(4) divisions with one gun will keep you busy and having (40) mags will get you through it quicker. If you are Amateur status I would recommend the 26 or 17. 1)Shooting Amateur Civilan 2) Amateur Competition 3) Amateur Unlimited 4) Amateur subcompact with the 26, the 17 Master Stock.
I would shoot Amateur Civilan and Amateur Competition last and the other categories first as practice.
G30 = Civilian, Subcompact, Major Sub, Heavy Metal, Competition, Master Stock and Unlimited. Sights of your choice plus a factory "-" connector and a ton of magazines. You may use G21 magazines, but you may not use any magazine sleeves. GSSF is designed for stock Glocks, except in the Unlimited Division. 7 divisions mean as much as 750 rounds of ammo fired. You will need a small wagon to haul your ammo and magazine around the event.
If you go the G30 route and 7 divisions make sure to bring a bucket of water too, the gun gets HOT after a few divisions! LOL!
I think the G17 in AmCiv, Competition, Master Stock and Unlimited would give you the best bang for the buck. Swap the sights for a set of Dawson or TTI FO's and maybe a .25 trigger job and you should be in good shape.
Sounds like the G30 or G26 is the way to go. I only did a Glock 19 in one division last time since it was my first match, but i'd like my second one to be a little more crazy.
+1 to G30 with Dawsons and polish work. Mine was a police trade in; well worn recoil assembly allows it function with somewhat lighter loads. I use it for HM, MajSub, and SubComp.
When I switched from Titegroup to Bullseye gun got noticeably less hot.
You're asking to shoot as many divisions as possible at one event or match correct? G30 Will put you in more divisions. I'd run a pair G30 and G17 with Heinies fixed rear and solid front sight. Add skate tape to make the grip fit me and I'd be done. I've been pretty happy with my results but damn near everyone I know shoots better than me.
G 30 with good sights and perhaps a improved trigger it allows for more divisions than any other glock the only division I haven't shot at some point with a 30 is pocket glock. The only other guns you can do this with are the 29 and perhaps the .45 gap subcompact.
I have 2 Glocks. The first is a 26 with about 9,500 rounds. It is my carry pistol. The other is my new 17. I bought it for the range. I wanted the 17 because of the barrel length for better accuracy, and sight distance, for the same reason. I intend on keeping it stock so I can shoot it at the GSSF in Brighton this summer. I put Truglo sights on it.
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I use the 30S, you can down load the ammo, still very heavy ammo to ship. 200 rds of my 45 weights as much as 400 rds of 9mm. I ship 25+ lbs now -that would be closer to 35 lbs, thats a lot of weight to carry around a match-No gym need anymore.
30SF, "-" connector, light polishing job of all the trigger related moving parts (by light, I mean a cotton cleaning patch, some flitz, and your hands). Bunch of G21 magazines. Some kind of high-viz front sight and as plain as possible rear sight. You'll be at a disadvantage in categories like AmCiv and Heavy Metal, where a smaller caliber and/or full size gun is allowed...so why not set up several guns if you really want to shoot as many divisions as possible?
i.e. if you want to shoot every division, and not be at too much of a disadvantage, I'd suggest a 21SF, 30SF, and 42/43 (42 if you can manage that small a gun...43 otherwise).
njl for me my best accuracy tends to come from my bastard G30. Maybe because I shot it first. Only place I'd Truely feel at a disadvantage is shooting UL. If not for not getting my brass back I'd run G30 where I run my G17.
Speaking of G17 when I heal up I'm tempted to go back to shooting a G22 because I've had my best accuracy with it. I know at 25 yards my load will shoot 2.5". Might be 1000 loads for 9mm do it but I've not found it. I'm willing to bet I'm only GSSF master got there shooting 40.
For the cost of all that 45 ammo if you shot a couple multi category matches you'd have enough cash for a 9mm for the categories in which they can be shot
But it still wouldn't be a .45
That's actually how I rationalized buying my second Glock (19) when all I had was a 27. I think I did actually recommend 9mm Glocks for the categories that don't need to be .45.
A G30(S/SF) and a 42 or 43 would allow you to shoot in every division (except Guardian unless you are retired or active military, police, firefighter, EMT) and a female for the Glock Girl side match.
I've been tempted, except after three or four matches, I'm exhausted.
Yep, it is. And since .45 only costs a couple cents a round more to reload than 9mm it takes cost out of the equation. It's more of a shame to lose the .45 brass of course, but that's an argument for ROing.
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