FAL ReadyFirearms licence test prep · by HuntFix

NZ firearms licence · theory test practice

Ready for your firearms licence theory test?

I’m Scott, a Kiwi hunter and former Mountain Safety Council firearms safety instructor. I built this to help my daughter get ready for her test. I hope it helps you too.

FAL Ready is a firearms licence test prep app: independent practice for the New Zealand firearms licence theory test. 30 questions in 30 minutes, like the real test; the seven rules until you can say them; written for the Arms Act 2026, with the source shown on every answer. FSE’s free e-learning modules teach you. FAL Ready makes it stick.

iPhone only, iOS 18 or later. No account. Works with no signal.

Coming soon to the App Store — not downloadable yet. When it is: free to try, and NZ$9.99 once unlocks everything. No subscription, no ads.

What it does175 questions: quick tests, Seven Rules drills and recital, drills on every topic, and timed 30-question mocks, with the source on every answer.
What it costsFree to try. NZ$9.99 once unlocks everything, with Family Sharing. No subscription.
Where it is up toComing soon to the App Store, in New Zealand. Not downloadable yet.
What it needsAn iPhone, iOS 18 or later. No account. No signal needed to practise.
Who made itScott, in Christchurch. Independent — not FSE, not Police, not the Mountain Safety Council.
Quick test5, 7 or 10 random questions. A tick or a cross with words, the explanation, and the source.
Seven RulesDrill every rule, put them in order, then recite all seven word for word.
DrillsEvery topic, 10 or 20 at a time or until mastered. What you get wrong comes back.
Timed mock30 questions, 30 minutes. Flag, come back, then review every answer.

What it looks like

Real screens from the app, in light or dark to match this page. Switch the page’s theme to see the other.

The recital screen: seven rules typed in, each marked word for word, rule 3 marked right idea with the Code's wording underneath, and the line All seven right. The recital screen: seven rules typed in, each marked word for word, rule 3 marked right idea with the Code's wording underneath, and the line All seven right.
The recitalAll seven, typed or spoken. Your own words count if every key part is there.
A timed mock on question 1 of 30, with the timer, four answers, a switch to flag the question and a menu to jump to any other. A timed mock on question 1 of 30, with the timer, four answers, a switch to flag the question and a menu to jump to any other.
Timed mock30 questions, 30 minutes, a question you can flag.
Mock results: 28 out of 30, At our standard, Seven Rules questions all right, the time taken, and the attributed pass-mark note. Mock results: 28 out of 30, At our standard, Seven Rules questions all right, the time taken, and the attributed pass-mark note.
Your resultScore, time, the Seven Rules on their own, every topic.
A quick-test question answered right, with the explanation and its source in the Firearms Safety Code. A quick-test question answered right, with the explanation and its source in the Firearms Safety Code.
Every answer explainedRight or wrong in words, why, and the source.
A recap card for one of the seven rules: the rule number in an orange circle, the key sentence highlighted, then bullet points and the source. A recap card for one of the seven rules: the rule number in an orange circle, the key sentence highlighted, then bullet points and the source.
Recap cardsOne card at a time: the thing to remember, then the points.
A drill question answered wrong, marked Not quite, with why the chosen answer is wrong and the right one shown. A drill question answered wrong, marked Not quite, with why the chosen answer is wrong and the right one shown.
When you miss oneIt comes back, until it's right twice in a row.

FSE teaches. FAL Ready makes it stick.

The firearms safety course and FSE’s free e-learning are where you learn this. FAL Ready does not try to replace them: its recaps are short on purpose, and every one sends you back to FSE’s own module. What it adds is the practice — the same questions asked until the answers are yours.

Free

Quick test

Pick 5, 7 or 10 and go, with no account and nothing to set up. After every answer: whether it was right, in words as well as a tick, the explanation, and where it comes from. It works with no signal, from the first time you open it.

Free

The Seven Rules

Drills on each rule and on all seven. A warm-up that puts them in order. Then the recital: all seven, typed or spoken with your keyboard’s microphone, the same words in the same order. Getting the recital right is what earns Seven Rules: mastered.

Free

Recaps for every topic

A few short cards per topic, one at a time like flashcards: the thing to remember first, then the points that go with it. Each topic ends with Learn it properly, a link to FSE’s own free module where there is one, opened in Safari inside the app, and a drill to see if it stuck.

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Timed mocks

30 questions in 30 minutes, drawn across every topic with at least one on each rule. No feedback until the end; flag a question and come back to it. Then your score, your time, a breakdown by topic, the Seven Rules result on its own, and every answer reviewed with its explanation and source.

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Drills on every topic

10, 20, or until mastered. A question you get wrong comes back a few questions later, and only clears when you have answered it right twice in a row.

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Your missed questions

Everything you got wrong in the last 30 days, in one drill, until it sticks.

Honest about the pass mark

You will read a lot of confident numbers about this. Here is what is actually known, in the exact words the app uses on every mock.

FSE doesn't publish the theory test pass mark. In the tests Scott supervised under the old system, the pass was 28 out of 30, and any Seven Rules question wrong failed you. We train you to that standard: 28/30 or better, with every Seven Rules question right.

