The Top Shooting Ranges in Pennsylvania

If you’re looking to hone your shooting skills but can’t find any decent shooting ranges in Pennsylvania, this article will show you the best ones in Pennsylvania.

Get your gear ready, practice your aim, and head onto the nearest best shooting ranges.

The Top Shooting Ranges in Pennsylvania

I’ve compiled a list of the 10 best shooting ranges you can find in Pennsylvania. They’re chosen based on the quality of their facilities, service, and unique features.

The shooting ranges aren’t ranked in any order. It is up to you to decide what’s the best one depending on your preference and what you’re looking for.

Shooting Range	Location
Sunset Hill Shooting Range	Henryville
Dingmans Shooting Range	Dingmans Ferry
Pocono Pistol Range	Stroudsberg
New Holland Rifle and Pistol Club	Thorndale
3B’s Indoor Shooting Range and Pro Shop	Honesdale
Freedom Armory Shooting Range	Glen Rock
Greenville Sportsmens Club	Greenville
Guthsville Rod and Gun Club	Orefield
717 Armory	Harrisburg
Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club	Chambersburg

Sunset Hill Shooting Range – Henryville

The Sunset Hill Shooting Range has been in business for over 70 years. You can say they have experience to offer customers.

They offer outdoor shooting ranges for shotguns, pistols, rifles, and even airguns. They also have shooting accessories for you to enjoy like trap range (clay pigeon).

They use live bullets. Don’t worry even if you’re a beginner in shooting as they have instructors ready to assist you.

You can opt to rent over 100 guns in their inventory or bring your guns. Your kids can also join in the fun with air guns for safety and security. Your child needs to be at least 8 years old to shoot the air gun. It’s open to first-time shooters and children at least 13 years of age can practice shooting with parent supervision.

Dingmans Shooting Range – Dingmans Ferry

Dingmans Shooting Range is a rated 5-star shooting range facility. It is also a Times Herald-Record Readers’ Choice Award Winner and an international destination of choice in Pennsylvania.

They offer a state-of-the-art facility with a 6 bay, 25-yard shooting facility with a fully equipped automated target system, comparable to the gun ranges in Florida. They also have a ventilation system that drives out lead and keeps your air clean as you practice shooting.

DSR also has a retail store that sells new and used modern handguns, rifles, and shotguns.

They also have:

• supplies of range bags
• ammunition
• eye, and ear protection
• cleaning kits
• other essential gun maintenance items

They host gun safety training and events all year round.

Pocono Pistol Range – Stroudsberg

The Pocono Pistol Range is a 5-star shooting range awarded by the National Association of Shooting Ranges. The Pocono Pistol Range offers a 12,000 square feet of the latest technology in indoor gun range to give a comfortable and safe shooting experience.

The Pistol Range is open to the public. Kids below 18 years old should be accompanied by a parent or a legal guardian. You can bring your firearm or rent one from over 100 pistols and carbines in their shop, similar to some shooting ranges in Hawaii where firearm rental is open to all visitors.

New Holland Rifle and Pistol Club – Thorndale

The New Holland Rifle and Pistol has a very wide assortment of gun ranges. They have a 25, 50, and 100-yard shooting range for rifle, pistol, and shotgun with covered benches. They also have a 100-yard shooting range with concrete pad.

They offer a long-range 50-700 yard rifle range complete with covered benches and pit system. Targets can be placed in 50, 100, 200, 300, 400, 500, and 600-yard line.

They also have:

• 200 to 700 yard Club Steel
• 7-25 yard pistol range
• a 35-yard pistol
• shotgun pit

The unique feature they offer is that they also have a 20 station archery course that is also handicap accessible, similar to how some gun ranges in Georgia are handicap friendly.

3B’s Indoor Shooting Range and Pro Shop – Honesdale

3B’s Indoor Shooting Range provides a state-of-the-art shooting range for handguns, rifles, and shotguns. Even if you’re new to shooting there are range officers to help you out if you don’t know what to do.

