Single stack USPSA

[ExplorinInTheWoods]

If you guys are wanting to get out and run your 1911 sign up for a uspsa match and run the single stack division. It’s for 1911 only. If you’re running a 45 you’re limited to 8 rounds in the mag, 9mm is 10 rounds. But you can start one in the chamber so 8+1. You’ll be slower than other guys because of mag changes but I just ran my first one with a colt combat unit and it was a lot of fun. You’ll be in major power factor for 45 and minor with 9mm. You get a bonus scoring for using the higher caliber if you’re not familiar with USPSA scoring.

[sac]

If you guys are wanting to get out and run your 1911 sign up for a uspsa match and run the single stack division. It’s for 1911 only. If you’re running a 45 you’re limited to 8 rounds in the mag, 9mm is 10 rounds. But you can start one in the chamber so 8+1. You’ll be slower than other guys because of mag changes but I just ran my first one with a colt combat unit and it was a lot of fun. You’ll be in major power factor for 45 and minor with 9mm. You get a bonus scoring for using the higher caliber if you’re not familiar with USPSA scoring.

Just because you are using a 45 acp dosn't mean you will be in major, you have to meet major power factor. If you go to a major match like the single stack nationals they will have you pull 7 rounds out of your mag. One round they will pull the bullet to check weight and the others to run over the chrony to check velocity and your bullet weight to see if you make major, and if you don't you are scored minor.

[Nowski87]

Just because you are using a 45 acp dosn't mean you will be in major, you have to meet major power factor. If you go to a major match like the single stack nationals they will have you pull 7 rounds out of your mag. One round they will pull the bullet to check weight and the others to run over the chrony to check velocity and your bullet weight to see if you make major, and if you don't you are scored minor.

I'm thinking he means factory .45 loads which would be major power factor.

My first USPSA match I shot I shot single stack with a 9mm Colt Commander. It was fun and though I got DQ'd I would do it again.

[extremist]

I shot Single Stack Major at Doubletap last year because the majority of the young run and gun shooters are shooting Production and Carry Optics. Not so much competition in C Class with me Won my Class last year and got first trophy in USPSA. Will be shooting Single Stack Major if we actually have a match this year too. It's the "Old Guy" division

[sac]

Yes it is very fun, and a thinking mans class on when to do your mag change.

[1986s4]

Yes it is very fun, and a thinking mans class on when to do your mag change.

Yes, very akin to revolver shooting with even less tolerance for wasting shots.

[Nowski87]

It’s kind of funny now that I think of it, I own and shoot Glocks and even have a belt setup to compete with a Glock but have only ever competed with a 1911.


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[Gary1911A1]

I also shoot Single Stack Division almost exclusively. I'm old enough and slow enough that I don't do good on track and field type stages. I have gone from shooting .45 to .40 and now 9MM due to having RA, cost of ammo and finding a lot of stages are set up for Production and being able to shoot a 1911 with 10 round ETM Magazines just makes more sense.

[Pappabear]

Shooting your single stack 1911 in competition is very humbling for sure. Its a learning experince, but valuable.

PB

[Nowski87]

You guys really have me wanting to shoot single stack again I might use this as an excuse to pick up an STI Staccato R.


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