The Machine Gun Nest

A phenomenal experience. These guys were so hospitable and professional. Shout out to Evan. A true Red, White and Blue joint. Best birthday ever. God bless (beautiful dog too)

a day ago

Amazing place! We were staying in DC as British tourists, the guys were top lads, they helped us out with instructions when we needed them. Great range of guns, safety was top priority, Evan was great helping us out and itΓÇÖs great that they offer full auto - they will guide you and support you with this if you havenΓÇÖt done it before. The staff were really friendly and kind and even let us fire their own guns too! Great experience for a friends birthday.

2 days ago

The best place to enjoy shooting, you can have your own stuff or rent everything you want, they have this amazing anual membership or you can decide just rent a line, I went to different place before and was so hard to get a line for the first time, but here is easy, I recommend 100% this place and the staff is the best !!!!

3 days ago

6 days ago

Just Awesome

a week ago

Huge thanks to Patience and the entire staff at The Machine Gun Nest for being so accommodating when I had to reschedule my training class. The process was smooth, and their customer service was top-notch. Highly recommend!

a week ago

2 weeks ago

Great place, helpful and you can rent range time by the hour. Good place to buy supplies and new equipment.

3 weeks ago

Feels like home. The people that work here.. 《3 want a place to practice? Or learn about? This is the place to go. They care much about safety and security, they care for your knowledge. And with time like anywhere else, they care. Check it out, might be for ya.

3 weeks ago

a month ago

The lanes are really tight, and the tables don't have a lot of room to place items down on. A lot of inexperienced shooters (and that's OK) go here but it really concerns me sometimes when they're shooting right next to me after hearing about certain incidents. It's a really small range. You can rent numerous guns, including full auto ones, which is cool. After shooting at an outdoor range, I liked this placed because of convenience, but if you go when it's busy it's kind of stressful.

a month ago

Nice place, they got an indoor range. Staff are helpful. Plenty of options, just need to improve the prices. IΓÇÖve seen plenty of nice deals elsewhere other than that the place is fantastic and definitely worth visiting.

a month ago

a month ago

Went for my birthday to treat myself and rented their full auto ak and mp5 bought 5 30 round magazines for each to shoot with it. They only filled each magazine to at least 15 rounds even tho I was charged full price i checked and was able to sink my entire finger middle finger into the magazine as they where not full also they never even mentioned they do this either. Felt riped off on my birthday too non the less. That's rude/shady af. Will not return!

a month ago

Really helpful employees when I was having trouble with my firearm, a range safety took the time to continue to help me even when his shift ended. Absolutely fantastic!

a month ago

a month ago

The Machine Gun Nest is the only place in the DMV I come to. The place is always clean, the environment is always positive, and the facility is top notch. They have fully-autos to rent, a blast when you want to celebrate a birthday, bachelor or bachelorette party, or simply want to want to try something new. They have member hours in the morning and are open to the public for the afternoon. That being said, I have been a part of the general public and a member and the staff treats everyone with respect. They are professional and extremely knowledgeable and at the same time will sit and chat with you about any firearm topic. IΓÇÖve brought experienced and beginner shooters and they always make everyone feel welcome and safe. This is the most important aspect of the place, the customer service. ItΓÇÖs essential to educate people on firearms and when a new shooter comes in, they need to feel safe and comfortable. ThatΓÇÖs whatΓÇÖs important for the community and getting new people to feel comfortable with firearms and understanding them better. ThatΓÇÖs why the MGN is the ONLY place for me to go to shooting!!! Also, shout out to Tony whoΓÇÖs worked there for years and is one of the best staff in there (they all are of course). They do an excellent job with time management on the lanes and get people in and out quickly without rushing them. They give you a friendly reminder 10 min before your time is up and the range officers are always professional while being kind. I canΓÇÖt say enough about the ROs there as they donΓÇÖt yell at anyone for making a mistake but are firm and fair when enforcing the rules to keep everyone safe. 5/5 stars recommend this place!!!

a month ago

a month ago

a month ago

Great first experience in family in this awesome place. Sam was an excellent trainer ! For sure, weΓÇÖll be back !!!

