HCP class question

[Guest Rem_700]

At what distances do they require you to shoot at,when you take the shooting part of your class?I take mine the 28.

[Guest bkelm18]

I don't recall the requirement but I believe it is 3, 7, and 15 yds. That being said, each instructor/school can add on anything they think will help out. I have heard of some classes that required shooting at 25 yds.

[Guest tnmale46]

3,7,10 and 15 for me

[Guest JeepMonkey]

The class my Dad and I took for his North Carolina CCP and my ME/NH CCP's through the Wake County Sheriff's Dept. was 3, 5, 7, and 10 yards. That seems to be the common trend here in Tennessee too.

Edited February 15, 2009 by JeepMonkey

[tn terry t]

here in Dickson we shot a optional 25 practice round then shot at 3,7 and 15 yrds to qualify. piece of cake go have fun with it:up:

[Guest Phantom6]

According to the DOS curriculum it is 12 rnds. at the 3, 12 rnds. at the 7, 12 rnds. at the 15. The fourth set is 12 rnds. at the 25 or any lesser distance- Instructor's discretion. Since anything over 15-20 yds is getting into what most professionals would consider to be distances difficult to defend in a court of law and certainly wholey unrealistic (most gunfights will be at distances of 3-6 feet) We move our students back up into "reality" distance of 5 yds and less (6 rnds at the 5 and 6 rapid-fire rnds at the 2).

Use the six pistol shooting fundamentals and shoot center mass and you can not fail. Have fun with it.

[Guest VolMickey]

Interesting and glad to see the info above, my wife was nervous. I had heard it was 10, 15 and 25. Typically we shoot 8 and 10 when we go to the range and she's got about an 8" group, so she'll be fine. This is why TGO is such a great resource.

[Ridgerunner665]

Phantom6 is right...but I will say that after you get your permit you should practice at 25 yards at least some. (I like 50 yards too)

It makes you a better shot at the closer distances...aim small, miss small.

[Guest HVAC Worker]

VolMickey,I like your avatar.:up:

[Guest jdavis]

did anyone have to take the three yard shots from the hip?

Edited February 15, 2009 by jdavis

[Fallguy]

Way back when, my instructor had us to do the fourth set of 12 - weak hand 6 each at 3yd and 7yd

[Guest tnmale46]

did anyone have to the three shots from the hip?

nope

[Oh Shoot]

did anyone have to the three shots from the hip?

No, but we had to shoot backwards over shoulder using mirror.

They run a tough course at Coal Creek.

- OS

[Guest jdavis]

No, but we had to shoot backwards over shoulder using mirror.

They run a tough course at Coal Creek.

- OS

I was serious a friend of mine had to take his 3 yard shots from his hip,elbow at his side.

[Guest VolMickey]

Is there a "standard" per se? Or is it up to the instructor?

[Guest bkelm18]

Is there a "standard" per se? Or is it up to the instructor?

Phantom6 said what the DoS requires:

According to the DOS curriculum it is 12 rnds. at the 3, 12 rnds. at the 7, 12 rnds. at the 15. The fourth set is 12 rnds. at the 25 or any lesser distance.

The intructors may add on to that but that is the minimum as required by the TN DoS.

[Guest VolMickey]

Thanks!

[Guest Tn.Mitch]

did anyone have to take the three yard shots from the hip?

I just took the class a couple of weeks ago,and forgot allready,I think im having a senior moment,the next day,while standing in line at the DMV off Centenial Bld.,the guy in front of me was there to get his HCP too,he said they had to shoot the 3 yard shots holding the weapon,up close to the chest,said the brass kept hitting his forerhead....

[Warbird]

According to the DOS curriculum it is 12 rnds. at the 3, 12 rnds. at the 7, 12 rnds. at the 15. The fourth set is 12 rnds. at the 25 or any lesser distance- Instructor's discretion. Since anything over 15-20 yds is getting into what most professionals would consider to be distances difficult to defend in a court of law and certainly wholey unrealistic (most gunfights will be at distances of 3-6 feet) We move our students back up into "reality" distance of 5 yds and less (6 rnds at the 5 and 6 rapid-fire rnds at the 2).

Use the six pistol shooting fundamentals and shoot center mass and you can not fail. Have fun with it.

I agree completely. Shooting from 25 yrds is stupid. If you want to practice some at that distance fine, but for tactical reasons or qual reasons that distance is absurd. If they are 25 yards away, unless they have a gun at you and you have absolutely no place to hide like in the middle of a field and they have a rifle on you, you arent going to defend yourself in court.

I watched this done recently. If these folsk were being shot at from that distance with the tme they took for each shot, a good shooter would have already laid them out. And of course most of the foks who ended up doing poorly by the end did so becuase of the 12 shots at 25. Until then most were doing pretty well.

[Guest Ctucciar]

Just took mine Saturday and we did 3, 7, 15, and anywhere you wanted as long as it's past the 3 (12 at each of course). I was a little nervous until i found out there were people in there who had never shot a handgun before.

[eapking]

Yes, have heard a couple of stories about totally green people in carry classes. Not a good idea.