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    Tips For Getting Your Firearns license on the first try?

    My 18 B-day is coming up, and well my b-day gift is my gun license.

    So, anywhere I can do like practice test etc.

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    If you are of average intelligence you will pass without practice tests. The course material is straight forward and easy to understand. Just pay attention.

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    When you do your practical portion, pick a break action shotgun. They're the easiest thing on earth to prove safe. Look down the barrel....yep....unloaded and safe. Done.
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    The easy way is to get the paper student handbook(s), and read them, then take the course, and then the tests immediately thereafter.

    Here's 6 videos for the Canadian firearms safety course. Ancient stuff.


    The latest manual (student handbook) is version 5 from 2014, which combines both CFSC and CRFSC into one manual:
    http://publications.gc.ca/collection...1-2014-eng.pdf

    There's a free on line test exam at the bottom of
    http://www.firearmstraining.ca/exam.htm


    Here's the old 2008-ish manuals (don't read these)
    http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/CFSCmanualVer2.pdf
    http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/CRFSCmanualV2.pdf


    Quote Originally Posted by Tactical72 View Post
    If you are of average intelligence you will pass without practice tests.
    yep

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    Quote Originally Posted by RangeBob View Post
    The easy way is to get the paper student handbook(s), and read them, then take the course, and then the tests immediately thereafter.

    Here's 6 videos for the Canadian firearms safety course. Ancient stuff.


    The latest manual (student handbook) is version 5 from 2014, which combines both CFSC and CRFSC into one manual:
    http://publications.gc.ca/collection...1-2014-eng.pdf

    There's a free on line test exam at the bottom of
    http://www.firearmstraining.ca/exam.htm


    Here's the old 2008-ish manuals (don't read these)
    http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/CFSCmanualVer2.pdf
    http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/CRFSCmanualV2.pdf




    yep
    Thanks mate, I had to do my driving license twice both my class 7 and 5 so I dont want a repeat of that lol . Just would like to have an idea what am in for.

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    Quote Originally Posted by blacksmithden View Post
    When you do your practical portion, pick a break action shotgun. They're the easiest thing on earth to prove safe. Look down the barrel....yep....unloaded and safe. Done.
    Okay note taken. Use that if they have it.

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    The written portion is easy if you've read your material. Purchasing the book before hand and reading it is very helpful, but it's multiple choice so it's not bad. Just READ THE QUESTION CAREFULLY, some of them are worded a little 'weird'.

    the practical - go slow and think. The most common mistake is putting a finger on the trigger, be VERY careful not to do that. The rest of it is covered in the books, but pay attention to things like checking the headstamp against the barrel markings whenever you're loading, and make sure you know how to cross an obstacle (gun muzzle is pointed away from the point you'll cross at, etc). You shouldn't have a problem if you just remember the steps and basic rules - never touch the trigger till you're ready to fire, never point the gun in an unsafe direction, ALWAYS acts and prove and check your headstamps. You should be fine.

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    It's a lot easier getting a firearm than it is getting your class 3a
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    Do everything the previous posters mentioned....and don't be a criminal

    In all seriousness, just pay attention in your safety courses, there is a lot of common sense involved and you will be fine
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    Quote Originally Posted by blacksmithden View Post
    When you do your practical portion, pick a break action shotgun. They're the easiest thing on earth to prove safe. Look down the barrel....yep....unloaded and safe. Done.
    You got to choose?

    I did both restricted and non-restricted rolled into one course. Two practicals done at the same time. The instructor had a whole bunch of various actions; rifles, shotguns, pistols, revolvers all scattered across the table. He then said "Pick up a *insert non restricted action here* and prove it safe". After that was done he said "Now pick up a *insert restricted action here* and prove it safe".

    I got what he called the cowboy combo, a lever action rifle and a double action revolver. My dad got a pump action shotgun and a semi-auto pistol iirc.


    Either way, don't worry about it too much OP. Pay attention and you'll be just fine. My girlfriend did her PAL and RPAL last year. She'd shot a few times with me and I'd given her a basic run down of the actions I own (bolt, pump, semi rifle) but she had to learn the practical handgun stuff in the course as I don't own any right now. She passed with flying colours.
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