vgdvc Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Hello. Never owned an open pistol before and would be planning to shoot major in USPSA open division, possibly .38super. I am coming from Limited major and would like to know if anyone has opinions on length of barrel/slide and characteristics of the shorter versus a 5 inch. Specifically if anyone has any opinions of the Brazos Pro Series SX versus the Pro Series 5 inch. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StandardError Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 There was a thread recently that went into this. What seemed to be the quasi consensus was: Shorter guns transition and point more easily. Longer guns are softer and can be flatter. Shorties require firmer grip but can be really driven around easily. The gap between the two has closed significantly with metal grips and titanium comps which all move the center of mass closer to the trigger finger and give less of a feeling of a lot of weight hanging out there. A PT Evo grip is going to far outweigh an extra .4" of barrel/slide. Also, the dust cover length and thickness is another variable that a lot of gun makers like to play around with. The best advice seems to be to hold different styles of guns to see which you prefer. But also realize that practice will probably nullify most of the differences when actually in play. Me? I'm going full length. Bc it's always easier to go shorter than to go longer. (Well, sort of) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgdvc Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Good advice. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooldylocks Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 https://forums.brianenos.com/topic/267434-open-gun-lengths/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgdvc Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share Posted November 26, 2018 Nice! Thanks for the link Gooldylocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted November 26, 2018 Share Posted November 26, 2018 Most of us shoot full sized Open guns, because they're more pleasant to shoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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