Firearms Education & Training

Our Monthly Events

You're welcome to attend your first in-person SBCC Women Shooters event for the pre-class dinner and classroom portion, with no obligation. If you would like to keep coming back, please join our group (see membership section for details on how to join).

Please RSVP for each event to sheri@sheribilderback.com or via the monthly event pinned post / announcement on our "secret" Facebook members-only page or public page. Annual liability and other forms are required to be filled out at your first event (and each year thereafter).

We have an awesome location - Sharpshooter's Indoor Shooting Range! Address is: 8135 Gravois Rd St. Louis, MO 63123 and our range time is on their awesome private range downstairs - just for our group of ladies! Our events are the first Wednesday of every month (unless noted otherwise below) and open to SBCC-WS members only (except first-time guests as noted for your first event). Watch our Facebook pages too for more info. If an event date changes or is cancelled, it will be posted on this website and on our Facebook public page and private group page.

**Please RSVP by two days prior to the event!** and keep your RSVP updated. We need to give the range a count. Please let us know if you'll be attending: 1) pre-class dinner, 2) classroom and 3) staying to shoot with us (on the private range!). Topics are below. And see next section for event night schedule / times.

2024 SBCC-WS event topics are:

• January 3, 2024 - Annual Pistol Basics / Beginner Handgun by Leader Sheri Bilderback and it’s an excellent topic for new members - a perfect time to bring your friends as our guest for their first SBCC-WS! Our classroom is followed by our private range time where we will have “Dot Torture” drills! Dot Torture is SO much fun! We will modify the drill and use a “low ready” position instead of drawing; learn more about the drill HERE. Targets will be provided. We will also do our annual 2024 forms - please check your emails and/or the group page. Please fill them out prior and either bring them with you on Jan. 3 or email them to Sheri (or via mail; see email for address).

• February 7, 2024 - Outside the Home Defense, which is a preview of Leader Sheri’s much longer NRA Personal Protection Outside the Home class AND special private range time of shooting with your gloves on! Let’s get some real training for winter!

• March 6, 2024 - Inside the Home Defense, which is a preview of Leader Sheri’s much longer NRA Personal Protection Inside the Home class. AND for our private range time, we will train with low-light shooting to mimic what you might experience in an inside the home self-defense situation.

• April 3, 2024 - Competitive Shooting - SBCC-WS member Michele Milewski will provide an overview on competitive shooting! Michele is an NRA Certified Instructor, Certified RSO and an experienced competitive shooter in both IDPA and USPSA. Sharpshooters Range is holding IDPA matches now, and this will be a great introduction to competitive shooting for those matches as well. AND private range time will be led by Michele on competitive shooting skills - practice with a shot timer!

• May 1, 2024 - Celebrating our 2nd Anniversary! & Drawing from a Holster / Concealment! - We will have cake and fun!! For our classroom topic, we will refresh on drawing from a holster and drawing from concealment as a defensive skill with Leader Sheri! During our private range time, you will have the option of working from a “low ready” position or drawing from your holster (USPSA paper targets provided). Or if you prefer, have fun and test your accuracy skills with “Dot Torture” again! It’s SO fun! Dot torture targets also will be provided. Leader Sheri will be on the range for instruction and coaching. We will allocate extra time for our range time this month, so come prepared to shoot, ladies!! If you are shy about shooting, this will be the perfect time, and we will help you! ….

  Here is what you will need for drawing from your holster (safety reasons on the line)…

  1) strong side holster (no cross body, purse or flashbang holsters)

  2) strong side holster can be inside or outside the waistband

  3) the holster must cover the trigger guard and be fitted / hard sided (kydex or leather, but not a material that bends like nylon - safety reasons)

• June 5, 2024 - Special Guest Speaker Larry Bruns, FBI Firearms Instructor / Special Agent (ret.) and Training Advisor for Sharpshooters Range! Topic is Cover and Concealment, with the opportunity for an extended range time with more instruction on shooting from behind cover, target decisions or to watch and learn, by Larry Bruns! Bring your holster if you have one. We may allocate extra time for our range time this month, so come prepared to shoot, ladies!! If you don’t want to get inside the bay to practice shooting from cover but still want to shoot, Leader Sheri will be there to help you as always.

• July 10, 2024 - NOTE: Date is the SECOND WEDNESDAY of the month due to the 4th of July holiday - so ONE WEEK later than normal! Guest Speaker Verna Cooper from U.S. LawShield with news hot off the press! AND for our private range time, we will have instruction on the range and train with magazine reloads and support-hand and one-handed shooting as a defensive and competitive shooting skill with Leader Sheri - plus a free “Dot Torture” target!

