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First Classifier in LO - B Class!

Brandon Breeze

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For those that follow my channel/journey, this may be confusing since this is technically my 10th Classifier that I've shot. BUT, this is my first classifier in Limited Optics instead of Open, where I've been shooting. Everyone at the matches have been telling me to get out of Open Minor since I'm at a disadvantage and also shooting the wrong pistol for the division on top of having the highest HHF's.

And I forgot to mention, this was my first stage of the day on top of me trying occluded dot for the first time ever, haha.

My very first try at LO! I decided since there isn't major scoring it might be a better division to try out. Using a Glock 34 here.

Definitely was happy to kick off my LO with a run well into the B Class territory!

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9 Alpha 5 Charlie
Time: 9.02

With clean hits and the same time, would have been 77.92%, A Class Run! On top of that there was a ton of opportunity to clean up wasted time by not having the gun up early enough and/or changing the stage plan to take the middle target on the move.

This shows how important it is to still get your hits and is encouraging to know that with more practice I can earn my way to A Class with the same time! Clean up stage plan, movement and get that darn gun up and who knows.

Come to find out my zero was a couple inches to the right on this pistol as well! 🤦‍♂️ Got that sorted, so it should be easier to get my hits moving forward.


In less than 4 months of shooting USPSA I've learned more about my shooting, and fundamentals than probably the rest of my life combined. It's a ton of fun on top of being a skill builder whether you want it to or not. You can use it to dramatically improve your skills, or just go and have fun. I'd much rather go shoot the 100-200 rounds at a match than go to the static range anymore.
 
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Still new to competition world, but what are your reasons to shoot a Glock in LO instead of CO?
Lol, that's exactly what some of the folks at the match were asking me as well.

All of my full size and compact Glocks (19/17/34) have magwells already, sub compacts (26) & micro compacts (43 & 43X) do not, so I'm just running it how it's already setup.

If I shoot CO, it will likely be with my 43X at some point.

Additionally, the HHF's from CO & LO aren't much different. In fact, I even saw one classifier the HHF for CO was HIGHER than LO, so I'm ok with it.
 
Lol, that's exactly what some of the folks at the match were asking me as well.

All of my full size and compact Glocks (19/17/34) have magwells already, sub compacts (26) & micro compacts (43 & 43X) do not, so I'm just running it how it's already setup.

If I shoot CO, it will likely be with my 43X at some point.

Additionally, the HHF's from CO & LO aren't much different. In fact, I even saw one classifier the HHF for CO was HIGHER than LO, so I'm ok with it.
That makes sense. Magwells are a plus and was the only thing that came to my mind for moving to LO.
 
Great run! Sam Matt took 1st recently in Limited Optics with a Glock 34 at Area 1 championships. I know most of us can't be like him but it gives us 34 shooters hope lol.
 
Great run! Sam Matt took 1st recently in Limited Optics with a Glock 34 at Area 1 championships. I know most of us can't be like him but it gives us 34 shooters hope lol.
Nice! One of the more competitive shooters that has been giving me some tips shoots his 34 in CO and does well!
 
Well done, I know a lot of hard work and dedicated practice goes into such accomplishments.

Perhaps equally important might be your mindset. While I see some competitors who gnash teeth and berate themselves, you - through your posts here - seem to have a bright and healthy outlook on the endeavor.

Something for the rest of us to consider.

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Edited to add: I found this book to be very illuminating regarding the mental elements of competition. It's co-written by a husband-wife team who were quite successful in rifle competition. The lessons are universally applicable across the shooting sports.

 
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Well done, I know a lot of hard work and dedicated practice goes into such accomplishments.

Perhaps equally important might be your mindset. While I see some competitors who gnash teeth and berate themselves, you - through your posts here - seem to have a bright and healthy outlook on the endeavor.

Something for the rest of us to consider.

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Appreciate the kind words. Lots of work to do and I'm not afraid of getting out there and learning how to do it.

I see it somewhat often at the matches. Yes, it's definitely worth taking seriously, but there's nothing worth beating yourself up about. It's not like you get anything other than bragging rights even if you win a local match. See what you did wrong, then learn your way through it so that you'll do it less moving forward.

My buddy got DQ'd at our most recent match, he's dwelling on it non-stop. No reason to do that. He messed up, learn from it, move on. Obviously more difficult for some compared to others.

You'll see me share my D Class runs just the same as the ones that show progress, that keeps me accountable, mostly to myself, but also to show that no matter where you're at there will always be hiccups along the way. Just go look at Ben Stoegers classifiers, even someone at the top of the top can and will make a mistake once in awhile. This sport is about building consistency for sure!
 
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