Texas CHL Range Qualification?

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orthosurg

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Hello All,

I read that the range qualification entails 20 rounds at 3 yards, 20 rounds at 10 yards, and 10 rounds at 5 yards. I've been shooting for the past 10 years and am not really worried about qualifying. It's my wife, she just started shooting and isn't really that accurate (she's good but not that good). Does anyone know how DPS scores the shots and what is required to pass? Thanks.

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It's real easy....she has no need to worry. I've seen many pass that have never fired a handgun before in their life till they qualified. ;)

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
 
I took my chl about 6 months ago, and went thru with a large class, about 50 people. Our targets were not scored. The instructors watched us to see if anyone was terrible. I assume they would have witheld a certificate if someone couldnt shoot, but who knows.

Once a group was done, they just stapled another target on top of the previous and kept going.

Regardless, I dont think anyone would have failed. It just isnt that hard.
 
Let's just say this - unless you have completely lost your eyesight and muscle coordination, it's difficult to fail the shooting test.
 
Let's just say this - unless you have completely lost your eyesight and muscle coordination, it's difficult to fail the shooting test.
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And that is why it's a total waste of ammo!

I teach the classes and I've had one women who never fired a gun in her life, borrowed my Glock 17 and passed!!! Love those Glocks. Just let her shoot some ammo to get the feel and she did fine.
 
The SC test is similar and I saw two older ladies that could not pull the trigger without closing their eyes and turning their head. They did not pass even after the instructor worked with them. Together they hit the target 3 times out of the 100 shots. :eek: If you can shoot without closing your eyes and turning away you should be able to pass with no problem. If not I really don't want to be around you shooting. :D
 
If she wants to practice before qualifying just have her work on her 7-yd shooting. It's easy to have all the points you need before the targets are moved back to 10 yards.
 
have to agree the Texas shooting test was a waste of time and ammo; several people in my class who admitted they'd never even shot the gun they brought passed with ease ... nobody failed, tho I wouldn't want some of those folks standing behind me with a loaded gun ... agree with previous posting; have her practice at the short distances first, rack up the points to pass ...
 
I've seen one person fail a TX CHL--she failed because her gun jammed repeatedly, not because of marksmanship issues.
 
You know, just reading these response makes me think that whoever designed the shooting portion of the test really understands the "shall not be infringed" portion of the 2A.

Apparently the legislation required a test to prove competency, but the bar was set very low to establish competency. As it should be.
 
All we really ever watch for is to make sure the shoot knows how to properly handle the firearm in a safe manner.
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And to me the way is should be. As long as they know which end of the gun the bullet comes out of and the difference between their target and a bystander is adequate and can reasonably hit their target withoutbeing a danger to the bystander is all that is needed.
 
As a side note ... I took the Florida test last summer and our test was a "little" easier. We each took one shot ... we weren't required to hit anything -- just shoot the gun in the right direction. And yes ... I passed ;)
 
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