Select Fire

It’s a shooting range. Don’t expect much, but this place gives you nothing. The guy who waited on us seem to have no clue as to how to handle a customer, was not interested in answering any questions, and did not want to even give a basic answer to any of our questions except to say no. The lights on our range did not work, the area had a ton of brass everywhere, and needless to say, won’t be back. When we left a group of young men were renting some time to shoot. Worse treatment than my friend and I had, which made us both laugh, but the last time we will go there. A shame as an excellent location.

I have been shooting my entire life. I grew up going here with my dad, and never realized how AWFUL the customer service was here until I visited as an adult. Let me just say that Continental Arms in Timonium is well worth the drive to avoid Select Fire! The guys behind the counter are complete a**holes. Rude, without exception, to everyone. The guy, who’s name in Wayne I believe, white hair in a 70s winged do’ is one of the worst. When I came in for the first time as an adult, I brought my boyfriend with me and Wayne insisted my bf MUST be teaching ME how to shoot because I am a woman. I love being talked down to by an arrogant misogynist that I could out-​shoot any day.
On top of that, he likes to spew useless technicalities of the VERY LITTLE he knows about guns in attempts to argue with the customers. Another time we visited I asked for a box of .357 ammo, and Wayne said «they’re called cartridges» and started a 5min argument back and forth while my range time was ticking away. I ended it with, did you know exactly what I wanted? Ok then, guess this was totally unnecessary — thanks for wasting my time. They didnt let him close me out once my range time ended, thankfully.
I’m shocked they are still in business. I don’t expect to be coddled — I’m here to shoot. Talking down to customers is ALWAYS unacceptable. The employees are just awful.

This establishment is the epitome of poor customer service. I always reserve racial emotions as a last resort. However since ALL the patrons that were there were black I find it hard not to go down that road. No eye contact, no please and thank you, no care or concern about our visit. All answers to questions were short and closed ended.
The range is HOT, the air circulation is non existent. Will never return!

It’s not perfect, but close to my house, reasonable priced and no waiting. I go there to shoot. Not talk, seek advice or socialize. Just shoot and that works for me. I haven’t had any problems with any of the staff and do enjoy my time there.

I’m a pretty tolerant, understanding person. I look at bad reviews and think maybe the reviewers are unreasonable… but this is not the case with this place.
The place must be a mob front or being heavily subsidized by some other income source because it’s a wonder they can stay in business. The place is filthy, the lanes are cramped and dark, and most of all the staff are the biggest load of a-​holes I’ve ever seen.
Any positive review you’ll find on here is written by a member of the staff or a friend of theirs. DO NOT GO HERE. And do not discount the negative reviews that are on here… they speak the truth. Absolutely the worst experience ever. Zero stars.

This place is an absolute dump. Knowledgeable or not it doesn’t really matter when you have the social skills of a cave man and are completely rude and condescending to your customers. The guy was even rude to my husband who is a police officer. Also make sure you go to the bathroom somewhere before you go inside to shoot because if you are a female, paying customer or not, they won’t let you use their bathroom. Their selection of targets is crap. Once you get out onto the range the floor is carpeted with shell casings. It always looks like it has been weeks since anyone picked them up. The lighting is terrible. The range itself its dark and dingy, the lanes are small and cramped. The weird wooden wall/​table/​bench thing they have in each stall is quite strange as well. Never seen anything like that before at any other range I’ve been to. And if you are looking to rent a weapon don’t go there expecting to be able to rent anything decent… plus the cost of their ammo is absurd.
I would give them 0 stars if I could. The place is a complete shithole.
Go to On Target. The extra 5 or 10 minutes to drive there is really well worth it.

I last visited about a year or two ago but returned today even after reading the unfavorable reviews. The two men at the counter were helpful, polite and professional. The range and shooting positions were extremely well maintained and clean. They seemed to take the safety aspects of using the range seriously which I appreciated. Will definitely return soon as the rental fee was also reasonable.

