Glock 35 vs 41 for IPSC Standard Major?
- Thread starter saunders278
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saunders278
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Oh really? Do you know what model he uses? Or what division he shoots with it?
saunders278
CGN Regular
2011 for Standard.
CZ/Tanfo for Production.
I've heard great things about Tanfos, and the one CZ I shot was fine, I just can't stand DA/SA. Am I alone on this? A lot of people don't seem to mind the DA first shot.
PS. I'm a rookie so all comments are appreciated.
Looking at what pro golfer use and try to buy the same club is not going to help average individual improve much in golf.
Same thing happens in shooting sport.
The gun that pro shooter or good shooter use is not the one that average individual can purchase from a gun store right out of the box.
Same thing happens in shooting sport.
The gun that pro shooter or good shooter use is not the one that average individual can purchase from a gun store right out of the box.
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This thread has been primarily about Standard Division guns, which are usually Single Action Only (ie. 2011, Tanfo Lim Custom, Para, CZ TS) so if you're a Standard Shooter, you will be happy.
If you shoot Production, do like Jimbo14 says - practice the DA and after a short while; you'll find it's not that much more difficult.
Will you look at that? Sunray took up IPSC....
Choosing the same gun the top shooters in Canada use may not be the best choice for everyone. The gun has to fit your hand and be comfortable to shoot. The top shooters usually win because they are the top shooters. Very few people can out shoot their gun for the second shot. Then you move to the next target so you are only losing very small fractions of a second on follow up shots compared to all the other ways you can screw up your score.
If you get good enough to fire the second shot the instant you are back on target and you can shoot all A's, and do it faster than everyone else, then you will probably win the match regardless of your gun, barring any other screw ups.
If you get good enough to fire the second shot the instant you are back on target and you can shoot all A's, and do it faster than everyone else, then you will probably win the match regardless of your gun, barring any other screw ups.
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- Halifax - NS
Here's my advice.
Pros can shoot just about anything and win - when you make a living shooting, spending almost every day on the range, not worrying about things like a job, family, other crap - you can be that good.
And yeah, since their experience is massive - they know how to tune and pick the right setup / gun - so whatever it is - it's gonna work for them. Make no mistake none of them would ever show up shooting something they hadn't tested thoroughly.
Then there's us. Yeah - me, and all of you - Canadians. There are NO pros in Canada. The best shooters in Canada all have other jobs and responsibilities. Regular schmucks. Other than some very minor sponsorships - they have a lot of distractions away from the range. They're the guys to look at for what to shoot. They're the same as the rest of us. They pick the guns that give them the best advantage at the game they play. The production shooters are picking CZ/Tanfoglio platforms because the SA trigger pull is so light and the flared magwells with tapered mags change easy. Think they'd do as good with a Glock or an M&P? Nope. They know that - that's why they picked that platform. They don't have a factory behind them when the gun breaks, they have to rely on a good parts supply - so they pick the best. Same goes for Open, Standard and Classic.
And guess what? Their competition (IPSC is competition, at it's basest design.) is picking the guns that is going to give them the best advantage too. 16 years ago, I was struggling along with a homemade gun and not having a lot of success, despite 10 years at the game. Then I got an Edge. Bam - up 10 spots on the results at the nationals. Seems a gun that managed recoil better, had better mags and magwell and trigger was an advantage.
Hey - maybe one of you is going to be the next Matt McLaren. You're going to quit your day job, practice all day, move to the US and win the Worlds in 2020. For you, shoot the junk. Your commitment will overcome it's deficiencies. OR you're not interested in winning - you're just having fun - so then - shoot whatever you want.
So that's my 2 cents - take it or leave it; I've only been playing this game for 28 years, shot IPSC on 5 continents, been ranked in the top 10 for a while, been on the Canadian Team and trained with 5 different world champions, but what do I know?
Pros can shoot just about anything and win - when you make a living shooting, spending almost every day on the range, not worrying about things like a job, family, other crap - you can be that good.
And yeah, since their experience is massive - they know how to tune and pick the right setup / gun - so whatever it is - it's gonna work for them. Make no mistake none of them would ever show up shooting something they hadn't tested thoroughly.
Then there's us. Yeah - me, and all of you - Canadians. There are NO pros in Canada. The best shooters in Canada all have other jobs and responsibilities. Regular schmucks. Other than some very minor sponsorships - they have a lot of distractions away from the range. They're the guys to look at for what to shoot. They're the same as the rest of us. They pick the guns that give them the best advantage at the game they play. The production shooters are picking CZ/Tanfoglio platforms because the SA trigger pull is so light and the flared magwells with tapered mags change easy. Think they'd do as good with a Glock or an M&P? Nope. They know that - that's why they picked that platform. They don't have a factory behind them when the gun breaks, they have to rely on a good parts supply - so they pick the best. Same goes for Open, Standard and Classic.
And guess what? Their competition (IPSC is competition, at it's basest design.) is picking the guns that is going to give them the best advantage too. 16 years ago, I was struggling along with a homemade gun and not having a lot of success, despite 10 years at the game. Then I got an Edge. Bam - up 10 spots on the results at the nationals. Seems a gun that managed recoil better, had better mags and magwell and trigger was an advantage.
Hey - maybe one of you is going to be the next Matt McLaren. You're going to quit your day job, practice all day, move to the US and win the Worlds in 2020. For you, shoot the junk. Your commitment will overcome it's deficiencies. OR you're not interested in winning - you're just having fun - so then - shoot whatever you want.
So that's my 2 cents - take it or leave it; I've only been playing this game for 28 years, shot IPSC on 5 continents, been ranked in the top 10 for a while, been on the Canadian Team and trained with 5 different world champions, but what do I know?
