ASP Poligon

About ASP Poligon

ASP Poligon is a private indoor shooting range in Çukurambar, Ankara, set diagonally across from Armada AVM and, by its own account, about three minutes from the metro. It is aimed as much at curious first-timers as at licensed gun owners: you need neither your own gun nor any experience, and anyone aged 18 or over, foreign visitors included, can shoot on presentation of an ID. Visitors can fire their own licensed weapon with their own ammunition, or choose from guns and ammunition in a range of calibres and sizes held at the range. Shooting takes place under the control of professional instructors, who the range says all have military, security-service or law-enforcement backgrounds and at least 15 years of experience. Besides walk-in shooting, ASP runs theory and practical courses for civilians, including basic marksmanship, gun maintenance, carrying and handling techniques, and close-protection training, and offers one-to-one basic and tactical training in a private VIP hall. A separate interactive hall uses live ammunition against a screen-based system that the range says offers some 2,000 scenarios, an alternative to shooting at static paper targets. The range also provides training for military, law-enforcement and civilian security clients. Its Instagram profile gives opening hours of 10:00 to 23:00, seven days a week; the contact page on its website lists slightly different closing times, so check before a late visit. Ring ahead for prices and course dates.