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TX CHL, Handgun Proficiency Test

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My mother in-law is interested in getting her CHL, but to date has not signed up for a class because she is really worried about the shooting proficiency test.

I have tried to tell her how easy it is, but she still does not have the confidence to even sign up for a CHL class.

So to give her the confidence, I plan to take her out to the range and have her perform the very same shooting drills that are required for the CHL handgun proficiency test.

I know the test requires a B27 target, I understand the scoring, and that 50 shots are taken from 3-distances (20-20-10), but that is about all I remember from my class.

Can someone please tell me:
1. What are the distances?
2. What “drills” are required at each distance & how many shots are taken in each drill.
3. What are the min. point required to PASS?

Your comments/suggestions are appreciated.

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Re: TX CHL, Handgun Proficiency Test

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Passing was a score of 175. The following was the distances used in my tests last December. An instructor will probably be along shortly to clarify:

edit correction: passing score is 175

3 yards, 20 rounds
1 shot, 2 seconds, 5 times
2 shots, 3 seconds, 5 times
5 shots, 10 seconds, 1 time

7 yards, 20 rounds
5 shots, 10 seconds, 1 time
2 shots, 4 seconds, 1 time
3 shots, 6 seconds, 1 time
1 shot, 3 seconds, 5 times
5 shots, 15 seconds, 1 time

15 yards, 10 rounds
2 shots, 6 seconds, 1 time
3 shots, 9 seconds, 1 time
5 shots, 15 seconds, 1 time
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That looks like the proficiency test that I took in August. But I think the passing score is 175, although I could be mistaken. I recall having close to a 200 at the end of the 2nd stage and I'm no sharpshooter by any stretch of the imagination. FYI, I did practice at the range where I took my CHL a couple of times before the class.
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You are correct. I typo'd then realized it after I posted it then went back and corrected it. Passing should have said 175.
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Either way, most of my class and the adjacent class passed the range test well before reaching the 3rd stage. And the 2 or 3 that needed stage 3 only needed a couple of hits to pass. It really was pretty easy, especially after practicing it a couple of times.
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I found it very easy too. There were 2 people in my class that had only a few occasions that they shot a gun prior to the class and they still pulled out scores of 220 or better.
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I didn't realize until after I took mine that I hadn't fired my pistol in over 15 years. By the time we finished shooting at 7 yards I had already passed. I think my total was 233.
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You also might want to tell her that she has 3 tries to pass both the written and the shooting test.
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Instead of trying to replicate the test, do this, take mom to the range with some 8.5X11 typing paper or, some cheap paper plates for targets. Start her at 3 yards and let her shoot at these blank targets until she is getting good groups. Move to 7 yards and repeat then at 15 yards. This is how NRA's basic handgun classes are done don't worry about scoring try to get a group in the center of the target then worry about scoring. I know it sounds cockamamie but, it really is the fastest way to get someone up to speed for a CHL test.
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urnoodle wrote:Passing was a score of 175. The following was the distances used in my tests last December. An instructor will probably be along shortly to clarify:

edit correction: passing score is 175

3 yards, 20 rounds
1 shot, 2 seconds, 5 times
2 shots, 3 seconds, 5 times
5 shots, 10 seconds, 1 time

7 yards, 20 rounds
5 shots, 10 seconds, 1 time
2 shots, 4 seconds, 1 time
3 shots, 6 seconds, 1 time
1 shot, 3 seconds, 5 times
5 shots, 15 seconds, 1 time

15 yards, 10 rounds
2 shots, 6 seconds, 1 time
3 shots, 9 seconds, 1 time
5 shots, 15 seconds, 1 time
Thanks for sharing, I was trying to duplicate for my wife but I couldn't remember. :tiphat:
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