[2014 Alabama USPSA Pistol Sectional]

Looking forward to shooting on Friday and taking the match photos on Saturday. Should have some time during the week to come help setup as well.

[CM13-03]

See you shoot at South River a lot. Do you ever shoot at East Alabama Gun Club? Just shot with a guy, Mike Russo, on Sunday who shoots at South River pretty often.

Haven't shot at EAGC before but that will change with the Sectional in March. I do recognize Mike's name from matches at SRGC—he shoots Open if I'm not mistaken.

He does shoot open. I'll be shooting the sectional as well.

[CM13-03]

USPSA ran their monthly update, which included my December classifier

See you shoot at South River a lot. Do you ever shoot at East Alabama Gun Club? Just shot with a guy, Mike Russo, on Sunday who shoots at South River pretty often.

[Practical Shooting, Beyond Fundamentals, on Ebook]

Just what I needed. An audio book. Thanks Brian =), I've got the iBooks version at the moment but would like to read it more often. Now I can listen while I work. Cheers!

[PS4 - X-Box One: which one?]

I've always been a playstation fan. Started with the PS2, then the PS3 and decided to get a PS4. The PS4 definitely delivers. It's fast, smooth and works like a champ. Because of the multi core processing and new graphics card and ram upgrade you are able to do so many things now. For instance I can start Battlefield 4 and any time during the game I can exit to the PS4 main menu to do whatever the heck I want without having to close the game. The game will still run perfectly and I can go right back into it flawlessly. It's got built in HD DVR. The graphics are great, especially on a 1080p LED screen. They are just slightly better then XBOX One. But to be honest, the biggest kicker that kept me with Playstation is that they didn't put all these restrictions on their consoles. Microsoft at first said that owners would only be able to use the console if it was connected to the internet. So basically that means you have a $400 block if your internet is out or better yet you don't have internet. So any of you guys who prefer single player gaming are out of luck. I mean what kind of idiot company would do that. For there pure stupidity millions of gamers switched to playstation for that very reason.

[New USPSA Shooter - Which Division?]

I was really trying to start in one division to get a rank quicker so I could start putting down some longer term goals but I suppose I could do that regardless. Am I right to think that it takes like 8 matches to get a rank?

keep your eyes out for a classifier special match nearby. Normal matches only have 1 classifier, and you need at least 4 to get classified initially, but classifier special matches have 4 or more classifiers, so they are useful for getting an initial classification in a hurry.

I had no idea that it worked that way. I was under the initial impression that it was an entire match that was used as a classifier not a single stage. I will keep the lookout for a special classifier match as well. Besides my local USPSA match there are plenty of others every month in my state but they are all 3 hours away. That wouldn't be a big deal if I didn't just have twin boys =).

[New USPSA Shooter - Which Division?]

I believe they take the best four out of the most recent six classifier stages for your initial classification, and after that it is calculated as the best six of the most recent eight classifier stages. At least that is what it just did for me. I just got my first classification and managed to eek out a "C" in limited 10 shooting minor. So now I am a very very small fish competing in a big pond.

Great job on the C class and thank you for that info!

[New USPSA Shooter - Which Division?]

I did not read them all, but here is what I think.

Shoot Production. Call me a purist or whatever, but your gun fits the division.

You say you are competitive. Good!!!! So, if you are going to want a heads up analysis, then shoot straight up against other production shooters.

Shooting limited minor tells you what? Yes you get a feel for the game, maybe a little bit more comfortable, big deal, it's a wash. After 10 years I still get butterfly's and the occasional shakes.

My advice is shoot what you have, a nice production gun, in the best suited division.

Learn and compare from DAY 1 what it's gonna take to climb the ranks. How you gonna cpare anything shooting minor in a major division? I guess you could convert all your scores, but then how do you figure "out" your extra reloads?

Shake off the fallacy that other divisions are easier, they are not. All divisions require profient gun handling. Shake off any feeling that you should compare yourself to another guy in a different division.

Here is everything in a nutshell. BE EFFICIENT, SHOOT A's.

Good luck.

That is some very great advice Chris. I really appreciate you putting it into a perspective tailored to my train of thought =). Looking back on practiscore it definitely looks like my production class at my local club has the most competition. Looking forward to it!

