by whitehood » Fri Aug 27, 2010 5:22 pm
I'm not an IPSC shooter, my experience was in IDPA. I've attended a number of IPSC matches and many former IDPA shooters are those who can't move up in classification. You're talking about shooting the IPSC production division which is the least competitive and the Sigma is an approved weapon in this class, but likely you'll get laughed at for bringing one. I really doubt the Sigma will be able to take the pounding that you'll give it if you intend to become competitive. I'd suggest a Glock but the Rugers and especially CZ's will give you a decent introductory weapon. Even in the production division, the IPSC is all about competition and winning. Glock, H&K, ParaOrdnance LDA, Beretta and Sig are going to dominate in this category because equipment matters and shaving fractions of seconds off means the difference from winning and losing and that's what most shooters who stick with IPSC want. Here's what I don't like about IPSC. It's all about winning and the competition. To shoot the courses well, you will be forced to make what a lot of pistol gurus consider tactical errors and in a real life situation the bad habits you develop may get you killed. IDPA has, in my opinion, a lot more comraderie and the shooting situations are much more realistic with real life tactical situations becoming more apparent. My two cents.