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Semi Vs Pistol

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I have my CHL and was certified using my Ruger SR40C. I would like to purchase a .357 magnum pistol, to carry also. Do I need to be re certified for the Pistol in TX or does my Semi certification cover that already ??????
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SA = Semiauto, and that covers you for both semiautos and revolvers. Otherwise, you can only carry a revolver. So if you qualified with a .40 Cal semiauto, you're good to go.
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by kde71450 » Thu May 23, 2013 10:55 pm

"I have my CHL and was certified using my Ruger SR40C. I would like to purchase a .357 magnum pistol, to carry also. Do I need to be re certified for the Pistol in TX or does my Semi certification cover that already ??????"

Did you actually take a class??

That Is the 1st thihng I inform students about

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I don't know of any .357 magnum pistols. Are there any?

I think that is a revolver caliber.

You could get a .357 Sig in a pistol.

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android wrote:I don't know of any .357 magnum pistols. Are there any?

I think that is a revolver caliber.

You could get a .357 Sig in a pistol.
I think the OP is asking about a revolver, but the Desert Eagle is/was available in .357 Magnum, along with a couple of 1911s and the Wildey.

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brhalltx wrote:
android wrote:I don't know of any .357 magnum pistols. Are there any?

I think that is a revolver caliber.

You could get a .357 Sig in a pistol.
I think the OP is asking about a revolver, but the Desert Eagle is/was available in .357 Magnum, along with a couple of 1911s and the Wildey.
Well, that's the fun thing about guns. Pretty much somebody has built something non-standard for almost any caliber out there. We have rifles that shoot pistol calibers and revolvers that shoot shotgun shells and we have pistols that shoot rifle calibers.
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brhalltx wrote:
android wrote:I don't know of any .357 magnum pistols. Are there any?

I think that is a revolver caliber.

You could get a .357 Sig in a pistol.
I think the OP is asking about a revolver, but the Desert Eagle is/was available in .357 Magnum, along with a couple of 1911s and the Wildey.
These are NOT what he's looking for:
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Something like this is:
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The Annoyed Man wrote:
brhalltx wrote:
android wrote:I don't know of any .357 magnum pistols. Are there any?

I think that is a revolver caliber.

You could get a .357 Sig in a pistol.
I think the OP is asking about a revolver, but the Desert Eagle is/was available in .357 Magnum, along with a couple of 1911s and the Wildey.
These are NOT what he's looking for:
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Something like this is:
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LOL, those are awesome, but I will publicly admit my manliness ends at .45 ACP. :cool:
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Funny, reading the thread title I was imagining a truck vs. pistol shot. ;-)
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android wrote:I don't know of any .357 magnum pistols. Are there any?

I think that is a revolver caliber.

You could get a .357 Sig in a pistol.
pis·tol
/ˈpistl/
Noun
A small firearm designed to be held in one hand.
Synonyms
gun - revolver - handgun

From Websters:
"The two classes of pistol are revolvers and automatics. Automatics have a mechanism, actuated by the energy of recoil, that feeds cartridges from a magazine in the grip."

The correct distinction would be semiautomatic vs. revolver.

Unless of course you are talking about the designation on a CHL which would be SA (semiautomatic) and NSA (non-semiautomatic).
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o b juan wrote:by kde71450 » Thu May 23, 2013 10:55 pm

"I have my CHL and was certified using my Ruger SR40C. I would like to purchase a .357 magnum pistol, to carry also. Do I need to be re certified for the Pistol in TX or does my Semi certification cover that already ??????"

Did you actually take a class??

That Is the 1st thihng I inform students about

Hope I am not called on this but Whewww
That was the second thing in my class, first was collecting the money. :iagree:
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jmra wrote:
android wrote:I don't know of any .357 magnum pistols. Are there any?

I think that is a revolver caliber.

You could get a .357 Sig in a pistol.
pis·tol
/ˈpistl/
Noun
A small firearm designed to be held in one hand.
Synonyms
gun - revolver - handgun

From Websters:
"The two classes of pistol are revolvers and automatics. Automatics have a mechanism, actuated by the energy of recoil, that feeds cartridges from a magazine in the grip."

The correct distinction would be semiautomatic vs. revolver.

Unless of course you are talking about the designation on a CHL which would be SA (semiautomatic) and NSA (non-semiautomatic).
Exactly. Don't be a smart A when you don't even know the definition of what you're saying is incorrect.

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nyj wrote:
jmra wrote:
android wrote:I don't know of any .357 magnum pistols. Are there any?

I think that is a revolver caliber.

You could get a .357 Sig in a pistol.
pis·tol
/ˈpistl/
Noun
A small firearm designed to be held in one hand.
Synonyms
gun - revolver - handgun

From Websters:
"The two classes of pistol are revolvers and automatics. Automatics have a mechanism, actuated by the energy of recoil, that feeds cartridges from a magazine in the grip."

The correct distinction would be semiautomatic vs. revolver.

Unless of course you are talking about the designation on a CHL which would be SA (semiautomatic) and NSA (non-semiautomatic).
Exactly. Don't be a smart A when you don't even know the definition of what you're saying is incorrect.
Sorry, slang and a poorly researched dictionary entry is not equal to factual discussion.
Just because everybody calls it the wrong thing doesn't make it true. Neither is a magazine a clip just because 90% of the people call it that.
... a pistol is a handgun with a chamber that is integral with the barrel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistol

A revolver is a repeating firearm that has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers and at least one barrel for firing.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolver
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Wikipedia is not a reliable source.

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I always considered a pistol a semi-auto and a revolver, a revolver.
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