Introduction

Welcome to the public website for The Wake County Firearms Education and Training Center Ladies' Handgun League.
The mission of the league is to provide women with the opportunity for education, training, and practical experience in
the safe and proper use of handguns.   This website is being provided not only to introduce others to our league but also
to provide resources for enhancing the education and training experience.   We hope you find this site useful and enjoyable.
And we hope you'll join us at the range!
League Information

Prerequisite
Meetings
Day: 1st Saturday of every month.   (2012 Exceptions:  April [cancelled],  Sept 8)                  
Time: 9:00am-12noon
Location: Wake County Firearms and Education Center
3921 Old Holly Springs-Apex Road
Apex, NC 27539-9147

Click here for driving directions.
Price: $15.00 per meeting (range fees)


         
What to expect
Each meeting consists of a variety of activities. Typically, there are three shooting stages: a planned activity, a quick friendly competition, and an open shooting session.

The planned activity is an exercise geared towards practicing safe gun handling in practical situations. For example, shooting from behind cover or drawing from a holster. Each activity is first discussed and demonstrated in a classroom setting before going to the firing line. Any equipment that is needed for the activity will be provided or members will be told ahead of time what will be needed. Any league member that does not wish to participate in the activity as planned will still be given the opportunity to shoot.
Each activity is concluded by a bit of friendly competition. Usually this is one round of shooting using the techniques that were just practiced. The winner receives a prize and the honor of having their name on the range bulletin board as shooter of the month.
The final stage of shooting is an open shoot. This time is allotted for each shooter to practice a skill that they need or want to focus on.
This league belongs to its members. Any member can suggest activities or discussions that they would like to see addressed at during a meeting.

All activities on the range are guided and supervised by an NRA-certified Instructor / NRA-certified Range Safety Officer.


What to bring
Any caliber handgun(s) - pistol or revolver - are welcome.  If you do not already have a handgun contact us about borrowing one.   All firearms are expected to be in safe fully operational condition.
You will need to bring the proper ammunition for the your handgun.   It is also considered polite to bring ammunition for any firearm you wish to borrow.
All shooters must wear eye protection.  It is advised that even shooters who wear regular glasses also use goggles to protect their presciption glasses as well as their eyes.   Since our facility is indoors, darkly tinted glasses are not recommended and glasses with UV protection are not necessary.
Hearing protection must be worn at all times while on the range.   Muff or plug style hearing protection is acceptable.  Whichever you decide to bring should fit sufficiently to block the noise of multiple firearms being shot simultaneously in an indoor range. (It will get loud.)
The appropriate targets will be provided for all planned activities and recreational shooting.  However, do feel free to bring any (tasteful) targets that you would like to use.
Additional equipment such as extra magazines and speed loaders are not required but may come in handy.


What to wear
The range has no official dress code. However, there are important things to take into consideration when putting together your range ensemble.
The range is indoors so you don't need to worry about certain elements of the weather such as wind or rain.   However, the air in the range is circulated by pulling in air from the outside.   Therefore, the temperature inside is about the same as the temperature outside, possibly even a bit cooler on winter mornings with the large fans providing the airflow. You may want to wear layers.
Semi-automatic firearms expel very hot metal casings at a high velocity and in unpredictable directions.   Therefore, it is highly recommended that you wear a billed hat.  Baseball-style caps are the most common but feel free to express your own style - bearing in mind that your hat shouldn't get in the way of your hearing or eye protection.   It is also recommended that you wear high-collar or closed-neck blouses or shirts.   Alas, it is better to appear prudish than to have burns in delicate areas.
The range has a solid cement floor.   Considering that and the flying brass mentioned earlier, it is recommended that you wear flat-heeled, closed-toe, thick-soled, comfortable shoes.