For the past several years we have been offering a 4-hour Basic Pistol course through the Texas Union Informal Classes program at the University of Texas at Austin. The course is a brief introduction to the fundamentals of handgun safety, operation and shooting, taught at the Austin Rifle Club.. During the March 1999 class we took some photographs of instructors William Quiles and Kelli Mathiason in action.

William teaches the parts and operation of the semi-automatic handgun.

Kelli explains ammunition components.

Learning grip and stance.

William demonstrates how to clean a revolver.

Disassembling the semi-automatic prior to cleaning.