Competition Ready

[hawkinsje]

I would like to get into competition shooting. What would be some affordable out of the box options. Also I know slot of you will say some sort of 1911, but they always see a bit boring to me.

[wanneroo]

I think it depends whether you want to shoot hammer fired or striker fired guns.

IMO, the classic Sig 220 line(220, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229) is a great way to go for hammer fired guns and for striker fired, Glock, H&K VP9, Walther PPQ is probably a good place to start.

[NathanB]

Glock 34 or 35 depends on what you are doing and what classes etc

[hawkinsje]

What about the xdm comps or the czs?

[Brick]

I would like to get into competition shooting. What would be some affordable out of the box options. Also I know slot of you will say some sort of 1911, but they always see a bit boring to me.

There is ONE basic question to answer.

WHAT kind of competitive shooting to want to do?

Bullseye? ISSF (International)? IDPA? USPSA? CORE? Bianchi Cup? NRA Action Pistol? There is some but not a lot of overlap.

[hawkinsje]

I guess it would be IDPA and whatever would overlap with that.

[NathanB]

The Czs are nice and have a huge following. The xdm puts you in esp I believe for idpa. You should figure out if you want to shoot a specific class or not. Sap is usually where everyone starts

[smoke-wagon]

I shoot a modified glock 19 now but I'd really like a 34 eventually for the longer sight radius

[Yoder]

Cheapest way with the best reliability is a Gen3 Glock 17 or Glock 34. Next would be a S&W M&P. Not a fan of the XD's and 1911's are fun but not the most reliable guns. You have to play with them more than other guns to get them to run.

[NathanB]

I have a glock 34 I use. started with a glock 22 and then when I decided it was something I could get into more I needed to get something more suitable. you see alot of them on the weekends