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USPSA NATIONALS

2017 CARRY OPTICS NATIONALS

EQUIPMENT SURVEY WHAT IS BEING
USED AND THE
LATEST TRENDS

IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME TOP FIREARM

TO A USPSA NATIONAL MANUFACTURER
CHAMPIOSNHIP?

GLOCK

SIG SAUER
32%
YES

SPRINGFIELD
WALTHER
CZ
SMITH & WESSON
68%
UNIVERSAL SHOOTING ACADEMY
MARCH F R O S T P R O O F, F L O R I D A 23–26

NO

27%

22%

15%

10%
12%

7%
GUNSMITH/ BASEPADS FACTORY SLIDE
CUSTOM SHOP
46% 29% 9% 6%
63%
SELF

NA

TARAN TACTICAL
CZ CUSTOM
GRAYGUNS

FREELANCE
PRECISION
SPRINGER

DAWSON
TAYLOR

OPTICS
READY
12%

12%

19% 19%
9%

9%

MILLED DOVETAIL
FOR OPTICS MOUNT

RED DOT OPTICS MODEL OF RED DOT TOP FOUR

HOLSTER
30% 21%
MANUFACTURERS
DELTA POINT PRO

18%
14%
RMR 46% 15%
15% 10%
12% 12% VIPER
BLADE TECH COMPTAC

12% 7%
LEUPOLD

SIG SAUER

9%
TRIJICON

C-MORE
VORTEX

RTS2

9%
ROMEO 1
SAFARILAND BOSS HOLSTER

40 MAY / JUNE 2017

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BELT SYSTEM TOP MODEL MAG POUCHES MANUFACTURER

31% OF FIREARM
19%
SAFARILAND

20% 17%
BLADE TECH
17%
22% CR SPEED

15% 15% 15%

SMITH & WESSON SIG P320
DOUBLE ALPHA

GHOSTHOLSTER
BLACK SCORPION

M&P

15% 15%
SAFARILAND
CR SPEED

9% 12%
BLADE TECH

10%
GLOCK 34 CZ SP01 DOUBLE ALPHA ACADEMY

AMMUNITION 29%
GRIPS FACTORY
LOADED
31% CZ
29%
FREEDOM
39%
17% 17%

LOAD E D
CUSTOM MUNITIONS
FACTORY
LOADED
8%

16% 15% FREEDOM

ND

MUNITIONS
A

H
STIPPLE VZ GRIPS
61% SIG FEDERAL ATLANTA
SAUER ARMS

RELOADER HANDLOADER/
TOP POWDER MODEL RELOADER
MANUFACTURER
HODGDON 61% 37% 34% DILLON 84%
RCBS 5%
VIHTAVUORI 22% 1050 650
LEE 3%
ALLIANT 6%
WINCHESTER 6%
8% 5% HORNADY 3%
550 SQUARE DEAL
TYPE OF POWDER
TOP PRIMER BULLET TYPE TITE GROUP 54%
N320 12%
MANUFACTURER
53% 24% WSF 3%
WINCHESTER 38% JACKETED COATED
VV320 3%
FEDERAL 30% 22% 2% UNIQUE
RED DOT
3%
3%
CCI 27% PLATED LEAD CAST

S & B 5%
BULLET MANUFACTURER 49%
15% 15% 10% 10% 10% BULLET WEIGHT
TOP BRASS
X-TREME BULLETS

MANUFACTURER
MONTANA GOLD

BAYOU BULLETS
BLUE BULLETS

RANGE/MIX 81% 27%

BERRY’S MFG

115gr
135gr

STARLINE 14%
124/125gr

165gr

FEDERAL 3%
147gr

10% 10%
WINCHESTER 3% 3%
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USPSA NATIONALS

2017 OPEN DIVISION NATIONALS

EQUIPMENT SURVEY WHAT IS BEING
USED AND THE
LATEST TRENDS

IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME HOW DID YOU TOP FIREARM FRAME OR
TO A USPSA NATIONAL RECEIVE YOUR SLOT? MANUFACTURER
CHAMPIOSNHIP?
8%
10%
30% 11% 39%

