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TexasGal wrote:

Dreamliner wrote:Has the market already been saturated and there are too many CHL instructors now? Always wonder how much lower the CHL classes can go down as each year they seem to drop lower and lower. I'm also starting to see a lot more "tractical" shooting (pistols/carbine) instructors out there now too.

There are plenty of students here in the DFW metro area, but the facilities are lacking. Customers like to go to the one stop instructors where it is all done in one place if the instruction is good. Those instructors who can't offer that are behind the eight ball.

I have found a problem among instructors and ranges being territorial. So while not reasonable, it is the way it is I am afraid...

C-dub wrote:I'm just wondering why many folks that decide to get their instructor's certification don't investigate and find a place that will let them hold their shooting qualification before getting the instructor's certificate? It would seem to me like having a place to shoot would be critical to my ability hold a CHL class.

I had several people the last day of our class telling me they had no idea where to teach and what was I going to do. When I started telling them of places they could check (ie, restaurants, community centers, hotel conference rooms, board meeting rooms of real estate offices, etc) they were like "Oh, never thought of those." A few said they had decided not to bother teaching at all. After a week of investing time and money...

Keep in mind nothing says you have to use an official range. Know farmer Joe who has a burm around his tank? Anyone with private property who might want to make a few bucks? Take some portable stands and there ya go.