• August 7, 2024 - Situational Awareness by Leader Sheri, one of her favorite topics and SO important for self-defense and avoiding self-defense situations! AND for our private range time, we will have “show and tell!” - bring your pistols and rifles to “show and tell” and share the love on the range! Let’s learn together about different firearms and what we each love about our own firearms. Understanding that part of finding the right firearms for ourselves is learning and trying different ones to find the right “fit” for you. Those who are up for it may let others shoot their pistols or rifles.

• September 4, 2024 - Moving & Shooting is our classroom topic and for hands-on training during our private range time with Leader Sheri! We will allocate extra time for our range time this month, so come prepared to shoot, ladies!! If you have a holster please bring it - see holster requirements from May 1 above. We have several skills that we will learn including moving off the “x” to engage the target with two shots (with opportunity to draw or from low-ready and also a small target transition) moving off a target and taking two shots from a low ready or a draw AND then moving to the next target to engage the second target with two shots. Targets will be provided! We will use a small paper target transition target for within the lane drill and then official USPSA cardboard targets for our inside-the-bay moving and shooting drills. (You also have the opportunity to watch and/or shoot like normal in a lane if you are not doing these training drills.)

• October 2, 2024 - Multiple Attackers / Target Transitions by Leader Sheri. AND during private range time, we will train with target transitions - targets provided! We will be able to go INSIDE the bays again for this training! So bring your holsters if you have them - see May 1 holster requirements above. We will train both in a lane with small transition targets, and then will use official USPSA targets for our inside-the-bay target transition training. (You also have the opportunity to watch and/or shoot like normal in a lane if you are not doing these training drills.)

• November 6, 2024 - Annual Range Appreciation - Special Guest Speaker (pending confirmation) with a special private range time with with a mini-IDPA setup to put it all together and practice your defensive / competitive shooting skills! We will allocate extra time for our range time this month, so come prepared to shoot and have some fun on the range, ladies!! Please bring your holsters if you have them - see holster requirements from May 1 above.(You also have the opportunity to watch and/or shoot like normal in a lane if you are not doing these training drills.)

• December 4, 2024 - Annual Christmas / Holiday Party to benefit Toys for Tots including a raffle with great prizes! AND our private range time with our friendly shooting competition.

… stay tuned for more! Note that we will have different shooting experiences during our “range time” (on the private range just for our members!) after each classroom session, which will vary based on the planned classroom topic for that night. (Classroom presentations by SBCC-WS CEO/Leader Instructor Sheri Bilderback except where otherwise noted above)

Event Night Schedule & Annual Membership

Event Night Schedule:

Our events are on the first Wednesday of every month. Sign in for our events is from 6:15-6:30 p.m. on that night in the classroom. Range staff will direct you to the classroom. We start with classroom time at 6:30 p.m., followed by an hour of range time.

Our members-only educational classroom time is free, and then range fees apply for the shooting portion / range time. Range time for our events is $10 per shooter (plus costs for any targets, ammunition, gun rental, etc.; eye and ear protection are required). AND it’s on an awesome private range downstairs that is only open for our SBCC-WS members only that night! Please be advised that ammunition can be scarce (including at the range), so if you can bring your own ammo just in case, that's awesome. If renting a firearm from the range, you must purchase your ammunition from the range. Our event nights end by 9 p.m.

We also have a pre-class dinner at 5:15 p.m. - purchase your food at the range's Sharpshooters’ Pit and Grill by 6 p.m. (at the latest) and then if it's nice, we'll eat outside on the Grill's patio, but if it's raining / rain is coming or it's too hot / humid / cold, just come downstairs to our classroom to dine together - socially distanced! We have an awesome, roomy classroom downstairs!

SBCC Women Shooters is open to women only. Women must be a U.S. Citizen, 21 years+ age, legally eligible to possess / own a firearm in accordance with all federal, state and local laws in order to participate. SBCC-WS events are for SBCC-WS members only (except guests as noted for your first time!). 

Please scroll down to “More Event Info” for covid rules, special range rules and a map to the fabulous Sharpshooter’s Range!

Annual Membership:

Price of your annual membership is $50 - and it’s easy! Just click the button below to make a payment via Square (it accepts credit cards, debit cards, Cash App and G Pay) or pay with cash, or with a check payable to SBCC Women Shooters by your second event. For this low annual price, you receive 12 events of education plus instruction, optional pre-class dinner time, along with access to our secret group page on Facebook! All of this for just $4.16 per month (paid annually).

You are welcome to attend your first classroom time and pre-class dinner (not range time) to try it out before joining.  Once you join SBCC Women Shooters, you will be able to shoot with us during the range time at our events. You will also be added to our "secret" Facebook group page for private discussions with all of our members. Also, we provide added details about events on that secret group page.

Click below to join our group and pay your annual dues! Or for questions or to RSVP to your first event. Read more about our group and background below.