Arlington, Virginia, UK visitor 7/8th September never fired handgun

[devon deer]

Hi All,
Bit of a long shot here, my friend will be in the area next week, he has always wanted to experience using a handgun as they are banned in the UK.
Any advice on how he could achieve this please?
Ranges where this is possible?
Many thanks Richard

 

[Deleted member 22670]

http://www.msar.com/shooting-range/

 

[JohnCushman]

Many shooting ranges have handguns that you can rent by the hour and you can buy the ammo from them.

 

[skimerhorn]

If he is heading south to richmond there is a indoor range he can rent some and shoot there. The name is colonial shooting academy.

 

[VAspeedgoat]

Squirrel season opens up this weekend. If he can get his hands on a .22 pistol he can plink away all weekend. Pm me and I will try to help. There are a few wma's less than an hour from arlington. The national forest would only be 1.5 away. That is if he wants to hunt not just shoot. I'm sure there's a pile of ranges nearby but I just don't have any suggestions. Good luck.

 

[Jwill]

NRA HQ is in Fairfax and has an indoor range, not sure they have rentals. Blue Ridge Arsenal is in Chantilly, indoor range and I think they have rentals. Both close to Dulles airport.

 

[devon deer]

Thanks very much for your very prompt responses, i have given him all the details and he will contact them.
Cheers
Richard

 

[genesis273]

Handguns are banned in the UK? More of a reason to just move on over here!
There are many ranges on the Virginia side on the creek. On the DC side, probably not so much.
If he were a couple hours south, he could shoot mine all he wants. Arlington/DC area is a nice place to tour and alot of places to see. He'll enjoy it.

 

[Whiskey3]

Elite Shooting Sports has a real nice range and has some courses too if you wanted some instruction.