Gun recommendation for competitive shooting

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Hello everyone,

I have done some target shooting when I was much younger and enjoyed it. Although I never shot in a formal competition, I was pretty good at it. Now I have recently purchased a pistol for self-defense, a Glock 23, but am also interested in which guns you recommend if I wanted to pursue competitive target shooting.

Are all the bullets in competitive target shooting the .22 LR ? I am thinking of competing in something like the 25 m target / 25 m rapid fire events. Are all of those done with the .22 LR ?

Is there a maximum barrel length in pistol competitions?

Thanks for any info.
 
I really believe that the 1911 platform affords any shooter the most advantages compared to any other.

Find out which sports you find most appealing. I highly recommend Bowling Pin Shooting because it is the one i enjoy the most. Im sure everyone will mention their favourite.

Have fun and shoot safe.
 
If you're referring to ISSF events, there are also ISSF centerfire competitions, which are typically shot w/ 32 S&W longs, though any centerfire will do. So you can shoot a 22lr 'standard' pistol, or a centerfire. And yes, there are all sorts of restrictions for ISSF events. Your best bet is to get a dedicated match pistol if this is what you're interested in.

But you should also check out Bullseye (aka Conventional Pistol). This is shot at 25 and 50yds, as well as on reduced courses (e.g. 50'). There's a 22lr stage but also centerfire and 45 stages. You can get going w/ a reasonably priced 22lr and upgrade your arsenal as appropriate. Most people shoot a 1911 in 45ACP for all but the 22 stage, and even then they'll often shoot a 22 conversion on 1911 frame.
 
use the club finder

Your Glock is a fine choice for USPSA fun.

www.uspsa.org

(Don't let the fancy crap fool you; mostly just a bunch of middle-aged duffers having a great time shooting whatever guns we can afford).
 
+1 for WESHOOT, I shot USPSA for a long time and just loved it. But having said that it seems that you are interested in another discipline. I would agree that your Glock is fine for USPSA, and would do for other competitions as well. But do check out USPSA, as I think is the most interesting form of competetive shooting, and you have a very good pistol to start with, ALMOST as good as a 1911:D:p. OK Glock guys, FLAME ON!!:D:eek:
Willy
 
Thanks for the responses!

I bought the Ruger MK III and like it very much!

The local gun store near my home had the MK III but not the MK II so I just went ahead and bought the MK III.

Is the MK II considered better with the longer barrel? Or does it not make that much difference?
 
As far as hitting targets goes there is no big difference between the Mk II and the MK III.

Each gun comes in a lot of different configurations. That's what effects your ability to shoot good scores.

Luckily the bare bones 4" model will be plenty accurate enough to get you started.

Now go to a local range and ask about what kind of competition they have for you.
 
Good choice for a gun to start competing with.

While there are many matches won every week with unmodified Rugers, there are a number of companies that make various "upgrades" for the Ruger that can improve performance significantly for relatively short money. Probably the best known is Volquartsen - if I had a nice new MKIII, I'd be looking to put a Volquartsen target sear and trigger in.

https://www.volquartsen.com/category/16-action-trigger-components/6-mkiii
 
.Recommendation..

Hi Zen, I'll jump on Casimer's coat tails here and add that ISSF also has a
10 meter air pistol event. It's a single handed 60 shot match that will challenge
you to learn trigger and sighting control; that transfers directly to NRA Slow Fire
stages. You can get an entry level air pistol that has suitable trigger,match sights
and a grip that can be modified for your stance. The air pistol is an IZH-46M
costs around 250-300 used. I also recommend that you visit Pilkguns site and
his Target Talk forum. That link... http://www.targettalk.org/

Ask the same question there for ISSF pistol(firearm and air) competition
shooting. The IZH-46M can be dry fired, which is invaluable for training.
Good Luck;

Tony
 
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