12/9&10/23 – NRA Certified Basic Pistol Instructor

12/9/23 – 9am – 6pm
12/10/23 – 10am – 4pm

Are you a handgun shooter who wants to help other shooters improve their skills? Pistols are some of the most used firearms in the world, but not everyone has the training to use them safely. With the NRA Certified Pistol Instructor course, GTBR will help you become an effective and knowledgeable instructor, capable of teaching students how to handle pistols with skill and safety.

What You Will Learn
• Range Safety
• Pistol Knowledge and Safe Gun Handling
• Ammunition Knowledge
• The Fundamentals of Pistol Shooting
• Shooting Positions and Shooting Qualifications
• Scoring Targets
• Selecting and Maintaining Your Pistol

The Prerequisites
In order to undertake the NRA Certified Pistol Instructor Training Course you need to know the basics of firearm safety and have a measure of proficiency in shooting skills and provide proof of completing each the following prior to class:

• You must take and pass the NRA Basic Instructor Training Course within 2 years.
• You must take and pass the student course NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Instructor Led Student Course.
• Provide proof of completing each prior to class.

What to Expect

The NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Instructor Course is more hands-on and involves some live-fire range time. Before that is classroom instruction with dummy ammunition where you will learn proper operation, maintenance, storage, and shooting fundamentals for revolvers and semi-automatic handguns. You will also learn how to appropriately select both pistols and ammunition. Marksmanship and range safety are also covered.

After that, you will head to the range to test your skills and undergo nationally standardized shooting qualification.

You will receive the NRA Basics of Shooting handbook and a certificate bearing the signature of the NRA Secretary and your NRA Certified Instructor.

What do I need to bring and what do I need to know? Please download and review the following NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Instructor documents BEFORE you come to class. Also, make sure you practice the live fire exercises prior to coming to the range.

PISTOL INSTRUCTOR PRE-COURSE ASSESSMENT

BASICS OF PISTOL SHOOTING INSTRUCTOR LED COURSE

BASICS OF PISTOL SHOOTING QUALIFICATION TARGETS

What to Bring

A copy (digital or print) of the above NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Instructor documents.
3 ring binder
Target shooting pistol
200 rounds of ammunition

QUESTIONS? Contact out in-house NRA Training Counselor