All backgrounds, skill levels & goals welcome

SIgn up NOW for the December 8th Personal Pistol Training

All backgrounds, skill levels & goals welcome SIgn up NOW for the December 8th Personal Pistol Training

Welcome to Open Arms

I highly recommend Adam to anyone seeking firearms training, whether they are beginners like myself or seasoned shooters looking to refine their skills. His expertise, professionalism, and dedication to safety sets him apart as an outstanding firearms instructor.
— Amy, Shooting for 2 years

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.

Scroll down to sign up for our next training match.

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!

Join us for our next Personal Pistol Training

Sunday, December 8th at the NRA

Hourly @ 6, 7 and 8p

Work on your goals…

…at your skill level

,,.with your gear!

These one-hour sessions are designed around repetitions of simple pistol drills, allowing more personalized feedback for the student.

100 Rounds, 1 Hour, $100

All classes are run on a closed range and all range fees are included.

A free Practiscore account is required to sign up and a list of recommended equipment is on the registration page.

Upcoming Events

  • Personal Pistol Training

    Sunday, December 8th

    Hourly from 4p to 8p

    NRA HQ Range

    These one-hour sessions are designed around repetitions of simple pistol drills, allowing more personalized feedback for the student.

    100 Rounds/1 Hour/$100

  • Training Match

    Sunday, December 22nd

    Hourly from 4p-8p

    NRA HQ Range

    Short, fast stages to focus on shooting tasks found in matches

    Also applicable to defensive shooting

    100 Rounds/1 Hour/$50

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!