what really did happen at Greater Piit shooting range?

[m26pershing]

As it was my favorite range and I sure do miss it there I was just thinking back and wondered what was the real reason it closed? I heard multiple stories Tex was growing weed, they were selling guns to the Pagans all kinds of crap.

What was the real reason it closed and what is there now?

[Emptymag]

Wow. That's a topic I haven't seen discussed in a long time.
If you do a search there have been several discussions on it over the years. (I first found this forum by Googling for info on that club way back when)

There are a small handful of people on the forum who seemed to have a handle on what actually happened. I'm not one of them and I don't recall what was rumor and what was fact.

[Boots_DE]

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If you do a search there have been several discussions on it over the years.
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I found nothing. Where is it located?

[Emptymag]

I found nothing. Where is it located?

"Was", not "is"... (map location)

The actual name was Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club.

Here's an old thread from 2006...
http://forum.pafoa.org/showthread.php?t=309

[Boots_DE]

"Was", not "is"... (map location)

The actual name was Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club.

Here's an old thread from 2006...
http://forum.pafoa.org/showthread.php?t=309

For all I knew there was something called Greater Piit. I didn't realize it was misspelled.

[m26pershing]

sorry about the typo Boots, dog was petting me or head butting me lol.

thanks EmptyMag! I'm assuming the place is all overgrown and looks like an episode of "life after humans"

[27hand]

It was a great place to shoot. Long before PMSC hosted Poofa shoots, we had a Glocktalk shoot there.


The closing is the reason I'm at PMSC as well.
FireInstitute had all their training classes there.
My understanding is that Tex's mom was the actual owner.
I was heading there for a membership meeting and was turned away at the gate by men in black ( a local cop and a guy dressed tactically )

Some time after the initial closing, Tex had a young couple reopen as "managers" and we shot out there for a short time.
IIRC they got busted for some drug related issues and it closed for good.

A member was kicking around buying the facility but Tex wanted way more than the property was worth.

That's what I remember , true or not. Ha.

[tuxie555]

Funny I just saw this.

I've heard a rumor recently from a few different people that somebody recently bought the property and were going to be re-opening, or opening a new gun glub.

I've heard the owners also own a club somewhere in Bridgeville.

Anyone else hear this?

[Grey Bearded One]

Iron City Armory just announced that they've opened an outdoor range and from the address, I believe that it is the former Greater Pittsburgh Gun Club.

[41 Redhawk]

For sure it is Greater Pitt. I wonder if Tex or whoever sold it. I'm also a bit surprised Robinson Township allowed it to reopen. I believe they see that land as prime development land with the new road that went in and all.

I hope they fixed it up....it was a dump last time I was there.