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Okay, I'm officially out of the waiting room, but I may poke my head in from time to time to see how the rest of ya'll are doing.

81 days from mailing to arrival in the mail, though I did have the fingerprint mix-up.

My wife's license also arrived today though the website still shows "processing application".

Thank you all for making the wait bearable. I've already worn out in public today. Was no big deal. I knew it was there, but it really didn't seem that big a deal.

Saw this on the website today.

Application Completed - license issued or certificate active

77 days after the DPS received it. Of course my packet was missing a set of fingerprints.

Received this in response to an e-mail inquiry.

We received your application on 10/06/2006 however it was incomplete.
Your missing information was received on 11/21/2006 starting the
processing of your completed application. At this time it is going
through the normal processing. It can take up to 60 days to process.

Sounds like my 60 days startedon 11/21

I paid 975.00 plus tax for it.
I have seen them going for around $1100.00

Its a Springfield Armory EMP.
They're pretty new. Has a 3 digit serial #. Won't be able to go and shoot it until Wednesday.
It is a nice looking pistol.
You can read more about it here
http://tinyurl.com/rbvqo

Still no word on license yet and with the fingerprint mix-up who knows.

However I do have the smiley face

Went to the Saxet Gun Show this weekend and scored this.

http://tinyurl.com/y6p8vh

Woo hoo, waiting is so much better now.

John, I like it fine. I've put about a thousand rds through it with nary an issue. A lot of CCI Blazer and WWB. I'm carrying in a Don Hume OWB JIT holster at about 3:30. However that being said, I am WAY more accurate shooting my wife's XD-9 SC. I've thought about trading for one of those myself but the Kahr is WAY much easier to carry. I'm going to stay with the Kahr for the time being, but may get a carry rig for the XD and see how that feels. I have read the concerns and problems that some folks have had with the Kahrs but mine runs flawlessly. Enjoy your stay on the left coast.

Thanks for the note Skippr. Yeah I've been shooting a lot of holes in paper. Been carrying around the house. Gun show here in Pharr, Tx next weekend. So more to do while I wait and I hope it only adds 7-10 days. I'll keep the forum informed.

53 days after the CHL folks received my application I finally have a pin #. Received it via e-mail.

JRG, you made me feel better about my situation. Hope your plastic arrives today. Post here if it comes in so I can live vicariously.

The torture continues. The Mrs. received her pin # today. We sent everything off at the same time. Hopefully my pin will be here manana.

Yeah, misery loves company LOL. The same guy that did my electronic fingerprints the first time was the same guy I went back and saw today. He said why do you need those prints I sent them electronically. I had to tell him that Austin doesn't have any way to accept electronic prints. (At least the CHL dept. doesn't). So he printed out my prints as he still had them on the hard drive. Anyway people send both sets in.

Okay, sent the correct fingerprints today. Nov. 13th. Here we go again.

Got this back today (Saturday...WOW)

If you went to F.A.S.T. then they will mail you the fingerprint card and you then need to mail them to us we DO NOT get them electronically. If you have received them please mail them and the letter we sent you back


For the record I've not received anything from FAST. I did watch them upload the prints to what I thought was Austin. I will call FAST on Monday and find out whats going on. The journey continues.

Well I got home today and lo and behold an envelope from the CHL unit in Austin. I'm thinking yippee I finally got my pin #. BUT NO Its a request for my fingerprints again. What I'm confused about is that I sent my prints in electronically with the state approved FAST system. http://www.identix.com/iis/
Guess I'll call them on Monday to find out whats up.
Bummer as this thing was supposed to be approved 98% of the time.