[New USPSA Shooter - Which Division?]

1. Jump in to the limited and don't look back. I have friends that shot production and finally moved to limited and state they should have gone there to start. Go with Jesse

lol. I shot limited first, and finally moved to production and I should have just started with production. But I don't think reloads and stage breakdown are rocket science, and I enjoy that part of the game. If someone hates reloading or is intimidated by it, that's another story.

Do whatever sounds like more fun, and don't be afraid to change if something else turns out to be even more fun.

Thanks. The more I think on it the more I will probably do production this Sunday. Reason being I did limited on the last shoot and had a blast but I definitely should give production a go before I jump right past it. Especially being since I am setup gear wise for production. I was really trying to start in one division to get a rank quicker so I could start putting down some longer term goals but I suppose I could do that regardless. Am I right to think that it takes like 8 matches to get a rank?

[New USPSA Shooter - Which Division?]

If you're going to shoot limited minor I recommend picking up some Arredondo or Taran Tactical base pads. Having 23 rounds is awesome. You only really need one for your starting mag. Also one less thing to but when you decide to try 3gun...

I will be ordering a couple Taron Tactical's probably tonight. I have tried a 2 gun match at my local range. Had a blast and will likely do it again in the future.

[New USPSA Shooter - Which Division?]

Your main disadvantage for your immediate scores is minor scoring. On the other hand I think it will be a strong advantage to your future as it will help force you to actually aim rather than hose at brown. Most stages you will only have one reload so the magwell is not a huge deal. No extensions may cost you an extra reload on long field courses. (Do ya get how I keep pointing to the future?) LOL

I like the way you think =).

I agree starting in Limited will help you move and shoot without too many reloads. Some may disagree with me, but I think new shooters should be scoring at least 90% of the available stage points, so minor scoring won't be too much a hindrance.

As long as you can get more than 16 rounds in the mag you should be OK with just one reload per stage.

I guess I am covered then with 17, hah.

[New USPSA Shooter - Which Division?]

You guys have so much great advice. I really appreciate all the input and experience you each bring to the table. I have to say I am more drawn to limited between the two. I have been a very competitive person since I was a little kid. Once I set my mind on something its a done deal. I have been wanting a new competitive avenue since my baseball playing days and I've finally found it. The difference now is I can still have a blast even if I lose. My ultimate goal in everything is to always get better. So at each match, just like my baseball games I will evaluate what I did right and wrong and what I can improve upon. I am currently setup for production but I do think running limited at least for a few matches will give me a good break in to the sport. I dry fire religiously and can give testimony to how much it has improved my game with very little live fire. While I am writing this response I do have another question. How much of a disadvantage will I be shooting minor in limited, with no mag extensions and no magwell?

[New USPSA Shooter - Which Division?]

Hey all! I've been a fan of these forums for quite some time and just recently decided I needed to join as I start down my USPSA path. I shot my first unoffocial USPSA match around halloween. It was a blast and my local club did an incredible job putting it all together. After that I was hooked deep and since then I have become a USPSA member, purchased some gear ( Glock 34 Gen4, FO Sevigny Sights, ZEV tek springs and guide rod, DAA belt with 5 CR mag holders ), some good reading material ( Brian's book as well as a few from Ben Stoeger ) and went out with a friend who's a USPSA master and fine tuned some great 130PF loads. I am a little torn on which direction I should go to start with. I am considering production, limited or L10 at the moment. I would like to start down a road where I can ultimately switch between division and be comfortable. I've read on the forums that some of you say go production because of stage breakdown and being forced to reload more to really get some good fundamentals and then I've seen others say go with limited so you don't have to reload so often and focus on getting comfortable shooting comps. Any advice you can offer me? At the moment my 34 is production legal. Most of my friends who shoot the local matches shoot limited because they like to go out blazing and have a good time. I enjoy that as well but I see myself doing this for a long time to come and would like to start out on the right foot if thats even possible. My first official match will be this Sunday. My Taurus Team friends Alex Larche and Jessie Duff friends suggest I go production ( Alex ) and limited ( Jessie ).