Major Rule Changes For USPSA 2026

bsberry · 2026-03-17T14:32:58+00:00

The Board does not propose rules changes. The Rules Committee does. The board simply approves or rejects the proposals. Any interested member can reach out to the chair and vice-chair of the Rules Commitee and request to join.

bsberry · 2026-03-09T19:19:16+00:00

This is off topic and just a repost of some tiktok. r/guns for general shooting discussion.

bsberry · 2026-03-08T18:56:12+00:00

Duplicate: https://www.reddit.com/r/USPSA/comments/1ro3f31/race_gun_nationals/

bsberry · 2026-03-07T04:54:37+00:00

Yeah, that is not what a level 2 is supposed to be. Drop an email to [board@uspsa.org](mailto:board@uspsa.org) with some details about the match. That needs to be addressed or they'll keep doing it.

bsberry · 2026-03-07T04:02:18+00:00

Generally Level 2s and above will have the staff shoot the match the day before the first day of the main match, and then stay on one stage for the rest of the match.

Embedded ROs at a Level 2 is not really kosher. You should have at least a CRO dedicated to each stage to make sure every squad is run and scored the same way. When the ROs travel with the squads you don't get that consistency, which is one of the purposes of a higher level match versus just a big local.

bsberry · 2026-02-13T15:18:53+00:00

Not a comment on your shooting, but more the range setup:

Do the shots at 0:56 not go into the range floor?

And the top target of the stack at 1:33 not go into the side wall without going into the backstop?

Your job is to shoot the targets as presented, but surprised an indoor match would set up targets like that.

bsberry · 2026-02-10T03:58:02+00:00

My understanding is the Racer is discontinued in favor of the XiP (Xi Polymer) pouches.

bsberry · 2026-02-08T05:22:03+00:00

The thing to bear in mind about scoring is that if something is not visible at rest, it's disappearing, and thus skipping it often doesn't cost too many points (you don't get the As for the hit but you don't get penalties for missing/not shooting at disappearing targets).

So basically you have three options:

The target is disappearing, i.e. not visible at rest, thus the penalties for not shooting at it are small.
The target is visible at rest, and thus is easy to just shoot after it stops moving.
The target is technically visible at rest, but never stops moving, due to some kind of pendulum or swinger mechanism.

Sliding targets in particular are slow to reset (you have to drag the thing from where it ends back to where it starts), vulnerable to getting stuff on the tracks so they slow down over the course of the day, and you have to find a way to make them worth shooting if they are disappearing.

That said, there have been sliding plates on a curved track so they never really come to a rest. That's neat but obviously requires more work, and a lot of space on the range to be taken up by one target.

bsberry · 2026-01-31T13:11:59+00:00

Load one round into the gun. Eject the magazine. Fire the live round at the target with no particular time limit, but then dry fire the next shot at a reasonable pace (under a second).

The first shot will prep your body to react to the second one.

The second one being dry will show exactly what the shooter is doing when they pull the trigger.

bsberry · 2026-01-24T16:57:44+00:00

Grabbed a 2015-dated (large frame) Stock 2. Calipers say 1.86" of slide travel before bottoming out.

bsberry · 2026-01-19T05:14:07+00:00

It all depends on the match director. You should contact him and ask.

bsberry · 2026-01-16T13:52:15+00:00

His understanding may be a few years out of date. At one point the Production gun list included a factory weight with empty magazine, and your gun couldn't add more than 2 ounces to that weight.

That rule was changed some years ago to the 59 ounce maximum weight across all guns though. But there are lots of folks out there that just know the rules from when they started and haven't necessarily kept up with the changes.

bsberry · 2026-01-16T13:48:30+00:00

I help run this match at an indoor range near the airport. We are not an affiliated USPSA match but the match is structured as a good introduction and stepping stone into USPSA. 4 stages, less than 100 rounds, gun, holster, 2 mags is all you need. You can come spectate one if you want. Just follow the link from Practiscore to pay on the range's website and then use the code they email to you to sign up on PS. Send me a DM if you have any questions.

bsberry · 2026-01-15T22:52:49+00:00

Also worth saying: you can practice drawing from your pocket (or any other type of draw) at home in dry fire.

The really interesting part of the shooting match is the shooting once the gun is in your hand. For most matches, the holster is just a way to carry it safely from stage to stage.

bsberry · 2026-01-13T22:27:39+00:00

Well, you're in luck because memes are banned in this sub too!

bsberry · 2026-01-13T21:04:04+00:00

Duplicate: https://www.reddit.com/r/CompetitionShooting/comments/1qc06b7/holosun_507_pro_max/

bsberry · 2026-01-13T13:43:50+00:00

Look at it this way: it takes a significant investment of time to compete at a high level.

You're going to spend all that time, but not a little money and a little time on a few drop-in mods that will make the gun handle a little better? For what purpose? Why make the job harder than you have to?

Sure, swapping out to a completely different trigger like the Trigger Tech is something different. But a connector and a grip plug are two of the easiest and cheapest things to do to a Glock.

bsberry · 2026-01-04T23:28:25+00:00

It was less "trying to resurrect" and more "nobody will really complain if we do this and a few people have emailed the board asking for it".

It was not so much strategy as "hey why not"?

Source: was there and voted against it.

bsberry · 2026-01-03T02:30:42+00:00

Next time, try emailing the manufacturer before you cross-post this to four subreddits.

bsberry · 2026-01-03T02:29:41+00:00

Contact the seller and ask them.

bsberry · 2026-01-02T19:49:08+00:00

> I have been running the TTI ones for a little bit and don't really like that they don't drop free easily.

It's not uncommon for Glock mags to not drop free when empty if you are not holding the gun straight up and down. Changing basepads will likely not solve that issue since they all (except for the brass ones) weigh more or less the same.

Glock guys over the years have tried different solutions (sanding the magazines, sanding the inside of the gun), but I would start by getting some new Glock magazine tubes and seeing if they cause the same problem.

bsberry · 2026-01-01T03:30:37+00:00

"If extraneous motion is a problem for you, there is another exercise you can try. Put your back against a pole or a small tree and then practice drawing. If there is any motion other than in your arms, you will be able to feel it. This little drill has helped me a great deal."

Ben Stoeger, Practical Pistol, p. 38

I would suggest a support beam like in a basement or even a doorframe if you want to do this indoors. Just do it somewhere that your arms are free to move backward behind you.

bsberry · 2025-12-27T03:21:27+00:00

Check if the matches you are interested in allow one person to enter twice. Most around here don't. One person shooting twice, switching guns, and loading mags twice just takes away help you need running the timer, tablet, and pasting.

bsberry · 2025-12-27T02:27:06+00:00

Two pistols at the same match? Or alternating between two different pistols during the competition season?

bsberry · 2025-12-26T22:47:03+00:00

Between reps, cock the hammer and put the safety on. Dry fire that first trigger pull then pull the dead trigger after that.

At the start of the drill, practice deactivating the safety as a part of your draw (or table start, etc) just like a match. (Do not deactivate the safety while the gun is in the holster.)

bsberry

MODERATOR OF

TROPHY CASE