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TexasComputerDude wrote:... the only problem is I would lose a round everytime I go anywhere. I've heard some horror stories about chambering a round multiple times.

It depends upon the pistol. You can try chambering the same round 20 or 30 times (obviously you need to do this safely), then compare it to untouched rounds.

If you don't own a micrometer, place the cycled round primer-down on a table and put an untouched round on either side of it. Place a ruler across the three bullet faces.

I have done this and seen no measureable setback after 30 cycles.

There is another problem in warm, humid climates: brass shells become tarnished, and ultimately could fail to extract. I fire the top round periodically as a form of quality assurance.

- Jim
[Edited to correct messed-up attribution]

That is precisely correct. You do not have to conceal or have a CHL when you are on your way to or from a range. The problem is pesuading the nice policeman that you are really doing that, and you are on the most direct route.

Stopping at Dairy Queen in that condition might not turn out well.

Not directly relevant to Texas, but last year, in New York City, a woman in a wheelchair who had the appropriate permits was on her way to a range when a criminal tried to rob her. She gave him a dose of .357 Magnum and was not even arrested. (Of course, they could not have found a jury to convict her if they tried.)

- Jim

Penal Code 46.02 states that it is an offense to carry a handgun (among other things) on or about your person except on premises that you own or control. (I'm leaving out the complicated vehicle provisions). There is no mention of open or concealed carry on premises that you own or control.

PC 46.15 gives the exceptions to 46.02. They include traveling, hunting, and engaging in shooting sports. In those cases, you do not need a CHL to carry a handgun and you do not need to conceal it.

You have to think back to the 19th century, when these laws were written. Someone riding his horse from Abilene to Amarillo could strap on a Peacemaker and be on his way.

- Jim

It sounds legal to me, and given where you live, no one would give it a second thought.

The tactical problem that I see is that if some bum breaks into your truck, he easily gets your pistol, and you might return to find him armed and waiting for you.

- Jim