Wicen Learning Center

I’ve been here few too many times, brought quite some people here to try out one of the only outdoor ranges near Philadelphia. Overall, it’s a great range with tons of lanes and up to 100 yards. Staffs are very friendly here and the main reason I drive 1.5hr to this range all the time is that this range is ALL ABOUT SAFETY, which makes it a wonderful place to teach others. (Not even trying to exaggerate about the safety there) I’ve been here multiple times to teach new people about how to properly handle firearms safely, from handgun to rifles.(eg: If I don’t kick them out for being stupid, RSOs will do it)
Anyway, here’s a little side story. I’ve also took my father there to shoot multiple firearms there before, nothing ever went wrong as RSO and I were always there to make sure things are handled safely. I made sure that the range will allow me to take him there before I even try as he only really speak ‘broken English’ so I will always be there to watch and translate. Nothing goes wrong there and he now have qualification for both rifle and handgun area. The reason why I took one star away from Wicens was that things were different when I tries to take my mother there today. She also speak semi broken English but I can say that she’s a little better than my father after all. When we showed up there I were told that my mother wouldn’t be allowed to shoot there due to safety reason. I’m not even sure if I should just feel disappointed or even discriminated here. Perhaps it’s the staff in charge that day? Or it’s something else. Though, I must say that I am personally offended that my father was allowed to shoot there and my mother was not somehow someway. Make perfect sense right?
It’s a bit disappointing that I am soon going to be away for active duty service and I want my family to be trained as best as possibly can with handling firearms. The incident was pretty disappointing as I end up having to drive another 30minutes to the nearby range (DVSC) to complete my objective.
Range ¹⁰⁄₁₀
Safety ¹¹⁄₁₀
Staff ⁷⁄₁₀
Would go again, but with some doubt.

This place is amazing. Beautiful bucks county countryside. Super nice and helpful range safety officers, very professional and friendly, outside shooting is great in nice weather, and the way the place is set up is great. This is going to be my new home away from home.

Went there for the first time today, mightily impressed with the RSOs and emphasis on safety. My first open-​air range experience with pistol, after being locked away in dark cellars. My first time going down range to change my targets after a cease fire, and their attention to safety made me feel perfectly at ease doing so. Far from being condescending, the RSOs were polite and instructive. Not as many pistol booths as rifle, but noon on a Saturday I did not have to wait for a free booth at all. Weather permitting, I’ll be going back!

Staff here is excellent! They are friendly, but professional and are there to ensure you have a safe and fun experience. It’s one of the few ranges that doesn’t try to «milk» their costumers for every dollar. $ 20 will get you to play outdoors with 100-​yards rifle range, 25-​yards pistol and trap shooting range. If you are looking to rent a firearm and buy ammo, sorry to disappoint but you’re going to need to bring that with you. They do sale targets, eye protection, ear protection, and clay pigeons. This is not a state of the art facility, nor does it tries to be. It keeps it simple and gives shooters what they need; a place to send lead down range without the BS.

I was greeted by a friendly older man when I entered the small hut to pay for my lane. That’s where the one star comes from. That’s also where the friendly experience ended. Their RSO’s are obnoxious. One younger guy with a large wad of dip in his face regularly talked down to not only me but every other person I heard him speak to on the pistol range around me. I’m a peaceful man and just let the smug pricks comments slide but I can see someone with a hotter head taking their complaints to him in an aggressive manor since that’s how he felt he needed to speak to us. I’ve been shooting all my life and have been to ranges up and down the east coast and have NEVER been so insulted or mistreated by an RSO. I can’t remember his name for the life of me or I’d post it but from the rest of what I saw that day, he’s not the only one with a bad attitude on the payroll. I also heard another instructor berating a younger man who was there shooting with his father for not leaving an EMPTY MAGAZINE on the bench when he left his shooting hut for a cease fire. AN EMPTY MAGAZINE and this RSO was talking to this poor kid like he shot his dog. There is a difference between being safe and being an obnoxious prick and this place definitely employs those who fall on the side of the latter. I would not recommend this range to anyone and I will certainly never go back.

If you want to go to Wild West then just don’t go here I actually took my kids here and felt safe. I had the best father son day anyone could ask for. The staff was super friendly, helpful and catered to my kid. One range officer even let my son shoot his 22 handgun. You can’t ask for a better place to take the family shooting

My new favorite place to shoot. You pay *$ 20.00 for the day and can shoot on a 100 yard rifle range, 50+ yard trap shooting range or a 25 yard pistol range. You can also have the satisfaction of shooting at something that actually breaks like the «clay birds» (bright orange discs), this way you don’t have to try to figure out if the tiny whole that just appeared on the paper was made by this bullet or the one 5 shots before. It adds a bit of ‘action’ to the whole thing that you don’t get at an indoor range.
For new shooters, please don’t let the reviews that give them less stars because they are sticklers for safety scare you off. Shooting ranges and being very safe and on the ball should be something that gets a higher rating (safety at the range is a pro not a con, lol). They are not mean or unfriendly in the slightest, they seem to have developed a system over the years that really works. Outdoor shooting has some different logistics then indoor ranges, that’s why there are very few places that do it (plus land is expensive). You have to walk onto the range to change your target (s), this idea was disconcerting to me at first but the way the handle it when they make the range «cold «is literally with military precision. You will feel very comfortable that nobody, yourself included, can go into their shooting stall while you are down range changing your target and setting up your target stand or whatever you’re shooting at on the berm i.e. clay discs. There is also something extremely unique and quite pleasant at this range, fresh air (!) it makes me want to hang out much longer, you can also get pizza delivered. So go to Walmart or wherever and stock up on cheap ammo (because they don’t sell it) and spend an hour or the day, they also don’t rent guns (go buy one ;-) if you live PA (or pretty much any constitution respecting in state, sorry NJ) and have your civil rights intact (not a felon or someone found mentally unstable through due process, or a couple of other disqualifies) it is an easy, fun and uniquely American thing to do.
*There is a one time (unless you loose your official looking «range badge»)$ 10.00 fee for an NRA approved/​trained safety officer to sign you off for the range you wish to shoot on. This could be up to $ 30.00 because of the 3 ranges, it’s not a big deal they just want to make sure you follow the very basic safety protocol. They don’t ‘hover’ they are just there, very non intrusive.

