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Howdy Yall!
Long time lurker but brand new CHL owner and poster. I took my class on December 12, 2010, mailed on December 13, 2010 and got my plastic today, January 13, 2011. Not too bad, especially for them processing it over Christmas break and all. Anywho, I'm a student at Texas A&M in College Station (graduating this May...class of 2009...funny how that works) and live in Houston. My carry (for now until I can afford better) is a Taurus PT145. I'm still grappling with the best way to carry it comfortably and non-visible though! Anyway, just introducing myself...I really enjoy looking around here!

Welcome aboard. I am an Aggie fan that did not go there.
Glad to have you.
LT

Welcome TexasAggie09! I also carry a PT145. I use Crossbreed's Supertuck IWB holster to carry my PT145. It is very comfortable for all day carry, whether I'm walking, sitting or driving.

Welcome TA9,

Glad to have you here and greatly encouraged to see young folks getting their CHL.

Flint

welcome to the site, and it's encouraging to hear that you got your CHL in the mail so quickly. i sent my app off at the end of December, hoping to get my plastic by mid to late February.

how do you like the PT145? i'm planning on getting a Glock 27 for everyday carry but have considered the PT145 (or .40 caliber equivalent, i think it's a PT140) as a spare to keep in the truck or to carry on occasion. i checked out the PT145 millennium pro at Academy a couple days ago and didn't care for the sights too much, but i plan on putting night sights on any gun i intend to carry anyway.

Welcome to the forum and the CHL club.

My first carry gun was the PT145mil pro...great little gun.

Welcome, TexasAggie09! Glad to have you on the forum.

We love our Aggies (daughter and SIL are class of '05), but I do need to ask you to please reduce the size of your ATM in your signature. Check out Longtooth's picture there for a general size guideline.

GigEm!

Thanks for the welcome everyone! I look forward to helping out where I can and asking all sorts of questions.

mikeintexas wrote:Welcome TexasAggie09! I also carry a PT145. I use Crossbreed's Supertuck IWB holster to carry my PT145. It is very comfortable for all day carry, whether I'm walking, sitting or driving.

I've been hearing a lot of good things about that SuperTuck. I can't afford it right now but I definitely want to look at it soon. Before I buy that I'm about to buy another pistol

rmr1923 wrote:welcome to the site, and it's encouraging to hear that you got your CHL in the mail so quickly. i sent my app off at the end of December, hoping to get my plastic by mid to late February.

how do you like the PT145? i'm planning on getting a Glock 27 for everyday carry but have considered the PT145 (or .40 caliber equivalent, i think it's a PT140) as a spare to keep in the truck or to carry on occasion. i checked out the PT145 millennium pro at Academy a couple days ago and didn't care for the sights too much, but i plan on putting night sights on any gun i intend to carry anyway.

For the price you can't beat the PT145 being a .45 and all. It feels pretty well balanced fully loaded and all. There are certainly nicer guns but it's small enough for carry and with 11 rounds total I can't really beat it. I'm sure I'll upgrade in several years and it'll become my truck gun but for now I really like it. I'll be replacing the sights when I can afford it.

USA1 wrote:Welcome to the forum and the CHL club.

My first carry gun was the PT145mil pro...great little gun.

Always encouraging to ehar!

Crossfire wrote:Welcome, TexasAggie09! Glad to have you on the forum.

We love our Aggies (daughter and SIL are class of '05), but I do need to ask you to please reduce the size of your ATM in your signature. Check out Longtooth's picture there for a general size guideline.

GigEm!

Thanks for the tip! I thought it looked a little big. All fixed now. Thanks for the welcome.

Welcome TexasAggie09 to the Forum.

Howdy!

Always glad to have another aggie.

longtooth wrote:I am an Aggie fan that did not go there.

I am an Aggie fan because SWMBO went there Gig 'Em! Whoop! and all that.

And welcome to the forum.

TexasAggie09 wrote: For the price you can't beat the PT145 being a .45 and all. It feels pretty well balanced fully loaded and all. There are certainly nicer guns but it's small enough for carry and with 11 rounds total I can't really beat it. I'm sure I'll upgrade in several years and it'll become my truck gun but for now I really like it. I'll be replacing the sights when I can afford it.

i hear that, you can find a good set of night sights for around $60-$70 online, and i think most gunsmiths would charge no more than about $50 to install them. since you're in the Houston area, you might go by your nearest Carter's Country and talk to them about having some installed. i was looking at guns there last week and the guy told me their gunsmith does night sights on any handgun for $150, includes the sights and labor. i didn't ask what brand the sights were though.

what part of Houston do you live in? i'm on the west side (Memorial area)

Welcome from SE Texas.

welcome to the site and congrats on the plastic. . .
my all-day carry is the PT140 with the IWB Supertuck which is well worth the price, IMHO.

those straight-eight Heine sites do take some getting used to, I googled heine straight eight sights and checked out the illustration they have there on proper sight picture and corrected the low to the left problem immediately!

enjoy that PT145 they seem to be reliable and "right sized" for the intended purpose!