3-gun rifle stages--are 10-rounders enough?

Skunkabilly · January 29, 2002, 12:17 AM

Are 10-rounders enough while doing 3-gun rifle stages? Or will I only fire a few, then move? Or is this all based on whoever designed the evil COF?

Do people shoot Garands for fun, if not to be competitive?

I heard talk about doing like the IDPA did, that one day CA will have to have a 10-round cap on rifle matches, just to let the younger guys be competitive.

Jeeper · January 29, 2002, 10:44 AM

Any size mag is ok if you dont mind reloading. Some matches use a lot more than 10 rounds per stage. Some also call for reloads. I usually use both 10, 20 and 30 rounders.

glockster96 · January 29, 2002, 03:46 PM

As you alluded to in your post, it will probably depend on the COF.

Will it still be fun? Oh yeah!
Will you be competive? Maybe.

Skunkabilly · January 30, 2002, 12:04 AM

I don't think I'll be competitive shooting anything other than .223 but man, shooting my .308 sounds like a lot of fun.

flinch_of_gt · February 4, 2002, 10:30 PM

Mag capacity is not an issue in 3-Gun or IDPA rifle CoFs. I've seen video of a guy who absolutely crushed the competition with a Lee-Enfield Jungle Carbine.

Most CoFs require at least two hits to CoM, sometimes a Mozambique drill. In 3-Gun, I've gotten away with two loaded 30-rounders, though I do not recommend it (firing from a prone position with the damn things is not fun). My current 3-Gun loadout is three 20-rounders for the AR. IDPA requires a 10-round limit on all mags, don't know if we're limited to the total number of mags on the person.

glockster96 · February 5, 2002, 12:11 AM

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Mag capacity is not an issue in 3-Gun or IDPA rifle CoFs. ....

The point I was trying to make is that you will be more competive with a 10 round mag if for instance, the COF is only 10 shots and then some movement for reloading, as opposed to a COF that has you standing still and blasting away at copious amounts of close targets requiring more than 10 shots.

January 29, 2002, 12:17 AM	#1
Skunkabilly Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2001 Location: Land of stinky cabbage and potable rubbing alcohol Posts: 2,132	3-gun rifle stages--are 10-rounders enough? Are 10-rounders enough while doing 3-gun rifle stages? Or will I only fire a few, then move? Or is this all based on whoever designed the evil COF? Do people shoot Garands for fun, if not to be competitive? I heard talk about doing like the IDPA did, that one day CA will have to have a 10-round cap on rifle matches, just to let the younger guys be competitive. __________________ Skunky's World of Mud and Guts and Barbecue Sauce: www.skunkabilly.com "Stupid American! There's no bloody sales tax for tea in Hong Kong. Didn't you start a war over a tea tax?" -- Hong Kong tea merchant

January 29, 2002, 03:46 PM	#3
glockster96 Member Join Date: January 27, 2002 Location: Kansas Posts: 38	As you alluded to in your post, it will probably depend on the COF. Will it still be fun? Oh yeah! Will you be competive? Maybe. __________________ Ninja monkeys are meeting as we speak, plotting my demise.....

January 30, 2002, 12:04 AM	#4
Skunkabilly Senior Member Join Date: December 1, 2001 Location: Land of stinky cabbage and potable rubbing alcohol Posts: 2,132	I don't think I'll be competitive shooting anything other than .223 but man, shooting my .308 sounds like a lot of fun. __________________ Skunky's World of Mud and Guts and Barbecue Sauce: www.skunkabilly.com "Stupid American! There's no bloody sales tax for tea in Hong Kong. Didn't you start a war over a tea tax?" -- Hong Kong tea merchant

February 4, 2002, 10:30 PM	#5
flinch_of_gt Senior Member Join Date: November 15, 2001 Location: Snow Bunny Country Posts: 371	Mag capacity is not an issue in 3-Gun or IDPA rifle CoFs. I've seen video of a guy who absolutely crushed the competition with a Lee-Enfield Jungle Carbine. Most CoFs require at least two hits to CoM, sometimes a Mozambique drill. In 3-Gun, I've gotten away with two loaded 30-rounders, though I do not recommend it (firing from a prone position with the damn things is not fun). My current 3-Gun loadout is three 20-rounders for the AR. IDPA requires a 10-round limit on all mags, don't know if we're limited to the total number of mags on the person. __________________ "If Plan A is taking multiple .308 hits to the back, I suggest a Plan B."

January 29, 2002, 10:44 AM	#2
Jeeper Senior Member Join Date: November 1, 2001 Location: Gilbert, AZ Posts: 777	Any size mag is ok if you dont mind reloading. Some matches use a lot more than 10 rounds per stage. Some also call for reloads. I usually use both 10, 20 and 30 rounders.