I enjoyed my experience here, as someone who is cautiously, and safely, making an effort to learn and become comfortable with a firearm for self defense purposes. I thought that the safety standards here were on point. And I appreciated their zero tolerance for unsafe practices.
Example– The guy who kept taking off his PPE and was not following directions regarding safety, got booted.
As a woman, who attended this range with her husband and teenage daughters, I felt that it was actually inviting. Far less intimidating than I had imagined. It is $ 10 to get yourself qualified, meaning, someone who knows exactly what they are doing, makes sure that YOU know what you are doing, and fully understand the rules there. It is $ 20 per day, per person. Per day. Meaning you could leave for lunch and come back. They sell targets, but no ammo.
Tanners recommended that we «give it a shot». ;) We will be back. My only complaint is that they are not open on Monday or Tuesday.
Dress appropriately for weather.

Like the worst episode of bonanza and a dreary Boy Scout summer camp combined. Been to a lot of ranges and this is by far the most uptight and unfriendly lot I’ve ever encountered.

This is the only outdoor public range near Bucks County. They have 100yd rifle range, 25yd pistol range and a trap range. Overall, it’s a decent place. I have been here twice. The range fee is reasonable, $ 20 for the day. They have a qualifications fee of $ 10/​range. So if you go expecting to shoot on two ranges, you will spend another $ 20 in qualification fees. The qualification fees are for life (unless you lose your range badge).
The lanes have concrete bunkers covering the benches on the rifle and pistol lanes. In the rifle lanes, you can’t stand, you have a shoot sitting at the bench. They have a slow fire rule, so be sure to take your time, if you don’t want to have the RSOs chirping at you. The RSOs that I have met there are friendly enough. They are pretty helpful in making your shooting experience enjoyable as possible. The RSOs were quick to correct us if we were doing something outside of the range rules. They did so in a friendly, non-​condescending manner.
The have targets, but it’s best to bring your own. They have plenty of staple guns to tack up your targets. You can buy targets there too, but I always prefer to bring my own. You can also buy clays and put those in the berm on the pistol and rifle ranges.
I’ll keep coming here as long as the range fee doesn’t start to creep past $ 20/​day.

I was a bit apprehensive when I was heading here for the first time. Asian kid, with an AR and a 30 – 06. Not sure how I would be welcomed, but they were great. One guy, I can’t remember his name, but he was an older guy, helped me dope in my scope at 100yds and hooked me up with some clays to shoot on the burm. Couldn’t be any nicer. Can’t wait to go back there. Only a 4 because the shooting benches are kind of dated, not really comfortable for me.

This is the only open-​to-​the-​public outdoor range I know of in the Montgomery/​Lower Bucks area. They offer rifle, pistol and shotgun areas and I go here a few times a year. When the weather is nice, you can’t compare shooting outside on a farm to shooting indoors on a lane.
I used to go to this place with my dad and uncle when I was a kid and it was owned and run by two old brothers, Frank and Stephen. They’ve since passed away and the range is still in the family, but is more of a business with a number of range officers and more structure. They’ve poured concrete bunker-​like booths, which make the experience safer. Louder for the shooters, but quieter for the neighbors, which is as it should be.
You have to purchase a range badge one time for each area (rifle, pistol, shotgun) at $ 7 each and then admission to the range is $ 15/​day. It can get pricey the first time or two you go, but after that it’s a really good deal in comparison to indoor ranges where you pay by the hour.
The range officers are friendly and helpful if you’re a newbie or need help sighting in. They’re strict about range rules (overall a good thing as it’s safer for shooters and neighbors) but it is a little limiting if you have a semi-​auto pistol to only be allowed one round every three seconds. They probably need to have this rule to keep some jackass from emptying half of his clip over the backstop. I just wish the rules allowed for quick groups of three shots or something.
If you’re going here for shotgun, don’t bother bringing clays. They’re cheaper here than other places (Dick’s, etc) and you don’t have to haul the heavy fragile box with you. They rent single/​double and manual/​electric throwers.
Cash only, so don’t get caught unprepared. That part is kind of annoying since it’s so easy to accept cards in this day and age.
Look on their website and make sure they’re open when you go. I think Frank and Stephen used to keep it open every day but Christmas or something like that. Now I think they’re closed Monday and most holidays, which is a shame if you get some time off and want to go shooting, but everybody deserves some time off, right?