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My CHL came by mail yesterday, 11/20/07.
Right before the Holidays--whoohooo!

Valid thru 2012.

--JJR

I went online last night and plugged in my pin and it says my CHL is "approved/issued"! :lol: happydance\> Now I'll be hovering around the mailbox in eager anticipation. I just received my SmartCarry holster about a week ago which I ordered for my new Glock 23. Fits very nicely. This will ...

First, just wanted to say, what great information on this whole thread! Thank you all! My question, though not strictly a CCW question, is in a related vein, and it is this: For my home defense weapons, I have several strategically placed .357 magnum revolvers and a couple of back-up .22LR revolvers...

I didn't until I stumbled upon the website for their National Firearms Association: http://www.nfa.ca See also http://www.rkba.ca/ The National Firearms Association is--no surprise here--based in Alberta, which is the "Texas" of Canada. They're leery of UK-style gun laws and want RKBA more...

Good that she wants to shoot semi-auto and not revolver. Even someone who plans only to carry around a little .38 snubbie should test at someplace where they can rent a full-sized GLOCK for the test or something. If you test using a revolver, you can ONLY carry a revolver, and I figure, why limit yo...

You might also want to check out USCCA (United States Concealed Carry Association) and their related [i]Concealed Carry Magazine[/i]. I'm a recent subscriber to their website & this magazine, and I've been very pleased so far. I even went ahead and ordered a DVD and CD-Rom on deep concealment te...

Received my PIN, so my application has been marked "ENTERED 19 OCT 2007". Is THIS the date I should start counting off the 60 days from ? Anybody know, or should I just email them again? I was hoping to get the thing by Thanksgiving, but now it looks as if it'll be an early Xmas present in...

Whew! Got my PIN in the mail from DPS. At least I know they're working on it now. My application was marked Entered on 19 OCT 2007. (I was mailed off end of September, like around Sept 22nd-23rd so that should tell you something about their backlog); I'm guessing the "60 day" hurdle has on...

My CHL instructor stated the law had recently changed so that it is now legal to carry a handgun in the glovebox of a car without a CHL. However, if you have a "Not SA" (i.e. revolver) CHL permit but have the "wrong" kind of gun in your glove box (i.e. semiauto), you can be buste...

What would be the best practice for carrying a loaded DA revolver in the glovebox of a car as an "anytime" gun...all cylinders loaded or empty one over the hammer, leaving one with only 4 shots total. I guess I'm paranoid about accidental discharge(s) from bumpy roads, etc, especially in c...

Love my WASR-10, paid around $400-something for it. I just use the iron sights so far. I like that I can ammo-swap with my Norinco SKS, too. My WASR-10 came with a bayonet, but it doesn't want to fit the bayonet lug for some reason. The shop that sold it to me said it's pretty much a crap shoot when...

I enjoy watching the Concealed Carry videos for my CHL class, but it always seemed like the best concealment they were showing integrated the wearing of a light or heavy jacket, a blazer sport coat, a men's business suit, or a sweatshirt or sweater....all of which we Houstonians can wear comfortably...

Got my CHL application off in the mail today (9/26). Should be back I'm hoping around Thanksgiving, though my CHL instructor mentioned there's a big backlog of renewals right now being processed, and there are reportedly only 4 people who do the data-entry for CHLs in Austin for all of Texas. So may...

I hold an annual membership at American Shooting Centers on the west side of town, out by George Bush Park up some ways from the TANG Armory near West Oaks Mall. It's a decent outdoor range, I've got no complaints. I usually shoot my handguns from the 15 yard range (longest), regardless of barrel le...

I am planning on taking the 2-day course from TopGun, on two consecutive evenings; 9/11 thru 9/12. I am planning on using one of my own pieces for the test, either my Bersa Thunder .380 or my Taurus PT92. I've used some of their rental guns and found them satisfactory; I took a Glock in 40 S&W f...