All backgrounds, skill levels & goals welcome

Sign up NOW for the May 24th Red Dot Class

All backgrounds, skill levels & goals welcome Sign up NOW for the May 24th Red Dot Class

Welcome to Open Arms

If you haven’t taken one of Adam’s training sessions, I highly recommend it. From beginners to advanced shooters, Adam always makes you feel welcome, safe, and comfortable no matter what stage of the game you are at.
— Jeri, Armed Women of America member

Helping responsible students of all backgrounds to safely learn while having fun.

Over 200 students trained since 2019 in the Virginia/West Virginia/DC/Maryland areas and beyond.

Training is available for individuals and groups. All backgrounds, skill levels & goals welcome.

Contact us about classes on Safety, Competition, Defense and Law Enforcement topics.

For more information about Open Arms training courses, email Adam@openarmsinstruction.com.

The best handgun training I’ve experienced over my 22-year federal law enforcement career... he succinctly explained and demonstrated a range of important advanced shooting concepts that can benefit any skill level of shooter.
— -Brian, Retired Federal Agent and Former Emergency Response Team Member

See you on the range!

Upcoming Events

  • AR-15 Training

    Sunday, May 4th

    4p-8p

    NRA HQ Range

    Operate the rifle in a building block approach to give you repeatable, on-demand skills.

    150 Rifle Rounds/4 Hours/$260

  • One-Hour Pistol Clinics

    Sunday, May 18th

    9a, 11a, 1p

    Fairfax Rod and Gun Club

    Improve your handgun confidence in a fast and effective format.

    100 Rounds/1 Hours/$60

  • Red Dot Pistol Class

    Saturday, May 24th

    10a-2p

    Shadow Hawk Defense

    Improve your confidence, consistency and efficiency a pistol-mounted optic.

    250 Rounds/4 Hours/$260

  • Shoot Faster!

    Saturday. May 24th

    3p-5p

    Shadow Hawk Defense

    Get faster, accurate hits at close and distant targets

    200 Rounds/2 Hours/$130

  • Pistol Scenarios Class

    Saturday, June 14th

    1p-5p

    Shadow Hawk Defense

    Improve your confidence, consistency and efficiency with your pistol.

    250 Rounds/4 Hours/$260

  • AR-15 Level Two

    Sunday, July 6th

    4p-8p

    NRA HQ Range

    Take your AR skills to the next level by building on your fundamentals.

    150 Rifle Rounds/4 Hours/$260

About Your Instructor:
Adam Metcalf

Adam Metcalf founded Open Arms in 2019.  Adam is an Air Force veteran and who then spent his career in Federal law enforcement, including as a United States Secret Service agent on the Presidential Protective Detail. In this final assignment before retiring from federal service, he and his team oversaw the firearms, tactics, emergency medical and Use of Force training for over 400 agents. He has competed in International Defensive Pistol Association and United States Practical Shooting Association competitions since the 1990s.  

As a Match Director in Virginia at the Fairfax Rod and Gun Club’s monthly IDPA competition from 2016 to 2018, Adam and his partners grew the monthly attendance from 30 shooters to over 100 and doubled the percentage of women shooters.

He is a graduate of the Firearms Instructor Training Program at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center and later completed FLETC instructor classes in Raid Tactics, Active Threat Response and Advanced Instruction of Marksmanship. He completed the Federal Air Marshals Service Close Quarters Combat Instructor course and has taken classes from Air Force Education and Training Command, Defense Tactics Institute, 10-8 Performance, Dolan Consulting Group, Modern Samurai Project, Force Science Institute, NRA, Glock, Colt and the Sig Sauer Academy. 

Adam looks forward to working with students of all backgrounds, skill levels and goals.

See you on the range!