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NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course

NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course

Lesson Details

LESSON ONE (2 hrs)

Venue - Classroom

Pistol Knowledge and Safe Gun Handling

  • Course Goal
  • Types of Pistols and their Parts & Function
  • NRA Rules for Safe Gun Handling
  • Safety Rules for Safe Gun Handling
  • Demonstration of Safe Pistol Handling

LESSON TWO (2 hrs)

Venue - Classroom

Ammunition Knowledge and the Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting

  • Cartridge Components
  • Firing Sequence
  • Ammunition Storage
  • Major Types of Cartridge Malfunction
  • Fundamentals of Pistol Storage

LESSON THREE (2 hrs)

Venue - Classroom/Range

Firing the First Shots

  • Safely Demonstrate the Knowledge Skill and Attitude necessary for Safe Shooting Technique from the Benchrest Position with a Pistol
  • Safely Shoot a target from the Benchrest Position using the Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting at a Target on the Range
  • Safely Demonstrate the Knowledge Skill and Attitude necessary for Safe Shooting Technique Necessary to Assume a Two Handed Shooting Position with a Pistol
  • Safely Shoot a target using the Two Handed Shooting Position Using a Pistol

LESSON FOUR (1 hrs)

Venue - Classroom/Range

Scoring Targets, and Selecting and Maintaining a Pistol

  • Properly Score Pistol Target
  • Explain Basic Guidelines for Selecting and Purchasing a Pistol
  • Identify the Materials Needed to Clean Pistol Safely Student Demonstration of how to safely clean a pistol

LESSON FIVE (1 hrs)

Venue - Classroom

Continued Opportunities for Skill Development

  • Identify Several Pistol Shooting Activities
  • Complete Course Examination

TOTAL

  • 8-Hour Classroom & Range
 

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