How to obtain an NRA Basic Pistol Certificate

How to obtain an NRA Basic Pistol Certificate

As of May, 15 2016, the NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting course is a blended training course, which means a portion of the course (Phase I) is conducted in an on-line environment which each student completes on their own time. Upon successfully completing the online exams, EACH student will be required to register for the instructor-led training portion (Phase II), which is to be conducted at your local range with an NRA Certified Instructor. You must successfully complete Phase I and Phase II in order to receive your NRA Basics of Pistol Shooting Certificate.  

To register for Phase I go to the following:

https://onlinetraining.nra.org/online-courses/nra-basics-of-pistol-shooting-course/

Once the student passes Phase I they will be able to create a pin number which will allow them to register for Phase II.

To find the schedule of Basic Pistol Phase II classes, go to the following website:

http://www.nrainstructors.org/home.aspx

1. Click on “Find a Course”
2. Click on the classes you are interested in – Basic Pistol Phase II
3. Scroll to the bottom of the screen and key in your zip code. Identify the number of miles you are willing to travel by using the “Mile Radius” drop down; press enter.
4. My classes are identified by the Sparta, NJ
5. Select a class and fill in the remaining details.

For Phase II, each student will work with the instructor to obtain hands-on experience for topics covered on-line in Phase 1. Basic Pistol Phase II requires the student to Qualify with a handgun to obtain a certificate. This means each student will successfully shoot a specific course of fire:

Minimum Qualification target — 8 inch targets at 8 yards. The student must put 5 shots in each target to qualify.

Note: a picture of the qualification target can be found on my website: http://www.kjd-firearmstrainingllc.com/services

If they own one, the student can bring a handgun and two boxes of ammunition is recommended.  Handguns are available for those who do not own one. Email / call for details.

Once the shooting qualification is successfully completed and appropriately documented, the instructor will print off the NRA certificate for each student.