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Okay..... asking for assistance here.

Had an awesome family BBQ this weekend. As usual, at some point over the weekend, we made it to the home range on my property. Was a blast as always. Pistols, rifles, etc. A grandson fired his first weapon this go round, a Marlin .22 that his uncle (my 17yr old youngest) owns. Was a special moment. Well..... Aunt Bunny decides she want to learn how to shoot. Aunt Bunny is my 53 yr old sister. She had never fired a weapon in her life. Admittedly, she has asked before but, just didn't get to it. Well, this weekend was different. She fired multiple handguns, 9mm, .38, &.45 She also shot my Rem 700 in 30.06 Amazingly she put it right in the bullseye She was SUPER fired up about it all, & REALLY excited about it.

Now... reality is.... I really was only able to touch on the most basic of basics in an afternoon. She really wants to purchase a handgun of her own. She actually asked me to take her to purchase one. I told her hell no, she wasn't ready to own one, & that she needed to take a safety class or two & get some real comprehensive hands on training. I instructed her that only THEN would I endorse her buying a handgun, even though my endorsement isn't needed...lol. She agreed, & acknowledged the need.

She's seriously a SUPER NOOB & very ignorant to firearms. I figured some of you NOVA fellers could direct me to the right class, & or range to help her. Again, she lives in Vienna. I told her I would ask around, & find the best range/classes in her area to help her become a responsible gun owner.

Thanks in advance for the help..!

NRA range in Fairfax offers many classes including some just for women taught by women. They fill up quick though.

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most of the shops up this way offer, or can point you to instructors that offer classes.

About 3 months ago the NRA basic pistol class got a makeover. Its now a split class. E-learning + live fire with instructor.

They sign up onlne at http://www.nrainstructors.org/, and take the online portion. When that is completed they go back and find a part 2 instructor that does the gun handling practicals and live-fire.

I'll put the plug in here for the shop I'm teaching with... triune shooting sports in warrenton, and we have a nice private range near by where we do the live-fire.

If she has a few friends that want to take the class we will happily do a private class.

jdonovan wrote:most of the shops up this way offer, or can point you to instructors that offer classes.

About 3 months ago the NRA basic pistol class got a makeover. Its now a split class. E-learning + live fire with instructor.

They sign up onlne at http://www.nrainstructors.org/, and take the online portion. When that is completed they go back and find a part 2 instructor that does the gun handling practicals and live-fire.

I'll put the plug in here for the shop I'm teaching with... triune shooting sports in warrenton, and we have a nice private range near by where we do the live-fire.

If she has a few friends that want to take the class we will happily do a private class.

I'll pass the info to her. Thanks

I shoot at Sharpshooters, which would be about 10 miles from Vienna. The range itself is OK. They have a good selection of guns. I've seen signs there for training, but have never taken a class there so I don't really know what they offer. I have seen some people providing personalized training there. Their website is:

http://sharpshootersva.com

There's also Elite Shooting, which is Manassas. That would be about 20 miles or so away from Vienna. I haven't been there yet, but I've consistently heard that it's a nice range. Their website is:

http://www.eliteshootingsports.com

As someone else pointed out, the NRA range is close to Vienna, and would be a great choice.

trailrunner wrote:I shoot at Sharpshooters, which would be about 10 miles from Vienna. The range itself is OK. They have a good selection of guns. I've seen signs there for training, but have never taken a class there so I don't really know what they offer. I have seen some people providing personalized training there. Their website is:

http://sharpshootersva.com

There's also Elite Shooting, which is Manassas. That would be about 20 miles or so away from Vienna. I haven't been there yet, but I've consistently heard that it's a nice range. Their website is:

http://www.eliteshootingsports.com

As someone else pointed out, the NRA range is close to Vienna, and would be a great choice.

Awesome thanks. Im gonna send her to the NRA range. Like I said in the OP, she's a total noob. This past weekend was the first time she ever handled a handgun, let alone fired one. She did pretty good for a noob but, definitely needs more instruction than I could give her in one weekend, amongst other activities.

There is a Well Armed Woman chapter that meets at the NRA home range in Fairfax. Here's an email contact: twaw.nova.chapter@gmail.com

The nra range in Fairfax is nice, I took a class and they were organized, safe and informative

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