Safety comes first
Expired memberships, lapsed licenses, suspensions and unsigned range rules are stopped at the door, with an alert on every screen and an incident log behind it.
Shooting range & gun club management softwareRun your range from one screen.
RangeAssistant is built around how a shooting range actually runs. It checks members in by barcode, checks firearms licenses, shows staff which lanyard to hand out, sells target tickets and logs incidents — on your own PC, with or without internet.
Built alongside a 700-member gun club, for ranges across Canada and the US.
Works without internet
Runs on a PC you already own
License-aware check-in
Imports from Gym Assistant
Made for ranges
General club software wasn't built for a firing line
Gym and membership apps track who has paid. A shooting range also has to know who is licensed, who is cleared to shoot, and who brought which guest. RangeAssistant was built at a working range, around exactly those questions.
Guests aren't just visitors
Licensed shooters, unlicensed shooters and spectators each get their own check-in, lanyard and host member, the way range rules treat them.
Built for a busy counter
Barcode scans, a self-serve kiosk and large, clear screens keep the line moving, even when volunteers change every shift.
Features
Everything the counter does, in one place
Designed with range officers and volunteers at the counter, around how a shooting club actually runs on a busy Saturday.
Barcode check-in
Scan a membership card or type a name. Status, expiration date and photo appear the moment the card is read.
The right lanyard, every time
Staff see the lanyard color for every member and guest, worked out from years of membership, executive status and guest type.
Self-service kiosk
A full-screen station at the gate where members scan themselves in. Point it at rangeassistant.local — no IP addresses to remember.
Live alerts
Denied check-ins and safety warnings take over every open screen until someone acknowledges them.
Firearms license checks
License expiration is checked wherever it's entered, flagged as it approaches, re-confirmed at every renewal, and an expired license stops a check-in.
Target tickets
Print numbered ticket books, scan them to a member or guest, and look up who any ticket was sold to.
Guests & day passes
Licensed shooters, unlicensed shooters and visitors, each logged with their host member. Returning guests are remembered.
Renewals & passes
A guided renewal with a license check and an editable review step, plus prepaid guest passes on each member's balance.
Incidents & certifications
Log range incidents with everyone involved, follow them to closed, and keep each member's safety courses on file.
Reports
Daily log with scan times, upcoming terminations, executive directory, top users and inactive members.
Waivers & sign-on sheets
Waivers signed on Google Forms sync in automatically. New members stay on hold until their signed sign-on sheet is confirmed.
Backups & exports
One-click backups to a USB stick, network drive or Google Drive, plus CSV exports and an email list for mail-outs.
Check-in
Scan. See the lanyard. Wave them through.
The member card puts everything staff need to decide in one place: name, membership tier, membership and license expiration, and which lanyard to hand over.
- Scan a barcode card or search by name or number
- Expired memberships, lapsed licenses, suspensions and unsigned range rules are stopped at the door
- Family groups with up to three dependents, and juniors sponsored by an adult member
- Printable Code 128 membership cards from any card printer
Kiosk
A self-serve station at the gate
Put any spare PC or tablet by the entrance. Members scan their own card and see their number in letters you can read from across the room.
- Green welcome, or a red denial with the reason
- Counts down the days left on a license that's about to expire
- Every denied scan also alerts the counter
- Runs in a web browser — no software to install
Live alerts
Nobody slips past an expired membership
When a check-in is refused at the kiosk or the counter, a full-screen alert appears on every open RangeAssistant screen at the same moment. It shows who it was and why, and it stays until someone acknowledges it.
- Pushed live to every open screen, no refreshing
- Shows the reason, last visit and member since
- Logged against the day's activity for later review
Guests
Guests logged the way your range rules need
Pick the guest type and the screen tells staff which lanyard and badge to use. License numbers are captured for licensed guests, and every guest is tied to the member who brought them.
- Licensed shooter, unlicensed shooter, or non-shooting visitor
- Guest directory with first-time-shooter course history
- Returning guests looked up, not retyped
- Day passes sorted into licensed and unlicensed guests and visitors
Target tickets
Ticket books that keep track of themselves
Your pre-printed ticket books stay the product. RangeAssistant prints them, knows who bought each one, and answers "whose ticket is this?" with a single scan.
- Print full stacks as PDF: 18 books of 11 tickets, 198 per stack
- Regular, youth and executive books, plus single shoot tickets
- Custom event tickets printed with your event's name
- Reverse a sale, unassign or replace a ticket
Members & reports
Know your membership at a glance
A searchable directory with license expiration flagged as it approaches, and reports that answer the questions the board asks every year.
Your data, your clubhouse
Runs on your own PC. No internet required.
RangeAssistant installs on the counter PC and serves every other screen over your local network. Member records — names, addresses, license details — never have to leave the building.
Counter PC
Runs RangeAssistant and the database. Card printer and scanner plug in here.
Club network · HTTPS
Check-in PCBrowser
Gate kioskBrowser
TabletBrowser
Windows installer
A normal setup wizard. Starts with the PC and sits in the system tray.
Secure on your network
Creates its own certificate so every screen connects over HTTPS. Staff log in with their own accounts.
Backups your way
USB stick, network drive or Google Drive — on demand or every night.
Switching over
Moving from Gym Assistant? Bring your members with you.
Export your members from Gym Assistant, and RangeAssistant imports them in one pass, so you can run both side by side for a week or two before switching over.
- Existing membership numbers kept exactly as they are
- Duplicate records caught by name and date of birth
- A row-by-row import log: imported, skipped or flagged
- Member photos imported by membership number
Tailored to your club
Set up around your range, not the other way around
No two ranges run the same way. Your membership types, guest rules, badges and ticket books are your own, so we work with you to fit RangeAssistant to them, and keep shaping it as your club changes. RangeAssistant itself was built through rounds of feedback from a working range counter.
We learn how you run
Over a call or a walkthrough, we learn how check-in, guests, sales and safety actually work at your range, and what your volunteers need on a busy day.
We set it up for you
Your membership types and numbering, lanyard or badge colors, guest categories, ticket books, range rules and waivers, all in place before your first shift.
We keep building with you
After launch, your feedback turns into updates. When your club needs something new, tell us and we'll work out the best way to add it.
How to run it
Two ways to run RangeAssistant
FAQ
Questions clubs ask
Do we need an internet connection at the range?
No. The self-hosted edition runs entirely on your counter PC and local network. Internet is only used if you turn on Google Forms waiver sync or Google Drive backups.
What hardware do we need?
A Windows PC for the counter, any USB barcode scanner, and your existing card or label printer. Check-in stations and kiosks only need a web browser, so a spare PC or tablet works.
Can volunteers learn it quickly?
The counter screens are built around a handful of big actions — check in, sell targets, day pass, renew — and an operator guide is built into the app.
Who can see member information?
Only staff with a login. Admin and staff roles are separate, every check-in records which staff member handled it, and the data lives on your own machine.
Our club does things its own way. Can RangeAssistant fit?
Yes, that's how we work. Membership types, numbering, lanyard and badge colors, guest categories, ticket books, range rules and waivers are set up around your club before you start, and we keep adding what clubs ask for. Tell us what's different about yours.
We're a US club. Will it work for us?
Check-in, guests, tickets, incidents and reports work the same on either side of the border. License checks currently follow Canada's PAL, so tell us how your state and club handle permits and we'll work with you on the fit.
See it running at your counter
Tell us how your club runs. We'll show you check-in, tickets and reports with demo data, and talk through what your range needs.
Book a demoor email hello@rangeassistant.com