Cajun Gunsmith now offers Range Qualification for Texas LTC/Open Carry. Qualification begins with one hour of handgun familiarity, range safety, and scoring overview followed by shooting 50 rounds at a B27 silhouette target. The cost for this instruction is $100 and does not include ammo or range fee.
Texas LTC/Open Carry Range Qualification Requirements
The Texas LTC/Open Carry Range Qualification consists of firing a total of 50 rounds using a specific course of fire. The pistol must be a minimum of .32 caliber. You may qualify with a revolver or semi-auto pistol. DPS recommends you qualify with a semi-auto that can hold a minimum of 10 rounds. Optical enhancers such as lasers, red dot sites, or scopes, are not permitted by Texas DPS administrative code when qualifying.
Course of Fire
Stage 1: 20 shots fired from 3 yards
- 5 shots fired in a “One shot exercise” 2 seconds allowed for each shot
- 10 shots fired in a “Two shot exercise” 3 seconds allowed for each 2 shot sequence
- 5 shots fired in 10 seconds
Stage 2: 20 shots fired from 7 yards in 5 stages
- 5 shots fired in 10 seconds
- 5 shots fired in 2 stages: 2 shots in 4 seconds & 3 shots in 6 seconds
- 5 fired in a “One shot exercise” 3 seconds allowed for each shot
- 5 shots fired in 15 seconds
Stage 3: 10 shots fired from 15 yards in two 5-shot strings
- 5 shots fired in two stages: 2 shots in 6 seconds & 3 shots in 9 seconds
- 5 shots fired in 15 seconds
- Scoring and Qualification
Scoring
To pass the Texas LTC/Open Carry range qualification, a student must score 70% (175 points out of a possible 250 points). All shots fired on B27 target in green, red, black, or blue.
5 pts = Hits inside the 8, 9, 10, and X rings- 4 pts = Hits inside the 7 ring
- 3 pts = Hits on silhouette outside the 7 ring
- 0 pts = Hits outside of the shaded silhouette
- 0 pts = Hits that miss the target entirely
- 0 pts = Rounds not fired due to expired time/malfunction