I'm in the New Orleans area and looking for handgun safety instruction geared toward absolute beginners.
Tips and leads on people you know to be good will be appreciated.
Thank you.
If you are willing to travel, FRC in Baton Rouge is well worth the trip. The offer training for new shooters that won’t have them jumping in the deep end.
As for the immediate New Orleans area, I’m unaware of any training specific to new shooters.
Another vote for FRC. I'm also in New Orleans and I've driven up there for several classes, both small group and private. They're definitely the best within arm's reach and absolutely worth the gas money. Most of the local ranges just smash out concealed carry classes without offering regular training of much substance.
https://www.frcbr.com/training-classes
The First Time Shooter class would be fantastic, as would the NRA Pistol Basics.
It also looks like they're doing a free 2-hour New Gun Owner workshop every MWF, which is brand new and pretty friggin cool of them to do.
A good introductory program that'll give you a steep but safe learning curve would be something like the First Time Shooter class (4 hrs), then a 2-hour private lesson, then maybe something like the Draw Clinic (2 hrs) spaced a few weeks apart each, with about 20-30 minutes of dry fire training every day at home in between if you can make the time. The in-between time enables you to practice what you've learned and figure out what you want to learn next. Taking classes costs a few more bucks, but your progression will be much faster than taking the youtube-and-experiment route... good training is a phenomenal investment.
Anybody know about the classes at St. Bernard indoor shooting range?
I'm in the New Orleans area and looking for handgun safety instruction geared toward absolute beginners.
Tips and leads on people you know to be good will be appreciated.
Thank you.
Even if you don't want a concealed carry permit the class will cover the laws and safe handling.
Mark Shreve at
https://gunsmartnola.com/
Save the CHP qual for people wanting to acquire a CHP.
The CHP qual is not a course for those new to firearms.
The CHP class has nothing whatsoever to do with learning how to shoot, and that's a very dangerous misconception, quite literally.
I'm in the New Orleans area and looking for handgun safety instruction geared toward absolute beginners.
Tips and leads on people you know to be good will be appreciated.
Thank you.
I'm in the New Orleans area and looking for handgun safety instruction geared toward absolute beginners.
Tips and leads on people you know to be good will be appreciated.
Thank you.