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Pro2A · March 29th, 2008, 09:08 PM

I had the opportunity to take an NRA basic pistol class for today and tomorrow. I signed up, and paid the fee. I wanted to take the class to:

1. Brush up on what I know
2. Learn something new (and believe me I did learn some things today that I didn't know before)
3. To get a gun safety certificate so I can apply for a FL and ME non-resident permit.

The class was pretty informative. Today wasn't the part of the course that required a gun. Of course I was carrying, and before the class even started the instructor asked if anyone had their gun on them. Thinking we needed it I raised my hand. He asked where it was and I replied it was concealed on my person. An assistant escorted me back to the range to clear the weapon and had me store it in my vehicle... they said they didn't want live rounds in the room during the training part. I was a little upset, but oh well.

The class progressed and the first instructor covered the differences between semi-auto pistols and revolvers. He showed us all the parts, standard safety devices, how to load, unload, check the weapon for live rounds and how to present it to another person. He passed around a revolver and his 1911 he said was made clear back in WW1 and has possibly seen some action. We loaded it and unloaded it with the bright orange plastic dummy rounds, pretty standard stuff. I had to help the lady next to me quite a bit with the slide and putting the dummy rounds in the magazine.

We also learned about ammo. What it was, how it works, the difference between center-fire and rim-fire. What the different measurements mean. I actually learned a lot about ammo I didn’t know during this segment of the class. I never knew why some rounds were .357 and others were 9mm… and I even learned why the 7.62x39mm, 30-06 and the 7mm-08 are called what they are. We also learned a bit about jams and how to avoid squib fires etc...

The last part of the class was how to fire the gun. How to hold it properly, aim and shoot it safely. We did some eye exercises that required us to use a pen to determine if we are left or right eye dominant. I learned a lot in this section too. It probably explains why I only hit the center of the target maybe 40-50% of the time. I hope I learn more about shooting accurately tomorrow on the range.

Overall there was a lot in this course that was a refresher to what I already knew, and a lot I didn’t know.

I'm going to take the self defense class next... this is the prerequisite to the self-defense class.

March 29th, 2008, 09:08 PM	#1
Pro2A Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Franklin County Pennsylvania Posts: 949	NRA Basic pistol class I had the opportunity to take an NRA basic pistol class for today and tomorrow. I signed up, and paid the fee. I wanted to take the class to: 1. Brush up on what I know 2. Learn something new (and believe me I did learn some things today that I didn't know before) 3. To get a gun safety certificate so I can apply for a FL and ME non-resident permit. The class was pretty informative. Today wasn't the part of the course that required a gun. Of course I was carrying, and before the class even started the instructor asked if anyone had their gun on them. Thinking we needed it I raised my hand. He asked where it was and I replied it was concealed on my person. An assistant escorted me back to the range to clear the weapon and had me store it in my vehicle... they said they didn't want live rounds in the room during the training part. I was a little upset, but oh well. The class progressed and the first instructor covered the differences between semi-auto pistols and revolvers. He showed us all the parts, standard safety devices, how to load, unload, check the weapon for live rounds and how to present it to another person. He passed around a revolver and his 1911 he said was made clear back in WW1 and has possibly seen some action. We loaded it and unloaded it with the bright orange plastic dummy rounds, pretty standard stuff. I had to help the lady next to me quite a bit with the slide and putting the dummy rounds in the magazine. We also learned about ammo. What it was, how it works, the difference between center-fire and rim-fire. What the different measurements mean. I actually learned a lot about ammo I didn’t know during this segment of the class. I never knew why some rounds were .357 and others were 9mm… and I even learned why the 7.62x39mm, 30-06 and the 7mm-08 are called what they are. We also learned a bit about jams and how to avoid squib fires etc... The last part of the class was how to fire the gun. How to hold it properly, aim and shoot it safely. We did some eye exercises that required us to use a pen to determine if we are left or right eye dominant. I learned a lot in this section too. It probably explains why I only hit the center of the target maybe 40-50% of the time. I hope I learn more about shooting accurately tomorrow on the range. Overall there was a lot in this course that was a refresher to what I already knew, and a lot I didn’t know. I'm going to take the self defense class next... this is the prerequisite to the self-defense class. __________________ America - The Constitutionalist Free Republic .45 Glock 36, 9mm Taurus PT111 Pro, Kel-Tec P3AT .380, Taurus 85 Revolver .38 Spc., 9mm EAA Witness, Savage .270, Savage .22, Mossburg Maverick 88 12 gauge, New England Pardner 12 gauge, WASR-10 AK-47, Mauser 98K 8mm and a Bushmaster M4A1 .223