Competition Gun Guide for 2026 - talking through the three most popular divisions - USPSA and IDPA

Competition guns are the questions I get asked all the time - so here's my current thinking on USPSA Carry Optics, USPSA Limited Optics and IDPA Carry Optics. Bottom line - the gun doesn't matter all that much as long as you have a full size gun of reasonable quality that takes the prescribed rounds for the division. 9mm is king these days in the competition space.

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