Shooting range in Bangkok and Pattaya for a stag group

Can a stag group go to a shooting range in Bangkok or Pattaya?

Yes. A stag group can shoot at a licensed shooting range in Bangkok or Pattaya, with an instructor on every lane and no gun licence needed.

You bring a passport, the range supplies the guns, the ammunition, the targets and the instructor, and you leave with the target sheet for the wedding speech.

It's one of the few daytime activities that every member of a group of twelve wants to do, including the one who never wants to do anything.

The catch is the order. Ranges won't let anyone shoot after drinking, so the shooting goes before the party, never after it.

Bangkok has ranges in the city and just outside it. Pattaya has its own, close to the hotels and the villas, which makes it an easy afternoon on the coast.

Each range publishes its own prices, and they vary a lot: from a single revolver session to sets of a dozen guns.

Here are four that take groups, with each range's own figures.

Give us the headcount and the day, and ask Tanner which range fits.

• Bangkok Shooting Range

  Where:

  Phayathai, central Bangkok

  From (the range's own price):

  ฿1,800 a set

• BKK Shooting

  Where:

  About 30 minutes from central Bangkok

  From (the range's own price):

  ฿3,300 for 50 rounds, pickup included

• Golden Dragon Shooting Club

  Where:

  Bang Lamung, Pattaya

  From (the range's own price):

  ฿2,000 a set

• Pattaya Shooting Club

  Where:

  Pattaya, two ranges

  From (the range's own price):

  ฿1,000 a person

Which shooting range in Bangkok suits a group?

For a group in Bangkok, Bangkok Shooting Range is the central choice, and BKK Shooting is the one with a hotel pickup.

Bangkok Shooting Range sits on Phahonyothin Road in Phayathai, and its own site lists sets from ฿1,800 up to a ฿16,000 package, with single handguns at ฿3,000.

It opens daily from 9am to 5pm, sessions run one to two hours, and it takes bookings in advance for a set time slot. It also shows its TAT licence number on the site.

BKK Shooting is about 30 minutes out of the city, and its own site describes it as a Thai National Police Bureau range, with a set from ฿3,300 for 50 rounds of 9mm that includes the instructor and city pickup.

That pickup matters. The site says the whole visit takes about three hours, hotel to hotel, and the last pickup is at 3:30pm, so it's a morning or early-afternoon booking.

It asks for an original passport and a copy, takes cash only, and needs booking ahead; same-day email bookings aren't accepted.

For twelve of you, the central range is easier to fit around a long lunch. The police range is the one for a group that wants the full afternoon out of town.

Ask Tanner to book the lanes and the cars together.

Which shooting range in Pattaya suits a group?

In Pattaya, Golden Dragon Shooting Club suits a big group, and Pattaya Shooting Club suits a group that wants a short, cheap session.

Golden Dragon is in Bang Lamung, opens daily from 9am to 6pm, and its own price list runs from ฿2,000 for two guns and 30 shots up to ฿55,000 for thirteen guns and 650 shots.

It has three private lanes for large groups, which is the detail that matters for twelve men who want to shoot side by side.

Pattaya Shooting Club runs two ranges, one central and one about 15 minutes out, and its own site lists a revolver session at ฿1,000, a shotgun at ฿1,900 and a two-rifle-and-pistol package at ฿3,200 a person.

It sets its packages for groups of up to ten, asks for photo ID, and says plainly: no alcohol before shooting.

It shares the address once a time slot is booked, which is one more reason to book ahead rather than turn up.

Both ranges are short drives from the beach hotels and the pool villas, so the range fits into a Pattaya afternoon without losing the day.

See Bangkok then Pattaya for how the coast fits the trip, then ask Tanner to hold the lanes.

What does a shooting range cost for a stag group?

A shooting range costs a stag group about ฿1,000 to ฿3,300 a person for a basic set, and much more for the big multi-gun packages, at each range's own prices.

Every range prices per person or per set, so the group's total depends on how many shoot and how many watch.

At Bangkok Shooting Range, sets start at ฿1,800 and the biggest package is ฿16,000.

