Wicen's Shooting Range and Learning Center

Great place, I dont go as often as i would like but every time im there its a pleasant experience. Safety is a very high priority which makes It a comfortable place to shoot. RSO Matt was especially awesome at my last visit, got to chat with him alot during ceasefire which was nice!

Got my family membership back around March last year and I have been there I think 4-5 times now. I live an hour away so the commute is a little long for me but I try to make it out there with my brother when our schedules line up. Like others have said there are strict rules regarding safety but many others including I prefer it this way. If you want to shoot fast and get tactical training done this isn't the place to do so. This is more of a shoot leisurely in a controlled environment setting. You take reasonable methodical shots during firing and check up on your groupings during the ceasefire. I've been to the sit down rifle range and the pistol range so far during my visits. You can expect to spend close to 2 hours to go through 200 rounds or so. Make sure you bring water to stay hydrated on those hot days and enjoy your time shooting here.

Just signed up for my annual membership. 1st time there was this past Sunday. I was greeted by every staff member and met the owner right away not knowing he was the owner. Immediately Joe offered me some delicious deer sausage and had his crew help me bore sight my slug gun and new scope. Walt hung with me the whole time and learned me alot about my moa adjustments and he had my scope zeroed in 3 shots. My 1st 4 shots I hit clays 110 yards out 4/4. These guys are great and know what they're doing . Great staff. Thank you Joe, Walt, Randy, and Terry. Looking forward to getting back there asap.

I love this range, very friendly knowledgeable staff, outdoor range, couldn't ask for more membership is a bit pricey but it's for a full year so if you go enough it's totally worthit

I've been to Wicen's range four times now in the last calendar year (rifle and handgun only). I drive nearly 1.5 hours to be there; it's one of the few outdoor ranges that doesn't require full membership and allows you to shoot all day. I'm on the fence when it comes to my opinions of Wicen's range. Some of the ol'timer safety officers out there aren't super friendly/inviting at first and I see how they can be off-putting to new comers. The younger safety officers seem to have a pretty good attitude but they are outnumbered by the old guys 5:1. Once you get past the old guys (I'm 52 so that says something), then you have to contend with shooting from a concrete enclosure. At the rifle range, you are not able to stand. You can shoot from a bench or prone (one bay), only. It's not the end of the world if you are zeroing your rifle or generally only shoot this way when hunting and need the practice but if you are looking to stand, kneel, or fire a rifle from any other position, never mind moving, this is not the place for you. This is not the place to practice transitioning from primary to your side arm, practice emergency, or tactical reloads. Unless you have a 6-inch barrel, you are not able to shoot 100 yards with a handgun. I will say, that anyone who complains about it only being a 100 yards, needs to stop. Look at their website. It clearly says they are 100 yards only so there shouldn't be any surprises. Go elsewhere if you need to stretch out. The handgun area is fine. No issues there. You can stand and shoot, just like most ranges. Again the only limitation is the lack of rapid fire. And they are pretty tight on rapid fire. I had an accidental double tap on my handgun and I heard the safety officer's radio immediate come to life making sure everyone was OK - he asked me to not do that. It's fine - it's their range and their rules but a little over the top. A pretty basic drill is two to the body and one to the head but you can't do that at Wicen's, at least at speed. The range office has some basic targets for purchase. You can also buy clay discs there and they allow you to put it on the berm at 100 yards to shoot, which is fun. Shooting at paper targets doesn't give the same feedback that blowing up a clay disc at 100 yards. Be sure to bring a chamber flag - they require them and if you don't have them will sell them to you. They also sell merch. Overall, it's a decent range for zeroing or getting a little target practice for rifle. The handgun range is on par. Even as a 52 year old, some of the "old guys" rub me the wrong way and maybe that says more about me but if you read the negative reviews, you'll see that it gets mentioned a few times. What I like about Wicen's range is that it's pretty low key and it hasn't been busy the four times that I've been there on a Saturday or Sunday. No more than half of the rifle bays have been filled while I was there. There's only six'ish handgun bays so they can fill up but then everyone goes home and they are empty so it's hit or miss. I do wish they would consider or find a way to provide open rifle bays for users to stand and shoot, maybe even transition from rifle to pistol at the same target (I can do this at RTSP but it's in doors and dark). These are skills some of us want to train and we need an outdoor location that provides the space to do that. Based on how old some of these reviews are, it's unlikely Wicen's is looking to make any changes, so know what you are getting before you arrive and you should be content.

Great place to shoot, bunkers amplify report, need really good hearing protection. R.O. are great with helpful tips.