NRA Basic Pistol Class
Taken: early November.
Level: Entry level.
Lecture: (5) Solid 4-5 hours providing a good grounding in: safety, operating mechanisms of firearms, basic grip, basic stance, basic sighting, transporting firearms, basic legal precautions, cleaning, storage, and care of handguns.
Range: (5) A full afternoon of gun handling time. Each shooter has a personal coach to ensure a smooth experience. Shooters tried both revolver and semi-automatic pistols. Between 100-150 rounds fired.
Materials: (5) Nice full color spiral bound booklet in addition to slide handouts. The writing is easy to read and concise, and a solid index encourages use as a reference manual.
Equipment: (4) A decent assortment of handguns available to try. Ammunition provided. All are in .22lr caliber. No higher calibers available.
Value: (5) Tuition was $75. An excellent value for everything that was included.
Recommended For: Anyone who would like a solid course in the very basics of handguns. Acceptable for shooters with a bit of prior experience, although not too much. Could be overwhelming for someone who has never touched a gun before or has trepidations about firearms.
Total Score: 24/25 (96% for those who prefer things that way)
Opinion: I took this course with perhaps a bit too much experience under my belt already but I still found it useful, especially as a skill builder.
The one on one coaching during the range time really made it beneficial to me. The coaching was encouraging and not too high pressure.
I would have liked to see a heavier caliber handgun available for trying at the end of the day. .22lr is great for introducing firearms, but it might be nice to offer the opportunity of a larger gun, just so students can see what it feels like to fire a .45, .38 snubby, or a 9mm.
The lecture is definately aimed at students new to firearms. Comments from a rather timid new shooter indicated that the lecture seemed overwhelming, it was her first time in the same room as a gun, but by the end everything fell into place and she felt better about things.
Again: Not a concealed carry course. Nor particularly a personal defense course; this one is just for an intro.
The one on one coaching during the range time really made it beneficial to me. The coaching was encouraging and not too high pressure.
I would have liked to see a heavier caliber handgun available for trying at the end of the day. .22lr is great for introducing firearms, but it might be nice to offer the opportunity of a larger gun, just so students can see what it feels like to fire a .45, .38 snubby, or a 9mm.
The lecture is definately aimed at students new to firearms. Comments from a rather timid new shooter indicated that the lecture seemed overwhelming, it was her first time in the same room as a gun, but by the end everything fell into place and she felt better about things.
Again: Not a concealed carry course. Nor particularly a personal defense course; this one is just for an intro.
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