Nascar24Glock
Regular Member
Ok, everybody. I took the class today to apply for my handgun permit next week. During this class, two questions came up that I thought I would see if anybody here could answer:
1. The instructor said a person has to be 21 to OWN a handgun in Tennessee. Is this true? I know a person has to be 21 to PURCHASE a handgun or handgun ammunition from a licensed seller. But, I thought a person could own one at 18 (if it is a private sale, gift, or inheritance).
2. The gun I used to qualify was a .22cal lr Ruger 22/45 Mark III Hunter, target model. During the 50-round live fire test, I had three malfunctions. One was a round that did not fire at all the first two times I tried to fire it, and the other two were stovepipe jams. When I had taken it to the range a few months earlier, I shot around 200-250 rounds and had about 6-10 stovepipe malfunctions. Is this level of malfunctioning normal? If not, how do I fix them? For those who might ask, the ammunition that I used was from a box of Federal Ammunition, 36 grain, 1260fps, .22lr, 550 round value pack.
Any help here would be appreciated.
P.S. Before anybody mentions it, NO, I don't plan to use a .22 cal handgun as my carry weapon. I used it just for passing the shooting test. My carry weapon will probably be a Glock 26 or 27, depending on the recoil.
1. The instructor said a person has to be 21 to OWN a handgun in Tennessee. Is this true? I know a person has to be 21 to PURCHASE a handgun or handgun ammunition from a licensed seller. But, I thought a person could own one at 18 (if it is a private sale, gift, or inheritance).
2. The gun I used to qualify was a .22cal lr Ruger 22/45 Mark III Hunter, target model. During the 50-round live fire test, I had three malfunctions. One was a round that did not fire at all the first two times I tried to fire it, and the other two were stovepipe jams. When I had taken it to the range a few months earlier, I shot around 200-250 rounds and had about 6-10 stovepipe malfunctions. Is this level of malfunctioning normal? If not, how do I fix them? For those who might ask, the ammunition that I used was from a box of Federal Ammunition, 36 grain, 1260fps, .22lr, 550 round value pack.
Any help here would be appreciated.
P.S. Before anybody mentions it, NO, I don't plan to use a .22 cal handgun as my carry weapon. I used it just for passing the shooting test. My carry weapon will probably be a Glock 26 or 27, depending on the recoil.