what does everyone like on an Open Gun?

mike cyrwus · Mar 28, 2016

Im going to be building some open guns, but before I do, what do you guys all like on your open guns?

I know it has to have a slide tracker/racker and a muzzle brake, what else? a RDS or a aimpoint?

What caliber?

irons_shooter · Mar 28, 2016

Sounds like a troll.. Mike build an open gun???

9mm for sure.. 38 is dying on the vine.. Slide rackers are only required with a 90 degree mount. I think a lot of folks are going back to the vertical mount though. I would think the new Delta Point Pro and the c-more RDS (new one) are going to be very popular, but the slide-ridle will never go away. It's too reliable. A titanium 4 port comp like the cheely, cut the snot out of the slide to get it close to 10 oz as possible, and get ready for the complaints, because that's what open shooters do...

mike cyrwus · Mar 28, 2016

dammit, mikey P just cut short my fun

bsdubois00 · Mar 28, 2016

I had a response typed up but figured it was easier to say this:

Pretty much the opposite of what Pinto just said

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irons_shooter · Mar 28, 2016

Only you rich guys can afford .38xxx

bsdubois00 · Mar 28, 2016

I just don't trust 9mm major.

Matt1911 · Mar 28, 2016

mike_pinto said:
Only you rich guys can afford .38xxx

Says the guy in the Mercedes.

45recoil · Mar 28, 2016

Put a titan comp, get one of those eotechs that arent really defective but sent back anyway, 3/4# trigger pull, charging handle from a benelli m2 and call it good. Put me down for 2.

Feegee · Mar 28, 2016

I herd that Bedell has some new super bad ass comp for 9 major guns. My point is make a 9major gun that has good recoil impulse, and reliable. AI has a very good track record of guns that run!!! Mike I can't wait until you start turning out some open blasters. I will sell all my open guns to get money for one of yours. So put me on the list.

mike cyrwus · Mar 28, 2016

haha! Im just starting poop, feeg. Ill build opens guns when my eyesight and my peepee shrivels up

mike cyrwus · Mar 28, 2016

actually, theres only one guy I know for sure Id build an open gun for, but he's only 2 months old and still in the hospital

wgm2011 · Mar 28, 2016

From experience, the eyesight goes before the peepee.

About the same time, your back will go bye bye. Hence the need for shooting 9 Major. You can consider local club matches as lost brass matches and not beat yourself up over it.

bsdubois00 · Mar 28, 2016

So all we are waiting for now is your eyesight to go - sweet!

poopgiggle · Mar 28, 2016

i want a muzzle brake that looks like a dong so I can just skeet skeet all over the targets

mikey80 · Mar 28, 2016

I like A1 on my open gun

mike cyrwus · Mar 29, 2016

Flatland Shooter said:
From experience, the eyesight goes before the peepee.

About the same time, your back will go bye bye. Hence the need for shooting 9 Major. You can consider local club matches as lost brass matches and not beat yourself up over it.

oh yeah, my back is gone. left about three months ago

Micah_Rowe said:
I like A1 on my open gun

mmm, that sounds good. Ill have that.

45recoil · Mar 29, 2016

Feegee Matlock said:
I herd that Bedell has some new super bad ass comp for 9 major guns. My point is make a 9major gun that has good recoil impulse, and reliable. AI has a very good track record of guns that run!!! Mike I can't wait until you start turning out some open blasters. I will sell all my open guns to get money for one of yours. So put me on the list.

This made my day when i 'red' it again.

Todd7446 · Mar 29, 2016

As a guy who shoots Open in USPSA, I'm looking to try 3-gun this year and planned to shoot Open/Unlimited there. Help me understand some things. I didn't think there was a power factor requirement like USPSA, so I thought the hot setup would be a comp'd 9 minor gun. Also expected that a DeltaPoint Pro on the slide instead of a mount might be the real ticket. Am I looking at it wrong?

Feegee · Mar 29, 2016

Can't go wrong with a cmore.

wgm2011 · Mar 29, 2016

Todd7446 said:
As a guy who shoots Open in USPSA, I'm looking to try 3-gun this year and planned to shoot Open/Unlimited there. Help me understand some things. I didn't think there was a power factor requirement like USPSA, so I thought the hot setup would be a comp'd 9 minor gun. Also expected that a DeltaPoint Pro on the slide instead of a mount might be the real ticket. Am I looking at it wrong?

If I've got this right, USPSA Multigun matches can use traditional hit factor scoring (major/minor affects target scoring) or time plus. 3GN and the other 4 gun matches I've shot were always time plus scoring. So major/minor do not come into play.

Even shooting minor with no floor, you still need to be able to knock down steel. I try to stay above 130 PF and have not had problems.

The slide mounted red dot opens up your selection of holsters, For 3 gun, retention and protection of your handgun requires more than most of the Open rigs found in USPSA. I'm not saying it can't be done, but I really trusted my CR Speed holster until I saw a competitor at a major match outrun his handgun.