In 1956, George W. Sprague opened Sprague’s Sports in Yuma, Arizona — a 1,600-square-foot firearms retail and repair shop. It’s been at the same location and in the Sprague family ever since, although a great deal has still changed with the business.Son Richard D. Sprague bought the business from his father in 1984. Since then, Sprague’s has gone through a number of renovations and additions, morphing into a 23,000-square-foot operation that includes a 10-lane, 25-yard indoor shooting range, plus extensive retail and training space.“It’s not simply a matter of ‘Build it and they will come,’ ” explains Sprague. “You have …read more
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