Took an Australian and a guy from New Jersey shooting, both total newbies. The Australian listened to my instruction, asked questions and did extremely well. The other fellow--well he did hit the paper. My protocol for these events is a safety lecture, a description of the weapon and its history, and then a progression starting with .22 LR rifles, then to full size bolt action rifle, then semiauto rifle. Then I start them on single action revolver and then double action, ending with semiauto handgun. I also like to work in some black powder cartridge arms. The main thing is to start with rifles, as it's much much easier to supervise than people whipping around with handguns. Also Barney Fife rules apply--one bullet at a time even for the semis.