NRA - Summer Program
Murray State College, in cooperation with the National Rifle Association, began offering gunsmithing and law enforcement armorer schools in the summer of 1994. The school offers courses in repair & function of rifles, auto pistols, revolvers, and shotguns. Other classes include bluing, re-barreling, alternative finishes, stock repair and refinishing, and more. These classes are not college accredited at this time. Each student receives a certificate for each class attended.
The schedule is subject to change and should be used as a reference. We are unsure of campus housing & campus dining at this time. Please look over each class, prerequisites, price, and dates!
Classes are subject to change. Most classes are on rotation and changed out summer to summer, but we usually have these every summer: Basic Gunsmithing, Basic Lathe, and Basic Mill.
We have made a google document link where you can fill it out, submit it, and it will automatically be sent to my email (shopson@mscok.edu). If you wish, you can still print off a hard copy and mail it to us to ensure we receive it. Please submit the google document link form before sending any payment. Just as previous years, please hold payment until notified. Payment will not be processed until we know that we have enough attendance to offer a class. Payment methods include cash, credit card, and check. Cash and credit card are preferred. If sending a check, please make it payable to MSC/NRA Summer Program. If there are any questions, please call 580-387-7480. If mailing a hard copy form, please send it to:
Murray State - NRA Registration Form
Murray State College campus is closed every Friday starting May 16 until August. Murray State College campus is closed on May 26.
Even though the college campus will be closed for the Fridays in June, the NRA classes will be held through Fridays as scheduled. Murray State College campus is closed on Thursday, June 19; however, NRA classes will be held this day as well.
Summer Gunsmithing Office Hours –
Monday-Thursday, 8:00am-12pm & 1:00pm-5:00pm CT
Friday: Closed
Phone Number: 580-387-7480
PLEASE ADHERE TO THE BULLET POINTS!!! VERY IMPORTANT!!!
- NO LIVE AMMUNITION OR LOADED FIREARM(S) TO BE BROUGHT INSIDE THE CLASSROOM/BUILDING. FIREARM(S) MUST BE UNLOADED BEFORE ENTERING THE BUILDING. LEAVE UNLOADED FIREARM(S) ON TABLE TO BE CLEARED BY FACULTY BEFORE TAKING INSIDE CLASSROOM.
- NO FIREARMS OF ANY KIND, NO LIVE AMMUNITION TO BE BROUGHT OR KEPT IN CAMPUS HOUSING!!!
- FIREARMS ARE ALLOWED ONLY INSIDE THE ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY BUILDING (UNLOADED) AND YOUR PERSONAL VECHICLE!
- ALL applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
- You will attend only 1 NRA class per week. You do not have to take a class each week, unless you just want to. Some classes do have prerequisites. In order to take Basic Mill, you must take Basic Lathe or have plenty of lathe experience.
- All classes will begin at 8am and end at 5pm, unless otherwise stated by the instructor. (never earlier than 8am and never later than 5pm)
- Lunch is from 12pm-1pm.
- Some classes are only 4 days, but most are 5 days. (Monday - Friday or Monday - Thursday)
- No prior paperwork is needed, just fill out the registration form and you are in the class, as long as the class is not full. PLEASE SEND IN YOUR REGISTRATION AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to ensure we have attendance to run the class. You can scan and email the form or you can mail your form. Classes do have a risk of cancellation if we are unable to reach a certain attendance.
- Registration is due by 5pm the Monday PRIOR to the start of a certain class (unless a holiday falls on a Monday, then Tuesday),
as long as the class is not full.
- EXAMPLE:
- Basic Lathe starts Monday, June 1; Registration is due by Monday, May 25.
- Rifle Rebarreling starts Monday, June 8; Registration is due by Monday June 1. So on and so forth.
- EXAMPLE:
- Registration Forms can be emailed to: shopson@mscok.edu. Forms can be mailed to: MSC/NRA program, One Murray Campus, Tishomingo, OK 73460.
- The tool/material list depends on the class you register for.
- All classes may have different tools/materials. Some classes may require firearms, but some others may not.
- When I receive your registration form is when I send out tool lists, as long as I have them from the instructors.
- All classes will be held in the Engineering Technology Building on the MSC campus in Tishomingo. (Southwest corner of campus).
- The classes are $300 each, but some are more due to materials needed. We take cash, card, or check; preferably card or cash.
We are offering campus housing for summer 2025!
We are offering campus housing for summer 2025! It will be McKee Hall - on campus on the east side of the gunsmithing building. The cost is $60 per person, per night. Payment will be taken for housing at the same time as payment for classes - pay for housing and classes together. This will be about 1-2 weeks before the start of a class.
McKee Hall is a typical dorm style set up - shared room with a roommate. Please refence the floor plan.
We do not know the finer details, yet, like check in & out procedures. Check out is usually by 5pm on the final day of class (Thursday or Friday).
Each dorm is equipped with:
- 2 Twin Beds (maybe twin xl) (emphasis on TWIN)
- 2 Closets
- 2 Desks
- shared mini fridge
- and a shared floor bathroom
The bathroom will have multiple stalls and showers, but it is a shared floor bathroom - the whole floor shares the bathroom area.
These are campus dorms intended for college students at Murray State College, not hotels (emphasis on NOT hotels). These are bare, empty rooms, except for the furniture provided as stated above.
YOU WILL NEED TO PROVIDE:
- your own bedding (twin/twin xl sheets & comforter, pillows, blankets)
- towels
- toilet paper
- soap
- shampoo
- shower shoes
- and any other toiletries you may need.
You may also want to bring these items just in case: small trash can, shower curtain (should be in bathroom, but just in case), bath mat for bathroom and maybe even a rug for the room.
There are hotel options available if you do not wish to stay in campus housing.
Tishomingo:
- Cedar & Stone Bed & Breakfast
- Mulberry Inn
- Stay Golden INN
- Pennington Park
- HWY 22 RV Park
- Rock Creek RV Park
Madill: (15 minutes SW of Campus)
- The American Inn
- Best Western
Durant: (45 minutes E of Campus)
- Choctaw Casino and Resort
- Best Western
- Quality Inn
- Holiday Inn
Ardmore: (45 minutes W of Campus)
- Best Western
- Hilton Garden
- Comfort Inn
- Baymont by Wyndham
- Hampton Inn & Suites