Womens Handgun 1

SUMMARY: We will cover the following in detail.

• This class will introduce you to how to safely operate a handgun, help you get comfortable using your gun on the range, and give you practice with the fundamentals for shooting accurately.
• Five important safety rules
• Tips for shooting more accurately
• Basics of how the handgun works
• Which rounds to use and how it works
• Loading, unloading, and verifying a handgun is unloaded
• How to grip your gun to hold it steady and manage recoil
• A good balanced stance
• How to line up your sights on the target
• How to smoothly pull the trigger to get accurate hits
• Handgun cleaning & maintenance
• Range safety rules and etiquette so you can return on your own to practice
• If you haven’t purchased a handgun yet, you can rent one for class and we will help you determine if that one is a good fit for you.

TIME COMMITMENT: 2 - 3-hour nights (for a total of 6 hours)

PRICE: $100

SETTING: Classroom and range

MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF STUDENTS: 12

NOTES: This class is for women only.

WHAT'S NEXT?: After completing this course, you are ready to move to either Women's Handgun 2, or RG handgun 2.  

PREREQUISITES: none. 

REQUIRED GEAR:

• Semi-automatic handgun (rental guns available if needed)
• 150 rounds of ammunition
• Two magazines
• Eye protection
• Hearing protection (electronic ear muffs are best)
• Bring firearm maintenance and cleaning supplies if you have them
• Wear close-toe shoes, long pants, and a shirt with a high flat neckline
• Eye & ear protection is available for rent if needed. 

DESCRIPTION:

The goal of this class is to teach you how to comfortably and safely operate your handgun.  The majority of the class will be spent hands-on with your firearm.

You will start out in the classroom, learning the firearm safety rules, including what you should and shouldn’t do when handling your gun. We will cover the basics of how the gun and ammunition work, teach you what the parts of the gun are called, and provide tips for racking the slide more easily. You will learn how to load, reload, and unload the gun, and verify that it is unloaded.  Then we will teach you how to grip your gun, stand, line up your sights on the target, and pull the trigger. 

Most of the rest of the class will be spent on the range where you will start with basic drills to practice what you learned in the classroom and get comfortable with operating and firing your gun. The instructor will give you feedback and tips to help you dial in your accuracy as the class progresses.

At the end we will return to the classroom to show you how to clean your gun and store it safely. 

WHAT'S NEXT?: After taking this course, participants will be prepared to take Ready Gunner Womens Handgun 2 Join the Co-ed Handgun 2, where you will have some repetition of the above techniques along with learning movement techniques, multiple targets, and begin incorporating the use of a holster.