NRA / NMLRA Muzzleloading Classes

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The goal of the NRA-NMLRA Instructor Muzzleloading Course is to develop NRA Certified Instructors who possess the knowledge, skills & attitude necessary to conduct the NRA-NMLRA Basic Muzzleloading Course.

This class is for EXPERIENCED muzzleloading shooters only.  It is to teach you the NRA methods for teaching a basic muzzleloading student, not to teach you how to shoot or work muzzleloaders.  You MUST be familiar with flintlock, percussion cap, cap & ball, & in-line muzzleloaders. 

This class consists of 3 parts over 3-4 days:

An NRA-NMLRA Basic Muzzloading class (See above)  This class is run consecutively with the Instructor course.  We try to complete all prerequisites during the second day.  (See below.)  You must attain a minimum score of 90% on the written exam.

Basic Instructor Training (BIT) - If you have taken BIT within the last 2 years, please let us know.  This will reduce your class by one day.   If it has been longer than 2 years, you will need to take it again.

NRA-NMLRA Instructor Muzzleloading Training    

Prerequisites: 

Successfully complete the NRA - NMLRA Basic Muzzleloading class.

Attain a minimum score of 80% in the NRA Pre-Course Qualification.  This qualification covers the following:

• Safe Gun Handling - You will explain & safely demonstrate the proper procedure to check whether a single shot percussion pistol, a flintlock pistol, & a muzzleloading revolver is unloaded.  This means there is no ignition source, ball, or powder.
  
• Muzzleloading Knowledge - You must properly explain the following operations of a muzzleloading firearm:  
  • Loading
  • Identifying Failure to Fire
  • Corrective Procedures
• Muzzleloading Shooting:
  • You will shoot one type of muzzleloading pistol at a blank 9" diameter paper target at a distance of 15 yards.  
  • You will fire 5 shots from either a one- or two-handed, unsupported, standing position. 
  •  Five points will be given for each scoring hit.  In order for a hit to score, it must fall inside a 1/2" border from the edge of the plate.  Shots that break the edge of the 1/2" border will count as hits.  
  • All scoring hits on a target must be within a 6" or less extreme spread.  
  • Two requalification shoots are allowed within any 24-hour period.
    
• As an alternate to the Pre-Course SHOOTING Qualification, you may provide documented proof of NRA or NMLRA Muzzleloading classification as a Sharpshooter or better.  

Failure to successfully complete the prerequisites will result in the forfeiture of your deposit due to the time & expenses involved for the NRA Training Counselor to conduct these tests.

Lessons in the NRA Muzzleloading Instructor Course include:

• Introduction to NRA-NMLRA Basic Muzzleloading Shooting Course Outline & Lesson Plans

• Teaching Muzzleloading Lesson II:  Muzzleloader Knowlege & Safe Handling

• Teaching Muzzleloading Lesson II:  Black Powder & Loading Muzzleloading Guns

• Teaching Muzzleloading Lesson III:  Firing & Cleaning a Muzzleloader

• Teaching Muzzleloading Lesson IV:  Shooting a Muzzleloading Rifle from the Cross-sticks Position 

• Teaching Muzzleloading Lesson V:  Shooting a Muzzleloader from the Offhand (Standing) Position

• Teaching Muzzleloading Pistol Lesson VI:  Shooting Activities with Muzzleloaders

You will need to provide:

• A pen & different colored highlighter than you used in the Basic class
• A 1-1/2" 3-ring Binder
• A long list of supplies (See below)

NRA-NMLRA Muzzleloading Course Checklist for Defensive Specialties, LLC

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You will need to provide (or think about getting):

  A notebook
  A pen & highlighter
  Eye & ear protection

  Your muzzleloader* and case
  Ammunition (50 minimum) * **
  Propellant for your muzzleloading pistol
  Rubber washers or other nipple protectors
  Flints & wooden "flints"
  Ramrod & work rod, both marked for loaded & unloaded
  Caps &/or primers appropriate for your pistol (minimum 100)
  Patch jag
  Bullet Puller
  Cleaning patches & solvent
  Patch worm
  Powder flask or horn with measure spout
  Powder measures (adjustable or fixed)
  Shooting box or hunting pouch
  Patch lube
  Pre-cut patches or patch material
  Patch knife
  Loading block
  Ball starter
  Primer capper
  Pan primer for flintlock pistols
  Leather thong
  Nipple pick & wrench
  Breechblock tool
  Screwdriver
  Carbon dioxide discharger

  *Firearms & ammunition can be provided for an additional fee, or you may bring your own.

  **Ammunition requirements depend on type of firearm used. Please contact us to determine       ammunition quantity needed for this class.

Live ammunition, propellant, & percussion caps are not allowed in the classroom.