Flashman Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 (edited) Has anybody completed this course? It's five modules, covering safety, marksmanship, etc. Was it useful? Informative? A box-ticking exercise to join a rifle club? Thanks all Edited March 14, 2017 by Flashman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imperfection Posted March 13, 2017 Report Share Posted March 13, 2017 Yup done it. You dont need it to join a club (unless that club uses ranges which require it) but you get your safe shooters card which allows you to shoot at Bisley and MOD ranges. Quite informative to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted March 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Yup done it. You dont need it to join a club (unless that club uses ranges which require it) but you get your safe shooters card which allows you to shoot at Bisley and MOD ranges. Quite informative to be honest. Thanks, it sounds useful, but I worried that the sales pitch over-sold the content. Five modules seems a bit excessive, but I'm not a million miles from Bisley so the journey isn't a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 Where do your interests lie? Target or live quarry? There might be no need to take the NRA route to achieve what you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 (edited) The course has to be quite intensive because once you have passed it you can book a target and shoot on your own unsupervised. On those ranges that means you have to be up to an acceptable level of competence. Its not just about shooting its all the procedures and the ways of doing things. Its well worth doing it because its such a great facility, there's nowhere quite like Bisley Edited March 14, 2017 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 14, 2017 Report Share Posted March 14, 2017 However it is possible to be equally competent without going down the NRA route. If you want to shoot at Bisley all the time and you're going from a cold start then the NRA PUBLISHED route is fine. I think it is important to establish what the OP wants to do with his shooting before we tie up 5 of his weekends and £600 quid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted March 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Thanks all - it's a rifle club requirement, but it sounds useful anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbie to this Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Thanks all - it's a rifle club requirement, but it sounds useful anyway. My club have their own NRA approved training course which allows us to shoot at bisley unsupervised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 My club have their own NRA approved training course which allows us to shoot at bisley unsupervised. Yes but if you are not an NRA member you can't book a range Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 The course has to be quite intensive because once you have passed it you can book a target and shoot on your own unsupervised. On those ranges that means you have to be up to an acceptable level of competence. Its not just about shooting its all the procedures and the ways of doing things. Its well worth doing it because its such a great facility, there's nowhere quite like Bisley BASC used to do a course for this for shotgunners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted March 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Yes but if you are not an NRA member you can't book a range It's worth noting that you have to join the NRA before you can pay to take the course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 15, 2017 Report Share Posted March 15, 2017 Thanks all - it's a rifle club requirement, but it sounds useful anyway. sorry - not with you. So your prospective club wants you to do the NRA course in order to become a member? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted March 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2017 sorry - not with you. So your prospective club wants you to do the NRA course in order to become a member? Correct - part of the on-boarding process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeadWasp Posted March 17, 2017 Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 Do you just want to shoot pure target or are you interested in sporting too? Is this club Longmoor by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashman Posted March 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2017 (edited) Do you just want to shoot pure target or are you interested in sporting too? Is this club Longmoor by any chance? Yes, sporting. Yes, Longmoor. Perhaps move over to PM for more details. Edited March 17, 2017 by Flashman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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