Description
Pre-requisite: none
- Approximate time frame: Saturday CFSC – 8 hours plus testing and break times
- Approximate time frame: Sunday CRFSC – 6-8 hours plus testing and break times
- Learning Structure: Combined lecture and hands-on training
- Course highlights: Learn how to safely handle, load and unload common rifle, shotgun, and handgun actions
This course is required to be able to buy and own non restricted and restricted firearms for any legally recognized purpose in Canada.
You will be instructed in their safe handling, including the legal requirements of transporting, storage, and display of non-restricted and restricted firearms.
Class will start at 8am Saturday morning, and will cover the non-restricted firearm group; rifles and shotguns of all popular action types.
Blackpowder firearms will be discussed, but not handled. There will be several handling portions where everyone in turn gets to handle and learn the different types of action.p>
The Restricted course will start at 9am Sunday, and will cover the restricted firearm group; revolvers, semi-automatics, and other firearms designated as restricted.
Blackpowder, lever, bolt and break action pistols will be discussed, but not handled. There will be several handling portions of revolvers and semi-automatic pistols where everyone in turn gets to handle and learn the different types of action.
The course will have written and practical testing; the written test can be done with all students writing at the same time, but the practical testing is required to be one-on-one with the examiner, so the order in which people finish the written test is the order in which the practical tests are done. This will mean, on average, that the day can stretch to around 7pm each day, depending on the testing ability of each student.
The Canadian Firearms Safety Course and Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course Student Handbook is available as a download here.
