Blueridge
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Sweet revolver. It almost makes me want one. . . . . . . Almost.
That said I do plan to acquire a GP-100 in the next year or so. The Match Champion is just not the model I have in mind.
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To first answer your question, I suggest you go with what feels best shooting for you. Either the XDor the Glock will work fine for you in competition.fellas. I'm wanting to try my hand at uspsa. I have never shot in any uspsa shoot before the only shooting sport I have ever done was cowboy action and although it was a load of fun it is expensive just with the amount of guns you have to have to do it.
a while back I got into some money issues and had to sell a lot of guns as much as I didn't want to so now I am left with no handguns at all and am looking at getting another and also want to shoot in uspsa also
the question I have is I would really like to have an XDm in 9mm but not sure of I can go to that much cost yet so I have been looking at a normal XD 9mm and also a glock 17
I know the 9mm will put me in minor power and I'll run in production class.
my question is if these 2 guns were the ones you were looking at getting which would be the better one and why? in your opinion of course. I have had both glock and 4 diffrent XD models but just wanted to get some opinions from you all and hear your thoughts
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That said, as was mentioned by another above, since you competed in Cowboy Action Shooting you might want to think about Revolver Division. I went from CAS to IDPA & USPSA and into the respective revolver divisions. I was already reloading 45 Colt, so I found double action revolvers that were in that caliber. Even if you start with a Glock or XD I suggest that you try revolver division if you get the opportunity. If you were shooting 357/38 in CAS then I more strongly suggest trying Revolver Division.
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I average between practice and matches 2 times a month........I have another hobby that I practice 2 times a week and compete approximately 1 time a month. Not enough hours in the day, week, or month for everything.
What hobby is that? I try and do the monthly 200&300 yard rifle match.
My "primary" hobby is Fencing (Olympic Style), which takes up most of my "hobby" time. Shooting sports are my secondary hobby. Generally I practice fencing twice a week and compete in a competition (locally, in state, or regional) once a month on average. In fact the icon at the top left of my post is a medal (bronze) from a regional fencing tournament in New Orleans two years ago.
Back on topic......I only get the opportunity to practice and or compete reference shooting sports about twice a month generally. I try to get more time in when I have a match above local level, such as the NC Sectional Championship coming up this October.
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I average between practice and matches 2 times a month........I have another hobby that I practice 2 times a week and compete approximately 1 time a month. Not enough hours in the day, week, or month for everything.
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Saw it yesterday and liked it. Might even see it again in the theater. I liked the storyline and the direction that it took. I did not feel that it was an anti-gun PSA.
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If you are looking for a good stock revolver I don't think that you could go wrong with a Ruger GP-100 in .357 with a 4.20" barrel in stainless, as far as double action revolvers go. The MSRP is approx. $800.00, but you will likely find lower prices in your local gun shop.
In single action I would suggest a Ruger New Model Blackhawk in .357 with a 4.62" barrel in stainless. The MSRP is approx. $730.00, but again you can likely get a better price from your local gun shop.
Just my opinion of course.
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I myself avoid burnout by having more than one hobby/competitive outlet. In addition to being a competitive shooter, I am also a competitive fencer (olympic style). In addition to competing I help coach others in both shooting firearms and fencing. It helps me keep perspective.
The icon that you see to the left of my post is a bronze medal that I won at the 2012 Cresent City Open in New Orleans, Louisiana. As far as success goes, I have qualified for 14 of the last 15 US Fencing Nationals and competed in 13 of them. I have even competed internationally in Australia, where I finished in the top eight in Epee at the Pan Pacific Masters Games.
My shooting sports achievements are not as impressive yet, but I am working on it. I have a few silver and bronze medals from competing at the State Games of North Carolina in USPSA and SASS, but nothing on the regional or nationals level.
Too much of a good thing (shooting sports for example) can become overwhelming at times. Having another outlet can give you the chance to renew your energy and drive.
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Interesting stages that appeared to be challenging, tough, and fun from the video.
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I have a Super Redhawk in .454/.45 Colt that came with the Hogue grips. Given what you have tried, I would imagine that you would need to have custom grips made for your revolver. I have pretty big hands and have had no trouble with the hogue grips that came stock on my Super Redhawk. The Hogue grips that came stock on my Redhawk in .45 Colt were bigger than those on my Super Redhawk, but the grip style is different (which surprised me). They are a square butt style on the Redhawk and I don't know if they would fit on the Super Redhawk.
I hope that you can find some, or get some made, that fit the bill for you.
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Understand that my viewpoint is from shooting revolver division. That being said I generally don't make up shots unless I know that I can do so without adding another reload during the stage. By habit about 75% of the time I don't even look at the targets after I finish a stage, and when I do mostly I am interested in the turners/swingers/clamshell targets. I listen at the scoring that the RO calls out as I gather my brass and speedloaders from the ground. If I hear the majority of my shots being A's, then I know that the shots are breaking as I maintain my sight alignment and sight picture that I want to have.