Come here if you want to be talked down to (or completely ignored) by someone who lacks a basic grasp of the English language.

The counter people are very knowledgeable, they are not nice and sweet or anything else. The only time I have seen either actually rude is when a customer doesn’t know enough and is saying things that may lead the owner to believe that customer may not be safe on the range. If you need someone to be sweet to you this is not the place, but if you need some some solid knowledge and/​or help with your shooting this is a good place.
The range itself is a good solid range with safety rules enforced at all times. The lighting is good and while not «clean» it is neat and serviceable.

Lets put it this way… I’d rather shoot myself in a minor appendage than visit this crap hole, ever again!
Man at the counter was condescending, rude, awful, nasty and… I am out of synonyms for asshole!
The range wasn’t that nice at all, dirty, horrible lighting. Gun shells literally everywhere you put your foot.
Expensive! One of the people we came with wanted to rent a gun and made the mistake of asking the difference between the glocks… f-​face behind the counter said «the numbers behind it» HE’S LUCKY I WAS TRYING TO BE A LADY! Anyways, we ended up renting one and it came to like 70 bucks for that POS gun plus ammo.
So go ahead, keep acting like we’re inconveniencing you at your JOB. I hope you soon do not have one.

So I am still fairly new to the Baltimore area. Moved here from DE in May 2012 and I am having a heck of a time finding a decent indoor range. I am an experienced shooter, have numerous safety courses and certifications in numerous guns.
I go here and the guy at the counter treats me like I am 12 and have never seen a gun before. He talked down to me, and basically acted like I was bothering him. I read some reviews about this place before I came so I new to leave my phone in the truck. I walk in and he immediately ask if I have a firearm with me. I set the case on the counter and let him inspect it. I understand he has to be cautious but damn, say hello when I walk in first, not jump on my shit.
I ask him a few basic questions on range rules that aren’t on his list of rules he tells me to read. He has an attitude the whole time. I just brush it off and go into the range to shoot. The range itself was a dump. Trash and old wood stacked all over the place. Lighting was awful and the lanes were way too tight. I only stayed for half an hour so I paid my $ 8 and left. I said have a good one as I walked out, no reply.
I will never go back which is a shame because it is so close to home. Only positive I can say about the place is it is the cheapest I’ve found so far.

Affordably priced but customer service is awful. It’s like they’re going out of their way to answer a question.

Bad customer service, very rude. I would rather drive a little further to Severn for better service. Very strict about what guns and targets you can use. Wasted $ 50 to shoot a 22 revolver was not allowed to pick which gun I wanted to rent…

This place is down right awful! I am an experienced shooter from Texas and was with a group of friends to go shooting this morning. When I first walked in, no «hello» or «welcome» but instead got «do you have a cell phone?». I said yes and was asked to leave it out in the car because «it sets off our alarms». Maybe before they lie like this they should understand that people like me who work closely with retail alarm systems might smell their B.S. As they were checking in my friends, the attitude got to the point where it was very disrespectful. I ended up not even shooting because the customer service was so bad. Stay away from this place. Go to Continental Arms or On Target.

I have been considering my rights recently more specifically the 2^nd amendment. I went skeet shooting once when I was much younger. My firearm training and knowledge is beginner at best. So in lieu of having some spare time on a Saturday afternoon my girlfriend and I decided to stop in and have a little gun therapy. I had been recommended select fire by a family member. Over all I had fun and it didn’t cost us a arm and a leg to shoot, about $ 50 for a 30 min session including gun (22 revolver x1) box of ammo, headgear rental and protective eye wear (x2) I was interested in starting the «purchase process» but when I brought up being interested in buying a firearm the guy at the counter immediately told me I should sign up for the $ 110 class they offer. While I see the benefit of the class they offer and had planned on taking a gun safety class as I am not familiar with safety protocols with firearms. It would have been nice for the guy to talk to me about the different options and what the differences between the guns are. O well I suppose they would prefer I spend my money elsewhere and just shoot at their range.

This is a great place to shoot. The people are cool and make you feel at home