and will not include time on the shooting range or the range proficiency exam.
That would be a yes to your question.
“Will save expensive hard to get ammo?!?!
and will not include time on the shooting range or the range proficiency exam.
That would be a yes to your question”
I think you misread that. All that means is that the time spent on the shooting range will not be counted as part of the 4 to 6 hours of required classroom time.
You still need to qualify at the range, which means still having to shoot hard-to-find ammo.