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Illinois Shooting Classes: NRA Instructor Courses, Armorer Classes and Speed and Accuracy Clinics

NRA pistol coach and instructor courses, a Glock armorer class and a speed and accuracy clinic at the Sparta complex. 6 dated rows remain, led by World Shooting and Recreational Complex and Sinnissippi Rod & Gun Club and centred on Sparta, Sterling and Bonfield.

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The next Illinois shooting classes

6 Illinois rows ahead of us, by kind 4 Class or clinic, 1 Multi-gun and 1 Glock league.

From host, CMP, NASP and promoter schedules, retrieved November 13, 2026.

Short-drive Illinois shooting classes

Six cards at a time by straight-line distance.

Miles are straight lines. Rivers, interstates and winter closures can make the actual drive far longer.

How Illinois shooting classes fall across the year

52 rows by calendar month, then the hosts with the most dates.

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Illinois Department of Natural
Resources (Wingshooting Program) and
partners
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World Shooting and Recreational
Complex
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The Range9
CMP4
Sinnissippi Rod & Gun
Club
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Strictly Archery1

Club grounds that stage Illinois shooting classes

Illinois State Rifle Association
gun club

Bonfield, Kankakee County

Bays for: trap, rifle, handgun, rimfire, black powder

Members only · boisegunclub.com, checked Nov 13, 2026

Sinnissippi Rod & Gun
Club
gun club

Sterling, Whiteside County

Bays for: trap, rifle, handgun, rimfire, archery

Members only · boisegunclub.com, checked Nov 13, 2026

World Shooting and Recreational
Complex
IDNR range

Sparta, Randolph County

Bays for: trap, skeet, sporting clays, 5-stand, rifle

Public (IDNR) · dnr.illinois.gov, checked Nov 13, 2026

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Entering Illinois shooting classes: common questions

How are entries for shooting classes paid?

The button on the row opens the host’s entry page, which takes the signup and any fee.

Can a club get its own shooting classes listed here?

By form: promoters and clubs add the date and a link to their own schedule.

When were the shooting classes rows last read?

All rows were read again on November 13, 2026.

Are there placings for shooting classes on this page?

Results are absent; no host posted placings for the rows on file.

Which kinds of classes are on the Illinois calendar?

NRA pistol coach and instructor courses, a Glock armorer course and a speed and accuracy clinic, taught at The Range in Bonfield, Sinnissippi Rod and Gun Club in Sterling and the Sparta complex.

What is the count of dated rows for shooting classes in Illinois?

6 rows, none earlier than November 13, 2026.

Which of the shooting classes is the soonest?

2-Gun Fundementsls, Speed & Accuracy with Adam Winch (World Shooting and Recreational Complex), Nov 13-15, 2026.

Which hosts post the most shooting classes?

Host count, highest first: World Shooting and Recreational Complex (2); Sinnissippi Rod & Gun Club (2); The Range (2).

Where in Illinois do the shooting classes cluster?

Rows per county: Randolph (2), Whiteside (2), Kankakee (2).

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