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May 2012
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	Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
W K 1 8			01 8am» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	02 8am» NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course	03 10am» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	04 8am» NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course 8am» NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course 6pm» SMFTS Firearms and the Law Class	05
W K 1 9	06 12pm» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	07 5pm» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	08 8am» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	09 8am» NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course	10 10am» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	11 8am» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	12 8am» NRA Personal Protection in the Home Course
W K 2 0	13 12pm» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	14 5pm» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	15 8am» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	16 8am» NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course	17 10am» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	18 8am» SMFTS Basic Rifle Course	19 8am» NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course
W K 2 1	20 12pm» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	21	22	23	24	25	26 8am» NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course
W K 2 2	27	28 5pm» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	29 8am» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation	30 8am» NRA Basic Pistol Shooting Course	31 10am» NRA First Steps Pistol Orientation

TASKS
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Time:: 8:00am - 5:00pm
Location:: Stone Mountain, GA
Description:: This is NOT an NRA sanctioned course. This course is designed to address the training needs of shooters who fall into one of two categories. The first is the complete novice, the student who has never shot a rifle before. The second is the shooter who has shot a rifle before but has never attended any structured class on the basics of rifle shooting and may not know safety as well as he should, does not know how the gun works nor how to properly maintain it, does not understand the five fundamentals nor how to put them together to deliver accurate shots.

The course outline is as follows:

Lesson 1 Safety, Operation and Maintenance (1 hour)
Introduction
NRA Safety Rules
Jeff Cooper’s Safety
RulesAssuming control of a firearm
NRA Rules for Using and Storing a Gun
Range Safety Rules
Ammunition
MalfunctionsSemi-automatic Rifle
Operation
Loading
Firing
Unloading
Maintenance

Lesson 2 The Fundamentals, Trajectory and Zeroing (2 hours)
Fundamentals and Positions
Eye Dominance
Aiming & Breath Control
Benchrest Position
Hold Control, Trigger Control & Follow-through
Introduction to the Standing Position
The Integrated Act of Firing One Well Aimed Shot
The Hasty Sling
Introduction to the Sitting Position
Introduction to the Prone Position
Trajectory
Zeroing

Live fire: All live fire is slow fire and is shot at National Match Course targets scaled down for 25 yards. Grouping (benchrest) – The standard is three groups with four of five rounds inside a 1 inch circle the center of which all fall within a .5 inch circle. (30 to 45 rounds for most students)

Zeroing (benchrest) - - The standard is three, three shot groups centered on the bullseye and inside a 1 5/8 inch circle at 25 yards. (18 to 27 rounds for most students)

Familiarization exercises for the standing unsupported, sitting and prone positions. There is no standard for these exercises. (at least 30 rounds per student)

We will use the instructor’s rifle, a Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22. This is a rimfire version of an M4. It shoots .22 rimfire ammunition so noise and recoil are not an issue. It is accurate enough to shoot ¾ of an inch groups at 25 yards with the standard iron sights

The cost of targets, range time and ammunition are included in the course fee.

Students should bring with them safety glasses, ear plugs, a pair of work gloves, a sweat shirt, a utility jacket, comfortable shoes and a billed cap. In addition to that he should dress appropriately for the weather.

The live fire exercises will be conducted regardless of the weather with two exceptions. We will postpone the live fire if the weather is deemed by the instructor or the student to be unsafe or by the instructor and the student to be so extreme that we agree that it would be detrimental to the learning experience.

This course is designed to be completed on one day but if we postpone the live fire exercises for any reason it will, by default become a two day course. Classroom lessons will be conducted in the instructor’s home. Live fire will be conducted at the South River Gun Club which is about 12 miles south of Interstate 20 on State Highway 212. Plan on spending about three hours in the classroom and at least four hours on the range. It takes about 45 minutes to drive to the range. We can stop for a quick lunch on the way.