You can't be scored major shooting a 9mm in Limited, no matter how hot your ammo is. .40 is the minimum caliber for Major, per the rules.

Glock 35 is the answer to your question. (or 24 if you want a long boi)

 

If your heart is set on limited, G35 is your pistol.

 

Glock 22 Gen 5 with the beefier slide.

 

I don’t own any .40 Glocks.

Current options I have would be for g22.5 or a g35.3.

Don’t know if I could find a 35.4 unless it’s used.


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Model 40 or 20

 

Why 20/40? Curious.

I do have a bucket of 10mm Glock mags.


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Caliber conversions are fine in all the divisions now actually

 

Thank you mysterious man on the internet. I was checking the rule book for the divisions and didn't see a rule which usually means no rule but doesn't necessarily mean legal. I haven't read the entire rule book though.

But this is making me want to get a G40 for all the wrong reasons....(as yard sale said)

I passed on a used 24 last year that I regret doing but still want a long boy and a heavier caliber distinction sounds fun from the dull drum of 9mm everything that I currently have.

 

Will a G20/40 feed standard .40s reliably for competition?
How about long OAL .40 like some 2011s do better with?

I think the smart move is a G35 Gen 5 MOS with GPT or Timney.
That way you can readily move on to Carry Optic or Limited Optic with .40 Minor.
Add a compensator and some ballast and move up to Open back with .40 Major.

LE surplus G22s are common and cheap if you don't demand a long sight radius and if you mean to stay with iron sights.

 

Will a G20/40 feed standard .40s reliably for competition?
How about long OAL .40 like some 2011s do better with?

Yes, I have shot a lot of long .40 out of my G20SF.

Carry Optic or Limited Optic with .40 Minor.

And be uncompetitive

Add a compensator and some ballast and move up to Open back with .40 Major.

And be uncompetitive

 

Shooting 40 out of a 10mm without a proper 40 barrel relies on the extractor to hold the case against the breach face. People will say they have done it for many thousands of rounds but I wouldn't.

 

I wouldn't either. I presumed a .40 conversion barrel, like so.

G20 Match in 40S&W 4.6″OAL (Fits Glock G20 Gen 1-4) – KKM

 

I loved my KKM barrel in my g24. Extremely accurate and FAST. I could use a tenth or two less powder and make the same power factor

 

Let's presume, that for competition that I personally would only recommend a conversion barrel. Due to a variety of reasons starting with safety and ending with looking for an excuse to buy a barrel and rose gold that sucker.

 

Well if you're not going to reload, you definitely want to stay away from 10mm ($$) and probably want to stay away from 40 ($), so you should probably just avoid Limited altogether. Production is the iron sight division for 9mm.

 

I value your skill dude. Thanks. (Nothing personal meant to anyone else.)

Going to stick to 9mm as I do not intend on reloading ammo. Do I have to go with a G34 or can I remain competitive with a G17?

OT : It's an interesting world I want to dabble in. On one hand, I don't have a set goal other than to make it to my first match. On the other hand, I dont want to compete with a P365 against a 2011. I don't feel like thats the "match" I am looking for.

 

You could always remove the dot and run it in Limited Minor or Production if you don't want to do carry optics.

 

Batt, if you have never shot a USPSA match before, it won't really matter what gun you start with. There is way more going on in competition than the gun you choose.

 

Batt, if you have never shot a USPSA match before, it won't really matter what gun you start with. There is way more going on in competition than the guy you choose.

Yeah, I think the point of context here for me is just to go and not worry about it.

Once my feet are wet enough. I can decide then.


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To the OP if you’re committed to .40, have you considered the CZ TS/TS2 series?

 

I recently made master in gssf so I can pick up a long slide for something completely different.

Already have a g34.5 with a dot.
A 17
A couple 19/26
And a Glock 29 with more mags then a reasonable person would want. Or at least that’s what people say.


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I run a G41 in Limited Major. TT mags bases give 17rds in the mag after spring break in.

 

Or just run the G34 in Carry Optics... That way you can have 23 rounds in the mag (141.25 mm).

 

Or just run the G34 in Carry Optics... That way you can have 23 rounds in the mag (141.25 mm).

Any factory or after market easy buttons for this?

I don’t have a mm gauge.


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24's are too long to meet the 141.25mm rule. They would work in Open Division.

 

Optics should have nothing to do with mag extensions.

 

You are right they do not. Was sharing a story of how I try not to deviate from what’s proven but sometime a product departs me from my money when the feature set is promising enough and I get burned.

When I do go to make my purchase I will run it by the group. My next gssf match got cancelled so I may try and pick up some form of competition in June / July.

Assuming I go the idpa or uspsa route as both are nearby and I get the Taran tactical +5 how many mags would I need?


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You can't use the extensions for IDPA. For USPSA I have four, but honestly you can get by with one or two but that requires a bit more thought as to how you will approach each stage.

 

Just to keep it simple. The goal is still to get a limited gun, but I think as many have said. Just take what I have and go and get a feeling for it. I will likely pick up a G34.5 holster to start and run it in carry optics or IDPA equivelent with a goal of following safe practices and finishing somewhere middle of the pack.

Of my latest matches, Gorka seems to be my local "pro competitor" at my local match. His last match was 8 among all shooters in Single Stack division (minor). There was 63 competitors at the last local USPSA match. With no limited 10 people competing (makes sense).

 

i love my g24 for limited division

 

Is it like the g17L where they only do super limited runs?


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I know the g35.5 technically exists on the Glock website and stuff, but has anyone ever seen or heard of one for sale? That would be a fun gun with a GPT and holosun SCS

 

Yeah I meant they don’t produce a lot of g24 or 17L. Seems like they only build a few at a times and people like me are left dry.

I won 3 pistols at gssf my last match. Figured I would debate here what pistol to get. I am debating waiting to see if they release a 35.5 vs a 35.3 I’d be able to get with a cert.

Haven’t made it to a competition this month. Saving for some alternate stuff.

This weekend if my FFL didn’t give me the right number. Otherwise, I would have probably gone off in la la land and gotten a 41.

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The G41 doesn't really have a home in USPSA. Not enough mag capacity to be usefull in Limited. OK Limited 10 (except 10 rounds suck). And too much power floor for Production.

 

I agree, it would be IDPA only.

I need to review my local clubs options and see which ones do IDPA on which days vs USPSA ect....

I get it though, the 41 doesn't really have a home it excels in, it's behind in everything.

To be fair, a Glock Model 40 is also calling my name with a conversion .40 barrel (or just run .40 if allowed).