Do the rules specify you can only use one hand? I doubt that very much. Many shooters cock their SA revolvers with their off hand as do many DA revolver shooters. I along with everyone in my class used a two hand hold and probably everyone does, too, so why would you exempt this weapon from two handed use? I wouldn't want to be on the firing line with someone doing a Chuck Conners routine with their firearm.warnmar10 wrote:IANAI but:Ask him to demonstrate proficiency with one hand. If he can aim, shoot and re-cock 5 rounds in the allotted time using only one hand let him use it on the test.CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS
Sec. 46.01. DEFINITIONS.
(5) "Handgun" means any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.
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I agree, don’t make up rules where there are none existing. I’m no LTC reg guru but if there is nothing forbidding it then let him use it. It’s ironic that firearm owners complain about our government making unnecessary rules for firearms yet as gun owners we like to make up our own to suit our own opinions (this is an example and individuals buying and selling firearms like to make their own rules. An example would be writing down the buyers DL or LTC info when nowhere does state or federal law require this).twomillenium wrote:I read nothing about the spirit of the law in the text of the handbook. If it is a pistol and is 22 caliber or bigger then it can be used. The only decision I see an instructor having is, can it be done safely without endangering others around them. If they are not proficient in the handling of the pistol especially (an unusual style) you do not have to give them another chance, just tell them to use something else. I was told by one DPS instructor that a student could use a two shot derringer, but they would have the same time constraints as anyone else.
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Exactly. Such a standard would disqualify any left-hander who uses his right hand to release the slide on a semiauto because the slide lock/release lever is on the left side of the frame. It would also disqualify anyone who uses a two-handed shooting grip.Jusme wrote:There are no regulations, in the LTC firearms proficiency test, that require any gun be fired with only one hand. To require that, of someone, with a non-traditional "pistol" seems unfair. JMHOwarnmar10 wrote:IANAI but:Ask him to demonstrate proficiency with one hand. If he can aim, shoot and re-cock 5 rounds in the allotted time using only one hand let him use it on the test.CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS
Sec. 46.01. DEFINITIONS.
(5) "Handgun" means any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.
Besides, Lucas McCain already demonstrated the possibility.
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Do you require students shooting revolvers to do their reloads one handed?
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I'm just trying to help. If an instructor is empowered to disallow a lever action pistol why can't he impose his own proficiency test too?puma guy wrote:Do the rules specify you can only use one hand? I doubt that very much. Many shooters cock their SA revolvers with their off hand as do many DA revolver shooters. I along with everyone in my class used a two hand hold and probably everyone does, too, so why would you exempt this weapon from two handed use? I wouldn't want to be on the firing line with someone doing a Chuck Conners routine with their firearm.warnmar10 wrote:IANAI but:Ask him to demonstrate proficiency with one hand. If he can aim, shoot and re-cock 5 rounds in the allotted time using only one hand let him use it on the test.CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS
Sec. 46.01. DEFINITIONS.
(5) "Handgun" means any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.
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He is me a few years ago firing one handed.... can I qualify with this?
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Sorry, warnmar10, I meant no offense. I was just using your post to juxtapose my questions and comments.warnmar10 wrote:I'm just trying to help. If an instructor is empowered to disallow a lever action pistol why can't he impose his own proficiency test too?puma guy wrote:Do the rules specify you can only use one hand? I doubt that very much. Many shooters cock their SA revolvers with their off hand as do many DA revolver shooters. I along with everyone in my class used a two hand hold and probably everyone does, too, so why would you exempt this weapon from two handed use? I wouldn't want to be on the firing line with someone doing a Chuck Conners routine with their firearm.warnmar10 wrote:IANAI but:Ask him to demonstrate proficiency with one hand. If he can aim, shoot and re-cock 5 rounds in the allotted time using only one hand let him use it on the test.CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS
Sec. 46.01. DEFINITIONS.
(5) "Handgun" means any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.
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None taken.puma guy wrote:Sorry, warnmar10, I meant no offense. I was just using your post to juxtapose my questions and comments.
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warnmar10 wrote:None taken.puma guy wrote:Sorry, warnmar10, I meant no offense. I was just using your post to juxtapose my questions and comments.
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My opinion is worth what you paid for it.
My only concern is that he would be unable to complete the course of fire for the proficiency in the allotted time for some of the strings. I think the only reason an instructor should prevent the use of this or any "handgun" is for safety reasons. If the gun is not handled safely or is not safe to operate due to reliability or functionality then I think it can be prohibited.
There, you got your money's worth. Wasn't that a bargain?
My only concern is that he would be unable to complete the course of fire for the proficiency in the allotted time for some of the strings. I think the only reason an instructor should prevent the use of this or any "handgun" is for safety reasons. If the gun is not handled safely or is not safe to operate due to reliability or functionality then I think it can be prohibited.
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There is no such "one hand" operation requirement in the law. Only that it must be designed to be fired with one hand.warnmar10 wrote:IANAI but:Ask him to demonstrate proficiency with one hand. If he can aim, shoot and re-cock 5 rounds in the allotted time using only one hand let him use it on the test.CHAPTER 46. WEAPONS
Sec. 46.01. DEFINITIONS.
(5) "Handgun" means any firearm that is designed, made, or adapted to be fired with one hand.
It isn't up to us to make up our own rules, nor does the state allow for us to.
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Might be justifiable for safety reasons.Jusme wrote:There are no regulations, in the LTC firearms proficiency test, that require any gun be fired with only one hand. To require that, of someone, with a non-traditional "pistol" seems unfair. JMHO
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Do they hold all students to the same standards?The Annoyed Man wrote:Might be justifiable for safety reasons.Jusme wrote:There are no regulations, in the LTC firearms proficiency test, that require any gun be fired with only one hand. To require that, of someone, with a non-traditional "pistol" seems unfair. JMHO
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This has gotten completely out of hand, with people making up conspiracy theories. I never said he had to be able to fire it with one hand; I said that the State definition of a handgun is one that "has been designed to be fired with one hand." Big difference.
Whether or not that particular gun CAN be fired with one hand, the fact is that it clearly was not designed to be. Unless you can spin it like Chuck Conners, there is no practical way to cock it one-handed. If it does not qualify as a handgun, then it is ineligible for use for a handgun license.
In reality, that gun is an SBR.
Whether or not that particular gun CAN be fired with one hand, the fact is that it clearly was not designed to be. Unless you can spin it like Chuck Conners, there is no practical way to cock it one-handed. If it does not qualify as a handgun, then it is ineligible for use for a handgun license.
In reality, that gun is an SBR.
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No, it isn't (at least not until ATF redefines it as such... ). Whether you allow it to be used in your class is your call and your prerogative, but don't try it justify it as anything other than your personal preference.skeathley wrote:In reality, that gun is an SBR.