  • A mock is marked At our standard only when it scores 28 or more with every Seven Rules question right. Never “pass”, and never “guaranteed”.
  • The Seven Rules result is shown on its own, apart from the score, because one wrong answer there is the one that matters most.
  • No promise beyond that. Passing our mock tests does not guarantee you will pass the official test or be granted a licence.

Every answer shows its source

A study aid that is wrong is worse than none, so nothing in FAL Ready is stated without somewhere you can check it.

  • Written from scratch, checked against the law. Every question is original wording, checked against the Firearms Safety Code, the Arms Act 2026, the Arms Regulations 2026 and FSE’s published pages, and the source is shown on every answer.
  • Read and approved by Scott. Each question is checked independently against its source, and none reaches the app until Scott has approved it.
  • Up to date with the Arms Act 2026. Storage and transport questions follow the Arms Regulations 2026 and say so. FSE is updating its storage guidance for the Arms Act 2026. Check the latest guide before your inspection.
  • FSE’s words stay FSE’s. The seven rule headings appear as published by Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand, and say so. Everything else is written for the app; FSE’s modules are linked, never copied.

Free to try. NZ$9.99 once for everything.

A good part of FAL Ready is free for good. One purchase unlocks the rest, for as long as you have the app.

No purchase needed

Free, for good

  • Quick test: 5, 7 or 10 random questions
  • Seven Rules drills, putting them in order, and the recital
  • Recaps for every topic, each linking to FSE’s module
Unlock · NZ$9.99 once

Everything

  • Timed mocks: 30 questions, 30 minutes, then a full review
  • Drills on every topic — 10, 20 or until mastered
  • Your missed questions, drilled until they stick

One purchase, through the App Store. No subscription, no ads, nothing to cancel. Family Sharing is on, so one unlock covers your family group.

The price in the app comes from the App Store, so it is the one you will be charged. Restore purchase is in Settings. Not happy? Request a refund through Apple, and tell us why: [email protected]. Full terms in the terms of use.

Schools, NZDA branches and FSE-approved clubs can ask about a 50% discount for their learners at [email protected].

Your progress is yours

No account and nothing sent to me. Your progress stays on your iPhone and, unless you switch it off, in your own private iCloud, so a new phone does not mean starting again.

  • No account, no analytics, no ads, no tracking. No third-party code of any kind. The App Store privacy label says Data Not Collected.
  • Backed up to your own iCloud, by default. Your answers, mocks and recital results are mirrored to the private iCloud database of your own Apple Account, which I cannot read. One switch in Settings turns it off.
  • Purchases are Apple’s. I never see your card or your Apple Account.
  • FSE’s pages are FSE’s. Links to its modules open in Safari inside the app, where FSE’s own privacy policy applies.
  • Delete everything, in Settings, removes your progress from the iPhone, and from your iCloud if the backup is on.

Read the full privacy policy →

Who built it

Independent, and made in New Zealand

Built by Scott, a former Mountain Safety Council firearms safety instructor who supervised licence theory tests.

Why he built it, and how the questions are made →

FAL Ready is an independent study aid made in Christchurch, New Zealand. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by Firearms Safety and Education New Zealand (FSE), New Zealand Police, the Mountain Safety Council or any government agency. The Firearms Safety Code and the Arms Act 2026 are the authoritative sources. Check them, especially for storage and transport rules, which are being updated for the new Act. Passing our mock tests does not guarantee you will pass the official test or be granted a licence.

Where this is up to

Coming soon to the App Store, in New Zealand. FAL Ready cannot be downloaded yet, and there is no store link on this page until it can. When it is on the store, this page will say so.

It is an iPhone app, and only an iPhone app: there is no Android version and no web version.

Free guides, no app needed

Two pages for anyone working towards a first licence, written from the same checked material as the app, with the official source on every step.

Guide

The seven rules of firearm safety

Each rule in a few lines: what it means at the range, on the farm and in the hills, and where the Firearms Safety Code says it.

Questions

Is FAL Ready official?

No. It is an independent study aid. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by or approved by FSE, New Zealand Police, the Mountain Safety Council or any government agency. Scott is a former Mountain Safety Council firearms safety instructor; that is his background, not an endorsement.

Does it replace the firearms safety course?

No. You still complete the course and sit its tests. FAL Ready is practice for the theory test, and it points you to FSE’s free e-learning for the learning itself.

What is the pass mark?

FSE doesn't publish the theory test pass mark. In the tests Scott supervised under the old system, the pass was 28 out of 30, and any Seven Rules question wrong failed you. We train you to that standard: 28/30 or better, with every Seven Rules question right.

Can my family share the unlock?

Yes. Family Sharing is on, so one NZ$9.99 unlock covers everyone in your Apple family group — handy when a parent and a teenager are working towards their licences together.

Is it on Android?

No. FAL Ready is made for iPhone only, iOS 18 or later.

I think a question is wrong.

Please tell me: [email protected], with the question, the answer you think is right, and where you read it. More on the support page.