Broad Street shooting range shutting down; building and inventory to be sold

by Michael Schwartz

Colonial Shooting Academy’s range 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. 4.

“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, which was built from scratch for CSA, 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. 4 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.

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