Colonial Shooting Academy shooting range at 6020 W. Broad St. (BizSense file photo)
A long-standing West End shooting range is firing its final rounds.
The Colonial Shooting Academy at 6020 W. Broad St. announced Monday that it is closing after 12 years of operation.
It was said that the last day of public operation would be September 4.
“CSA is being closed due to market volatility, inflation and other factors and the process is moving quickly,” the company said in a press release.
A CSA spokesman declined to comment further.
“It has been a pleasure serving the community. Our customers and employees have made this endeavor extremely fulfilling and memorable,” CEO Thomas Lacy said in a prepared statement.
As part of the closure, the company announced that its 5,577-square-foot building, built from the ground up for CSA, is being 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 6.5-acre lot were last valued by Henrico County at $5.88 million.
CSA opened in 2012. The facility cost over $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 store and other amenities. It has been owned by a group of unnamed local investors since its inception.
The owners expanded the business with a second shooting range in Virginia Beach in 2014 before selling that location in recent years.
CSA ended its press release by thanking its customers and employees. The company stated that it will remain open until the closing date of September 4. Customers with firearms on consignment were encouraged to pick up their weapons as soon as possible.
It said the remaining inventory will be sold via an online auction on October 16th. The sale will be handled by Cannon's Auctions.
