With hip issues and other muscle and pains it's hard for me to wear my favorite heavyweight ESP and SSP guns for any period of time. So i'm looking to switch divisions to lighter guns.

I like BUG division (I'm BUG EX, borrowed a G26 to classify) and I am looking at either G26 or G43 to utilize. Outside of those two choices, what is the "meta" gun for BUG?

I'll be shooting a stock cz P09c(P07) with a holosun scs carry, DA/SA. What would be the appropriate division? Dimensions without optic are 7.3" ×5.4" × 1.4. Optic overall height is .93" and id gues it sits about .15-.2" below overall handgun height.

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Hey all. I currently compete an Expert in CO I shoot a p320 X5 and it has treated me really well. I’m considering switching up to a 320 AXG legion. Anyone have experience with both, is it worth it to “upgrade” or do I stick with the X5 because the upside isn’t enough to make it worth it. Thanks!

What speed loader holders do you use? I am shooting a Smith 586 with Safariland comp 3 speed loader. I currently have the metal ones.

I will be going to more Tier 3 and up matches this year, where one may encounter a low light stage. My experience with my little dog-walking light at the Nationals last year was a bit disappointing. True, one was standing outside shooting in, but I hardly could see a thing.

I'm not looking for a frame-mounted light, but maybe someone has a recommendation. How many lumens do I need?

Can you use the 17L in IDPA? If so what division

Hi. Newbie here. What are the things I should consider? I'm going to shoot my first classifier for entering the IDPA. I don't currently know if it will be a 5x5 or the other one. All suggestions are greatly appreciated.

I have a S&W 686 7 shot revolver and I was wanting to know If I can use it to shot IDPA matches?

I’m going to Texas state and I wanna know if I should look for him there

Ok How many extra mags do you carry when shooting in SSP division???

1 or 2

Friends, last December I shot my first match at my local range, Texas Gun Club of Stafford. Used a P365 with a red dot, two 10-rounders and one 17-rounder I had to buy on the spot. Why are SIG mags so expensive?

Came in the middle of the pack and like another post mentioned earlier in this group, no DQ, no violations, no shots in the black or non-threats, so all in all, a good day.

At home I train with Mantis Laser Academy but they only have individual silhouettes. My idea is to create a scenario with multiple scaled down targets as in a previous post of mine on the Mantis group.

https://preview.redd.it/fxznje1ubibe1.jpg?width=1056&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fefcb25f71fa5e8863e5e241615b531d4000d936

https://www.reddit.com/r/MantisX/comments/1hhk9ci/idpa_scenario_1st_try/

So... I'd like to enlist some volunteers to collaborate on this effort. Any takers?

I just had a quick question. I was hoping someone cancer am. I allowed to have a ported barrel in my gun?

Very excited, and I'm quite a poor pistol shooter, so I don't expect to do great but any advice is appreciated

Took 19 overall in CO. No hits outside of center, and no missed targets. Got procedure penalties. Now that I understand some things, I should do way better next month. Fantastic time.

In practice, does the Walther PDP Compact 4" fit in the IDPA CCP box?

When I do the math, it _barely_ does not fit (0.025", or 1/40th of an inch!), but I wanted to see if anyone is able to run it.

✅ Length: 7.5″ (Gun) is less than 7.75″ (Box)

✅ Width: 1.34″ (Gun) is less than 1.375″ (Box)

❌ Height: 5.4″ (Gun) is more than 5.375″ (Box)

For what it's worth, I did search and found another post from 2yr ago that did not have a clear answer, just speculation.

I have my first match this Saturday, and realized that it’s from concealment. Not sure why I was thinking I could run my rig I do on the military side. I carry a Sig X Carry Legion in a Tier 1 holster. My question is where would I store my spare mags for the match? Is there a pouch I could quickly pick up on Amazon until I figure something out that you all would recommend? Thanks for the help.

Hello everyone! Have my first match this Sunday and had some questions. I currently have 3 magazines. Two 18 rounds and a 24. The 24 I am fairly confident will not fit in the box, however I have seen mixed things. I am shooting CO and was wondering if 2 mags (one in the gun one on the belt) is going to be enough or if I should go out and try to find another magazine before the match. I’m running a Canik TTI Combat with a Holosun 507 comp and a tlr1. Thanks in advance everyone!

Did my first local match. No DQs and didn’t come in last. I’ll call that a win. Got to see some good shooters.

How can I figure out what class/category (whatever the proper term is) my pistol falls under? It's a canik rival S. Would something like a P365x macro comp be usable and what class would something like that fall under?