TANFARM Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Do folks that shoot traditional USPSA matches and Super or Outlaw steel use the same loads?? Im considering setting up one open for steel with Minor loads and other Major. Anyone shoot strictly Minor for steel matches.... can’t see any advantage of Major. Straighten me out..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kixx Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I know people who use their normal major loads because that’s what they’re used to regarding recoil impulse and timing the gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warpspeed Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Do you mean two loads for one gun or two different guns with their own load? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotango Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 (edited) I shoot my major rounds regardless of the kind or match. Steel, bianchi, steel challenge, etc. It is just practice for me. I used to have 2 loads and even had a steel gun built. Now only shoot major and have two identical major guns. Edited December 25, 2018 by echotango Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TANFARM Posted December 25, 2018 Author Share Posted December 25, 2018 Warpspeed......2 different pistols......I’m assuming the main difference is recoil springs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanfoglio 38 super Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 i use the same loads. Major (pf 168) voor ESC, IPSC and steel matches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hi-Power Jack Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 Easiest to just keep using same gun and same load - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckS Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 A friend of mine says to run the same velocity ammo so the timing of everything is the same. Use your major loads or go to a lighter bullet for non-PF matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzt Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 I tried shooting my USPSA Open major loads at my first Steel Challenge. I knew then it was a mistake. I tried it one more time when I had back to back Steel - USPSA matches. It is still not for me. If I could get my Open guns to run reliably at less than 160PF, I'd try them again for steel. Now I just use a different gun and 126PF ammo. I'm just finishing up another Open gun. I'm going to shoot for reliability around the 145/150PF level. If I can achieve that, I'll try it for steel and USPSA minor. Or maybe I'll change springs and shoot minor/major. I want to try the one gun for everything concept again. As it stands, I have to have a couple days of dry fire when changing guns. Otherwise I play find the dot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theWacoKid Posted December 25, 2018 Share Posted December 25, 2018 17 hours ago, TANFARM said: Do folks that shoot traditional USPSA matches and Super or Outlaw steel use the same loads?? Im considering setting up one open for steel with Minor loads and other Major. Anyone shoot strictly Minor for steel matches.... can’t see any advantage of Major. Straighten me out..... Anybody that really cares or focuses on the steel sports will be shooting a steel gun and a steel load. Guys that are setup for USPSA and just dabble in steel will shoot whatever runs. I like to have a steel recipe on call for any falling steel matches I stumble into, but have admittedly been stuck shooting USPSA major a few times at such events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shmella Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 I think its easier to shoot a softer bunny fart load at falling steel matches. But I have shot major loads just because it was the only thing I had loaded up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aircooled6racer Posted December 26, 2018 Share Posted December 26, 2018 Hello: Same gun and powder drop just use lighter bullets for shooting steel matches. 171-173PF for USPSA matches and 141-147PF with lighter bullets for steel. That way the pistol feels almost the same and you have the velocity to knock down the steel. Steel challenge loads will sometimes not knock down steel. Thanks, Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidSeavey Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 i shoot a cz czechmate open gun and it'll run on nearly anything, though i havent tried ultra light steel type loads. for falling steel or games where only one shot per target is required i may use my MPX pcc loads as sometimes its easier to 'hop' the dot between targets with a cadence, otherwise it's proper major loads for everything or if i havent loaded pcc in a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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