Basic Shotgun Certification Course
Description
A shotgun is a long gun designed to be fired with two hands. It has
a smooth bore (the inside of the barrel) and is designed to shoot a
variety of ammunition, ranging from a solid bullet, called a slug,
to multiple projectiles, called shot. Shotguns are often used in
bird hunting, and in the sports of trap or skeet.
The Basic Shotgun course can be as short as ten hours. In it
students will get the NRA's
The Basics of Shotgun Shooting
handbook and intensive lessons in safety, gun handling, fundamentals
of shotgun shooting, several practical exercises on the firing
range, cleaning, storage, and a summary of shotgun sports and
activities.
Course Goal
“To teach the basic knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for
the safe and proper use of a shotgun in shooting a moving target.”
—NRA
Basic Shotgun Shooting Course Lesson Plans
Lessons
1. Shotgun
Knowledge and Safe Handling
2. Ammunition
Knowledge and Fundamentals of Shotgun Shooting
3. Firing
the First Shots (includes cleaning and storage)
4. Shotgun
Shooting Skills Practical Exercise
Prerequisites
The are no prerequisites for taking this course.
Course Completion
Students will receive feedback on the live-fire exercise and a
course certificate upon successful completion of the lessons.
Students will receive a “Basic Practical” rocker upon successful
demonstration of firing a qualifying “group”. There is a short
written test on the lesson material at the end of the course