PHOENIX TRINITY
YES

SV INFINITY
31%
70%

CK ARMS
NO

LIMKAT

3% AKAI
AWARDED BY PAST NATIONALS
SECTION OR CLUB

3%
OPEN REGISTRATION STAFF

52%

11%

8%

8%
STI
AREA MATCH PERFORMANCE

GUNSMITH/ BASEPADS MAGAZINES

CUSTOM SHOP
34% 29% 23% 8%
40%
MILLENNIUM CUSTOM
AKAI CUSTOM GUNS

32%
26%
BEDELL

TACTICAL

DAWSON

GRAMS
LIMCAT

TARAN
MBX

SV
MBX
19%

15%

INFINITY STI
6%

6%

OPTIC TOP MODEL OF OPTIC TOP FOUR

HOLSTER
29% 20% 11% 4% MANUFACTURERS

76%
C-MORE
15%
LEOPOLD 54% 10%
SERENDIPITY
SLIDERIDE

DOUBLE UNIVERSAL
POINT PRO

ALPHA SHOOTING ACADEMY

2% 2% 9% 9%
DELTA
RTS2

TRIJICON OKO

CR SPEED SAFARILAND

42 MAY / JUNE 2017

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BELT SYSTEM CALIBER MAG POUCHES MANUFACTURER

40% 9MM 46%
38 SUPER COMP 44% 58% 22% 7% 4%
38 SUPER 9%

DOUBLE ALPHA
30%
40 S&W 2%
CONNECTION
GUGA RIBAS
DOUBLE ALPHA

SAFARILAND

GUGA RIBAS
SHOOTERS

SCORPION

CR SPEED
BLACK
CR SPEED

OPTICS HORIZONTAL VERTICAL

8% MOUNT
6% 6% 43% 57%

AMMUNITION 62%
GRIPS FACTORY
LOADED
10%
33% 33%

2 BROTHERS
STI PHOENIX

ARMSCOR
LOAD E D
TRINITY

AMMO
FACTORY
LOADED 23%

8% 8%
15% 8%
ND

ATLANTA
ARMS
A

H
SV
INFINITY
CK ARMS
90%
PRECISON
DELTA

RELOADER HANDLOADER/
TOP POWDER MODEL RELOADER
MANUFACTURER
VIHTA VUORI 40% 42% 39%
1050 650 DILLON 5% HORNADY
WINCHESTER 23% 95%
HODGDON 19%
OTHERS <5%
12% 5%
550 LOCK-N-LOAD
TYPE OF POWDER
TOP PRIMER BULLET TYPE 3N38 22%
MANUFACTURER
92% 6% AUTOCOMP 19%
WINCHESTER 48% JACKETED COATED HS6 16%
CCI 31% 2% 0% N350
OTHERS
7%
<3%
FEDERAL 16% PLATED LEAD CAST

OTHERS <1%
BULLET MANUFACTURER 81%

TOP BRASS 43% MONTANA GOLD

BULLET WEIGHT
MANUFACTURER
PRECISON
STARLINE 56% 24% DELTA
124/125 gr

RANGE/MIX 27%
Other
147gr
115gr

13% ZEROS
155gr

WINCHESTER 5%
OTHERS <2% 7% HORNADY 13% 3% 3%
1%
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USPSA NATIONALS

2017 PCC DIVISION NATIONALS

EQUIPMENT SURVEY WHAT IS BEING
USED AND THE
LATEST TRENDS

IS THIS YOUR FIRST TIME TOP FACTORY CARBINE TOP LOWER

TO A USPSA NATIONAL BRAND
CHAMPIOSNHIP?

24% 14%
SIG SAUER
33%
YES JP RIFLES QUARTER CIRCLE

WILSON COMBAT
67%
NO
CZ-USA
13% 7%

OTHERS
CMMG
JP RIFLES

NEW FRONTIER BUSHMASTER

36%

16%

<3%
7%

4%
4%

TOP BASEPADS TOP FOREARM BRAND

RECEIVER
BRAND 52% 19% 6% 6%
TAYLOR FREELANCE

JP RIFLES

MIDWEST INDUSTRIES
27%
TARAN TACTICAL

DAKOTA TACTICAL
YANKEE HILL
12%
ARREDONDO

YANKEE HILL
JP RIFLES
DAWSON

VITOR
8% <4%
18%

7%

7%

4%
ALL OTHERS

OPTIC TOP MODEL OF OPTIC TOP FOUR

BUTTSTOCK
18% 14% 8% 7% BRANDS

39% 19%
C-MORE RAILWAY

24% 19%
DELTA POINT PRO

VORTEX RAZOR

C-MORE VORTEX
TRIJICON MRO

MAGPUL MISSION FIRST

LEUPOLD

12%
TRIJICON
10% EO-TECH 10% 4%
ACE HOGUE

44 MAY / JUNE 2017

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BELT SYSTEM NUMBER OF MAG POUCHES MANUFACTURER

32% AUTOMATED
19%
RELOADERS
28% BLADE-TECH
16%

BLACK SCORPION
DOUBLE ALPHA ACADEMY
20%
GUGA RIBAS MARK 7 14%
3
DOUBLE ALPHA

CR SPEED
CR SPEED

12%
SAFARILAND

SAFARILAND
6% POSNESS AMMO
WARREN BOT
4% 9%
1 1
BLACK SCORPION

TOP COMPENSATORS AMMUNITION TOP

FACTORY 19%
LOADED
35% 12% 34%
JP MBX 14% 14%

LOAD E D
RIFLES
FACTORY
LOADED 8%

10% 7%
ND

FEDERAL
A

H
NONE TACCOM
66% ATLANTA FREEDOM T1
ARMS MUNITIONS AMMUNITION

RELOADER HANDLOADER/
TOP POWDER MODEL RELOADER
MANUFACTURER
VIHTAVUORI 30% 44% 27%
650 1050 DILLON 10% OTHERS
HODGDON 25% 90%
WINCHESTER 23%
ALLIANT 13%
17% 4%
550 SQUARE DEAL
TYPE OF POWDER
TOP PRIMER BULLET TYPE N320 21%
TITE GROUP 16%
MANUFACTURER
52% 29% N340 5%
CCI 48% JACKETED COATED
231 5%
WINCHESTER 30% 19% AUTOCOMP
CFE 5%
4%
FEDERAL 20% PLATED

WOLF 3%
BULLET MANUFACTURER 33% BULLET WEIGHT
13% 13% 10% 10% 9% 8% 8% 29%
147gr

TOP BRASS
MANUFACTURER
PRECISION DELTA

X-TREME BULLETS

22%
INTERNATIONAL

MONTANA GOLD

BAYOU BULLETS
BLACK BULLET

RANGE/MIX 67%
ZERO BULLETS

135gr
SNS CASTING

SPEER 8%
OTHER
124/125gr

STARLINE 8% 10%
115gr

OTHERS <5% 5%

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