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Bumping an old thread, but I actually picked up a very similar open gun about six months ago. Same exact mount (Hueing carbon fiber), shortened PDP3, and a Caspian slide with unknown barrel/comp. Only difference is that mine is on an old Tripp Research 2011 frame. Good to see someone else with a retro open gun!

Started in production, dabbled a little bit in revolver and CO, but now I've settled in open. Open is definitely more fun than the other categories (except maybe revolver because of the novelty factor)

Now that looks like a real space laser!

How much does a build like this run?

Ugh. This is the responsible and correct answer, though not the fun answer. I might just do this.

Hey! I've been shooting Open for about six months now and have decided that it's definitely the class I want to go with. I'm a very average "B" shooter who has been using an ancient 2011 (you can see it here) and it's been pretty good so far, but it has serious limitations. Fitting is pretty loose, the optic is very old and shuts off at inopportune times, and while the barrel is pretty good the comp is definitely not of a modern design. I love it to death but I definitely need a new blaster. To that end, I'm headed on deployment soon which will put a nice chunk of tax free money in my pocket. After paying off debts and everything, I want to get a real open gun to make all the local club members jealous. As much as I'd like one of those hot Atlas Chaoses, I can really only justify a budget of $4k or so, including mags. Plus, I'm probably not at the level where a hot rod Atlas would really help. What's the best bang for my buck? Ideally I'd like it to be in 9mm major but I'm amenable to 38 super. If I shouldn't buy new, then what brands/models should I watch for in the classifieds? Thanks!

I will check this out!

I’m shooting factory. Mostly PPU and Remington

Good afternoon revo heads. A while back I pulled my S&W TRR8 out of storage and took it to the range for the first time in about 8 years. The gun ran well and was plenty accurate. I decided after some time that I wanted to try my hand at competing in the revolver division, so I bought a full moon clip setup and holster and everything. I also purchased an Apex lightened hammer, and Wilson Combat springs. That lightened the trigger pull considerably, but also gave me some light primer strikes, so I purchased an extended firing pin to deal with that. I was now getting consistent ignition, but the accuracy of the gun began getting worse and worse. Eventually, I was getting rounds keyholing very often, and accuracy was just all over the place. This was with both lead AND jacketed bullets. The barrel looks fine and I've made sure to keep all of the firing surfaces clean, but my gun is just plain un-shootable now. I'm talking like 8" groups at 7 yards. It seems like the trouble started after installing the new hammer and firing pin, but it seems to me like that alone couldn't cause the sort of issues I'm having. Am I wrong?

I'm in a similar situation. 9 holes, 3 different sizes, weird spacing

I just picked up one of the Cheely mount with undrilled holes. Did you put in the holes yourself or have a smith do it?

Shot this last month as part of a classifier match. Tough classifier! 22.61 Seconds, 12-A, 4-C, 1-D, 1-M 3.0075 HF, 47.88% in Open

@Paulie I'm assuming that since this thread was posted back in September, you've probably shot the match already. How did it go?

Prompted by this thread, I went back in Practiscore and looked at the results of my very first match. I vaguely remember moving slow and having a hard time hitting things, but it turns out I was really bad This was all in production. Suffice it to say, I came in dead last and that classifier is a stark reminder of how bad I was! I had 24 mikes overall. Talk about your first match! Can anyone top 24 mikes in four stages?

I was a terrible shot when I started USPSA. I mean, like I had only been shooting pistols for a month when I started competing. Right now I'm looking at the results from my first match, and the only stage that I didn't zero was the classifier. I was slow, I was nervous, I was inaccurate, but I was having fun! With practice, I got better and better, and in five months I actually won my first match. Granted, it was a local Steel Challenge match, but it felt really good to have all that work and practice pay off. It just so happened that it was my friend's first match, so he got to see me win while doing his first competitive shoot! Like others have said - the community is very supportive. Someone will shepherd you through your first match because they want you to have a good time and come back! Eventually, if you do it enough times, you will end up being the one showing a new person how it works.

Seconding this. I picked up one of the double alpha magnets from another shooter here and it has been very useful for table starts as well as centering my belt.

Yeah I saw that. They have a practiscore listing, but haven't posted anything new since the summer. Hopefully they're still running matches. I don't think I'll be able to fly out with my issued weapons, unfortunately.

Open is the most fun and probably the most frustrating division. Your equipment runs like a hot rod, but practically everything is super finnicky - from your mags, to your springs, and even your ammo will give you constant headaches. Still, it's really fun to blaze down stages with your weird space laser and make a LOT of noise!

Yeah, I'll be armed. I'll also be in Baghdad, but I'm not familiar with BDSC or BEC. I'll send a PM.

Shameless plug: I've got a Glock 22 slide with brand new comp and barrel up for sale in the classifieds. Just remove the sights and you're G2G

Hey guys. I work for the government (non-military) and they've determined that I should spend my summer vacation in the desert! How fun! Anyway, I want to stay current with shooting for when I get back in the fall, but all I'm going to have to work with is a compact Sig (M11 if you're curious). As an Open shooter, that's gonna take some adjustment. What kind of practice routine should I use for the few months I'm out there with practically zero live fire? Thanks in advance for your input.

This a very feelgood thread. "Yo, I'm gonna make GM" *makes GM* "Alright that was cool*

Wow! I've never seen that device before. That would be very handy. I'm using a Dillon 550 right now so I'm used to slow.

Because I'm a foolish 30-something with a healthy back, I decided a while back that I would start shooting .38 super. While it's a great round, I *HATE* having to play brass chicken during the match and inspect countless cases to find those few cases that are like-9mm-but-not-quite. I started marking my brass with a sharpie to help with recovery afterward, but that's a time-consuming process in itself. Does anyone have a good method for marking brass that doesn't add another year to the reloading process?

I started shooting USPSA this year with a brand new Glock 34. Liked it, practiced with it a lot, added as much as I could while still being production-legal. Shot production all the way up through the Area 8 match in August, and haven't really shot it since. -Bought a Sig P320 X5 with a DPP for CO. I put the Grayguns competition package on it, but only shot that for a match or two. While it was a very nice gun, something about the ergos caused me to flinch pretty severely on some shots, even while slow-firing. What's strange is that it was a problem that ONLY happened with the Sig - not the Glock, nor any of my other guns. -S&W TRR8. I had this revolver for almost a decade, but it had been sitting at my parents' house from when I moved out. Thinking that it would be interesting and fun to shoot revolver, I invested in some moonclips, a moonclip rig for my belt, speed holster, and a trigger kit. I shot it for two matches before I started getting weird accuracy issues that caused the gun to be completely unshootable. I'm talking like 8" groups at 10 yards. Constant keyholding. And this was with every type of ammo - both jacketed AND lead! I don't know if the gun needs to be re-barreled or what, but for now it's retired. -My current gun: Very old Tripp Research (pre-STI) 2011. I talked about this relic of a gun in this thread. It's my first foray into the open division and it's been wonderful so far. I find myself practicing fundamental skills more often because of how much I like this gun. Sure, it's a money sink, but most importantly I'm having FUN. I shoot this in both USPSA and Steel Challenge. I recently purchased a 9x19 barrel from fellow poster Aircooled6racer for the purpose of Steel Challenge, mainly so I don't have to pick up brass! My biggest question right now is whether I should work to upgrade this old gun, or just get a totally new one. The gun doesn't hold me back, with the exception of the optic and lack of racker (I can't put one on because the optic mount is so big). It seems like there are enough affordable open guns in the classifieds section that I save for a little bit and pick one up.