Two Part license question

My PAL/RPAL course was $100 each. $200 total. This was Ontario just over a decade ago.
Class had about 20 students, with primary instructor and assistant, and two testers (practical and written) who came in for three hours the last day.
All ammo was fake {plastic, snap caps, bullet&brass but no powder no primer and sometimes with an extra hole in the side of the brass in addition to the primer hole}. Firearms without firing pins where that was easy to do. No shooting.
 
Everyone has their own teaching style I guess. An assistant is good when the class is large. My restricted class, there were 12 of us with one instructor.
Demand is always high, and instructors are few and far between it seems. An artificial scarcity brought about by government meddling? At any rate, those of us that were functioning at a higher level allowed the others to have more face time in the shooting lanes, and it all worked out.
 
I did my course when I was 14. There was only one firearms course, so you could get it and the hunter safety course in one weekend. The instructor charged the lowest fee he was legally allowed to. All firearms were the same ones he used, probably with the firing pins removed.
 
blacksmithden said:
Whoah.....WHAT ???? How much are they charging if you just do the PAL and RPAL together ?!?! Either lunch had better be included, Im missing something, or that had better include both of you.
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These numbers include tax. I believe PAL and RPAL are $260 together (or $150 each on their own). My original numbers ($450 & $600) are a little rounded, but close enough for the point.

And yeah. Expensive.

My husband did his PAL/RPAL in Saskatchewan. It was a one day course and about $150, four years ago. The course I will be doing is one day for PAL, one day for RPAL and one day for OHEP.

They didn't say anything about food. ;)
 
Rather than going on memory I just dug up the information from their website.

The CFSC is $190.50. The CRFSC is $190.50 or $110.00 if having completed the CFSC within 30 days with same instructor. The OHEP course is $190.50 and does not list a discount if all three are signed up for at once, but the person I spoke with in person at the range said there is a package deal (which is where I got my original rough numbers).

Anyway ... I think I know what I'm going to do regarding the courses. :) The consensus I'm getting is that it would be worthwhile for me to do the OHEP as well as PAL/RPAL.
 
You said there may be a chance of you hunting. Do all three, you will be glad you did.
 
r5s78 said:
Rather than going on memory I just dug up the information from their website.

The CFSC is $190.50. The CRFSC is $190.50 or $110.00 if having completed the CFSC within 30 days with same instructor. The OHEP course is $190.50 and does not list a discount if all three are signed up for at once, but the person I spoke with in person at the range said there is a package deal (which is where I got my original rough numbers).

Anyway ... I think I know what I'm going to do regarding the courses. :) The consensus I'm getting is that it would be worthwhile for me to do the OHEP as well as PAL/RPAL.
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Good choice. We did it the other way, out of ignorance. Never foresaw the need for an RPAL so just did the PAL. Needless to say a couple years later we were back doing the RPAL. Then a couple years later the OHEP. Glad you won't be repeating our mistake.
 
My wife and I did them both with no failures in the class but the instructor has in the past, during the RPAL, automatically failed someone, who inadvertently, pointed the handgun at or in the direction of a student, automatic fail, especially for someone who has not ever handled a handgun and tried to look for a safety and rolled it to the side to look, not noticing the barrel was pointed at the student next to them, automatic fail. It happens, I guess.
 
blacksmithden said:
Whoah.....WHAT ???? How much are they charging if you just do the PAL and RPAL together ?!?! Either lunch had better be included, Im missing something, or that had better include both of you.
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In Ontario its 170 for the PAL and 110 for the RPAL, and with 13% tax you get to around $317
 
"Highway" robbery is having to drive far in order to shoot your toys. I don't mind paying the 350/yr for a range that's 10 min away, and useable 24/7. Down in the OP's area I like the Silverdale range, but it's a 4 hour round trip for me, so there's a whole day shot :) plus the gas.
 
LB303 said:
"Highway" robbery is having to drive far in order to shoot your toys. I don't mind paying the 350/yr for a range that's 10 min away, and useable 24/7. Down in the OP's area I like the Silverdale range, but it's a 4 hour round trip for me, so there's a whole day shot :) plus the gas.
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I have 3 ranges within 30mins of me. Member of 2 clubs and I'm only paying 225$ for both. Other is a free DNR one.
 
That sounds pretty good! The cost of the courses can be compared to the cost of a gun. Buy once cry once. The ongoing expenses are the thing to watch, whether ammo or range access. With all the new shooters that keep coming on line, and most existing clubs around here saying 'we're full' the supply & demand equation rules.
 
Oh its easy enough to fail! I was in a group with 6 younger fellas , yah Im 59, and one failed a written restricted .....and two failed hands on by committing safety infractions ...... they both pointed the gun at the instructor!!
 
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