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I’m considering getting in to competitive shooting, initially I considered cowboy action shooting, and I would still like to do that someday, but SASS has ridiculous unrealistic rules that anger me (can’t load more than 5 rounds even if there is not a safety issue, no reloading on the clock, can’t load more than 2 rounds in a shotgun, and no double action revolvers, even if they are period correct) and NCOWS is too far away (about 2 states away) so I have shifted my focus to modern shooting competitions however I seem to be having issues finding one that ”fits.”
I want a competition where I can get practice with my everyday carry pistol and use realistic scenarios, not gaming against race guns. However my EDC is/will be a (semi) “Gucci Glock,“ a Polymer 80 build I am working on, when I realized that the pistol I was building wouldn’t be bad in competition as well I started looking for one to compete in, that way I can get some practical trigger time and practice in with the new pistol while simultaneously having fun. Unfortunately though that build, like many modern carry guns, will include a red dot which makes finding a competitiin a challenge.
I was drawn to IDPA, which seemed like a perfect fit given what I want to achieve however a glance at their rules seems to indicate that they are iron sights only and still consider optics black magic, despite their popularity in everyday carry. Sure I could dismount the optic but then I would have to rezero, also since the optic would be on the pistol outside of competition it would make it less effective as a training tool. Also, for some strange reason IDPA seems to believe that everyone lives in California and can only have neutered 10 round magazines, I know why they did that, so people in communist states could compete, but it makes it less realistic for everyone else. Also I’m not sure if they allow Polymer 80s.
Was my interpretation of IDPA rules correct? If so, why don’t they create an optics division and a limited 10 division like USPSA to allow modern optics to be used without getting an advantage over the iron sight shooters and allow the people in communist states to compete against each other rather than limiting everyone else to 10 rounds?
Then there is USPSA, I would be able to compete there, however I would have to compete against race guns and it’s run more like a game than actual practical shooting.
So I’m not sure where to compete, nothing seems like a good fit, IDPA would be perfect but has to update their rules, and USPSA is unrealistic and too gamey.
Any suggestions?
The pistol I would be using is not a race gun, just an enhanced carry gun, compact frame, Trijicon suppressor height night sights, only light milling to the slide (it’s the Trybe slide that Optics Planet sells), a threaded flame fluted match barrel from Faxon in black nitride, an RMR cut, and it will eventually have an extended magazine release and an extended slide stop and a match trigger about 4.5 pounds (I don’t know which one yet, it will have a stock trigger at first, but flat), and a Holosun 507C or 509T (not sure which yet) red dot. I’m also considering a low profile magazine well, but I can remove that for competition. Other than that it will be fairly standard, just a Polymer 80 frame. I would like to use Magpul 21 round magazines for reloading, and a Magpul 15 round magazine in the pistol. (Or a 17 round magazine with an X Grip). Basically just a Glock 19 with a reshaped grip, forward and top serations and a few subtle window cuts with a trigger job and after market threaded barrel and night sights. Tuned, but not built specifically for competition.
I want a competition where I can get practice with my everyday carry pistol and use realistic scenarios, not gaming against race guns. However my EDC is/will be a (semi) “Gucci Glock,“ a Polymer 80 build I am working on, when I realized that the pistol I was building wouldn’t be bad in competition as well I started looking for one to compete in, that way I can get some practical trigger time and practice in with the new pistol while simultaneously having fun. Unfortunately though that build, like many modern carry guns, will include a red dot which makes finding a competitiin a challenge.
I was drawn to IDPA, which seemed like a perfect fit given what I want to achieve however a glance at their rules seems to indicate that they are iron sights only and still consider optics black magic, despite their popularity in everyday carry. Sure I could dismount the optic but then I would have to rezero, also since the optic would be on the pistol outside of competition it would make it less effective as a training tool. Also, for some strange reason IDPA seems to believe that everyone lives in California and can only have neutered 10 round magazines, I know why they did that, so people in communist states could compete, but it makes it less realistic for everyone else. Also I’m not sure if they allow Polymer 80s.
Was my interpretation of IDPA rules correct? If so, why don’t they create an optics division and a limited 10 division like USPSA to allow modern optics to be used without getting an advantage over the iron sight shooters and allow the people in communist states to compete against each other rather than limiting everyone else to 10 rounds?
Then there is USPSA, I would be able to compete there, however I would have to compete against race guns and it’s run more like a game than actual practical shooting.
So I’m not sure where to compete, nothing seems like a good fit, IDPA would be perfect but has to update their rules, and USPSA is unrealistic and too gamey.
Any suggestions?
The pistol I would be using is not a race gun, just an enhanced carry gun, compact frame, Trijicon suppressor height night sights, only light milling to the slide (it’s the Trybe slide that Optics Planet sells), a threaded flame fluted match barrel from Faxon in black nitride, an RMR cut, and it will eventually have an extended magazine release and an extended slide stop and a match trigger about 4.5 pounds (I don’t know which one yet, it will have a stock trigger at first, but flat), and a Holosun 507C or 509T (not sure which yet) red dot. I’m also considering a low profile magazine well, but I can remove that for competition. Other than that it will be fairly standard, just a Polymer 80 frame. I would like to use Magpul 21 round magazines for reloading, and a Magpul 15 round magazine in the pistol. (Or a 17 round magazine with an X Grip). Basically just a Glock 19 with a reshaped grip, forward and top serations and a few subtle window cuts with a trigger job and after market threaded barrel and night sights. Tuned, but not built specifically for competition.
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