Dorrin79
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Took it at Red's Indoor Range (North) Saturday, 8AM -10:30PM.
Pretty interesting, actually. Although I (thanks to THR!) already knew a lot of the material in the course, it was still pretty neat.
18 students, of which I was the youngest (24). A few people at retirement age, most right around 30. 15 men, 3 women (all of which were there with their spouse). Everyone qualified semi-auto (in Texas, you can either do SA or Revolver; SA lets you carry either, Revolver means revolvers only).
Guns used were also somewhat surprising - 3 USPs (!), 3 Beretta 92s, 1 1911 (Kimber Custom), 4 Ruger P-xx autos, 3 Glocks, 2 S&W autos, and 1 Browning HiPower (me!). I expected more Glocks, actually.
The shooting portion was pretty easy - 20 shots 3yd, 20 shots 7yd, 10 shots 15yd. I felt very glad I was using a Hipower, since the guns had to be returned to 'carry state' after each string (and many of the strings were 1 shot). I think a lot of the mediocre shooting was because of all the DA/SAs, and the fact that the various shooters weren't used to shooting them in DA mode. I shot a 243 out of 250 (would have been a 248 but I had one shot fired out of sequence, which took 5 points off of my score). The guy I was sitting next to scored the highest with a 249, using a USP tactical in .45ACP. He was really good (later found out he shoots IDPA
) Just guessing, the average score was probably about a 200. Only one person failed to qualify, and she came back and reshot while we broke for lunch and passed.
The classroom portion of the training was kept interesting by the instructor and his teaching methods. He had a lot of funny stories, jokes, sayings, etc. that helped balance the rather dull material. He also used a lot of 'scenarios' to illustrate his points, and also did a couple of variants of the Tueller Drill.
Written test was embarassingly easy - not that I was surprised. I think the lowest score in the class was a 98
Then came all the administrative rigamarole - notarizing, fingerprinting, pictures, etc. Fortunately, this instructor was authorized to do all that, so the class really was a "one-stop-shop" for CHL licensing.
Dropped the package off in person at the DPS campus, Bldg G this morning. 60 days from now I will be lawfully carrying
Overall, an expensive and time-consuming process (Class: $150; License: $140; Holsters:
) but well worth it. If anyone else in the Greater Austin area is looking to get their CHL training out of the way, I recommend the classes offered at Red's Indoor Range
Pretty interesting, actually. Although I (thanks to THR!) already knew a lot of the material in the course, it was still pretty neat.
18 students, of which I was the youngest (24). A few people at retirement age, most right around 30. 15 men, 3 women (all of which were there with their spouse). Everyone qualified semi-auto (in Texas, you can either do SA or Revolver; SA lets you carry either, Revolver means revolvers only).
Guns used were also somewhat surprising - 3 USPs (!), 3 Beretta 92s, 1 1911 (Kimber Custom), 4 Ruger P-xx autos, 3 Glocks, 2 S&W autos, and 1 Browning HiPower (me!). I expected more Glocks, actually.
The shooting portion was pretty easy - 20 shots 3yd, 20 shots 7yd, 10 shots 15yd. I felt very glad I was using a Hipower, since the guns had to be returned to 'carry state' after each string (and many of the strings were 1 shot). I think a lot of the mediocre shooting was because of all the DA/SAs, and the fact that the various shooters weren't used to shooting them in DA mode. I shot a 243 out of 250 (would have been a 248 but I had one shot fired out of sequence, which took 5 points off of my score). The guy I was sitting next to scored the highest with a 249, using a USP tactical in .45ACP. He was really good (later found out he shoots IDPA
) Just guessing, the average score was probably about a 200. Only one person failed to qualify, and she came back and reshot while we broke for lunch and passed.The classroom portion of the training was kept interesting by the instructor and his teaching methods. He had a lot of funny stories, jokes, sayings, etc. that helped balance the rather dull material. He also used a lot of 'scenarios' to illustrate his points, and also did a couple of variants of the Tueller Drill.
Written test was embarassingly easy - not that I was surprised. I think the lowest score in the class was a 98
Then came all the administrative rigamarole - notarizing, fingerprinting, pictures, etc. Fortunately, this instructor was authorized to do all that, so the class really was a "one-stop-shop" for CHL licensing.
Dropped the package off in person at the DPS campus, Bldg G this morning. 60 days from now I will be lawfully carrying
Overall, an expensive and time-consuming process (Class: $150; License: $140; Holsters:
) but well worth it. If anyone else in the Greater Austin area is looking to get their CHL training out of the way, I recommend the classes offered at Red's Indoor Range
