NRA Basics of Rifle Shooting


The NRA Basic Rifle curriculum focuses on firearm safety, firearm safety and we even take some time to talk about firearm safety. We then move to Ammunition and how it functions, the parts and function of several types of rifles, a primer on California firearms law, and the to the fundamentals of rifle shooting. After each section students are given time to go hands on, and the class ends with a 2-3 hour range session.

Class outline:

  • Firearm Safety
  • Ammunition types, function and storage
  • Rifle types and function
  • California firearms law
  • Fundamentals of Rifle shooting
  • Range time
  • Cleaning and maintenance
  • Selecting a rifle

You will have one on one time with an instructor and a .22 caliber rifle.

Class Details

Your class will begin at 10:00 AM and continue until about 8:00 PM. We will take short breaks, of approximately 10 minutes, throughout the day, for you to relax, give you additional time handle the firearms you are learning about, and ask additional questions, whether or not related to the subjects under instruction.

We will take a one-hour break for lunch at about 1:00 PM.

Later in the day there will be a on-site range session for you to use all the skills and knowledge you will have learned in the class, while shooting at paper targets. We will provide the firearms, ammunition, targets, and safety equipment you will need.

We provide all the firearms necessary for the class and range session, however you may bring your own personally owned firearm to class if you have questions about it. Please let us know at check-in if you have a firearm. We would like the opportunity to examine the firearm, and we will store it at the front of the classroom during the lecture portion of the class. We will not be shooting any non-Bayprofs owned firearms during this class.

Please do not bring ammunition to the class. We provide all the ammunition required for the class. In addition, for safety reasons, we do not allow live ammunition in the classroom. We use non-live training cartridges in the classroom to demonstrate those skills requiring ammunition.

At the completion of the Basic Rifle class we will conduct a California Firearm Safety Certificate (FSC) class for those persons desiring to own a firearm. In California you must have an FSC (purchase permit) before you will be approved to purchase a firearm. The FSC requires an additional State fee of $25. If you are interested in taking the FSC, you can purchase a that during the online check out. They are also available during the class for the same price.

You are not required to take the FSC with us. You may take the test from any facility that offers it, at any time. However, our students generally pass the FSC with a score of 100%, due to the information they learned in our class.

Bayprofs also provides Chuck Michel’s book, California Gun Laws, included in the price of the course ($24.95 on Amazon.com). This book is an excellent reference on the confusing CA gun laws.

We offer a quantity discount for groups of 3 or more! Please purchase a FSC ticket for each person in your group that needs one.

Students should bring the following items to class:

  • Please bring a packed lunch. We will not have enough time to go offsite to get food. There will be water bottles provided, but please bring any snacks you might need.
  • Some of the firearms you will shoot will eject the cartridge that was just fired, during the reloading cycle. We recommend that you bring a brimmed hat (baseball style), a shirt or jacket that buttons or zips to the neck, and closed toed shoes (sneakers are OK).
  • Dress for outside temperatures on the day of class. The shooting range bays are outdoors. It can get quite cold or hot inside depending on the weather.

IMPORTANT!

In the Basic Rifle class you will be handling and shooting a variety of firearms. Both State and Federal law make it unlawful for certain persons to own and/or possess (including handle) any firearm. These restrictions are many and constantly changing. Bayprofs, Inc. is not a law firm. We cannot advise you as to your specific eligibility to handle the firearms in our classes. Please confirm your eligibility to handle firearms before signing up for class.

If you choose to bring your own firearm to class, then your gun must be transported unloaded and empty, in a locked case, not accessible to the driver or passengers while driving. This is to comply with the California State Penal Code. Do not transport loaded magazines or ammunition in the same case with the rifle.

Note: The Range is inside the Coyote Point Recreation Area. You do not need to pay a fee at the main gate to use the shooting range. If there is a guard in the entrance shack, let them know you are here for the range and no fee will be charged. Parking for this event is in the lot marked “Sheriff’s Department Training Facility”. The lot is the second left turn after the entrance to the Coyote Point Recreation Area. Please do not park in a spot marked reserved for any specific individual.

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