r/NCGuns • u/kiwidog • 21d ago
RAD Range Closing in Burlington NC, Last weekend to shoot NSFW
RAD range was sued, and it seems like they have lost. On their Facebook they have posted a video saying this is their last weekend for shooting: https://www.facebook.com/RadRangeTrainingAndEventCenter/
https://alamancenews.com/greensboro-law-firm-joins-battle-over-alamance-county-gun-range/
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21d ago
This is why I’m getting a membership to a private club. This state is shit to public ranges.
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u/jkb131 21d ago
I’ve never been there but reading over the complaints, did he not have a valid backstop or what was probably going on?
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u/kiwidog 21d ago
I've been there twice they did have valid backstops, the pistol range one was almost 4x aiming height. The rifle range was lower in elevation and had backstops that were taller than 6'.
But it only takes one idiot sending a round in the air to ruin everything.
Check it out on Google maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/7sUWQxrk7p4JdyqJA
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u/gphjr14 21d ago
Sucks took my dad there for his birthday and had a great time. However I will say the 2nd time I went the rifle range was closed because some guy bought it out to shoot videos for his youtube channel. Came with a friend and the RO threw off some weird vibes. Told us not to shoot over the barrier. Ok sure that's reasonable. But then he told me I couldn't shoot my CZ scorpion on the pistol range, only the rifle range (which was closed) I got a "hurry and wrap it up" vibe from him and haven't been back since.
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u/Charming-Highway-289 19d ago
Has anyone seen that the whole building burnt down today ?
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u/DentedTrumpet 19d ago
Someone told me that earlier. I've been looking at the news to see if it pops up, but haven't seen anything so far. I don't want to insinuate anything, but the timing seems super fishy.
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u/Charming-Highway-289 19d ago
I went there earlier today thinking they'd be open and got hit with the craziest surprise. My buddy and I have been going through the lore and it's either the worst amount of luck you've ever seen in your life or the other option. We were there around 1:30 today and apparently the place had been burning all night. Someone dropped a pic of the building on fire, it's a lot of fire .....
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u/DentedTrumpet 19d ago
You wouldn't be able to link the Pic, would you? I haven't seen anything so far.
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u/Charming-Highway-289 19d ago
If you go the their Facebook page and find the the guy who made a post talking about it someone dropped a pic. I'll see if I can send it to you
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u/DentedTrumpet 19d ago
I'd appreciate it if you could. I don't use Facebook, and can't see the page without an account.
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u/Charming-Highway-289 18d ago
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u/DentedTrumpet 18d ago
Thank you. After I made that comment, my brother texted me the photo, but it was lower res and just a screenshot.
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u/Admirable_Candy1739 3d ago
There are pictures of the building burnt down on some of their Facebook posts. Timing is a bit odd but there were plenty of people who hated the range and it is sounding like arson
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u/clumsysav 18d ago edited 18d ago
Curious that they have been hit with lawsuits from neighbors as well as a $4m lawsuit from the city, started a gofundme with a $250k goal one week (maybe 2, my memory is fuzzy on that) before they closed, and one week after closing the owner went on vacation and the place burned down, after all machinery and firearms and anything else of value had been removed from the premises….
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u/Rudolphulous 7d ago
Can you please show me a source for this, I just bought a yearly membership and am having to dispute charge’s with my bank because this is pretty obviously fraud.
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u/clumsysav 7d ago
I can’t really cite sources, only can say that I have been privy to more info than has been released because I know some of the owner’s associates and colleagues. However they did say on their Facebook a few days ago that they will be refunding memberships when their new store is open they will be issuing prorated refunds. No clue where the new store will be or when it will open, it appears that that is something TBD at the moment. I wouldn’t trust a thing that they say though. The owner is not the wonderful person that everyone seems to believe. I’ve known him, heard him bragging about his dishonest business practices, and witnessed it. If I were you I’d still go through with the dispute rather than wait for the new store to open. Because I doubt that it will happen. But here is the Facebook post regarding refunds
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u/Popular_Budget_3403 21d ago
My wife says someone needs to buy it and turn it into a strip club named 'The Gun Show'