Dionadair wrote:Are there any restrictions for using a "modified" pistol for the CHL class? I only ask because...
While in a local gun store I was inquiring about CHL instructors as my permit is coming due and I haven't seen my last instructor advertised anywhere. The indoor range where she taught is now out of business. Anyway, during the course of the conversation, I mentioned that I have a Browning Hi-Power. The store employee, who is also a CHL instructor, asked if the magazine disconnect had been removed. It has and I told him so. He told me that any handgun that had been modified could not be used in a CHL class. I then asked about my HK USP45C. This came from the factory as a "V1" DA/SA with safety and decock, but had since been modified with the HK LEM (Law Enforcement Modification) trigger kit. This makes the gun's trigger more like a Glock. I explained that this is a factory approved modification and he still said that ANY modified gun could not be used for the class.
Is this a state requirement or maybe just a personal requirement of his?
I would be tempted to go back to that store and ask him to point it out to you in the CHL handbook where it specifically stated that you may not use a hand gun that has been modified. I am willing to bet you a tall cold one that said person will not be able to find it. Be ware, just because someone sands behind the counter at the local gun shop does not mean that they know what they are talking about.