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Glock Sports Shooting Competition: Best target Glock on a budget
Lady Kaylee
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My shooting range offers the Glock Sports Shooting competition, which is a 3 month indoor target shooting series I believe at 15, 30 and 45 feet. I plan to join and register for friendly competition. The problem is, I don't own a Glock and it is required that you own a Glock to compete. I'm a Walther and Ruger guy and don't know much about Glocks (shocking, I know). I don't want to break the bank and become a Gucci Glock guy. What Glock handgun would you recommend that would be highly accurate without spending too much money. I'm definitely willing to buy used so it can be an older model. What do you recommend?
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It is a big target, and the times are generous, so it doesn't require a "target" pistol. I would suggest a 9mm like a G17. A stock gun is fine for that match. The last two times I shot it I shot clean with a stock G30. Good luck and have fun.
Like Ricci said, it' not going to matter much which one you use. You'll be placed in a certain division based on which gun you choose. Everything from the tiny 43 (9mm) up to the 10mm's. My suggestion would be a 19, a 17, or a 34. Any of those guns will also work well in USPSA of IDPA/Defensive Pistol matches. Get one that fits you and run with it!
A Glock 17 is basic to GSSF. It is in the Stock Division, which has more shooters and more prizes.
I would go ahead and get a Gen 5 which has some refinements over earlier models and will accept the Glock Performance Trigger and still be considered stock with all factory parts. (You can also change sights and still be in Stock.)
If your range is limited to 45 feet, you will likely be shooting Option B, pg 50 in the rules at
Ten rounds in 15 seconds at each distance.
Lots more stuff on the GSSF www at https://gssf.pro
@Ricci.Wright @NeoBlackdog @Hawk Carse, thanks all for the replies. My range starts Indoor in July. I downloaded the manual you provided and read up more. My range actually goes to 75 feet. I'll be on the lookout for a used Gen 5.
If you have a 75 foot - 25 yard range, then you will likely be shooting the full course with target all the way out for the last string of fire, either the basic CoF or Option A.
Glock 34 with Vortex Venom.
I know that optics are the present fad, but that would put him in MOS or Unlimited depending on details of the gun.
I am going to borrow my brother's Glock 19 to start out. If I read the rules correctly, they use pretty big targets. One guy at my range who work there says I should set a goal to shoot 400+ out of 500. The other guys says that since I've never shot timed or competition, that I should set goal just to get all my shots off on target on time and not worry about the score.
Any advice for a newbie?
Yes. Practice timed fire before the match. Oh, and maybe pay some attention to that front sight. And press the trigger straight back, no jerking. AND---- HAVE FUN.
Focus on getting the rounds on target, speed will come. If you're not getting the rounds on the target then it won't matter if you're blazing fast. When I first started shooting IDPA a guy told me "you can't miss fast enough to catch up". Focus your eye on the front sight, press the trigger.
The target is large, they have gone to their own pattern instead of the Bianchi Cup "Tombstone" but it is about the same size. The scoring rings are faint, there is no clear aiming area like a bullseye, so you are holding for the center of a sheet of paper, at least by 15 yards.