For those citizens who desire the opportunity to serve their community as a certified pistol instructor, the NRA Basic Pistol Instructor Course is an excellent opportunity to develop the instructional knowledge, skills, and attitude to provide this essential service to law-abiding citizens. 

Instructor candidates learn to teach new students the following topics: 

• Nomenclature of handguns & ammunition 
• Rules for safe gun handling
• Principles of Marksmanship
• Live-fire training
• How to select & maintain a handgun
• Continued Opportunities for Skill Development 
• Plus we cover additional material related to offering permit to carry classes in Iowa

Class will run from 9am-5:30pm Friday and Saturday. Students will complete the NRA Basic Pistol Instructor Training, as required by the NRA. All course materials are included in the course fee. Cost of the course is $400. This course includes Basic Instructor Training (required for New Instructor Candidates). Students are responsible for NRA certification fees paid to the NRA following the course for certification as a pistol instructor. Students must have completed the Instructor Led NRA Basic Pistol Shooting course prior to taking this course. A $100 course deposit is due by Oct 12, 2026.  An invoice will be emailed to the instructor candidate outlining payment options and our refund policy.

The course is limited to 10 students.

Online registration is available here: https://www.nrainstructors.org/CourseDetails.aspx?Courseid=924035

For additional information about the course, or my qualifications as an instructor and training counselor please email or call Darin VanRyswyk - darin@cwrfirearmstraining.com / 515-231-3887 or visit our website at www.cwrfirearmstraining.com