At BKK Shooting, the 50-round set is ฿3,300 a person, with the instructor and pickup inside.

At Golden Dragon in Pattaya, sets run from ฿2,000 to ฿55,000, and the site lists them as sale prices against higher regular prices.

At Pattaya Shooting Club, a revolver session is ฿1,000 a person and the outdoor package is ฿3,200.

Ranges change their offers often, so we confirm the price with the range on the day we book.

The cars are the other cost. A party van between Bangkok and Pattaya is ฿3,500 each way, and in Bangkok we match the cars to your plan.

See what a Bangkok bachelor party costs for the rest of the trip.

Ask Tanner to price the range and the cars as one.

• Bangkok Shooting Range

  Cheapest:

  ฿1,800 a set

  Biggest listed:

  ฿16,000 package

• BKK Shooting

  Cheapest:

  ฿3,300 for 50 rounds

  Biggest listed:

  Options on request

• Golden Dragon, Pattaya

  Cheapest:

  ฿2,000 a set

  Biggest listed:

  ฿55,000 set

• Pattaya Shooting Club

  Cheapest:

  ฿1,000 a person

  Biggest listed:

  ฿3,200 a person

What are the rules at a shooting range in Thailand?

The rules at a Thai shooting range are simple: bring your passport, stay sober, and do exactly what the instructor says.

Bring an original passport. BKK Shooting asks for the original and a copy; Pattaya Shooting Club asks for photo ID.

No alcohol before you shoot. Pattaya Shooting Club puts it in its rules, and one guy with a lunchtime beer can cost the whole group its slot.

Every lane has an instructor beside you, and the instructor's word ends the session if anyone handles a gun carelessly.

Age limits vary by range: Pattaya Shooting Club takes guests from 11 and BKK Shooting from 16, with the instructor deciding on the day.

No licence or permit is needed to shoot at a licensed range. Buying or carrying a gun in Thailand is a different matter entirely, and none of this changes that.

Wear closed shoes and a shirt with a collar that sits flat: hot brass from the gun next to you finds bare skin.

Book ahead. Most ranges need a time slot, and twelve people turning up at once without one wait for hours.

Ask Tanner to send everyone the passport reminder the evening before.

How does a shooting range fit into a bachelor weekend?

A shooting range fits a bachelor weekend as a late-morning or afternoon activity, before the drinking starts, never after it.

In Bangkok, shoot in the late morning, have a long lunch, sleep for an hour, then go to the rooftop and the club.

In Pattaya, shoot after lunch on the first coast day, then spend the late afternoon at the villa pool before the evening.

Keep it off the morning after the big party. Half the group won't make it, and the range won't let the other half shoot with the evening before still in them.

The yacht day wants a quiet evening before it, so the range on the first Pattaya afternoon and the yacht on the next day work well together.

See a party villa in Pattaya for the coast, and yacht charter in Pattaya for the day on the water.

Back in Bangkok, the evening ends at the PIMP, our partner club, in your own private party space.

For the other daytime options, see adrenaline activities in Bangkok.

Give us your dates, and ask Tanner to put the range on the right afternoon.

Shooting ranges in Bangkok and Pattaya: the short version

A stag group can shoot at a licensed range in Bangkok or Pattaya with a passport, no licence, and an instructor on every lane.

Bangkok Shooting Range in Phayathai is the central choice, with sets from ฿1,800.

BKK Shooting, a police range about 30 minutes out, sells a 50-round set for ฿3,300 with pickup.

Golden Dragon in Pattaya has three private lanes for big groups, from ฿2,000.

Pattaya Shooting Club starts at ฿1,000 a person and takes groups of up to ten per package.

Every price above is the range's own, and ranges change their offers, so we confirm on the day we book.

No alcohol before shooting, for anyone.

Shoot in the late morning or afternoon, and keep it off the morning after the big party.

Pair it with a villa afternoon in Pattaya, the yacht the next day, and the PIMP back in Bangkok.

Give us your dates and headcount, and plan it with Tanner.