boxerjake, I don't want to name the town in order to protect the well-meaning but not so innocent. However I will tell you that they allowed several walk-ins on the first night even though it seemed to be a full house, and they even let someone that showed up for the first time on the second night register for the class. If I were you, I'd find a conveniently located class and just show up on the first night.
It really seems like a wasted opportunity here. There are 50+ people in the class that are either getting bad info because they don't know better, or are bored out of their mind and find it ridiculous because they do know better. After it is over, I am going to look into what is involved in becoming an instructor myself.
The instructors in this class seem like real nice guys, but either they don't know their stuff at all, or they don't know how to present it. Yet on the first night we were given the impression that they are all certified instructors.
Last night I "learned":
The gun in this photo is illegal in MA because it is a rifle.
This caused confusion and grumbling in the group, at which point I interjected "Don't you mean the rifle is not illegal, but hunting with it is?" The instructor agreed and the class seemed relieved. I didn't bother saying it is only illegal to hunt with depending on what caliber it is and what you are hunting.
All modern firearms except revolvers have one of the safeties shown in this photo.
The photo was circa 1970 and showed common safeties on shotguns and rifles only. I wished I had my XD with me so I could have asked him to show me the safety. Unless I heard wrong, the guy that stated this also teaches a class that covers MA LTC requirements.
A "mod" choke means it is a "modern" choke.
Silly me, all this time I thought it was a modified choke
You can get a hunting license at Zayre's or Walmart
Hmm, I knew Walmart sold them...