Getting a newbie ready for the carry permit class.

[tnguy]

Good recommendation, but i don't count on too many people pursuing further training.

Nor should you. But right or wrong, it is what it is.

[whitewolf001]

The information on the B29 is true, learnt this while attending my instructor course this last march. It's a VERY recent change, like within the last 6-9 months recent.

[chances R]

B-29 target

The target specified is the B-29 target, a reduced size version of the B-27 silhouette target. Only hits within the silhouette are counted. Each hit within, or cutting, the seven ring counts as two points, hits within the silhouette count as one point. Any hits outside the silhouette are counted as zero. Since the B-29 is less than half the size of the B-27, this is a more challenging course of fire than most State courses.

 

 Total of 20 rounds fired at 3yds, 20 at 5yds, and 10 at 7yds.  Passing score 70 or better.

[Cruel Hand Luke]

I was apparently in a temporary time warp when I posted that earlier...

 

yes , they changed it and it is now a B29 instead of the barn door sized B27. Smaller target but closer overall course of fire. You essentially have about an 8" wide and 10" high area to hit to have a perfect score. So basically....if you can hit a pie plate at 7 yards 10 times in a row you are going to probably get 100%.

 

The 20 rounds at 3 yards and 20 at 5 should be easily attainable by most folks if they pay any attention at all to the marksmanship portion of the lecture. I ran a class today and the lowest score was a 97. NONE of the people in class were serious handgun shooters. But then again I also didn't have any grandmas with J frames either. Nothing against grandmas or J frames it is just that I am perplexed at why people continue to recommend 1 pound guns with 15 poind trigger pulls as a defensive gun to elderly women with arthritis......sorry...just one of my pet peeves.

[Spiffy]

Do they still let you use a 22 if you want to for the range part? The place where a guy I know took the class they had 22s you could use if you paid for the ammo.

 

Back when I took the test you could almost throw rocks at it and pass.

[Cruel Hand Luke]

Yes. .22s are fine to qualify with. The range I teach at has rental .22s for HCP classes.

[chances R]

Yes, as CHL said, 22s are fine and I much prefer new shooters and especially women with little or no experience use them. My objective is to have shooters successfully complete the class. Hopefully they will continue shooting and eventually chose a weapon they will be satisfied as well as proficient with.