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Appendix 5
NRA INSTRUCTOR TRAINING PROGRAM
PRE-COURSE QUALIFICATION
PISTOL
Name of Candidate
______________________________Date______________
The NRA Pre-Course Qualification determines whether or not an
individual meets the
criteria to be a candidate in an NRA Instructor Training Course
The Pre-CourseQualification must be administered before an
individual attends an Instructor Training
Course The Pre-Course Qualification is a hands-on! "ractical
e#ercise that tests an
individual$s %nowledge! s%ills and attitude in the following
areas& safet'! loading!
unloading! clearing firearm malfunctions! and shooting The
Pre-Course Qualificationfor Pistol will be conducted in three
"hases
Passing/Failing:
The NRA Pre-Course Qualification for Pistol will have a ma#imum
score of ()) "oints
and a minimum "assing score of *) "oints +inimum "assing
re,uirement must be met
in each "hase
Unsae G!n "andling:
If a candidate demonstrates unsafe gun handling! he or she will
be given ) "oints for that"articular s%ill test #am"les of unsafe
gun handling include "ointing the gun in an
unsafe direction or an' area not designated as safe b' the
Training Counselor! swee"inghis or her own bod'! or "lacing the
finger on the trigger before being read' to shoot
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P"ASE # - LOA$ING/UNLOA$ING
.ocation& Classroom or Range
/sing dumm' ammunition! instructor candidate must load and
unload a single action
revolver! double action revolver! and a semi-automatic
"istol
Training Counselor informs candidate&
Requests for assistance will result in a deduction of 3 points
per action type in
the Phase 1 exercises; 0 points will be given for each action
type for safety
violations.
L%ading
+inimum Passing (0 "oints 1 +a#imum (2 "oints
2 "oints ma#imum "er action t'"e
Points3ingle Action Revolver
Double Action Revolver
3emi-Automatic Pistol
T4TA.
Unl%ading
+inimum Passing (0 "oints 1 +a#imum (2 "oints
2 "oints ma#imum "er action t'"e
Points
3ingle Action Revolver
Double Action Revolver
3emi-Automatic Pistol
T4TA.
P"ASE & ' CLEARING COMMON PISTOL STOPPAGES
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.ocation& Classroom or Range
/sing dumm' ammunition! instructor candidate must demonstrate
how to clear acommon "istol sto""age using a semi-automatic "istol
Training Counselor will set-u"
the "istol and conduct a "ractical e#ercise involving failure to
fire and double feeds
Training Counselor informs candidate&
Note !ny unsafe gun handling will result in 0 points for this
drill( "ailure to fire
drill #f candidate waits 30 seconds $eeping the gun pointed in a
safe direction% taps
the botto& of the &aga'ine% and pulls the slide to the
rear% ( points will be given.
)ouble feed drill #f the candidate loc$s the slide to the rear%
re&oves the &aga'ine%
and renders the pistol unloaded ( points will be given. !ny
request for assistance by
the candidate to the *+ will result in a deduction of , points
for each drill.
+inimum Passing * "oints 1 +a#imum () "oints
2 "oints ma#imum "er sto""age t'"e
Points
3emi-Automatic 5ailure to 5ire
3emi-Automatic Double 5eed
T4TA.
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P"ASE ) ' PISTOL S"OOTING
.ocation& Range
Candidate will shoot one t'"e of "istol at a blan% 6 inch
diameter "a"er target at a
distance of (2 'ards Candidates will fire 0) shots from a
two-handed! unsu""orted!standing "osition Targets will be bro%en
into two ten-shot targets or four five-shot
targets Three "oints will be given for each scoring hit In order
for a hit to count! it
must fall inside a 78 border from the edge of the "late 3hots
that brea% the edge of the78 border will count as hits All scoring
hits on a target must be within a 98 or less
e#treme s"read :see below; Candidates will be allowed to shoot
their own firearms if
desired 4ne refire is allowed within an' 0
