What is your pistol competition rig?

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Probably should have done this a long time ago but have just recently decided to put together a dedicated pistol competition rig to include belt, holster and 4-5 mag holders for USPSA/SCSA. Been doing some searches online for complete rigs and have seen offers from Safariland, Black Scorpion, Boss, G-Code, Ghost and a plethora of others.

Figured instead of doing the trail and error process I'm wondering what everyone has put together for their own rig? Might give me an idea of what are good and what to avoid. For me I'll be putting it together for an STI Marauder.

Thanks for the help.
 
DAA belt, DAA Racer holster, 3 DAA Racer mag pouches, one DAA magnetic open-sided pouch. - Primary rig for Limited and Open.

I also have a couple of off-division rigs that I use for Production and Revolver. Cheap Midway belt (cannot recommend except as a backup or loaner belt - just not stiff), kydex holsters (Bladetech for production, can't recall revolver holster brand), some ghost pouches for the production rig, a dedicated moonclip thing for the wheelgun.

I would stay away from the proprietary Safariland stuff with the weird mounting holes. That's kind of useful for the 3 gun guys who want to move gear around on their belt between stages, but it locks you into using only their gear. Do not like.
 
Red Hill Tactical holsters and Ghost pouches for me. I don't even remember what brand belt. DAA or CR Speed probably.

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I have a few different rigs. Are you looking for an inner/outer setup? What size waist?
 
Production, Limited, Open a mixture of two or more?

Figured instead of doing the trail and error process I'm wondering what everyone has put together for their own rig? Might give me an idea of what are good and what to avoid. For me I'll be putting it together for an STI Marauder.
 
If you're using an STI Marauder, it will not be in Production (at least not in USPSA/IPSC).
 
If you're using an STI Marauder, it will not be in Production (at least not in USPSA/IPSC).

Hummmm. I didn't realize that, so I stand corrected. Would seem with an STI I would need to fall into the Limited or Limited 10 division. Thanks for the pointer.
 
It's a double-stack, single-action-only 2011-ish thing, right? With iron sights and no compensator?

Limited division.
 
I've been looking into USPSA and I have a "best practice" question regarding set up and divisions:

Gun: Glock 35 (i have a 9mm barrel for it as well)

is this best suited to production with 9mm ammo or minor pf 40sw loads? I have some 180g plated loads moving at 800fps and the brass barely ejects, its comical. is a conversion barrel USPSA legal for level 1/club matches.

or is it better suited to go into limited div with major pf 40sw loads? I take a big hit on magazine capacity unless I dump quite a bit into mag extensions

what direction would you go and honestly how many loaded rounds should you bring to a stage, I know that with 5 mags loaded to max capacity (18rds or more) i should be fine, but what about if I am shooting production class with 10rd mags? is 5 enough or is 6 ideal?
 
I don't think a Glock 35 with a conversion barrel is Production legal. You are unlikely to be hassled on this at a level 1 club match, but the gear rules are the same at locals and majors... only intensity/rigor of enforcement is likely to differ.

waktasz has done very well in production shooting 40 minor. As you know, that can be made comically soft-shooting... the greater expense of 40 projectiles seems to be the only real drawback for the person who makes their own ammo. Heck, you could drop down to 165's at that same velocity and still hit minor PF with ease.

Limited is a high-cap division. Absolutely everyone will have mag extensions up to the legal (141mm) limit. Nobody who is remotely serious about the game will not have 19-21 round magazines in limited (assuming major - they'll be up to 23 or so if they're shooting minor). Running a 15(?) round magazine won't absolutely kill you, but you'll find it annoying and it will be a distraction to you. If you want to shoot limited (the division I've spent about 99% of the last 5 years shooting), go ahead and gear up.

Number of mags: In limited, my mags hold either 19 or 20. There are some 30-round stages where there's not a good reloading point right in the middle, so every once in a while I end up with 2 planned mag changes (especially if there are targets that I feel are likely to warrant having make-up shots on board for). So that's a 3 mag minimum. And every once in a while, you will either drop a mag during a reload or get a jam that is best cleared by dropping the mag and putting in a new one. So that's 4 mags. Four also gives you a little bit of freedom in a multi-string stage with mandatory reloads to avoid digging dropped mags out of the dirt and immediately throwing them back in your gun. I have gone to the line a number of times with just 3 mags, but 4 is my standard compliment. Many people make do with 3, though.

For similar reasons, some people run 5 mags in production, but I would want 6 if that were my real division. Production involves throwing a lot of mags on the ground, and most of the time they will still have rounds in them. Having 4 planned reloads on a stage is common, and 5 is not unheard of. Throw in a jam or a dropped mag, and things go sideways if you've only got "just enough" mags for your plan.

So, to sum up on number of magazines: Figure out the largest number of magazines you think you will ever want or need on a stage... and then carry one more than that number.

Except for the very first part, this is all just my opinion/reasoning.
 
Nope, it isnt legal. Dont like the decision but the rationale is Glock never made a G22/35 chambered in 9x19.
That makes sense, and I lose very little shooting 40minor in production and if I try limited I got to get some base plates for my mags

I really like my alpha wolf 9mm barrel in the glock 35, it’s super fun and fast in 3 gun matches
 
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Shooting 40 minor in production and converted 9mm in 3gun is a pretty efficient way to make one gun suitable for both games - not easy outside of open division.
 
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I think the Glock 35 is one of the best guns out there.
You don't lose anything, except a bit of cost, on shooting 40 to minor power factor. You can use the same gun and bump the powder a bit, stick on a magwell, and have a very competitive Limited gun. That's nice if you are cheap and only have one tool head and set of dies on your press but want to shoot a few different divisions. I did that for about 5 years, moving between Production and Limited with Glocks, and now between a Tanfo and a 2011, although I have someone with an auto-1050 load for me now.
 
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