I will be presenting two NRA Pistol Instructor classes in the area, ...

Lincoln, NE, on August 6/7 and

Concordia, KS, on August 13/14


Both classes result in NRA Pistol Instructor certification.

For more info, please email to:  [email protected]

Paul Horvick
NRA Training Counselor

You can't swing a dead cat in this state and not hit an NRA Pistol Instructor.

Damn. Someone told me that there were two, maybe three residents of Gravity, Iowa, that still were not on board!  ??

Hi Paul!
Do you happen to know of anyone that is certified to do North Dakota permit classes in the area? I *really* do not want to give MN any money after the most recent of the many screwings-over they have been handing out over reciprocity, and ND looks like a good way to get MN. (If there's another reasonable way to get MN, I am also interested to know it.)

That might be but  seriously, how big is the market in Gravity Iowa?


I've been an instructor since 1997 (rifle, pistol,, shotgun, PP in the home).  NRA has been cranking out pistol instructors by the bushel basket for the last ten years, at least.  Every range in Iowa has some, just about every private club in Iowa has several.  Virtually everyone in my shooting circle is an instructor of some kind or another.  Only one instructs with any regularity.  I might help him once a year.  Otherwise I use my tags for the university rifle and pistol club I advise.  I get that Training Counselors want to make some money, and I get that NRA loves to make money off of us.  But anyone looking to jump into this pool is a good ten years too late, unless they have some serious military, LE, or competition chops.  

The one exception I'm seeing in the current market is if you want to instruct kids.  I know the Boy Scouts insist on NRA certs, I'm not sure where the other youth organizations stand.  The high schools like the coaching cert ( I have one for pistol) but I don't know if that's mandatory or not.  In any event most youth shooting is shotgun (we have four high school teams at my home club) or rifle (mostly air rifle at that).   With the age limit in Iowa youth pistol is extremely limited.  

I was a ND instructor, but dropped it due to some restrictions on the instructors.  The biggest hassle is that the class, either for the Class 1 or Class 2 Permit must be done in North Dakota.  So, unless taking a trip up to Fargo, there is not much hope.  But, MN has a similar issue; although the class can be done anywhere, the application must be made in person in Minnesota.  And, I am not aware of any other good way to get legal to carry in MN.  Sorry...

Ouch, that's an awful and useless restriction. Thanks for the answer though :(