Posted: 11/18/2012 5:37:20 PM EDT
| Hi folks, recently I attended a USPSA match at a nearbye range and it looked as something I would like to get involved in in the spring as here in the midwest the range will be closing shortly. I understand the rules of production class etc, minor scoring production pistols no real mods etc so now on to my question. For my conceal carry I carry a gen 3 glock 30, part of me would like to purchase a Glock 21 so I'm firing the same caliber in competition as I could possibly have to use in real life, does anyone do this who is serious about competing in USPSA or does everone just use a full fram 9mm for the softer recoil? I'm no pro competition shooter but have attended military cqb training schools in the past and have a good grasp of weapon control and manipulating a handgun. |
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Everyone runs 9mm or .40 cal loaded to minor.
I think unless your club is pretty competitive (mine is) you can run 45 ACP if you'd like but know that on a national level, it'll put you at a disadvantage to the pack. If you're really concerned with being tactical go check out IDPA; that said, I'd put most USPSA shooters against an IDPA shooter any day. Not saying that there aren't really good IDPA shooters out there but as a gross generalization... |
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From my experience in IPSC
Shooting 45ACP doesn't really put you at any significant disadvantage until you are shooting Master or A grade level. I would say a more popular reason for shooting 9mm is the cost of ammo. (Obviously as you said a full size 9mm is likely to be the most competitive as well) Those shooting 40 downloaded generally do so because they started shooting 'standard' and then they decide to shoot production. Rather than re-tool reloading presses to 9, they continue to shoot 40 |
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No reason to shoot major in production and put yourself at an immediate disadvantage. If you really want to shoot .45 you might as well shoot Limited or Limited 10 depending on what you get.
USPSA is a lot of fun!! check out the forums at http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?act=idx |
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Agree with the 9mm feedback. Though I'd suggest checking the USPSA rulebook, finding something you already own that will be Production legal (sounds like you've got it) and then getting a few matches under your belt. Talk to other shooters at the matches and I'm sure you'll learn an enormous amount, and most will be more than happy to fill you in on their setup. Making any type of investment prior to getting some experience in this form of competition could cause more frustration than it's worth.
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Agree with the 9mm feedback. Though I'd suggest checking the USPSA rulebook, finding something you already own that will be Production legal (sounds like you've got it) and then getting a few matches under your belt. Talk to other shooters at the matches and I'm sure you'll learn an enormous amount, and most will be more than happy to fill you in on their setup. Making any type of investment prior to getting some experience in this form of competition could cause more frustration than it's worth. Good advice. |
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Do you reload?? if you do, you can make some 45 minor that will cycle a G21. if you don't, get a 9mm. My buddy was doing this for a while. He was a master class IDPA and A class USPSA. Literally, it was like shooting a bb gun. I could actually see the bullet in flight. It was almost cheating because there was no recoil. Then you put it in the hands of someone who can shoot...it was flat out ridiculous how much faster he was than everyone else, yet still making good hits. Like others have said, shoot what you got for now. Get a couple of matches under your belt. See what other people in production are running. You'll get it figured out. I'm running a G34 w/ Dawson Precision adjustable target rear sight and Dawson Precision fiber optic front. It also has a drop in trigger kit from triggerkit.com which I believe is out of business now. I'm thinking about changing it out to Warren-Sevigny sights. I have them on my G19 and love it. I use a Comp-Tac belt holster and a CR Speed belt. Then I got 4 Safariland single mag pouches. This is pretty much the same set up I use for IDPA SSP with the exception of an Uncle Mikes double mag pouch and a Wilderness belt. |