Howell's provides solutions for safe and responsible firearms ownership in a professional and family friendly environment.

Our family and staff here at Howell’s take the safety of our customers, our community and ourselves very seriously and we appreciate your question(s) about how we do things.  Our goal is to support responsible firearm ownership among individuals and families, to better equip, safely store and to educate a responsibly armed community. We believe firearms safety continues with us, at the retail level, by strictly adhering to state and federal laws preventing those who are under age or with criminal records from purchasing from our establishment.

Our staff works with each client to explore what safe storage options make sense for their budget and home needs so they have the tools to prevent unauthorized or underage individuals from accessing their firearm. Educational programs are available year-round at Howell’s through our Training Academy. We offer classes specifically on firearm safety, introductory courses by interest, concealed carry permit programs and many more. There are regularly scheduled training opportunities for Women’s Only training, Parent-Child Youth League events and Top Shot matches for more experienced shooters.

* Every purchaser is required to pass an extensive background check – conducted by the FBI.

* We only sell firearms to law-abiding adults of legal age.

* We can and will refuse sale to anyone that we feel may be under the influence of alcohol, or any other drug, behaves in an un-safe manner, is depressed or distraught, or that may do harm to themselves or another.

Dave Carlberg
Customer

Absolutely awesome experience the range is great with a lot of fun activities. We had our company Christmas party there and the staff was awesome. I bought a gun at a very reasonable price as well.

Rochelle Roy
Customer

Yesterday was the first time We went to Howells and We had a blast. Everyone is very so friendly and the 2 guys that were in the range with us were extremely helpful when Tony’s gun jammed. We’ll be going back in 2 weeks to get more shooting time in and We would recommend Howell’s to everyone!

Sarah Sunshine
Customer

Staff is friendly, knowledgeable and approachable. For a first timer, I felt at ease and had such a great time. I highly recommend and would definitely go back!

Beth Colangelo Miller
Student

I just had my first firearms lesson with instructor Tatiana Whitlock. Her professionalism, depth of knowledge, and immediate ability to build rapport make her – as everyone already knows – a truly great teacher. I learned so much and can’t wait to take another lesson, and possibly join her Tuesday evening group of women shooters. The range itself is absolutely beautiful and the staff is extremely friendly and professional. This range is right off of exit 63 in Gray, making it very accessible too. Highly recommended. Can’t wait to get back! Thank you to all at Howell’s.

Brett Bulmer
Customer

I’ve purchased multiple guns from Howell’s–always a good experience. Employees are friendly and helpful without being pushy just for the sake of a sale. They seem to have a pretty good, often-changing selection of both new and used guns. Prices are usually reasonable. One of my favorite gun shops.

Gregory Cruz
Student

Huge thank you to Adam Copp, the staff and Tatiana Whitlock! I spent 3 hours driving up and 3 hours driving back to Rhode Island and I’ll keep doing it.  Great facility and great training. What more can you ask.  Thanks again for a great range and store but even more for allowing safe, cutting edge training and education to take place. Look  forward to more.

Katie Morton
Customer

Brought my fiancé and a group of friends/family this past Saturday for a surprise 30th for the VIP package. Howell’s was great to work with! They assisted me in all the planning for the event and everyone had a blast the day of. Their building is clean, spacious and well organized. The staff were all very knowledgeable and helpful. As someone who was not comfortable handling a gun, I left feeling much better about it. Thank you to the staff at Howells for making our experience a great one! We will be back!

Randy Keach
Customer

GREAT experience. These guys are definitely my go-to gun shop now. I was looking for a specific rifle and checked ALL my usual places all over Maine none of which we’re able to find this firearm for me. Within a couple minutes the awesome folks at Howell’s nailed one down, and at a great price. They are not only helpful, but super friendly. If you’re looking for a firearm at a good price stop by Howell’s. I’m sure if your experience is anything like mine you will not be disappointed.

Russ Thorgerson
Customer

Brought my wife in to do some shooting. We were welcomed by the friendly customer service, went over the correct procedures for the range, etc. An overall great time and will be recommending to others.

Tiffany Mae
Customer

I love this place. Very polite & helpful staff; always a comfortable, safe atmosphere.

HOWELL’S IS A FAMILY OWNED AND OPERATED INDOOR RANGE AND GUN SHOP.

At Howell’s we take great pride in the relationships we build with our customers and the welcoming family friendly experience our staff members provide. Our goal is to outfit you with the right gear and training for your needs, interests, and budget and ensure all of your questions are answered. Whether it is your first visit to our shop or you are one of our esteemed Life Time Members, we treat each guest like family!

The fall of 2016 marked an important year for the Howell’s team with the opening of our new state of the art, 28,000 sq/ft retail store, indoor range, and training facility! We opened for business 33 years ago in a modest 2,000 sq/ft shop where at the time we sold only a limited selection hunting rifles. Thanks to our loyal customers we have come a long way since 1983 and as our family has grown so has our range of products and services.

Today we offer a huge variety of handguns, rifles, shotguns, gear and accessories, archery products, gun safes and more! Our services have expanded to include custom gunsmithing, firearms rentals and FFL transfers. Our facility now includes two state of the art indoor shooting ranges, private classroom and members lounge and a comprehensive firearms training program.

From all of us at Howell’s;
Thank you for your patronage and look forward to seeing you out on the range!

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