Pistol Vs. Shotgun Vs. Rifle in USPSA or IDPA

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A recent discussion with some guys that can't shoot shotguns made me wonder about the effectiveness of a shotgun in a standard USPSA or IDPA match. Obviously the shotgun struggles with the reloads compared to a rifle or a pistol. But at USPSA or IDPA type distances what would be fastest and more accurate? Rifle, pistol or shotgun? Shotgun can shoot any load you put in it. Course of fire is 10 targets or 20 pistol rounds, 20 rifle rounds or 2 buckshot or 1 slug.

I'm thinking I could put two alphas with my shotgun on a USPSA course of fire pretty damn quick. Nave not as fast as my carbine but definitely faster than my pistol.

What do you think?
 
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I think familiarity with any of those guns could produce a set of quick times.

In my case, I'm more familiar with a handgun, but I felt I did decent for only running one 3gun match with the sg and rifle.

Jesse, I bet for you, you could get pretty similar times and accuracy with all 3.
 
Iron sights vs Iron sight or dot vs dot. Capacity has to be similar cause reloading a shotgun isn't a comparison. Most competitive shotguns hold 8-12 rounds so limit the targets to 8-12 targets. Best 2 hits on each target or steel must fall. Throw in some no shoots or hardcover targets.

I am liking the shotgun on those 20 yard head shots with some flight control buck way more than my pistol.
 
I am hoping Kurt or Pat jumps in here and says hey we tried something like this on the clock once and this is what we found.
 
While I don't have "times"on hand. I know that the shotgun is faster than most anything else on smallish steel.

I think we proved some of that at the FNH last year. I watch a couple of "named" shooters choose pistol and my
shotgun times though the array were faster and more relaxed.
 
No doubt shotgun all the way on most any steel. I'm wondering on paper what it could do. Two buckshot in the A zone is fast! I haven't shot enough buckshot at speed to have a good feel.
 
Low recoil buck is more sedate than 3 dram 1 1/8 oz bird. One shot per paper and your done. Not sure
a good pistolaro or carbine shooter could match it.
 
I shot with Kurt when he ran an entire uspsa pistol match with a shotgun right before the world shot. It was an eye opener.
 
With 1 round per target and reloading out of the equation it's gonna be the shotgun. No way to make up the splits with the other guns on that fee targets.

If it were two rounds per target I would say it would depend on the course, but that a carbine would generally be fastest.
 
Jesse Tischauser said:
A recent discussion with some guys that can't shoot shotguns
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Why can't these people use shotguns? And what about if you were allowed to use speed loaders in this endeavor? Speed loaders are pretty damn fast when it all goes according to plan.
 
54%. Hmmm thats not good. I assume that probably required a lot of reloading though. I assume he shot all buckshot on paper?
 
54% of a super badass open shooter in a match where the average count per stage is 24+ seems pretty damn salty to me, dressy Jesse!

Makes me wanna try it, then again that's more slugs in a morning than I shoot in a year. :sarcastichand:
 
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