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RickB · August 3, 2012, 01:10 PM

I shot a 3.5" gun at my last IDPA Sanctioned Match (state championship), and along with the one-round capacity deficit, it is extremely difficult to be competitive with full-sized guns. The short guns can be plenty accurate, but they are much harder to shoot.
The top level of IPSC/USPSA competitors have been on-again/off-again with the 6" guns. In the early '80s, a Hoag longslide .45 was the way to go, then nobody shot 6" guns for 20+ years, but they made a come-back for a while, about five years ago. It's a fad.

August 3, 2012, 01:10 PM	#11
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Location: Boise, ID Posts: 8,518	I shot a 3.5" gun at my last IDPA Sanctioned Match (state championship), and along with the one-round capacity deficit, it is extremely difficult to be competitive with full-sized guns. The short guns can be plenty accurate, but they are much harder to shoot. The top level of IPSC/USPSA competitors have been on-again/off-again with the 6" guns. In the early '80s, a Hoag longslide .45 was the way to go, then nobody shot 6" guns for 20+ years, but they made a come-back for a while, about five years ago. It's a fad.