AR Pistol for CHL CCH Qualify?

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Vincent1966

In our CCW class we had one Beretta Bobcat (a female student who let her boyfriend pick it out for her), a Beretta Model 70 in .32 (used by a middle aged couple), a Glock 19 (20 something young man who knew what he was doing), a Walther PPKs (another middle aged couple), and myself and two friends of mine with all three of us going the .45 route with a Kimber, AMT Hardballer, and a Colt Combat Commander.
 
In Texas it wouldn't qualify, since "22 caliber isn't powerful enough" --I'm serious! :D I couldn't qualify with my five-seven for this reason & had to use the R51.

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The issue is can you shoot it Weaver or Isoceles style? Most instructors are going to be conservative and may not allow any other hold on the gun. Their range their rules. Considering the sights aren't set up to hold arm's length and get a good picture I wouldn't push the envelope bothering with it. Getting your license doesn't need the extra complication of making a "political" statement which may deeply annoy others there. In the eyes of some AR pistols just rub against the grain and won't be tolerated. It's already a pattern at some rental ranges.
 
Getting your license doesn't need the extra complication of making a "political" statement which may deeply annoy others there. In the eyes of some AR pistols just rub against the grain and won't be tolerated. It's already a pattern at some rental ranges.
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With all the doo dads and whatnot, a Weaver stance would probably work.

I'm sure you are right. Never thought about it from the political angle. I'm not into politics these days. I qualified with an XD 45 w/thumb safety. I'm sure there are politics behind thumb safety's too. I tend to go by the "fun to shoot" rule. :)
 
I am fortunate in that I don't have to qualify to get a carry license.

Although I do still need to pay money for it, and get it.
 
An AR-type pistol, can be had in other calibers, including 9mm. But such a weapon is arguably not a good concealed carry weapon.

Even if your state laws allows an AR-type weapon to be used in that role, I doubt that many folks would go that route.
 
I am fortunate in that I don't have to qualify to get a carry license.

Although I do still need to pay money for it, and get it.
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Is that a Georgia thing? Constitutional Carry?
 
Even if your state laws allows an AR-type weapon to be used in that role, I doubt that many folks would go that route.
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I think you are right. It was just a thought. Like someone said earlier, politics... I could see where it might lead an instructor to think that you might not be serious about obtaining a license to the point of being annoyed.

My instructor said if your gun was not clean, he did not believe you were serious enough and might not pass his class. That being said, he did ask me if my gun was brand new. When I said no, he said that was the best cleanup job he'd ever seen.
 
Warp said:
I am fortunate in that I don't have to qualify to get a carry license.

Although I do still need to pay money for it, and get it.
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Ditto.

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Actually, I no longer have to do the "get it" part. I can send in the re-up form & $50 check as early as 180(?) days prior to the expiration of my license and they will mail the new 5-year license to me ... a Virginia thing. ;)
 
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@WARP,

How is it that you do not have to qualify to get a permit, just pay for it? Is the ability to not have to qualify to get a permit, just pay for it, a Georgia thing? I checked a map, and it does not look like GA has Constitutional Carry, so never mind that question.
 
...Has anyone qualified for their CHL CCH...
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Realize the abbreviations you used are specific to your state. While we can probably figure out what they are, they are not a national requirement, so many on the forum really don't know what you are asking about.
 
Vincent1966 said:
@WARP,

How is it that you do not have to qualify to get a permit, just pay for it? Is the ability to not have to qualify to get a permit, just pay for it, a Georgia thing? I checked a map, and it does not look like GA has Constitutional Carry, so never mind that question.
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There are many States that don't require you to "qualify" for the God given right to carry a gun for protection. Here in PA the Sheriff issues a LTCF, license to carry firearms. They do a background check to be sure you are not a Felon and when you clear they issue the LTCF as it should be for law abiding Americans.

I think the pay comment wasn't meant as a payoff but meant as you only need to pay the fee, not jump through hoops.
 
Never thought about it from the political angle. I'm not into politics these days. I qualified with an XD 45 w/thumb safety. I'm sure there are politics behind thumb safety's too. I tend to go by the "fun to shoot" rule.
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Having been in a range with someone shooting an AR pistol, I can tell you this: he may have been having fun, but nobody else was.
 
JTQ said:
Realize the abbreviations you used are specific to your state. While we can probably figure out what they are, they are not a national requirement, so many on the forum really don't know what you are asking about.
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OK. Thanks! Honestly, I did not know what I was asking about either. I just thought it was an interesting question to post, since I did not know the answer.
 
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orionengnr said:
Having been in a range with someone shooting an AR pistol, I can tell you this: he may have been having fun, but nobody else was.
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Why? What made it uncomfortable for everyone else? I don't have an AR pistol, so I would not know. I did have a guy shoot a 357 with homemade loads. The powder kept spraying me.
 
In Texas it wouldn't qualify, since "22 caliber isn't powerful enough" --I'm serious! I couldn't qualify with my five-seven for this reason & had to use the R51.
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You may be serious, but you are seriously in error. The issue isn't power, but caliber. You must have at least a .32 caliber pistol. So .223 is too small, but power isn't an issue. Same for your 5.7.

You can qualify with an AR pistol so long as the caliber is larger than .32, such as .458 SOCOM.
 
Vincent1966 said:
@WARP,

How is it that you do not have to qualify to get a permit, just pay for it? Is the ability to not have to qualify to get a permit, just pay for it, a Georgia thing? I checked a map, and it does not look like GA has Constitutional Carry, so never mind that question.
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Because of the three states where I have been licensed to carry, not one has required any kind of test or qualification.

It is very common not to have to qualify.

Constitutional Carry refers to not even needing a permit (the way it should be)
 
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