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First of all. I am not a great shooter and I shoot for fun when I can.

Currently run a Tanfo single action 40sw in standard division, I am thinking of picking up an RIA/ARMSCore Single Stack 40SW but I am debating if I should just stick with 9mm (minor)and get a loader conversion for my dillon 650. (More money)
I reload so either way is fine.
 
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Ive shot both major and minor in classic division, i prefer minor myself and most of my friends have gone the same route
 
I've shot a few matches in classic with my 45, just bought a 9mm to switch to minor. I'm nowhere near competitive, I'm mostly looking to not lose as much brass and be able to potentially copy other shooters 10 round stage plans.
If you're interested in a Tanfoglio in 9mm, one of the BC shooters has one he won and isn't going to use. He offered it to me for $950, and I could pass on contact info if wanted.
Kristian
 
Can someone inform me how 9mm came to be allowed in Classic? I thought the division was to allow the old guys with true classic 1911's (.45acp obviously) to compete on a level playing field?? I don't see ANY guys shooting 45acp anymore. I'm sure they are out there but it's a rare breed. I guess I'm having issues with the term Classic. I bet Mr Browning would too.:p
 
MikeyScuba said:
Can someone inform me how 9mm came to be allowed in Classic? I thought the division was to allow the old guys with true classic 1911's (.45acp obviously) to compete on a level playing field?? I don't see ANY guys shooting 45acp anymore. I'm sure they are out there but it's a rare breed. I guess I'm having issues with the term Classic. I bet Mr Browning would too.:p
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I'm not old, but all the IPSC matches I've shot so far have been in classic with a 45. I even used it for my black badge course. I'm switching to 9mm though because I don't want to keep losing brass at matches, and brass and bullets are quite a bit cheaper for 9mm. I know that doesn't answer why 9mm is allowed in classic, but I would guess that if only 45 were allowed there would be even fewer people shooting classic than there currently are. As it is, I don't think I've been to a match with more than 4 classic shooters, and I'm usually the only one shooting 45.
Kristian
 
MikeyScuba said:
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I believe the thought was to allow classic 1911's to compete on a level playing field. The classic 1911 came in several calibers: 9mm, 38 Super, 40 S&W, 45 ACP. All of these calibers are allowed but the most competitive ones will rise to the top: the 9mm and the 40S&W.

The recoil characteristics of the 45 and 40 are similar, but (to my feel) the 40 is milder. The rules of the Division allow for Minor (9mm) to compete with 10 rounds vs Major (40 and 45) with 8 rounds. It is a very well balanced rule definition as after 7 years of competition there is still vigorous debate as to which is better... clear evidence that the split was done correctly.

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MikeyScuba said:
Can someone inform me how 9mm came to be allowed in Classic? I thought the division was to allow the old guys with true classic 1911's (.45acp obviously) to compete on a level playing field?? I don't see ANY guys shooting 45acp anymore. I'm sure they are out there but it's a rare breed. I guess I'm having issues with the term Classic. I bet Mr Browning would too.:p
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The gun has to look or at least resemble the Original 1911. There is no caliber restriction.
 
Answer is pretty straight-forward. Bring a minor and major pistol to match, or a 1911 in 40 where you can reliably run 40 in Minor or Major. Look at the courses of fire firstly. If there are a lot of partials and arrays partial to the revolver folks, run major, else run minor.
 
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