Pistol Orientation Class

Course Length: 3 to 4 hours
Cost: $75 per person, minimum class size: 4 people
Additional Cost: Range Fee (typically less than $20)

This is an NRA First Steps Pistol Course. The following is included in the course instruction:

• Pistol safety, parts and operation

• Ammunition and fundamentals of handgun shooting

• One hour of live shooting on the firing range

• Cleaning and storage of handguns

Class includes Basics of Pistol Shooting Handbook, brochures, .22 caliber ammunition, targets and an NRA Course Completion Certificate. Guns, safety glasses and hearing protection are provided for use in class.

The class can be conducted using your firearm or ours. This is an excellent course for owners of a new handgun or individuals considering the purchase of a handgun. The class is also popular with shooters who desire a refresher class as well as people with limited time who want to focus on one specific handgun.

Basic Pistol Course

Course Length: 8 to 10 hours
Cost: $125 per person, minimum class size: 4 people
Additional Cost: Range Fee (typically less than $20)

This is the NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course. The course instruction includes the following:

• Pistol knowledge and safety

• Ammunition knowledge and fundamentals of handgun shooting

• Approximately 3 hours of practical range time to develop skills

• Selecting a handgun

• Cleaning and storage of handguns

This course is more extensive than the First Steps Class and covers a variety of handguns. The class includes a Handbook and NRA Course Completion Certificate.

Rifle Orientation Class

Course Length: 3 to 4 hours
Cost: $75 per person, minimum class size: 4 people
Additional Cost: Range Fee (typically less than $20)

This is the NRA First Steps Rifle Course. The following is included in the course instruction:

• Rifle safety, parts and operation

• Ammunition and fundamentals of rifle shooting

• One hour of live shooting on the firing range

• Cleaning and storage of guns

Class includes Basics of Rifle Shooting Handbook, brochures, .22 caliber ammunition, targets and an NRA Course Completion Certificate. Rifles, safety glasses and hearing protection are provided for use in the class.

The class can be conducted using your firearm or ours. Winter classes are usually conducted with .22 rifles. Special summer classes may feature other rifles, such as World War II era M1 Carbines.

Basic Rifle Class

Course Length: 8 to 10 hours
Cost: $150 per person, minimum class size: 4 people
Additional Cost: Range Fee (typically less than $20)

This is the NRA Basic Rifle Shooting Course. The course instruction includes the following:

• Rifle knowledge and safety

• Ammunition knowledge and fundamentals of rifle shooting

• Shooting from the standing, prone, sitting and kneeling positions

• Cleaning and storage of rifles

Training can be provided in either the small bore (.22) or high power (30-30 Carbine) rifle disciplines. Instruction can also be provided using BB guns or match quality air rifles. The class includes a Handbook and NRA Course Completion Certificate.

Shotgun Orientation Class

Course Length: 3 to 4 hours
Cost: $75 per person, minimum class size: 4 people
Additional Cost: Range Fee (typically less than $20)

This is the NRA First Steps Shotgun Course. The course instruction includes the following:

• Shotgun safety, parts and operation

• Ammunition knowledge and fundamentals of shotgun shooting

• Shooting at clay targets

• Cleaning and storage of shotguns

This course includes Basics of Shotgun Shooting Handbook and NRA Course Completion Certificate.

Home Firearm Safety

Course Length: Approximately 4 hours - No shooting involved
Location: This course can be taught in the classroom, or in the comfort of your home.
Cost: $75 per person, minimum class size of 4 students; $200 in your home, entire family

This is the NRA Home Firearm Safety Course. The following is included in the course instruction:

• Rules for Safe Gun Handling

• Identifying and unloading different firearms. Parts and types of guns. Includes revolver and semi-automatic pistols; bolt action, pump, lever and semi-automatic rifles; and pump, semi-automatic and hinge action shotguns

• Students practice safe handling and unloading with a variety of firearms

• Types of ammunition, how it works, how to clean firearms and how to store firearms and ammunition

Class includes Home Firearm Safety Handbook, brochures and Certificate of Completion.

This course does not involve shooting. It provides an opportunity to see and handle a variety of firearms, learn to operate, unload, clean and store guns, and to become proficient in gun safety. This is an excellent course for individuals or families considering the purchase of a gun or for anyone interested in gun safety.

Range Safety Officer

Course Length: 7 to 8 hours
Cost: $125 per person, minimum class size: 4 people

This is a course designed to prepare experienced shooters to the basic duties of a Range Safety Officer (RSO). RSOs ensure that the users of a range follow range regulations in order to reduce property damage and personal injury. RSOs often have responsibilities to take action when circumstances require it. The RSO is the range's official on the firing line to ensure safety and to help shooters.

Many ranges seek out volunteer Range Safety Officers and the NRA developed this course to help ranges train those RSOs.

Becoming a Range Safety Officer is akin to becoming a NRA Certified Instructor, with much harder testing and the maintaining of a certification card with the NRA. RSOs are neither certified instructors or coaches.

Students will receive a student packet featuring a RSO handbook. This handbook is not available separately.

Course Goal
"To develop NRA Certified Range Safety Officerse who possess the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations."

Prerequisites
NRA Range Safety Officers should be experienced shooters, involved in many aspects of target shooting, training, and range supervision. The NRA encourages active shooters to learn more and become responsible for the safety of fellow shooters through this program. There will be practical exercises with all types of firearms in this course, even if a shooter's discipline does not require experience with those types.

Course Completion
Students will receive feedback on the practical exercises conducted during the course. There is a short written test on the lesson material at the end of the course. A 90% score is required to obtain certification. In addition, certification will require mailing in the appropriate documents along with a $25 fee for processing.

NRA Basic Metallic Cartridge Reloading Course

Course Length: 4 to 6 hours
Cost: $100 per person, minimum class size: 2 people

Teaches beginning reloaders the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to safely reload metallic cartridges.

This course is conducted in a classroom. Each student is taught reloading safety; centerfire cartridge components; using the reloading manual and reloading data; equipment; and the metallic cartridge reloading process. Students will receive the NRA Guide to Reloading handbook, the Basic Reloading Student Exam, a course completion certificate, NRA Gun Safety Rules brochure and a Basic Firearm Training Program brochure.