DoubleBarrel
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does anyone shoot 45 acp in 3 gun or mainly 9mm?
The benefit of .40 over 9mm is points. .40 will allow you to shoot major while 9mm puts you in minor.
I thought it was 19 or 20, just wasn't sure. Yeah OKCGC is Outlaw 3gun, I was speaking more in terms of action pistol all together.With USPSA multigun rules, yes. Out at Arcadia it is Outlaw and there is no major/minor. My STI in .40 holds 20+1 with 140mm mags.
Nobody shoots .45 outside of heavy metal and wins.
That'd give you what 26 in the mag? Doesn't sound like a bad Idea. Why not just get a 9mm top end & mags & run it on the same lower?I usually download 1 on my reload magazines, to 19, because 20 makes them pretty hard to get into the gun.
Is it bad that I'm thinking about a 9mm 2011 for a steel gun and outlaw 3gn?
Rusty is absolutely right.I'm thinking that the thing to do is to come out and run what you have, this is what I did and have been having a blast ever since. Breaking the bank trying to get the "right" gear together will make having fun a little tougher. The best way to make the decision on where to spend your hard earned cash will be made tons easier with a little personal experience in the mix. The most importnat thing to do is to come out and shoot!
Remember i am new to this so: are you saying that if two competitors were in the same match and one a 45 and the other a 9mm and both had exactly the same hits the 45 would garner more points and win? thanks also are there very many outlaw matches where you could shoot a 9mm or are they mostly sanctioned? thanksI think .40 is probably the most popular caliber for all action shooting. The benifit of .40 over .45 is explained above. The benefit of .40 over 9mm is points. .40 will allow you to shoot major while 9mm puts you in minor. The amount of points scored for each hit differs from major to minor.
Major is scored:
A=5
B=4
C=4
D=2
Minor is scored:
A=5
B=3
C=3
D=1
Providing the times were the same, yes, which is the whole purpose of major/minor scoring. Since the 9mm has the advantage of more ammo & more controllable recoil, the 45 gets the advantage of more points per hit (except A's). This is the reason .40 is so popular, major scoring with more ammo/fewer mag changes.Remember i am new to this so: are you saying that if two competitors were in the same match and one a 45 and the other a 9mm and both had exactly the same hits the 45 would garner more points and win?
You can shoot a 9mm in any of the matches but in the sanctioned matches you'll be scored with the minor point values. As previously stated in Outlaw 3gun there's no major/minor scoring.also are there very many outlaw matches where you could shoot a 9mm or are they mostly sanctioned? thanks