Appropriate guns for CCW class (check for appropriates)

[dawg23]

At least I did not ask if it is appropriate to bring body armor to a CCW class, or is that just a bit too untrusting?

aroundlsu can provide some pertinent advice.

 

[rrussotwo]

I'm bringing an Automag III .30 carbine to my ccw class tomorrow.

 

[Skiney]

Skiney must have chosen the Rohm...

You still droolin huh...Jealeousy is an evil thing Mr. B

so......... Look and weep:} Chambered in the Powerhouse 22 short to assure accuracy without costing an arm and a leg to enjoy...

 

[LongGoneDays]

My class only had two .22s, brought by an elderly couple. The guns used different length shells and were not interchangeable.
Of course they brought them all loose in one zip lock baggie.

Most everyone else had something you'd imagine was for carry. 9mm, a few .40s, at least one 1911 style .45, one .357 revolver. Honestly if you bring a .50 DE that makes me think you are a little odd to me.

 

[Isaac-1]

Well I did have to through the Rohm in there to contrast with the Python, you get the whole spectrum of revolvers right there in those 2, maybe my 4 inch Colt Lawman .357 would be a good middle ground comprimise for the people that picked revovlers, well upper middle ground.

 

[Sin-ster]

I, like many others it would seem, selected the 3 options that would be most eligible for CC.

You can bring and shoot whatever you like; they're all appropriate for that purpose.

 

[rob52]

My wife never shot a gun in her life until she took the concealed class. She used my Colt Diamondback 22lr. Actually, the gun had never been fired until she took the class. At the beginning of the class the instructor asked if anyone had never fired a gun and my wife was the only one who said no, and he took extra time to help her in every aspect of the class. In the end she actually enjoyed shooting so much that she has gone from a somewhat anti gunner to an enthusiest to a degree. My suggestion, take whatever your comfortable with. It was only a matter of weeks before my wife chose a 9mm for personal carry, a gun she never leaves home without.

 

[sraacke]

Every class that I've been in since getting my CHP in 1996 had at least 1 student who had not fired a gun or didn't even own a gun. Many of my classmates had not fired since getting their permit, if they were renewing.
I think many here, who don't regularly teach CHP classes, get a incorrect idea of the people taking the classes and just how much experiance or training they have or will be getting. From what I've seen, a great many of my classmates rarely ever carry much less fire, their weapons.

 

[rob52]

Every class that I've been in since getting my CHP in 1996 had at least 1 student who had not fired a gun or didn't even own a gun. Many of my classmates had not fired since getting their permit, if they were renewing.
I think many here, who don't regularly teach CHP classes, get a incorrect idea of the people taking the classes and just how much experiance or training they have or will be getting. From what I've seen, a great many of my classmates rarely ever carry much less fire, their weapons.

Although I have been shooting many years, I think my wife attending this class and recieving the one on one training throughout the entire class did more for her confidence and awareness than any pre training I could have given her. The instructor was courteous and professional. I would recommend that anyone who has never fired a gun take this course. I would recommend this course to anyone who owns a gun. I know for a fact that at least 2 people who attended did not even follow up on getting the CHP.