New USPSA Power Factor?

CrowShooter · February 21, 2000, 11:13 PM

Well, just to get something going here, what are your thoughts on changing the USPSA power factor to 165 for both Open and Limited? Sounds like it is going to happen for sure next year.

CS

char923 · February 22, 2000, 12:59 AM

I think it would be ok, the guns will last
longer and the safety margin will increase,

SVSUPER · February 22, 2000, 01:05 AM

It doesn't matter what the power factor is, either way you will still have to tune your gun to the loads you are runnin. Making major will be much easier and safer for limited and open classes. DVC

Tony N · February 22, 2000, 11:48 PM

I like the idea.
Char923 is right. As a new IPSC shooter shooting .40, I like the idea of not haven't to use (find) 200 grain bullets or push 180 grain bullets so hard to make major.
Of course, if I'd gone with a real man's caliber (.45 ACP) I wouldn't have to worry about it huh?
Sigh, I guess the gamer in me just had to have those two extra rounds.

Ned Roundtree · February 23, 2000, 10:28 PM

Duh? No wonder I couldn't follow the chat, I thought you were talking about rifle. Shooting a 45 acp here, S & B factory loads.

motorep · February 24, 2000, 08:34 AM

There's no good reason to not have lowered it for this year. The official (lame) reason was something along the lines of "we wouldn't be able to notify everyone in a timely fashion." Huh?

February 21, 2000, 11:13 PM	#1
CrowShooter Member Join Date: January 19, 2000 Posts: 44	Well, just to get something going here, what are your thoughts on changing the USPSA power factor to 165 for both Open and Limited? Sounds like it is going to happen for sure next year. CS

February 22, 2000, 12:59 AM	#2
char923 Senior Member Join Date: February 18, 2000 Location: Anchorage AK Posts: 237	I think it would be ok, the guns will last longer and the safety margin will increase,

February 22, 2000, 01:05 AM	#3
SVSUPER Member Join Date: February 3, 2000 Posts: 30	It doesn't matter what the power factor is, either way you will still have to tune your gun to the loads you are runnin. Making major will be much easier and safer for limited and open classes. DVC

February 22, 2000, 11:48 PM	#4
Tony N Staff Alumnus Join Date: October 7, 1998 Location: N 47 11.614' W 122 13.345' Posts: 57	I like the idea. Char923 is right. As a new IPSC shooter shooting .40, I like the idea of not haven't to use (find) 200 grain bullets or push 180 grain bullets so hard to make major. Of course, if I'd gone with a real man's caliber (.45 ACP) I wouldn't have to worry about it huh? Sigh, I guess the gamer in me just had to have those two extra rounds.

February 23, 2000, 10:28 PM	#5
Ned Roundtree Senior Member Join Date: December 8, 1999 Location: Lexington, KY,USA Posts: 738	Duh? No wonder I couldn't follow the chat, I thought you were talking about rifle. Shooting a 45 acp here, S & B factory loads.

February 24, 2000, 08:34 AM	#6
motorep Senior Member Join Date: October 29, 1998 Location: mid-coast Maine Posts: 546	There's no good reason to not have lowered it for this year. The official (lame) reason was something along the lines of "we wouldn't be able to notify everyone in a timely fashion." Huh?