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ang4me · March 19, 2011, 10:14 PM

Hey guys,
There's an IDPA competition group not too terribly far from where I live, and I'm starting to get a little bit bored at the range, so I was thinking about trying it out sometime. I have a Keltec P-11 (10 rd mag, have 2 mags total right now) and a S&W 640 (5-rd .357/.38, don't have any speedloaders yet). Obviously neither of these guns are ideal for IDPA competition shooting, but is one going to be better than the other? I'm pretty competent with both, at least when I'm standing still at the range shooting at stationary targets... Which category would each gun fall into? And what's the max range you have to shoot for IDPA? Related: how good/bad is a 1911 in .45 acp (8 rd mag) for IDPA?

Side note: I'm in this to become a better shooter, not to win matches or anything like that.

March 19, 2011, 10:14 PM	#1
ang4me Senior Member Join Date: September 19, 2009 Location: Atlanta Posts: 105	Which gun for IPDA? Hey guys, There's an IDPA competition group not too terribly far from where I live, and I'm starting to get a little bit bored at the range, so I was thinking about trying it out sometime. I have a Keltec P-11 (10 rd mag, have 2 mags total right now) and a S&W 640 (5-rd .357/.38, don't have any speedloaders yet). Obviously neither of these guns are ideal for IDPA competition shooting, but is one going to be better than the other? I'm pretty competent with both, at least when I'm standing still at the range shooting at stationary targets... Which category would each gun fall into? And what's the max range you have to shoot for IDPA? Related: how good/bad is a 1911 in .45 acp (8 rd mag) for IDPA? Side note: I'm in this to become a better shooter, not to win matches or anything like that.