Training Materials

Used to train Certified Instructors in the rifle discipline. Packet contains: Basic Course Rifle Lesson Plans, First Steps Rifle Lesson Plans, Rifle Instructor Exam and Trainer's Exam. Available only to approved NRA Training Counselors conducting instructor training for Boy Scouts of America.  For approval contact [email protected]...

Restricted to NRA Certified Advanced Pistol and PPOTH Instructors. Packet contains: Personal Protection Outside the Home handbook, Defensive Pistol Qualification Sheet and additional support materials. Please note:  Basic Course Certificates are no longer sent with student packets.  You print the certificates after you submit the course report through nrainstructors.org...

A resource for NRA-Certified Instructors who want to provide a new rifle owner/user with an initial orientation. Revised and reprinted in April 2018...

This newly designed NRA Gun Safety Rules Card is an attractive two sided yellow, white, and black card which contains the 3 Primary Rules for Gun Safety and the NRA Rules When Using or Storing a Gun...

The NRA Coach Guide for National Coach Development Staff to provide to Coach Candidates for the conduct of NRA Highpower Rifle Coach Schools...

Supports basic course. Set of 7, 29'' x 17''. Includes: Three Rules for Safe Gun Handling, Safe Use and Storage Rules for Guns, Bolt Action Rifle Parts, Hinged Action Shotgun Parts, Handgun Parts (Revolver & Semi-Automatic), Ammunition Components (Rimfire Cartridge, Center-fire Cartridge, Shotgun Shell), Firing Sequence...

Used by Training Counselors to train Certified Instructors in the Home Firearm Safety discipline. Packet contains: Lesson Plan, Instructor Exam, Course Evaluation Form and NRA Trainers' Catalog...

Given to new instructors by the Training Counselor in recognition of successful completion of a course of instruction. There is a place for the Training Counselor to list the discipline completed, a signature block for the Training Counselor, date, Training Counselor ID#, and ID expiration date...

Used by Training Counselors to train Certified Instructors in Metallic Cartridge Reloading. This packet contains the following components: NA Basic Metallic Cartridge Reloading Lesson Plan, Student Exam, Trainer's Exam and Metallic Cartridge Reloading Wall Charts...

Packet contains material issued to students taking the NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course. NRA Guide to the Basics of Pistol Shooting Handbook that now contains the Basic Pistol Shooting Exam as a tear-out sheet in the book. Please note:  Basic Course Certificates are no longer sent with student packets.  You print the certificates after you submit the course report through nrainstructo..

Used primarily by NRA Certified Instructors, these lesson plans contain guidelines for teaching gun safety and shooting fundamentals for rifle shooting...

Packet contains: Basics of Shotgun Shooting Handbook, NRA Marksmanship Qualification Booklet and Gun Safety Rules Card.  Please note:  Basic Course Certificates are no longer sent with student packets.  You print the certificates after you submit the course report through nrainstructors.org...

New Basic Pistol Student Packet (Restricted-Boy Scouts) contains material issued to students taking the NRA Basic Pistol Course. Contents include the NRA Guide to the Basics of Pistol Shooting Handbook that now contains the Basic Pistol Shooting Exam as a tear-out sheet in the book. Search NRA40830ES30612K for the non BSA Packet. Available only to approved NRA Training Counselors conducting ins..

Used by Training Counselors to train Certified Instructors in muzzleloading firearms. This packet contains the following components: Instructor Exam and Basic MZ Shooting Course Lesson Plans...

Packet contains materials issued to students taking a muzzleloading class: Muzzleloading Handbook, Student Test, Student Evaluation Form, Marksmanship Qualification Program Booklet and Gun Safety Rules Card...

NRA Basic Metallic Cartridge Reloading Course Outline & Lesson Plan. Revised March 2014, reprinted February 2017...

NRA Basic Shotgun Shell Reloading Course Outline & Lesson Plan. Revised June 2008...

The NRA CCW course is specifically designed to meet the minimum requirements of all the different states, which issue Concealed Carry permits. In it, the course covers 10 different classroom lessons and can range from 1 to 16 hours. If necessary to meet the state or local requirements, a qualification course of fire may also be administered. In the NRA Instructor CCW course, instructors will teach..