I'm new to handgunning so you'll likely see a bunch of newbie questions coming from me

I was wondering...what type of 1911 variants do people use in those speed comps that I see in magazines. The only one I know of is the Colt Gold Cup and the Springfield National Match 1911's.

Are there a bunch of others? or do these guys have custome guns built?

Thanks
EMC2

Hi EMC2, Some have them custom built, and there are some really good ones out there. Not too many Gold Cups anymore. Most of the ones I see are The Springfields, Ed Brown custom guns, Kimbers, STI International makes quite a few models. If you are going for speed you will want to go with a 38 super. Thats what most of the big boys shoot. Much less recoil for faster return to target.

Hope this helps you out some.

Steve

Those .45's you see the champs shooting are top notch custom handguns. Not for sale under the glass counter. In the March/April issue of AMERICAN HANDGUNNER on page 38, is a quick article referring to the 1911 in competition shooting. The picture at the bottom is Doug Koenig. He has many champion titles, shooting a S&W Performance Center custom built for him .45.

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Actually, if there's no compensator used, the recoil is the same, because IPSC demands that you meet a certain momentum (ie, recoil) level, in order to not suffer the 'minor caliber" scoring penalty. If a comp is used, the Super gets a bit more muzzle-jump reduction effect, due to its higher pressure, longer burning powder charge. The main reason guys use the Super is to have 19 rd magazines in a gun that you can still wrap your hand around, without having a name like Ferigno

When I was shooting IPSC I used a Para Ordnance P-14/45 LTD. It was a vary fast, reliable, and accurate gun and I highly recommend it for Limited Class shooting. That is the class that you should start in.