Minnesota Firearms & Range

Minnesota Firearms & Range is a gun shop with an indoor shooting range in Anoka, MN, and much of what reviewers write about is instruction. Reviewers describe the range as clean, and one visitor calls it "very clean and spacious." The shop side carries firearms and ammunition, and a shop dog gets a mention from several reviewers. One visitor, who came in for the firearms and the range, notes the murals on the walls and the taxidermy work.

Classes are the thread running through the reviews. Several reviewers took a concealed carry class here, and more than one describes a format that pairs an online course with an in-person live-fire session at the range with a staff member. Others took a handgun 101 or beginner handgun course, and one reviewer did a private shooting lesson. Several reviewers who came in as beginners say the instructors walked them through each step and answered their questions. One reviewer who took the online-plus-live-fire route says check-in was speedy and the instructor was ready to give guidance once they reached the lane.

For gun rentals in Anoka, MN, one reviewer notes that firearms, ammo, and eye and ear protection can be rented for the class, or brought along instead. Reviewers also mention help with firearm transfers, and the classes draw people at both ends of the experience scale: one reviewer walked in as a complete beginner, while another came in with a lot of experience with firearms.

In Anoka, the combination that reviewers describe is classes, range time and a firearms shop at one location, with a staff that, in one reviewer's words, is willing and able to answer any questions. One visitor even had staff let them install a newly bought sight on a handgun right in the store before a range session.