Kenmore or Wades Gun Range

[HuntandFish]

Interested in hearing your opinion's on Wades and Kenmoore Gun Ranges. I want to go shoot my new .44mag and don't want to drive out in the woods everytime. Any other ranges on the Eastside you would suggest? I have shot at Kenmore rifle and trap range many times but am not familiar with there handgun range.

Thanks!
H&F

[viva_che1363]

i ve only shot handguns at kennmore a handful of time but i believe that its only open to the public on the weekends after noon. they've got a good operation over there, the rifle range is plenty of fun, but i do feel bad for the rangemasters that have to deal with some of the people that come in and have no idea of what they are doing. friendly staff too

[lostbackpacker]

Don't think the public can shoot handguns at Kenmore, just rifles. 

[CP]

Yes Kenmore has a public pistol range.  Fixed range targets 25 or 50 yards:

http://www.wcwinc.org/range/pistol.htm

[grundy53]

Kenmore

[grundy53]

Don't think the public can shoot handguns at Kenmore, just rifles.

that's incorrect.

[Jekemi]

Wades has opened up Wades North. They bought the old Boeing employees range in south Everett on Airport road. The store is open now, not too much stock yet, and the range opens up in a week or so. They were very nice when I stopped in there and gave me the grand tour. I think it will be a major upgrade from the Sams' range that was there previously. I shoot at Kenmore all the time but only the rifle range and the trap/skeet range. I've never used the pistol range.

[chrisb]

Wades has opened up Wades North. They bought the old Boeing employees range in south Everett on Airport road. The store is open now, not too much stock yet, and the range opens up in a week or so. They were very nice when I stopped in there and gave me the grand tour. I think it will be a major upgrade from the Sams' range that was there previously. I shoot at Kenmore all the time but only the rifle range and the trap/skeet range. I've never used the pistol range.

This isn't Wades it's West Coast Armory.

[Cap.Silver]

Wades in Bellevue is adding on another story and believe is open on their regular schedule ..........

[mtbiker]

West Coast Armory.  I stopped shooting a Wades a few years ago after he fired all the good RSO's and canned the plate shooting league.  I found myself playing RSO at times, which isn't what I went there to do.  Maybe it's better now, but I don't know.   

[HuntandFish]

Thanks for the replies, I will stop by Kenmore and check out there pistol range. I have spent countless hours at there trap range and many at there rifle range. And if I am up in everett I will stop by west coast, it has been awhile since I have been in there anyway.

Still looking for some ammo, .44mag and 45acp, anybody seen any around in the local stores?

Thanks,
H&F

[coachcw]

Also a indoor gun range in the buisness park off of the bothell everrett hwy at 180Th . cant think of the name though. the kenmoore range is expossed might be a lil nicer indoors .

[jaymark6655]

West Coast also has a place right there where 405 and 90 intersect.

[klikboom]

Kenmore pistol range is terrible, definitely go indoors. Kenmore is fixed distance, you can only hang 1 target, and the target changes are 30 minutes. I'm a member there but it's still not really worth it to shoot pistol. Luckily they have a good member rifle range and archery there. Maybe that's okay with your 44 mag, but sucks for compact 9mm's. West Coast has a GREAT facility in Bellevue and they are re-opening the old Sam's in Everett, supposedly in February but that date keeps sliding so we'll see.

[Carl]

I’ve stopped by Wades a few times to look around their store.  Everything I looked at was extremely overpriced!  I wouldn’t buy anything there.  I don’t know what the range prices are.  They do offer pistol rentals.

However, I’m going to take some people from work over there (because it's convenient)  to shoot for the first time.  I love to see people change their tune from I don’t like guns to that was really cool!   

[grundy53]

Also a indoor gun range in the buisness park off of the bothell everrett hwy at 180Th . cant think of the name though. the kenmoore range is expossed might be a lil nicer indoors .

I believe it's a Discount Guns.

[kckrawler]

Also a indoor gun range in the buisness park off of the bothell everrett hwy at 180Th . cant think of the name though. the kenmoore range is expossed might be a lil nicer indoors .

