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R1 – Basic Rifle

Current Price: $170.00

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This six-hour course teaches safe rifle handling and operation in a relaxed, instructor-led setting that emphasizes both safety and skill. Through hands-on practice with loading, unloading, marksmanship fundamentals, and proper maintenance, students leave ready to safely own, operate, and shoot a rifle.

Topics covered include:  

  • Rifle selection & vocabulary
  • Loading & unloading
  • Shooting fundamentals
  • Maintenance & storage

Course Details:

  • Duration: 6 hours
  • Time: 11:30AM – 5:30PM
  • Investment: $170
  • Equipment: Rental firearm & ammunition included (students must use provided equipment)
  • Prerequisites: None (R1 achieved upon completion)
  • What to Bring:
    • Closed-toe shoes, weather-appropriate clothing
    • Non-shattering prescription glasses (if applicable)
    • Lunch/snack, and a water bottle
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14 reviews for R1 – Basic Rifle

  1. tides_landscape (verified owner) –

    I took the basic rifle class with Kevin this past winter. Great introduction to the platform and you couldn’t ask for a better instructor.

  2. mike.locke126 (verified owner) –

    Had the opportunity to attend R1 yesterday. What a fantastic course that instills proper rifle safety, operation, and maintenance. It was a very nice balance of classroom time and range time. Our instructor, Ben, was an outstanding teacher and mentor. He made me feel confident handling the rifle and taught good habits. Thank you Ben!!

  3. Amy O (verified owner) –

    Highly recommend R1 – Basic Rifle. Anyone from a true beginner to a seasoned shooter will benefit from this course. Our instructor, Kevin Williams, was the greatest – very knowledgeable, friendly, and puts students at ease immediately with the #1 focus on safety. His fun style of teaching has you learning more than you’d ever expect and have you wanting more. Looking forward to attending R2 with Kevin in Fall 2025.

  4. Steve Maturo (verified owner) –

    Dan and Evan were great instructors. Would highly recommend this course.

  5. seth (verified owner) –

    Had a class with Jaime as our instructor. He was the most down to earth, knowledgeable and friendly person ever! Looking forward to R2 with him!

  6. Eugene Osetskyy (verified owner) –

    I took this class with Kevin and Evan and it was a great refresher for rifle fundamentals. It was a safe, fun and educational class!

    I look forward to taking R2 and R3 later!

  7. KG (verified owner) –

    I took this class with Dan and it was great! He creates a safe and fun environment and curates the material to the participants in the class. In the range we used an AR platform rifle, but in the classroom we learned about all of them. Which was very helpful in planning my next purchase. Great course and great instructor! Can’t wait to move to R2.

  8. rmdriscoll1205 (verified owner) –

    This was an awesome class. I learned a lot and am planning on taking R2. Thank you Ben and Rebecca for your help!

  9. Brentyn Lee (verified owner) –

    Kevin put a clinic on for the class! Such an enjoyable and educational class. Learned so many things that i would not learn from just going to the range. Highly recommend this class to anyone who bought or have interest in purchasing a rifle. Thank you Kevin for making this a memorable experience and I look forward to more classes!

  10. Neil –

    Dan…appreciate the extra attention. You’re a great teacher and learned more than I expected. I will be back for more training

  11. Jacob D’Erasmo (verified owner) –

    I took R1 with Kevin Williams. I found him very informative and learned a lot from him. I struggle with the rifle being left-eye dominant and right-handed. So he pushed me to fire lefty, which was the right decision. I highly recommend him for any rifle class he may offer.

  12. Josh Woods (verified owner) –

    I learned a lot, and Scott was more than willing to answer any questions and spend extra time (an hour extra) with my class to make sure we all got the time needed to get the full experience. Thanks Scott, looking forward to R2

  13. gnkrooney (verified owner) –

    The R1 was my second class at WBA and it did not disappoint. The information was plentiful and well delivered, can’t say enough about the quality of the instruction and the experiences they bring to bare. Kudos to the WBA team, keep up the good work and see you soon!

  14. Paul martel (verified owner) –

    Again,another great class given by Dylan, R1 does exactly what it say’s, introduces you to the rifle platform. Dylan thoroughly went through the safety side of things, the differant parts of the firearm,differant types of actions, sights,ammo,ending with some range time and cleaning procedures.It seems to me, whenever a class is taught by Dylan, you always come out learning something, no matter your experience level. We are very lucky to have Whitebirch Armory and the instructors they hire,5 stars again. Looking forward to R2, and thanks a bunch, Paul

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