Private 1 hr On-Site Lessons -
~Rates - $50 per hour for 1 $40 per hour for 2 (per person)
$30 per hour for 3 or more (per person)
*NO live ammo*
Range Lessons -
~Rates - $50 per hour
(additional persons half price - 3 person limit)
* plus $8.50 range fee per person
and Ammo fee
Please wear closed toed shoes!
You may bring your own personal eye and ear protection
or borrow mine.
Monthly Seasonal Saturday Classes -
June - September
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Class size is limited!
Held at:
Bass Pro Shop (Adventure Land / Prairie Meadows Exit)
1000 Bass Pro Drive NW
Altoona, IA
Scheels - Jordan Creek Mall (Lower Level)
101 Jordan Creek Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA
(Follow signs from the main level restrooms to lower underground level)
2010 Class Schedule: "NRA First Steps Class"
(choose from the following dates)
June 19
July17
August 21
September 18
2011 Class Schedule: "NRA First Steps Class"
(choose from the following dates)
June 11
July16
August 20
September 17
Course Description:
"NRA First Steps" Beginners Handgun Classroom Instruction,
Plus the option of Range Time
(NRA Certificate is provided for completion of both)
Lesson 1: Handgun safety, parts & operation
Lesson 2: Ammunition knowledge
Fundamentals of pistol shooting
Lesson 3: Range commands and rules
NRA Rules
Shooting Exercise
Lesson 4: Handgun cleaning & storage
Training opportunities to further your knowledge and skills
Additional Info:
Considerations and recommendations for handgun selection.
Class Range time: Located at a DNR Range - directions below
Saturday 2:30 - 4:30
or
Sunday 8:30 - 1:30
(We will sign up for shooting slots in class - 2 shooters per hour)
~Cost : $50 for classroom instruction only
or
$80 includes range time.
~To Register - Contact Lori Ahern to confirm class space availability.
Class size is limited!!!
Please send check to hold class space, made payable to "FE4W".
Mail to: FE4W
1200 Valley West Drive, #403-10
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Everything you need is provided!
(*Ammo fee is extra)
*You may bring your own personal eye and ear protection
or borrow mine.
Please wear closed toed shoes!
Ankeny Izaak Walton League -
Youth Classes
Ranges -
~ "Butch" Olofson/DNR Shooting Range
West at Polk City main stop signs on Broadway
Continue NW on Broadway 4.4 miles
(road turns into NW Madrid)
Turn left (south) and follow road into range
~ Banner/DNR Shooting Range
South of Des Moines on Hwy 65/69
Almost 5 miles south of SR-5 bypass
East 1 mile on Elkhorn Street
(Past Sumerset State Park)
~ Private Range also available