CHL certification test, which gun should i use

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greyson97

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So I am a decent shot, starting to get better.

I am thinking of taking my chl soon. I was thinking about it, and some of the tests are like 3 seconds for 2 shots.

Me with my glock 22 (.40s&w)at 7 yards

me with my px4 (9mm)at 7 yards

so taking into consideration this is a CHL class, and i will be shooting faster than I have been, and i have never shot my PX4 Double action, which gun do you recommend i use to qualify for the test. I want to get a perfect score, or the highest score possible.
 
Carry and shoot the one you are most familiar with. If you would ever have to use it, you don't want to be trying to figure out how it works.
 
Don't sweat the qualification, it's super easy and most (at least the ones I know) instructors are basically just making sure you know how to safely handle your firearm. Either firearm will be fine.


CHL Qualification:

A total of 50 rounds are fired during the course of the qualification test. A score of 70%, or 175 points of a possible 250, is required to pass. The target used is a TX-PT (we use the B2 targets but they're the same size) which is a human-shaped silhouette target measuring 45 by 24 inches. All shooting is from the ready position, which means the gun is already in your hands and aimed in. No holster shooting or shooting from concealed is required.

Course of Fire:

3 yard line - 20 shots:

1 shot in 2 seconds, 5 times
2 shots in 3 seconds, 5 times
5 shots in 10 seconds, once

7 yard line - 20 shots:

5 shots in 10 seconds, once
1 shot in 3 seconds, 5 times
2 shots in 4 seconds, once
3 shots in 6 seconds, once
5 shots in 15 seconds, once

15 yard line - 10 shots:

2 shots in 6 seconds, once
3 shots in 9 seconds, once
5 shots in 15 seconds, once
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im sure i can easily pass, but when it comes to fast firing, would a DA px4 trigger pull be better or a striker fired trigger pull be better. and what about follow up trigger pull. i dont think they will allow me to cock the hammer of my px4 before time starts.

and like i said, i want a really high score, so i want to get every advantage i can

for every 50 rounds i shoot out of the glock, i shoot 150 out of the px4
 
Just use the gun you shoot best. Too many people worry about the time and that's when they mess up. The couple seconds you have is plenty of time. Remember "slow is smooth, smooth is fast". ;)
 
In your state, is the qualification a general thing that's just supposed to prove you're basically competent with a gun? Or do you have to qualify with every gun that you actually carry and you an add guns to the list of guns you're allowed to carry as you prove your competence with them?
 
in texas, you just either need to qualify with any pistol or revolver bigger than a .32. if you qualify with a revolver, you are only certified to carry revolvers. f you cert with a pistol, you can carry any pistol or revolver.

and you can cert on a target match 1911, and then carry a glock 26. so you dont need to cert on the gun you carry. I plan on carrying a 709, but i know i shoot better with a 4"+ barrel gun
 
while a high score is cool, at the end of the day your card will be the same as the person who barely passed.
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you make a valid point, but, you dont know me. I dont do something to just barely pass. and yes, i might want to crush the competition, but of course i want a high score for myself. sense of accomplishment and all that
 
Don't worry. If you are half way decent shot you will score quite well. Nearly five years ago I was once-or-twice-a-year shooter (years and years of living in CA and IL). I scored 246, 2nd best out of 32 shooters.
I was using a Glock I had owned for ten tyears and had less than 200 rounds through it.
I have been practicing a bit over the last two years, but I do not compete or shoot formally. Twenty-one to twenty-five feet is my norm. This year at my first requal, I shot 250 easily.
Shoot whichever gun you shoot the most, you will do fine.
 
In the words of a very famous philosopher, "Don't sweat the small stuff."

Take the gun you do the best shooting with and makes you the most comfortable. From the looks of those targets, you'll have no problem.

Good Luck. And remember, perfection is not a requirement. Safety is.
 
None of those times is very demanding, it seems to me. I would probably use whichever let me get back on target quickest, which is likely to be the 9, but you aren't exactly going to need to rush the shots in any event, so relax with it.
 
Don't sweat it, the time requirements are not a problem. I have helped with a number of classes, and people never seem to have that problem with the time.

Have someone call out for you on the range "One one thousand, Two one thousand, three one thousand" as you shoot and you will see.
 
Just pick one and go. I shot my first qual with my Colt 1991A1, my first renewal with the Springfield 1911A1 and my latest renewal with my XD45acp. I'm not that good and I cleaned the target the 1st time, was down 1 or 2 the second and 4 the last time. The next time I renew (in 10 years!) will be with the P226 if I haven't already given it to one of my sons.
 
I would rather shoot my carry gun in the condition I carry it and not worry about the score. It would be more realistic than using a range gun shot with the most advantage (like all SA instead of DA/SA). It takes a lot of practice to master the DA to SA transition. You have the Beretta, but don't shoot it in a realsistic way so I assume it's not a defense gun. I think you'll get more out of it by not doing it the easy way.
 
you make a valid point, but, you dont know me. I dont do something to just barely pass. and yes, i might want to crush the competition, but of course i want a high score for myself. sense of accomplishment and all that
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Just based on that sophomoric, Mickey Mouse silliness, I'm pretty sure that most of us who've been around the block a few times know you pretty well already. :cool:
 
The class i took in Ohio for my CHL was a small class,and a guy with your attitude would have stood out and not judged nicely.
Not that most anyone would care,but its nice to enjoy yourself and make friends and not come off with an attitude.

In my class we had these people:
Me with my PT1911 which the instructor embarrassed me a bit making so many comments about wanting one.
70 year old lady shooting an old .38 spl
Her daughter with an XD.45
Formal young military guy with a Glock 9mm
Old guy with a Ruger .22 that jammed way to much.
Young kid about 22 who bought a Police trade in Berretta.

I shot well,maybe even the best there.But you can bet i made no point of it and was more interested in watching the older lady shoot that .38 which she did well.
To further make my day harsh my gun had 3 jams due to me not being experienced with rapid fire and a set of mags which suck.

In the end i left with the satisfaction of meeting some nice people who just want to protect themselves and their families.And i was glad i didnt put much emphasis on being the best shot i could be,i was more interested in doing what the instructor wanted rather than hitting the bull.
 
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