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My favorite revolver for IDPA is my Ruger Alaskan loaded with 45 Colt. Not the typical revolver for the disipline, but fun for me to use in ESR.
I have been wanting Ruger to make a .45 acp redhawk but it hasn't happened
It would be nice to see a redhawk in 45 ACP, but I don't see it happening anytime soon. I was lucky to obtain one in 45 Colt a few years back.
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Not only is IDPA very revolver friendly, but after some of the other participants see you finish ahead of them in the overall results they may bring out their revolvers and join you in the division. I am one of the few revolver shooters in my area, and the most recent times I have participated in IDPA I was the only revolver shooter and ended up with half of the auto shhoter behind me in the standings (to their amazement). IDPA stages can only require (if you don't miss any shots) 18 rounds to complete.
Even with their weird rules, IDPA is a very revolver-friendly game.I would love to try and shoot competitively...problem is I live in southern delaware and the closest range is 55 minutes away and they only have IDPA. I can't find a revolver competition anywhere in the state.
55 minutes isn't all that far to drive. Having moved west in my 20's, I understand the concept of distance is different back east but I regularly drive an hour or more to matches in Colorado. You should go check it out.
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My first IDPA match gun was a Beretta 92D for SSP. I changed to a Ruger Alaskan for ESR.
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Simple question. Has anyone used a revolver in a 3-Gun match? I compete in revolver division in USPSA, and was thinking about using a revolver as my handgun for a local match just for fun.
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It occurs to me that the Revolver Nationals was one of the few times where the 6 shot vs 8 shot could be tested with 100+ revolver shooter participating. If the top 20 would have had other opportunities to try 6 shot then 8 shot, then some might have made a different choice. With the limited opportunity to compete against such a large number of revolver shooters, the best decision of what to use was made by those that finished in the top 20 (along with everyone else).
Is the 6 round capacity revolver dead for competition? I don't know, but don't believe so. Most of those that used an 8 round capacity would have beaten me using a 6 round capacity revolver. That does not mean that I (or anyone else) should hang up their 6 round capacity revolvers for competition. It has always been "the indian and not the arrow" from what I can tell. Better arrows help, but the competitors skill can still overcome anothers lesser (or equal) skill with better equipment.
I suggest that we all do what we can to help Revolver Division flourish in those ways that we can.
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Personally as interesting as I find this discussion, I will stick to my 6 round capacity revolver. Then again I have yet to see anyone else field a Ruger revolver in .45 Colt in USPSA or IDPA competition aside myself. To the best of my knowledge, at the 2013 Revolver Nationals (sponsored by S&W) I was the only person fielding a Ruger revolver. I do own a S&W 625, but I have never enjoyed shooting it as much at the Ruger Alaskan that I use in competition. I had fun at the 2013 Revolver Nationals, even after going minor at the chrono
. By the way Carmoney, that won't be happening again. 2013 was you one and only chance to take a jab at me for going minor.Personally I simply want the Revolver Division to become stronger in competitor numbers and number of competitions such as the Memphis Charity Challenge and others that make an effort to draw more revolver participation. I will continue to use my 6 shot revolver and enjoying the competition and camaradarie of USPSA competitions.
Mister Leatham, I enjoyed talking about English Premier League Soccer at the Revolver Nationals in 2013. I know that I was not very talkative, but the conversation was interesting. I doubt that many others aside from you knew that the jersey that I was wearing was a Newcastle United Football Club one. Most people think that it is a referees shirt.
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Hmmmm. . . . Hard call. Off the top of my head I would have to say Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai.
A close second would be Unleashed (titled Danny the Dog outside the US).
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Setting up good stand-alone revolver matches is a proven way to gather interest and participation. I did that with my series of Iowa revo matches, and Sam did it with his excellent MCC matches.
Time for some other people to step up and take the lead on this. We really need several of these destination revolver matches around the country each year. Without stuff like that, the overall interest level in revo (including my own) starts to wane.
I don't think charity causes have any meaningful effect on participation. My charitable contributions are handled directly and privately. I would personally prefer not to pay a higher match fee just so that somebody else can donate the bulk of that money. It's certainly not a wrong or bad thing to do--it's just not my preference.
I totally agree Mike, I would be glad to do one here in the Raleigh, NC area. I have complete access to a number of quality ranges that would easily support a Level 2 match, with the priority going to REVO Division. If I do it, will you come??? That is the big question. everyone TALKS about, "hey let's do this, or hey wouldn't that be cool" but when it comes down to it, if we don't get enough shooters to SEND in an application and a check, the match can not happen. I WILL build it, if you all will COME.