I believe it's a Discount Guns.

Nope, it's Shooting Sports NW 

http://www.shootingsportsnorthwest.com/

[chrisb]

Also a indoor gun range in the buisness park off of the bothell everrett hwy at 180Th . cant think of the name though. the kenmoore range is expossed might be a lil nicer indoors .

I believe it's a Discount Guns.

Nope, it's Shooting Sports NW 

http://www.shootingsportsnorthwest.com/

Correct... Owned by the same people that own discount guns though.

[kckrawler]

Hmm, didn't know that. Makes sense though, they look exactly the same from the outside.

[BsB]

From recent chatter in another forum, from what I understand, Wades is under scrutiny for "elevated" levels of lead.

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[Bwana Bob]

You could also try the Renton range. They have pistol range you can put targets up at 15, 20, 25 and 50yd and they are a lot friendlier than the Dicks at Kenmore. If you miss the target at the 25yd line at kenmore a few times and hit the dirt, your out of there ASAP. I live 4 miles from there but go to Renton for the friendly blue collar feeling. 

[mtbiker]

From recent chatter in another forum, from what I understand, Wades is under scrutiny for "elevated" levels of lead.

This has been a long standing issue for years, there.  Yet another reason why I don't shoot there.

[Jekemi]

Yes, you are right. It's West Coast Armory North that took over the Sam's in Everett - not Wades as I originally said. I talked to them this morning and they say the range opening is still two weeks away. That's what they said two weeks ago so not really sure what's going on there. But it looks like a nice facility and I'm looking forward to shooting there.
There number is: 425-265-7143. The address is 11714 Airport Road, Everett, WA 98204

[HuntandFish]

Thanks for the update! I will have to get up there in a few weeks and try out there new range.

Thanks,
H&F

[hookr88]

I'm a member of Renton Fish and Game. Once they get to know you it's definately a lot more relaxed.

[Bean Counter]

I was always a fan of Kenmore 

[thatkidwho]

Wades scares the hell out of me on the weekends and is expensive. I only use that range during the week when its winter. There are a lot of first timers and Yahoo's.

I used to go to Issaquah rifle club. Cheap, outdoor and people were cool. The range master can be crabby but never had an issue with her. Its just far from my house.
Sams in Everett is closed but it was old school indoor and cramped. Safe handling was an issue because of the tight space.

Discount guns (the range is under a different name) ranges seem nice. I've checked them out but are pricey but the have some cool course stuff.

Kenmore is about 10 minutes from house and I just started going there. The have trap, rifle, pistol and archery. Plenty of options. The trap is nice and open evenings. The rifle is a typical outdoor style. I go during the week and its not very busy and laid back. The weekend is busy though.

I recently took hunters ed there too. They really are a gun club in every sense. I'm thinking of joining it. I figured my boys and I would have to go 4 times a year to pay for itself.

[yote]

Kenmore hands down, Wades has always had bad reviews from just about everyone and their brother who have been there...

I was a member of Kenmore until I moved off to college and some of my best gun range memories have been there (as opposed to a few others I've frequented). Friendly range master, trap range, rifle range, pistol range, a flat archery range (up to 80 yards) and then 2 walk through archery ranges (upper and lower) -- lower is shorter (takes an hour or so to walk) as opposed to the upper (takes 1.5 hours or so to walk).

Not to mention they do a 3D archery shoot every 4th of July which is AWESOME. I'm pretty sure it's free admission or real cheap if you help set the animals up the weekend before too...

I would highly avoid going on weekends as when it's open to the public, there will always be knuckleheads 

[Jekemi]

I believe that West Coast Armory North has officially opened up its indoor shooting range, just the first 6 stations. More to open up in a couple of weeks. They seem very nice and eager to get folks shooting. I plan on heading up there tomorrow, Thursday, 2/21 to check it out.

[HuntandFish]

Jekemi- Thanks for the update! I will try and get up there in the next couple weeks and check them out.

Thanks,
H&F