INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT

Have you thought about teaching others and passing your passion for firearms sports on to future generations? 

If so, you might consider becoming an NRA instructor.  I can help you with that goal.

The NRA states that to become an instructor, a candidate must:

1. Possess and demonstrate a solid background in firearm safety and shooting skills required through previous training and or previous shooting experience.  Instructor candidates must be intimately familiar with each action type in the discipline they wish to be certified.

2. For any Basic Instructor rating, you must complete an Instructor Led Basic Class of that discipline you want to teach.  You must get a 90% grade to pass.   

3. Demonstrate solid and safe firearms handling skills by completing pre-course questionnaires and qualification exercises administered by a Training Counselor (i.e. Scott Sampson).

4. If you have not had a Basic Instructor Training (BIT) class in the last 2 years you must take this as well.

5. Satisfactorily complete an NRA Instructor Training Course in the discipline they wish to teach (i.e. Basic Pistol), and receive the endorsement of the NRA Training Counselor (i.e. Scott Sampson).

The ILT NRA Basic Pistol Class:  14 hours (split over two days)

Pre-course Questionnaire and Qualification: about 1 hour (rolled into the NRA Basic Pistol Class)

Basic Instructor Training (BIT):  8 hours (covered in one day)

Basic Pistol Instructor Training: 18 hours (split over two days)

Total: approx 40+ hours 

I can help you get certified in the following disciplines:

-Basic Pistol

-Basic Rifle

-Basic Shotgun

-CCW class

-Personal Protection In the Home

-Personal Protection Outside the Home 

The instructor classes require a minimum of 4 students and is ideal for 6.

(9 Hours)

If you are interested in becoming an NRA-certified Range Safety Officer (RSO), then here is the class. 

This 9-hour class covers how to run a firing line,  commands, contents of a range procedure, and more. In my class, I teach above and beyond other instructors by providing lessons on suicide performed at ranges, a hands-on demonstration on how to take control of a firearm from a shooter, role-playing different situations that RSOs could experience on the range, and more. 

As a student of Sampson Consulting, you will receive an electronic link to extra materials. RSO skills are a great way to round out your instructor qualifications to help ensure safety while on the range. Help your students feel safer and more comfortable.

To become a Chief Range Safety Officer, which means you can train Range Safety Officers, you must take the RSO class (above) first and be a certified RSO. 

Once you complete that class, you must take the Basic Instructor Training (BIT) training class (6-8 hours) and then the Chief Range Safety Officer class (8 hours). Because this is an instructor course, the minimum number of students is 4, and it works best with 6.