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-Course Qualification 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 Qualification for 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 Unsa e 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"ing his or her own bod'! or "lacing the finger on the trigger before being read' to shoot

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 Points 3ingle 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

.ocation& Classroom or Range /sing dumm' ammunition! instructor candidate must demonstrate how to clear a common "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.

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 the 78 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<-hour "eriod

If reduced distance is re,uired due to range limitations! the following scaled targets will be used :hit scoring and re,uirements remain the same;& Distance () 'ards 02 feet = 'ards Target Diameter :in inches; 9 2 <

+inimum Passing <* "oints 1 +a#imum 9) "oints > "oints for each scoring hit Points Pistol 3hooting Total 3core :minimum "assing ,ualification score is *) "oints;