[New shooter]

Yeah or course I planed on taking classes and training before competition! My original question was if it was smart to only buy a gun for competition and this form and me taking to other guys who shoot competition have help me answer that. I’m naturally a competitive person and uspsa looked fun to me, so I’m going to start training and competing soon. 

[New shooter]

17 hours ago, Distant Thunder said:

The great thing about the Glock 17 is that you could use just this one gun across different disciplines to shoot a multitude of divisions. In USPSA it would let you compete in Production class while in IDPA it would be legal for Stock Service Pistol and Enhanced Service Pistol. Let's not forget about the Glock Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) matches where you could use it in several classes depending upon your shooter classification (civilian or law enforcement). Check out the websites uspsa.org , idpa.com and gssfonline.com to get a better idea of what I'm talking about. A basic Blade-Tech OWB holster would serve you well for all these disciplines/divisions mentioned. Oh, should you decide to move on to something else later the 17 is a pretty awesome house gun as well. 

 

Thanks for the links! I will check them out 

[New shooter]

16 hours ago, Beef15 said:

Where are you at? Could be a forum member nearby willing to introduce you to the game they shoot and other shooters.

 

Glocks are fine, Sig 320s are getting more popular, M&Ps are ok, all fairly affordable, the first two seem to hold value pretty well.

4" guns are good all around compromises if you're thinking HD/SD too and don't want to rush into a "collection", they're really not going to hold you back much in any sport especially starting out.

 

If you really want to go all in on the games you have to pick a division and you'll probably want something with a metal frame.

 

I live in Virginia Beach and thanks for that advice on the guns! I appreciate everyone who has written to me on the form it has help me a lot with my decision. lm leaning towards the glock 17 or the m&p. I have a friend who has both so I will shoot both this weekend and make a decision. He is bringing some others as well.

[New shooter]

Hello!` I have stumbled onto the sport of shooting. I played a lot of sports growing and I have become a fan of competitive shooting. I don't own a gun and I'm looking to buy one with my tax check coming in.  I would like to start competing in some events. Therefore, being a new shooter my question is would it be smart for me to buy a gun for competition ones like the glock 34 or 17 (for example) or should I learn on sometching like the glock 19 (for example) and start taking classes? Before diving in too the competition world.