They also offer gun safety training and sell a wide variety of safety equipment, firearms, and ammunition. They aren’t limited to only guns. Provided is equipment for hunting and archery. They also have gear for people in law enforcement and public service.

What’s unique about 3B’s shooting range is that they have a zombie simulator course and gunfighter simulation system for a disaster scenario shooting experience.

Freedom Armory Shooting Range – Glen Rock

Freedom Armory Shooting Range is a membership shooting range. You can’t use their shooting range if you don’t have a membership, unlike in some gun ranges in Delaware where membership isn’t required.

There are two types of “Pay as You Go” membership and two “Unlimited Use” membership. You can bring your ammunition and rent out their variety of guns (handguns, rifles, and machine guns).

They have 12 handgun lanes of 25 yards, 4 rifle lanes of 50 yards. They also have a climate controlled system and automated target retrieval. The shooting range is also accessible for disabled people who want to practice their shooting skills.

What’s great about Freedom Armory Shooting Range is that they offer an expert level of training and gunsmithing for gun enthusiasts who want to improve their gun knowledge and skills.

Greenville Sportsmens Club – Greenville

The Greenville Sportsmen’s Club is a beginner-friendly shooting range where you can socialize and meet other gun enthusiasts in Northwest Pennsylvania.

They have rifle ranges available at:

• 50 yards
• 75 yards
• 100 yards
• 200 yards

They also have an outdoor shooting range for pistols. You need to apply for a membership to use their shooting range.

They also have three skeet fields with 2 of them having a Laporte trap machines and the other operated with Winchester/Western machines. There is also a trap field equipped with Pat trap capable of throwing single and doubles trap.

They offer defensive firearm training programs catered for a whole family. The training gives you quality time with your family and is safe because of the hands-on approach of the club. If you want to sign up, you need to have a membership. Since the slots are limited, come early. 

Guthsville Rod and Gun Club – Orefield

The Guthsville Rod and Gun Club isn’t only a shooting range but also a fishing club. They have both outdoor and indoor shooting ranges. The indoor shooting range is reserved for matches and organized practices. 

The area is around 40 acres with 1 ½ acres of pond. They also have a trap range, wooded camp, and a clubhouse separated from the indoor shooting range.

They have a Bullseye pistol shooting range at 25 and 50 yards complete with covered firing lanes. For rifles, they have a 50 and 100-yard rifle ranges with the 100 yard having a covered firing line. They also have a special purpose 35-yard shooting range and an informal trap range with a commercial-grade thrower.

Similar to shooting ranges in Alaska, they also have a 50-foot range reserved for black powder shooting and a basic archery range. You need to have a membership to use their facilities.

717 Armory – Harrisburg

717 Armory is an indoor shooting facility and gun shop located in Harrisburg. They have a total of 15 shooting ranges. All can be used up to rifle rated .50 caliber with an assortment of 25 and 50-yard lanes.

They also have a 25-yard indoor archery range complete with a shop for accessories and equipment. After practicing, you can learn a thing or two about gunsmithing, gun cleaning tips, or attend a firearms training.

717 Armory is great for both seasoned and beginner gun enthusiasts. You can also bring your video camera for recording to help preserve memories of the range.

Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club – Chambersburg

The Chambersburg Rod and Gub Club is a membership club that enjoys shooting, hunting, and fishing. It has an open membership and has no membership limit.

They have an outdoor shooting range facility exclusively for their members. They have 50, 100, and 200-yard rifle range complete with covered shooting positions. They also have a 100-yard rifle range with open shooting positions.

A pistol ranges of 5, 10, 15, 25, and 50 yards with covered shooting positions. Shotguns aren’t allowed in their shooting ranges. They also have a 50-foot indoor range for exclusive use of select handguns and rifles.

The Chambersburg Rod and Gun Club has been involved in various events like Boy Scouts jamborees, Special Olympics fundraiser, and many others. It’s a great club membership for archery, gun, and fishing enthusiasts.

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Conclusion

These are the top shooting ranges in Pennsylvania, some can even be found in cities like Philadelphia. Depending on what you’re looking for in a shooting range, they offer unique features and services and have great quality facilities.