One-time Opportunity to get NRA certified for FREE!

Scouters interested in Council Shooting Sports: we have received a training grant from a Scouter interested in promoting shooting sports in Palmetto and Blue Ridge Councils of BSA. As a result, Keith Smith NRA Training Counselor in Palmetto Council will be offering NRA Basics of Shotgun and NRA Basic Instructor Training + NRA Shotgun Instructor to any registered Scouter in Palmetto or Blue Ridge Council in July for FREE.

The summary of course plan for Scouters beginning with no NRA certifications:

Step One: Basic Shotgun via Zoom each Wednesday evening on July 14,21, 28 from 8-10 pm
Step Two: Basic Shotgun Range & Exam In Person at Clinton House Plantation on Saturday July 31 from 8 am-12 pm
Step Three: BIT Basic Instructor Training In Person at Clinton House on Saturday July 31 from 12-6 pm
Step Four: Shotgun Instructor Training In Person at Clinton House on Sunday August 1 from 8 am-7 pm

Completion of Basic Shotgun, BIT, and Shotgun will certify an adult Scouter to work with Scouts on BSA shotgun activities and to seek council approval as Shotgun Merit Badge Counselor—and be fully certified as an NRA Shotgun Instructor eligible to teach NRA Basic Shotgun to the public. To become an NRA Instructor, you must first complete the Basic class for the discipline you are interested in instructing. Then you become an Instructor by completing both BIT within 2 years of any instructor class and the NRA Instructor level class for the discipline. The training plan below provides the path for a Scouter that is completely new to NRA certification to begin with Basic Shotgun then move immediately into BIT/Shotgun Instructor—and be ready to work with scouts. If you are a Scouter that has already completed Basic Shotgun, you may sign up for BIT and Shotgun Instructor—or if you are already an NRA Instructor in a different discipline with current BIT training, you can sign up for just Shotgun Instructor. Cost for all three courses for BSA Scouters in Palmetto or Blue Ridge committed to serving on their Council Shooting Sports Committee is $zero—you must be a Scouter with an active BSA registration and be registered with your Council Shooting Sports Committee with the Council Shooting Sports Director or Chair. All students will also be responsible for providing their own shotgun and ammo plus target fees paid directly to Clinton House. No overnight required-bring bag lunch each day.

NRA BASICS OF SHOTGUN

Prerequisite to Shotgun Instructor Course – 10 Hours
Classroom portions completed via Zoom on Tues/Wed/Thur 8 pm-10 pm – Range portions completed Saturday 8 am-12 pm of Instructor weekend

Lesson 1: Shotgun Knowledge & Safe Handling (2 Hours Classroom on Zoom)
Lesson 2: Ammo Knowledge & Shotgun Fundamentals (2 Hours Classroom on Zoom)
Lesson 3: Firing the First Shots (2 Hours Classroom & Range at Clinton House)
Lesson 4: Shotgun Practical Exercise (2 Hours Range at Clinton House)
Lesson 5: Opportunities, Skill Development & Exam (2 Hours classroom-Exam at Clinton House, 1 Hour on Zoom)

NRA BASIC INSTRUCTOR + NRA SHOTGUN INSTRUCTOR
NRA BASIC INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
Prerequisite within 2 years of any Instructor Course – 6 Hours
All Classroom – Completed In-Person Only
Saturday of Instructor Weekend – Basic & PreQual Shooting 8 am-12 pm – BIT in Classroom 12-6 pm

NRA SHOTGUN INSTRUCTOR TRAINING
Course to train certified NRA Shotgun Instructors – 11 Hours
Classroom & Range – Completed In-person Only
Sunday of Instructor Weekend 8 am-7 pm
Must meet Pre-course qualifications: 90 or better on Shotgun Basic Exam, Demo Safe gun handling, Shooting Qualification break 13/25 Straightaway Targets