2 months ago

My girlfriend bought a fireman from machine gun nest website. It took three weeks plus to arrive at the store and we went to pick it up. We were told there were additional steps needed before the firearm could be release to her. She decided she was already tired of waiting and wasnΓÇÖt interested in waiting additional months. She asked for a refund and bought a different firearm that day and left with it. Since then about two months now and still no refund. We call multiple times and sent multiple emails and spoke to a few supervisors. WeΓÇÖve been told so many times ΓÇ£yes I will look into it and get back to youΓÇ¥ give me a few days several times. No one has yet to call or email us about our money two months now. The answer service that plays as a middleman will flat out tell you no one is available to talk. We never held the fireman we never saw the fireman and it was never in our possession. Two months plus and still no refund or any information about our $1169.17 purchase that we never laid eyes and at the point itΓÇÖs starting to feel like they stole our money. I donΓÇÖt know what else to say and how can I feel any different itΓÇÖs pretty sad customer service. After all the money IΓÇÖve spent there in the past this is how the treat a customer. IΓÇÖm adding this update to my review todayΓÇÖs date is 12-28-24. After a few hours of my original review I was contacted by I really donΓÇÖt know who. A manager or maybe the owners wife? No title just a name. I wouldnΓÇÖt mention her name out of decency but her email was short and brief. Again I was promised results and again days after she contacted me nothing! These people just doesnΓÇÖt care about anything accepted your money. No one can justify to me why I canΓÇÖt get refunded for a purchase I havenΓÇÖt touched or even seen. ItΓÇÖs almost 90 days in and MACHINE GUN NEST still have my money and no sings of anything changing. In other circumstances this would be considered a theft or a fraud. Either way it seems I will have to try other avenues of getting my refund. These people are hard press for a dollar so be careful doing business with the MACHINE GUN NEST.

2 months ago

Best shooting range not just in the county, but in the state. Great range officers, nice, safe, clean functional ranges. Become a member, you won't regret it.

2 months ago

2 months ago

Pew-pew life

2 months ago

Great place to practice and purchase. I've been a member for 3 years now. The regulars are great and share knowledge. It can get a little hectic on the weekends and evenings as they do rent out fully auto firearms.

2 months ago

Awesome and knowledgeable staff, nice range, great classes, and decent prices! Definitely check it out for yourself.

3 months ago

The staff is polite and friendly as well as professional, and there is a wide selection of good quality guns. I am still rating one star based of the flags present inside the building, some of which are associated with far-right, Christian-nationalism. I can not, in good conscience, continue to give my business to a company that so brazenly display anti-democratic and anti-American sentiments.

3 months ago

3 months ago

4 months ago

My wife and I trained and practiced with three different workers and found each to be patient, knowledgeable, safety conscious and very helpful. We were so pleased that we just bought our first two guns from Steve S. Highly recommend.

4 months ago

Friendly staff, Had fun 😊. Come back for sure…!!!

4 months ago

This is my first time experience. Friendly staff and Explained everything very patiently. I had fun with my wife. Will come back for sure...!!!!!

4 months ago

Nice guys, fair prices, plenty of rent guns. Will go again

4 months ago

The ultimate stress reliever. Everyone there were really nice and Steven professionally gave us a crash course using dummy guns before we entered the range. I was a tad intimidated at first because I never shot anything but once I did I was immediately hooked 👀. Fun fun fun!!

4 months ago

Great service, large variety of guns to choose from, very knowledgeable staff.

5 months ago

Love the staff. Not a member, but always greeted as soon as I enter!

5 months ago

Friendly staff, clean range, reasonable prices.

5 months ago

Quality gun range, offers concealed carry classes and rentals.

5 months ago

Steven was amazing. This was our first stop for a bachelor party (9 of us) before going to Deep Creek. Steven took care of us and ensured we all had a great time, a ton of laughs, and all while being safe. I can't say enough about this place. Definitely going back again! Next time, we do the 50 cal!

5 months ago

What an awesome experience, went to a Bachelors Party here. Everybody was so knowledgeable, especially want to thank Steven for all his help getting us all set up and for Patience with all of the help she provided in the range.

5 months ago