Got my CCW and SOS on my first field strip :-S

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So wanted to share how I am doing... This group was trying to shoot 2 chest 1 head with the first shot in double action from 24 feet. I highlighted the shots on the chest.

I pretty much still suck, specially with double action shoots... but considering that these are between my first 200 shots ever fired... I am pleased :-)
 
To answer your question bacha on why I chose a 1911 as my carry gun,

I tried a Glock model 20 and a S&W M&P 40 before the 1911, for different reasons I didn't like the prior guns and had shot my dad's 1911 since I was young, knew I liked the platform and shot it well. So I had the opportunity to finally afford a decent 1911, sold the M&P and haven't looked back since. Also had a Walther PPQ .40 but recently sold it because of financial problems. I love the 1911 it is my all time favorite handgun, and I trust this one with my life. It is very nice to conceal carry being so thin. I am fine with only having 8 shots, that is what spare mags are for
 
Not too shabby for a first run Bacha, what distance were you shooting from?
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Thanks... the beretta is sooooo easy to shoot well even for a newbie like me

I was 24-25 feet from the target, something like that. I was taking my time too... like 2 seconds for the 3 shots.

My closest range is funny.... it is really ghetto constructed, something like the one that Mr. Collion Noir Makes some of his reviews, but with less targets and smaller. There are 3 courses...

You guys are gonna hate me for this... you pay $10 the entrance and you can be all you want in there, shoot all you want, draw from concealment, rapid fire, whatever... :cool:
 
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I love the 1911 it is my all time favorite handgun, and I trust this one with my life. It is very nice to conceal carry being so thin. I am fine with only having 8 shots, that is what spare mags are for
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Nice... so more or less my same case. Beretta is what I saw all the time in my family (not my dad though) and friends. Even the police and military use beretta 92. And I had never fired striker fired pistols before....

When I knew there was a 92 compact it seemed like a "do it all" pistol, but now I know I need something smaller and lighter for certain days... I want to carry 100% of the time, but I need deep concealment.

I sometimes use a "tactical purse" to carry the beretta, cell phone and other things. It has a separate space for the gun with a proper holster and everything, really well built. What I don't like about carrying that way is that I need to take it out of my person occasionally during the day. Having my gun off me makes me nervous that somebody could grab it "play" with it and have a fatality happen.
 
So how does this work for you guys? You don't need a permit to buy a gun right? just to carry...

But if you don't have a CCW can you still take your gun to the range in a bag or something?
 
Let me point out that there are going to be some nuances to our law that I'm not going to go into here. That's a discussion for Law & Civil Rights. In broad strokes, though:

  1. For the sale of a new pistol from a dealer, the buyer has to go through a background check. That involves filling out a Form 4473, and waiting a few minutes for the check to come back. Generally speaking, the buyer has to reside in the same state as the dealer. A dealer has to be a Federal Firearms Licensee (FFL).
  2. When we move to private party sales, where it's a used gun between two non-FFLs, we have two sets of laws to deal with: federal and state. At the federal level, a private party sale can happen between two residents of the same state without any paperwork whatsoever and without a background check. If the buyer and seller are residents of different states, the transfer has to go through an FFL. If the firearm is a handgun, it has to go through an FFL in the buyer's home state.
  3. At the state level, well, it depends on what state you're in. Some states require a license to own firearms, some don't. Some require private transfers to go through FFLs, and some don't. In my state, there's no license needed to own a firearm, nor any special requirements or paperwork needed to make the transfer. IOW, the buyer and seller can meet in a parking lot, one hands over cash, the other hands over a gun, and it's all perfectly legal.

As far as transport to the range, that's a matter of state law, as well. I can't speak to what all of the states do, but I'd bet that putting the gun in a range bag in the trunk is safe (legally speaking) in most states.
 
As far as transport to the range, that's a matter of state law, as well. I can't speak to what all of the states do, but I'd bet that putting the gun in a range bag in the trunk is safe (legally speaking) in most states.
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Interesting... There is a big problem here... well, in my country laws make even less sense than in other places.

To buy you don't need a license... you do need kind of a background check of criminal records.

Then when the store gets the approval... like 2 weeks after you give them all the paper work, you have 3 days to make to your home. You have to transport the gun unloaded and in a box separated from ammunition.... why 3 days? because there is only one office in the whole country of the department in charge of firearms control, even though we are like 15 million people already. So no matter where you live in the country...you have to go to this one place to get your permit.

Suppose you buy your gun and take it home. Then you need a temporary permit to transport it to the office to get your carry permit... that you can do it for free online. But if you want to go to a range you have to go to that office in person, and get a permit to transport it from your house to the range.

So... exactly what my problem was. You buy a gun, the gunshop gives it to you. Basically you cannot take it out of your house... unless it is to get your permit... but how do you practice and lear fire arms handling? Shooting ranges cannot have rental guns....

Funny how it all works...
 
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