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KBCraig wrote:

txinvestigator wrote:

crbowers wrote:That being said; on the first shots of the test he had us load five rounds into the magazines and said "Fire ONE round at the whistle" he blew the whistle and one guy emptied this magazine into the target.

I have had people do that too, Sometimes it is excitement, not listening/comprehending, and sometimes it is a language issue. One person thought a "round" = magazine.

A "round", outside the gun world, is a "turn". I can see how someone not used to the specific terminology could take "fire one round" to mean "fire this round of shots", or "empty the magazine".

That is precisely why I did not chastise him. I explained the terminology and we went on. I try now to remember now to say "shot" rather than "round".

Jeremae wrote:That is a cool Idea....

Starting with fully loaded gun in a holster, wearing concealment and with sufficient full spare magazines on your belt, draw, fire 20 (with appropriate reload), retreat and fire 20 more, retreat and fire last ten in how many seconds?

It is time to take the Texas CHL challenge, whaddaya say jbirds, LT, SRVA?

My time would be no where as fast but I am gonna set this up at home and try it.(with my 1911 I start with 9 in gun so I will need to have 6 eight round mags on my belt YIKES)

It is unrealistic to fire that many rounds, and not practical to test only one draw frmo the holster.

Besides, the CHL test is not a test of one's tactical abilities.

crbowers wrote:I recently did my first qualification and was told by my instructor that if I had a malfunction it was my responsibility to clear it and if I could and still get those shots off they would count. If I could not clear it and get the shots off it would be just as if I missed them.

I had no malfunctions, but I felt I could have handled them if I did.

I agree with the way he handled the testing; if I cannot clear a malfunction in the weapon I carry then I should not carry it and that should hurt me on any proficiency test I take with that weapon.

I do that too. I tell them that I won't be with them on the street to fix their gun. BUT, after that string of fire, I show them what to do next time.

That being said; on the first shots of the test he had us load five rounds into the magazines and said "Fire ONE round at the whistle" he blew the whistle and one guy emptied this magazine into the target.

The guy was pretty embarassed but he needed to LISTEN and PAY ATTENTION! He had been pretty "excited" through the whole class...

I have had people do that too, Sometimes it is excitement, not listening/comprehending, and sometimes it is a language issue. One person thought a "round" = magazine.

llwatson wrote:

boomerang wrote:My instructor said DPS told them they couldn't help anymore. If the handgun malfunctions it's up to the student to fix it. That sounded fair to me and I hope that's the new policy. Getting help from the instructor sounds too much like cheating for my taste.

Your instructor is full of something that isn't exactly the truth. I have never heard DPS say anything of the sort. I have even seen DPS troopers help INSTRUCTORS qualify who had malfunctioning guns or physical problems.

That is my experience too Linda.

I am disappointed in the apparent prevalent attitude of snobbishness and superiority in this thread and the "idiots in your class" thread. As an instructor I help everyone I can. Unless the person is unsafe and refuses to correct his problem, I believe that everyone deserves to get positive instruction.

Nowhere in the law, and generally in advertising is it announced that the class is only for experienced people. Many people who have never handled a handgun before assume that the class will TEACH them how to shoot. Heck, the curriculum even has "handgun proficiency and marksmanship, handgun storage and safety.

We all had to start somewhere.