I will make a point to compete in the match and make my participation a yearly commitment (barring any family commitments or unavoidable work demands). I competed in almost all of the MCC matches and to the first Revolver Nationals. I wish that I could have made this years Revolver nationals, but family and work commitments came up.
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Setting up good stand-alone revolver matches is a proven way to gather interest and participation. I did that with my series of Iowa revo matches, and Sam did it with his excellent MCC matches.
Time for some other people to step up and take the lead on this. We really need several of these destination revolver matches around the country each year. Without stuff like that, the overall interest level in revo (including my own) starts to wane.
I don't think charity causes have any meaningful effect on participation. My charitable contributions are handled directly and privately. I would personally prefer not to pay a higher match fee just so that somebody else can donate the bulk of that money. It's certainly not a wrong or bad thing to do--it's just not my preference.
Destination revolver matches are a good thing, but I would tend to believe that those they attract those already shooting revolver on a regular basis. More matches would be better, but getting more "new" revolver shooters would have to start from the local
and state level. From my experience in competitive sports, people will not go to "major" events in a sport they participate unless they feel that they will be competitive at a level set in their own mind. Often I have found (attending events that others I practice with refuse to) that those who did not attend with me would have likely done well if they had just come and participated.
In general whatever a competitor uses at the local and state level is what they will stick with for the larger "major" matches. Therefore getting more participation at the local and state level is likely the key. Most of the training videos and clinics I have seen focus on shooting pistols, so it stands to reason that the divisions that use pistols instead of revolvers get more participants. Who really wants to start from "ground zero" in the shooting sports on their own when they can get training from videos and clinics?
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First I would like to say that I might have missed some comments in this topic because after the first 3 1/2 pages it seemed that most points of view had been covered and reiterated.
I personally do not think that the participation problem relates to major matches or the 6 vs. 8 shot revolvers. The participation at major matches reflects the participation at the local, state, and sectional matches. The reason that matches such as the Memphis Charity Challenge and the 2013 Revolver Nationals were such a success could be contributed to bringing people together for a cause. The MCC had the charity cause and the 2013 Revolver Nationals had the cause of showing that the interest was there to hold a dedicated match.
Local matches are what build the interest of the participants to go on to bigger matches, but most of the time when participation number are provided they are from area, nationals, or similarly large annual matches. Rarely are numbers provided from local matches, which kind of makes my point. Without the numbers at the local level there will not be the participation at the higher levels. There is no "magic pill" that will solve the current participation problems. From my experience there are many people that own both revolvers and pistols, and given the option between the two they will choose the higher capacity of the pistol. This is reflected also in the 6 vs. 8 shot revolver discussion. It is impressive for people to see a revolver being run in a match well, and even more impressive to see a revolver shooter higher that a good number of pistol shooters in the overall resluts. That being said shooting any handgun is a challenge in competition, and choosing to use a revolver can be even more so.
I personally use a stock Ruger Alaskan loaded with .45 Colt ammunition in competition. It is not cut for speedloaders and the trigger pull is 12+ pounds. I have competed in as many matches as I have been able, including the 2013 Revolver Nationals. My choice is not an optimum one for competition, but it is what I enjoy using. Most revover shooters would NEVER use my choice of revolver in competition, and most handgun shooters will choose a pistol over a revolver in competition. The challenge is to get those people that own both pistols and revolvers to choose to shoot revolvers in competition more often. What is the best way to do this? I don't know for sure, but like many of you I have ideas. The one that comes to mind is putting together a group of people that you know (possibly up to 10 or more) and deciding that all of you will be shooting revolver at a particular area match for instance. This would guarantee recognition of the division. In addition that group could challenge another group to do the same and maybe even have some "gentleperson" bets on the side reference to which group of individuals will place better. Waiting for the planets to be in alignment will not improve things as many who have posted want, but some simple plans might.
Just some thoughts...
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Make sure your ammunition makes major (or minor for that matter). Several shooters (myself included) went minor at the chrono using ammunition that had always before made major for me by a good margin. Usually my reloads are approximately 177pf and came up 163pf at the Nationals chrono. As I mentioned several others were surprised when they went minor also.
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My favorite revolver for IDPA is my Ruger Alaskan loaded with 45 Colt. Not the typical revolver for the disipline, but fun for me to use in ESR.
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Mmmmm Bop.....By Hanson
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My goal is to try and convince a few others to compete in the match also. therefore any details that you can provide (such as round count you have advised) makes it easier to accomplish this. As is always the case for me, the earlier that I can plan for a match the easier getting all the kinks in my schedule worked out is.
Thank you for the time an effort that you have and will put in for this match.
. By the way Carmoney, that won't be happening again. 2013 was you one and only chance to take a jab at me for going minor.
Carry on!
How many divisions do you shoot?
in USPSA/IPSC Shooting
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I almost exclusively compete in Revolver Division, but I have competed in Production Division on rare occasion.