Colonial Shooting Academy’s building at 6020 W. Broad St. (BizSense file photo)
A long-running West End shooting range is firing off its final rounds.
Colonial Shooting Academy at 6020 W. Broad St. announced Monday it is going out of business after 12 years.
It said its final day of public operations will be Sept. 3.
“CSA is closing due to market volatility, inflation and other factors and the process is moving quickly,” the company said in a press release.
A CSA spokesperson declined to comment further.
“It has been our pleasure to serve the community. Our customers and employees have made this venture extremely fulfilling and memorable,” general manager Thomas Lacy said in a prepared statement.
As part of the closure, the company said its 60,000-square-foot building will be put up for sale. Jamie Galanti of Commonwealth Commercial is handling the sale.
CSA’s ownership group also owns the building. The property and its 2.6-acre parcel was most recently assessed by Henrico County at $5.88 million.
CSA opened for business in 2012. The facility cost upwards of $12 million to build and was one of the largest indoor shooting ranges in the country at the time, with more than 50 25-yard shooting lanes, a large retail space and other amenities. It has been owned since its inception by a group of unnamed local investors.
The owners expanded the business in 2014 with a second range in Virginia Beach, before selling that location in recent years.
CSA ended its press release by thanking its customers and employees. It said it will remain open for business through the Sept. 3 closing date. It encouraged customers with firearms on consignment to come reclaim their weapons as soon as possible.
It said any remaining inventory will be sold through an online auction on Oct. 16. Cannon’s Auctions is handling that sale.
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the building was constructed from scratch for Colonial Shooting Academy. It is in fact a refurbished furniture store.
Colonial Shooting Academy’s building at 6020 W. Broad St. (BizSense file photo)
A long-running West End shooting range is firing off its final rounds.
Colonial Shooting Academy at 6020 W. Broad St. announced Monday it is going out of business after 12 years.
It said its final day of public operations will be Sept. 3.
“CSA is closing due to market volatility, inflation and other factors and the process is moving quickly,” the company said in a press release.
A CSA spokesperson declined to comment further.
“It has been our pleasure to serve the community. Our customers and employees have made this venture extremely fulfilling and memorable,” general manager Thomas Lacy said in a prepared statement.
As part of the closure, the company said its 60,000-square-foot building will be put up for sale. Jamie Galanti of Commonwealth Commercial is handling the sale.
CSA’s ownership group also owns the building. The property and its 2.6-acre parcel was most recently assessed by Henrico County at $5.88 million.
CSA opened for business in 2012. The facility cost upwards of $12 million to build and was one of the largest indoor shooting ranges in the country at the time, with more than 50 25-yard shooting lanes, a large retail space and other amenities. It has been owned since its inception by a group of unnamed local investors.
The owners expanded the business in 2014 with a second range in Virginia Beach, before selling that location in recent years.
CSA ended its press release by thanking its customers and employees. It said it will remain open for business through the Sept. 3 closing date. It encouraged customers with firearms on consignment to come reclaim their weapons as soon as possible.
It said any remaining inventory will be sold through an online auction on Oct. 16. Cannon’s Auctions is handling that sale.
Correction: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that the building was constructed from scratch for Colonial Shooting Academy. It is in fact a refurbished furniture store.
It was not built from scratch it is the former Colonial Furniture building. You can still see the old lettering in the front if you squint a bit.
Correction to my comment, it’s the former Colony House Furniture building
Hopefully it is sold to new owners, otherwise best of luck unloading a lead drenched property.
As one of the architects responsible for the design of CSA, I can state that it is not ” lead drenched”. The building is equipped with a very sophisticated ventilation system as well as a ballistic debris collection system.
I believe there were numerous complaints from the surrounding area due to the loud noise that came from the building not long after its opening.
You can’t escape lead dust. It’s everywhere.
What I saw wasn’t very sophisticated.
Sticky tape on floor to collect lead dust from shoes, and brooms and dust pans for spent shell collection.
Curious as to what the lead test results will find.
I remember looking at the drawings and thinking, “Wow, this is an exceptionally unique and sophisticated shooting range design.” While most indoor ranges have some kind of baffle system, this one really caught my attention with its use of heavy, one-piece steel plates at the ceiling. These plates must have weighed several tons each!
Surprised,place always looked very busy.
Unfortunately I feel like this is a sign of the times or a sign for what we’re about to go through…
What stock up on ammo?
Perhaps. But also the impact on small businesses depending on which way the election goes. As a 4th generation family business owner, I have authority to speak on the subject; it does matter to small businesses who is in office.
Ditto. I have this overwhelming feeling we will be in the thick of a nasty recession this time next year. How deep and how long depends on who’s in office
What happened shortly after the passing of the Smoot-Hartley tariff? The Great Depression!
No, I was think more along the lines of refining the budget to save money and curtail frivolous spending but if you need to stock up on ammo well then hey, you do you.
When Obama was President ammo and gun sales were at their highest level. Maybe the novelty of a shooting range this size wore off. There’s a range on Midlothian across from VSP HQ. Also: look at the collapse of the brew-pub phenomenon. Trends in businesses, that’s all it is. My unanswered question remains – who is moving into the $2,300 a month 5 story apartment buildings that keep springing up like mushrooms? Time to inveest in REITs
Maybe first time shooters came to the conclusion that there is nothing quite as tedious as poking holes through paper with 14th century tech.
Hey…Colonial Downs/Rosies Gaming.. found a new building for you instead of on Glenside…
I like it, but probably too late to get the zoning grandfathered.