LADIES ONLY Pistol 100 (Basic Pistol) – One Day (Liberty, IN)

This will be a special LADIES ONLY event—thanks for joining us!

Pistol 100 (Basic Pistol) Overview

Prerequisites: None

Estimated Ammunition Required: 140 rounds. Please contact the Event Director prior to the event if you’d like to attend but cannot find/afford ammo. 

Pistol Requirements: You will need a safe pistol with at least five round capacity to fully participate in this course. Pistols should be of a modern, drop safe design.

Older single action pistols manufactured before the 1980s and lacking a transfer bar safety are the most common type of pistol that lack drop safe design features, as do some military surplus imports from Eastern bloc countries and Taurus PT-series pistols not fixed during an international safety recall in 2015. These pistols may discharge if dropped and pose a potential safety hazard to our volunteers and students, and are not permitted. If you have concerns about the safety features of your pistol you should have it inspected by an armorer or gunsmith before class.

Loaner Firearms: loaner firearms suitable for use at this event are generally available but limited. Please contact the Event Director prior to the event if you would like to request a loaner firearm. 

Required Equipment: Please review our suggestions for appropriate Pistol 100 equipment and plan to bring the following:

• at least two magazines for your pistol
• a way to take notes
• hearing protection
• eye protection
• plenty of your preferred method of hydration (both plain water and something to replace electrolytes you will lose via sweating is ideal)
• clothing appropriate for the weather (loose fitting clothing, especially around the neck, is discouraged as hot brass can lodge against the skin and cause a burn)

We will not be drawing from the holster in this class and we will run a “cold range.” You will not need a holster to participate in the class activities.

Lunch: Included in the cost of your ticket is a hot dog / hamburger type lunch complete with sides and a drink. (Please bring your own for specific dietary needs or preferences.)

Optional Equipment: The following equipment is not required but may come in handy at the event:

• hat with a brim (to deflect flying hot brass)
• folding chair
• snacks
• sunscreen and/or bug spray

Overview: This course, based on traditional American service pistol fundamentals teaches “Hits Count!” This course lays a sound foundation for students to shoot groups under time pressure from a practical stance. Pistol 100 includes classroom and range time learning to shoot handguns. Students learn:

• Rules for safe gun handling & range rules
• Pistol parts and operation & ammunition
• Shooting fundamentals: Five steps to firing each shot
• Two Handed Grip & Stance: Isosceles and Weaver
• Natural Point of Aim
• Shot Group Analysis
• Clearing Common Stoppages
• Whittemore’s Stand Pistol Qualifier

Hear the real stories of Revolutionary War Heroines!

Exciting tales told by our passionate volunteers and woven throughout the day’s marksmanship instruction.

• Mary “Molly Pitcher” Hays
• Nancy “Wahatche” Hart
• 16-year-old Sybil Ludington
• Margaret Kemble Gage
• “Mother” Batherick
• … and many more!

Additional Event Information

This will be a “beginners” course and we’ll take our time covering how to safely shoot while building fundamentals. Tell all your mothers, daughters, sisters, cousins and lady friends we’re going shooting and we’re going to have fun!