a twice a year machine gun shoot out on a quarter mile, high desert shooting range. Check out the pictures and videos at this site.   Awesome!

Mohave Sportsman Club   3155 West Oatman Road, Kingman (928) 753-8038.

Patriot Ordnance Factory   (623) 561-9572   Firearms manufacturer specializing in the design, and marketing of rifles, uppers and accessories.

Phoenix Gun Center   11801 North 19th Avenue # 10, Phoenix (602) 466-2129.   Firearms sales. Can carry here.

Phoenix Rod and Gun Club   915 West Olney Drive, Phoenix (602) 276-0510.   Shooting range, competition matches.

Piece of History Firearms   926 West Prince Road, Tucson (520)292-0000.   Firearms sales and custom builds, refinishing and gunsmithing services.

Pima Pistol Club   13990 North Lago Del Oro Parkway, Tucson (520) 825-3603.   Operates a 15 acre range.

Pistol Parlour   500 West Southern #28, Mesa (480) 835-6643.   Firearms sales and accessories. Can carry here.

Practical Tactical   Glendale based internet business. Tatical gear for the well-dressed patriot.

Prescott Sportsmen's Club   Granite Basin Road on Forest Service Road 374-E, Prescott.   Outdoor range for pistol, rifle and shotgun.

Prescott Trap and Skeet Club   10800 Highway 69 Dewey (928) 772-9539.   Skeet fields, one wobble trap field, two trap fields, and one doubles trap field. There's also a members only 25 yard pistol range.

Quality Gun Works   9414 West Van Buren Street, Tolleson (623) 936-1495.   Firearms sales. I hear the selection is very small.

Red Mountain Trap and Skeet   15001 East Beeline Highway, Scottsdale (480) 990-9994.   Trap, skeet, sporting clays. They have a retail store, and space for RVs with hook ups.

Rio Salado Sportsman's Club   3960 North Usery Pass Road, Mesa (480) 984-9610.   140 acre shooting range, sporting clays, and competitive matches.

Ruff's Sporting Goods   2 South Milton Road, Flagstaff (928) 774-6051.   Firearms sales and accessories.

S&S Firearms   906 South Priest Drive, Tempe (480) 966-1120.   Firearms sales.

Sam's Shooters Emporium   2183 McCulloch Boulevard, Lake Havasu City (928) 680-7000.   Firearms sales, indoor range (10 pistol lanes, 3 rifle lanes) with machine gun rentals, concealed carry class.

Scottsdale Gun Club   14860 North Northsight Boulevard (480) 348-1111.   Very nice, large retail store, and 24 lane range.   Excellent selection of tactical clothing, accessories, ammo, pistols, revolvers, rifles, machine guns, and shot guns.   They offer numerous classes from basic to very advanced.   Located near restaurants in a nice area of town.   Can carry here. They are a couple doors down from US Auto Weapons.

Shooter's Supply Company   In Goodyear (623) 877-4356.   Appears to be affiliated with The Ammo Dump and Lancaster Arms.

Shooter's Vault   3202 East Greenway Road #1273, Phoenix (602) 971-8600.   Small store but nice selection of pistols, and automatic rifles with a good selection of suppresors, scopes, and holsters.   Can carry here.

Shooter's World   3828 North 28th Avenue, Phoenix (602) 266-2600.   Nice retail store, and 24 lane range.   Great selection of tactical clothing, holsters, accessories, and ammo.   They have a small selection of pistols, revolvers, and automatic rifles.   They offer many classes here as well.   Unload and case prior to entry.

Southeast Regional Park Shooting Range   11296 South Harrison Road, Tucson (520) 877-6036.
30 shooting tables from 5 to 200 yards.

Sportsman's Warehouse   (various locations).   A good selection of rifles, and pistols. They have some revolvers, and a couple automatic rifles with good prices.   Great selection of ammo, reloading supplies, holsters, and accessories. Can carry, but must be unloaded.

Tactics LLC   2010 East University Drive Suite 4, Tempe 1-877-896-0917. A custom AR-15 manufacturer.

Tonto Rim Sports Club   Payson.   Outdoor range for pistol, rifle and shotgun.

Trident Concepts   P.O. Box 11955 Prescott, AZ 86304-1955 (928) 925-7038.   Provides the full spectrum of weapons and tactics training necessary to address the challenging needs of modern warfare and personal defense.   Owned and operated by a former U.S. Navy SEAL.

Tucson Mountain Park   Ajo Way to Kinney Road, turn right on Gates Pass Road, Tucson (520) 877-6036.   No shotguns or automatic weapons. Range is only 50 yards.

Tucson Rifle Club   Highway 86 about 2.5 miles West of Robles Junction (520) 822-5189.   Operates the Three Points Public Shooting Range.

Tucson and Phoenix area shooting range guide   Directory of shooting ranges, clubs, trap and skeet ranges, and gun show list.

Tucson Shooting   Provides shooters and hunters information on the Pima County Shooting Ranges.

Tucson Trap and Skeet Club   7800 West Old Ajo Highway, Tuscon (520) 883-6426.  80 acre facility.

US Auto Weapons   14870 N. Northsight Blvd. #108, Scottsdale 1-480-922-7776. Specializing in Colt M16 / AR15 rifles and parts. They have many NFA weapons in stock, along with accessories and books. Can carry here. They are a couple doors down from the Scottsdale Gun Club.

Wal-Mart (stores that carry firearms and ammunition)
  • 1100 North Estrella Parkway, Goodyear
  • 13055 West Rancho Santa Fe Boulevard, Avondale
  • 5010 North 95th Avenue, Glendale
Wickenburg Sportsmen's Club   (623) 388-2786   100 yard rifle range, 3 bays for pistol and two 5 stage trap ranges.  

Yavapai Firearms Academy   Provides training encompassing gunhandling, marksmanship, and tactics, the three basic elements of surviving a defensive confrontation. Located in Prescott Valley.

Yavapai Recreational League   Prescott (928) 778-0155.   IDPA, USPSA, ICORE, SAS/CAS events.


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