Who has made the switch - from open to limited and vice aversa??

[Ozy]

Curious if any more “ seasoned” uspsa shooters have gone from open division to limited? 
Or the other way around.

 And?????

[AverageJoeShooting]

i started in limited and switched into open. whenever im done in open id probably go back

[Furrly]

I started in limited, now shot open as well. Primarily sticking to limited while my eyesight allows me to. 

[zzt]

Eye aches from trying to focus on the front sight forced me out of Limited.  I now shoot Open.  A retina problem means there is no chance of ever going back.  Brcause of that, every pistol I own wears a dot.

[Aircooled6racer]

Hello, I just shoot one till I get bored and then try something else. So far this year I have shot Open, Limited and Carry Optics. Next maybe PCC or Single Stack. It is fun for me to use a red dot and then iron sights. I do find shooting Open has made me a better Limited shooter. Thanks, Eric

[TANFARM]

I went from Limited to Open a couple of years ago.....Old eyes were my driving force...really glad I did..optics will extend my ability to shoot for a longer period of time and the bonus I no longer wear corrective lenses to shoot pistol and optic rifle...Other than mechanical problems ...Open is a blast....

[Old3GNR]

I went from when everybody shot a 1911 .45 single stack to Open (Also a 1911 Single stack with a comp).  Did Limited followed by Limited 10, just for fun got classified in Revolver.  Left USPSA for 3-Gun.  Bought a PCC and discovered I could shoot it in USPSA.  Got a B classification in PCC.  Recently shot Production  twice and decided it sucked.  Just shot my first Carry Optic match. As you might guess, I'm a veteran Super Senior.

[outerlimits]

shot open since b4 uspsa.  decided to try limited at the ripe old age of 61.  now, i shoot them both, eyes be damned.

[Jeremyc_1999]

I started in open. My first match was limited, but I wasn’t sure what to expect. I saw people shooting open and decided that I wanted to do that. I later switched to PCC, but now I shoot strictly limited and enjoy every minute of it. Not having to double plug is quite nice 

[NOSHMJ]

Started in Open, went to Limited, then went to PCC, got bored and ended up back to Open and wont ever look back. 

[N7VY]

I started in limited and found out that my eyes were just too old. Switched to carry optic and have been doing a lot better. We have a weekly steel match here and thought I would try shooting the other divisions. I have a corrective insert for my eyeware that has distance in the left eye and the right eye is set for the front sight. After shooting carry optic for over a year I was very surprised that I was able to make the transition to production, then to limited-10. Not sure if I’m going to limited than open but I was able to train my 62 year old eyes to see my front sight and target. In USPSA Im a “B” in carry optic and production and “C” in Open and PCC and a “D” in limited. There’s a thread about shielding the red dot or front sight from your right eye and using both eyes to make target transitions. 

[AzShooter]

I went from Limited to Open about 30 years ago when the first Aimpoints became available for pistols.  It really improved my shooting.  I still had my Limited gun and decided to shoot it on action.  I'd shoot both guns at some matches using Open first.  Over the years I've learned that I shoot my Limited gun much better now since I've learned how important it was to concentrate on the sight.

 

I made Master in ICORE with both guns.  One balances the other and you will get better by shooting both.

 

[konkapot]

This is my second attempt at Open from iron sights. Very very hard for me to make the switch and really utilize the additional horsepower.

 

I feel like I'm driving a Maserati to the grocery store. Feels good.....looks good.....but I'm not optimizing the platform. 

[yigal]

started as limited 1911 SS. after 3 years built for myself few open guns on cz75 platform . competed  10 y. as sponsored shooter .

retired after 17 years from ipsc . didn't shoot  16 y .  now shoot  with limited for fun . 

[Blueknight749]

I started straight in limited right off the bat as a new shooter. A lot of my buddies were shooting open at the time and I didn’t have the funds so I went to Carry Optics.  I knew that my reloads really sucked so after about a year, I jumped into single stack to work on those reloads. I never gave PCC a fair shake but now I’m back to open and seriously considering running that 929 in Revo.

[S&W686]

I was shooting IDPA for several years before going into USPSA.  I had a Glock 35 so my first time shooting USPSA was in limited.  I went from a Glock 35 to an Akai limited and continued to shoot limited for about four years.  Got the bug to shoot Open and sold my Akai and had a Freedom Gunworks 9 major built.  Then shoot Open for about five years and switch to PCC which I have been shooting for about two years, but I am getting the Open bug again.  I really enjoyed shooting Open.