NRA Certified Courses

 

The NRA Basic firearms courses provide hands-on learning opportunities in the following areas:

  • Safe firearm handling

  • Firearm parts and operation

  • Ammunition and its function

  • Shooting fundamentals and an opportunity to develop them on the range

  • How to select, clean and store a firearm

  • Review of various activities available to help participants develop and improve their shooting skills.

Basic Pistol: This course will either run on two consecutive Saturdays or on
the Saturday and Sunday of a single weekend. Students are required to be
able to attend ALL classes - no exceptions!

  • Next class: January 10th & 17th, 2009 (08:00 - 17:00)

  • Cost is $60. A $20 non refundable deposit is required to register the remainder is due on the first day of class.

  • Class size is limited to 20 people and is first come/first served basis. Registration opens approximately one month prior to the class

  • POC: Ron Thomas - ronthomas@verizon.net

Basic Rifle: This course teaches new or inexperienced shooters the foundations in safety and use of all types of rifles.

  • Next class: October 11th & 12th, 2008 (08:00 - 17:00)

  • Cost is $60 paid in full, in advance to reserve your spot.

  • POC: Paul Carbone - g20glk@yahoo.com (603)-285-3463

Basic Shotgun:  This course teaches new or inexperienced shooters the foundations in safety and use of all types of shotguns with an emphasis on the ability to hit moving targets such as skeet, trap and sporting clays.

  • Next class: October 10th & 11th, 2008 (Fri 5:30-9:15 PM, and Sat from 8:30 AM until finished)

  • Cost is $60 paid in full, in advance to reserve your spot.

  • POC: Dan Gebers (603) 664-8895 or Casey Matthews (603) 664-9608

Home Firearm Safety Course: This course gives the person who is not at this time interested in actual shooting of firearms the basics of firearms safety and handling of all types for firearms. The course includes identification, safe handling and unloading of most common types of firearms. A good introduction for those who have been thinking about taking shooting lessons but have never handled a firearm.

The course requires no equipment to be brought by the students except a note pad and pencil, and is suitable for youngsters as well as adults (parents should attend with their children, however).

This is a safety-oriented, non-firing NRA course that is being offered to further safe gun handling in our area. All firearms handled will be unloaded and snap-caps will be used for loading and unloading exercises.

  • Next class: October 18th, 2008 from 6 pm - 10 pm

  • Future classes will be offered as demand requires

  • Cost for this class is $15

  • POC: Ron Thomas - ronthomas@verizon.net

Personal Protection in the Home:  This course teaches those who are planning to incorporate a firearm into their home protection plan the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary for home defense. This course is for experienced shooters. The NRA Basic Pistol or passing a competency test is required for admission.

This course runs over two consecutive Saturdays. Students are required to be able to attend ALL classes - no exceptions! If you sign up for a class and cannot make it your deposit is held for attendance in a future class.

  • Next class: November 8th & 9th, 2008 (0800 - 1700)

  • Cost is $60 paid in full, in advance to reserve your spot.

  • Class size is limited to 20 people and is first come/first served basis.

  • POC: Bob Makowski - vitalsupply@metrocast.net

If you are interested in attending an NRA Basic Pistol please email Ron Thomas at - ronthomas@verizon.net or Personal Protection class email Bob Makowski at vitalsupply@metrocast.net. Your name will be forwarded to the registration officer for that particular class.

For more information on joining Major Waldron Sportsmen's Association please go back to the Membership page at the MWSA website by clicking here: MWSA

course dates last updated: 08/20/08

Below are a few pictures taken from one of the Personal Protection classes which will give you an idea of what it's like to attend an NRA Basic Pistol or Personal Protection course at MWSA. Pictures can be viewed one at a time by clicking on a thumbnail below or you can view them in order from start to finish by using then 'next' and 'back' links on each picture's page. Each picture when viewed individually has text information describing what is happening in the photograph.
 

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