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Not trying to sit up any controversy are we? [stirpot]
If your club could only do one, which would you choose and why?
IDPA for sure. You'd get a lot more shooters.
, an organization that responds to its members and has the ability to digest, remake, and reform itself in response to members desires and technical changes from manufacturers,
but I think some of the strict rules in IDPA needs to go. For example, you cannot use a guide rod made of another material than the factory guide rod in SSP. I believe a lot of Glock owners replace the cheap plastic factory guide rod with either a steel or tungsten guide rod on their carry gun.
Always had a problem with that...if its in my carry/self defense gun for everyday why cant i use it for a competition?
Always had a problem with that...if its in my carry/self defense gun for everyday why cant i use it for a competition?
I agree that there needs to some regulations, and for the most I am OK with the rules in USPSA, such allowing adding up to 2oz of weight to the gun. This allows shooters to add a steel guide rod that is more reliable. It's not an externally visible change either. This has not lead to an equipment race, and there are other changes that are allowed in both IDPA and USPSA that are more expensive, give more benefits, and may be externally visible, such as after market sights and triggers.USPSA has a similar set of limitation for "Production" division - many changes that are "Street acceptable" are not allowed within the division.
The goal of USPSA, and probably IDPA, is to have a division where out of box guns are fully competitive.
I agree that there needs to some regulations, and for the most I am OK with the rules in USPSA, such allowing adding up to 2oz of weight to the gun. This allows shooters to add a steel guide rod that is more reliable.
but at typical IDPA/USPSA distances, does a match barrel really make that big of a difference?