COURSE PRICES and Description

Class Prerequisite  

Basic proficiency with a handgun 

LTC classes are not intended to train students how to shoot a handgun.  The qualification test portion of the course is required by the State of Texas in order to demonstrate your ability to safely and properly handle and shoot a handgun.  

Class Duration  4 to 6 hours of combined classroom instruction and handgun qualification testing.

The NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course introduces students to the knowledge, skills and attitude necessary for owning and using a pistol safely. Through this course, the students will learn about pistol parts and operation, ammunition, gun safety, pistol shooting fundamentals, and pistol shooting activities. The Basic Pistol Course will also help prepare the student for participation in other NRA courses.

To become a NRA Range Safety Officer, you must pass the RSO course and demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and attitude essential to organizing, conducting, and supervising safe shooting activities and range operations.

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• The RSO course content consists of RSO's roles and responsibilities
• Range standard operating procedures
• Range inspection and range rules
• Firearm stoppages and malfunctions
• Range Safety Briefings which include procedures to follow in the case of an emergency. 

RSO's who have successfully completed the course then have the ability to become a Chief Range Safety Officer, someone essential to training and supervising NRA Range Safety Officers and developing range standard operating procedures.

This course will teach you everything you’ll need to know to improve the accuracy of your rifle by producing match grade precision ammunition. Paying attention to details and maintaining tight tolerances as well as taking some extra steps in the process will yield amazing improvements in your rifle's accuracy. The class will build a batch of match grade .308WIN or 6.5 Creedmoor caliber cartridges from start to finish from case prep to data logging. Students should have already taken pistol/rifle reloading or have a basic knowledge of reloading prior to taking this class.  

We will be covering the following topics:

• Cold Bore Theory
• Case sorting and cleaning
• Case Annealing
• Precision case trimming
• Neck concentricity and turning
• Case neck tension
• Calculating proper headspace
• Case shoulder bumping
• Primer pocket uniforming & Chamfer/Debur
• Bullet concentricity and runout
• Using an OAL gauge to determine proper bullet seating depth
• Understanding Ballistic coefficient Using a chronograph
• Using Ballistic calculators
• Working up loads and data tracking

PREREQUISITES 

Taking the Metallic Cartridge Reloading course is helpful, understanding the "basics" of reloading. Attendees need to bring a lunch, snacks, notepad, writing utensil, safety glasses and a serviceable  Bolt-Action Rifle with scope chambered in .308 Win or 6.5 Creedmoor 

Everything else (equipment, components, tools, etc.) will be supplied by the instructor. 

ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE:

FIVE rounds of reloaded Match-Grade Quality centerfire ammunition 

Course completion certificate. 

COURSE GOAL 

To provide beginning reloaders with the basic knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to safely reload metallic cartridges. During the class, students will use reloading equipment to produce functioning ammunition and then go to the range to shoot that ammunition.  

TOPICS INCLUDE:

• Introduction to Reloading and Reloading Safety
• Centerfire Cartridge Components
• Using Reloading Manuals and Reloading Data
• Metallic Cartridge Reloading Equipment Overview
• The Metallic Cartridge Reloading Process
• Hands-On Cartridge Reloading
• Course Review 

PREREQUISITES 

There are no prerequisites for taking this course. However, attendees need to bring a lunch, snacks, notepad, writing utensil, safety glasses and a serviceable handgun chambered in 9mm. 

Everything else (equipment, components, tools, etc.) will be supplied by the instructor. 

ATTENDEES WILL RECEIVE:

Ten rounds of reloaded centerfire ammunition 

Course completion certificate.