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Classroom Time
N/A
Range Time
3 Hours
Rounds:
100
Good For:
New Shooters
Course Description
This course is intended for people with little or no pistol shooting experience.
It is an introduction to the basics of pistol shooting, including the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to shoot a handgun safely and accurately at a very basic level.
Required Equipment:
- Handgun
- 100 Rounds of Ammo
- Eye and Ear Protection
- Notetaking Material (Pen and Paper)
- Baseball Cap (to deflect brass)
Defensive Shooting
One-on-One Coaching
Student Focused
General Information
Starting in January 2017, this course fulfills the requirements for the “Phase 2” component of the NRA’s blended learning basic pistol course. That course combines an online component with hands-on training to provide an excellent foundation for the beginning handgun shooter.
Students interested in trying a variety of guns should consider attending our Gun Selection class, typically offered on the same day as our Basic Pistol 1 course. Choosing a handgun just by holding it in the store is like choosing a car by sitting in it in a parking lot. Our Gun Selection class provides students the opportunity to actually test fire many different guns and calibers, to make a better informed gun purchase decision.
This course does not fully prepare students with no shooting experience to pass the CHL shooting test. Students wanting to learn enough to pass the CHL test should also take Basic Pistol 2.
Topics
- Basic handgun safety
- Gun parts
- Handgun operation
- Fundamentals of marksmanship.
Prerequisites
None.
Ownership of your own handgun (and a basic understanding of how to load and shoot it). This class is intended for people that own guns but have never had any kind of formal handgun course in the past.
Is this the right course for me?
This is the right course for you if:
- You own your own handgun, or
- Are considering purchasing your first handgun,
- Have not received any formal firearms training.
Additional information:
Staff instructors are also available to teach this course privately to adults and juniors. Juniors must have a responsible parent or guardian present at all times during the course, and parents/guardians who have not had previous formal firearms training (military, police, NRA, etc.) are required to take the course along with their junior(s).
We can teach this course at almost any public or private range in a single block or in segments. Costs, times and locations for private instruction will vary based on location, schedule, number of students and instructor availability.
Follow Through
Reacquiring sight picture after recoil while keeping your gun on target
Safe Gun Handling
Constant attention to and awareness of trigger finger and muzzle direction.
Sight Alignment/Picture
Sight picture quality, target distance/size, and available time considerations.
From Ready to First Shot
Bringing the gun from ready to the target and firing accurate shots with CHL-test time limits