Field pistol cartridge questions
Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2023 12:37 pm
I shot my first Pistol Silhouette match in probably 20 years yesterday and had a great time. I had forgotton how much I enjoy pistol silhouette.
Met some great people. Bought some stuff I wanted and some I probably don't need. LOL
A few weeks ago I was Googleing for something interesting to shoot and ran across the match at Crittendon, KY. I purchased a smallbore pistol, found a scope in the safe I could use to get started, bought some ammo and shot the match.
I did better than I expected. How do I get a classification?
You may be wondering why I am posting this in the rules sub-forum. It is because I have a rules based questions.
When I was shooting before I had a Contender in 22 Hornet which would be suitable for Field Pistol using a Taco hold. I never really liked the Contender, even though I had two, but I am enamoured with the XP-100. Unfortunately cartridges which are accepted for FP are not great choices for an XP-100's and I am having a hard time figuring out which way to go.
22 Hornet is a great cartridge for FP as far as ballistics but it is a PITA to reload, case life is poor, and that is if you can find cases to begin with, which is a big if and an ongoing problem as Winchester only makes a run once in a while and people hoard them when they are available. It may or may not be possible to get an XP-100 bolt the right size for a Hornet case and getting it to extract is another unknown.
9mm would work bolt wise and should work extraction wise but 100 yard accuracy is a question and the bullets are heavy, short and fat. Might be interesting trying to get a barrel.
380 ACP might work too. Bolt and extraction should not be a problem. 100 yard accuracy and getting a barrel might be.
22 TCM would be excellent! Same bolt face as .223. Same bullet weight and velocities as 22 Hornet so targets will not be damaged. It is legitimately a pistol cartridge although I am not sure it is or would ever be accepted.
Another cartridge that would work mechanically in an XP-100 is 300 Blackout. I have found and read through a few threads on here and elsewhere and I am uncertain if it is legal for IHMSA. It doesn't matter as I will never be competitive for any matches, I shoot because I enjoy it.
So there you have it, two questions;
Is 22 TCM ever going to be accepted for IHMSA? It is essentially the same cartridge as the 22 Hornet but you can actually get brass and it is super easy to reload.
Is 300 Blackout legal/accepted for IHMSA? It would probably even feed from an XP-100 magazine.
Met some great people. Bought some stuff I wanted and some I probably don't need. LOL
A few weeks ago I was Googleing for something interesting to shoot and ran across the match at Crittendon, KY. I purchased a smallbore pistol, found a scope in the safe I could use to get started, bought some ammo and shot the match.
I did better than I expected. How do I get a classification?
You may be wondering why I am posting this in the rules sub-forum. It is because I have a rules based questions.
When I was shooting before I had a Contender in 22 Hornet which would be suitable for Field Pistol using a Taco hold. I never really liked the Contender, even though I had two, but I am enamoured with the XP-100. Unfortunately cartridges which are accepted for FP are not great choices for an XP-100's and I am having a hard time figuring out which way to go.
22 Hornet is a great cartridge for FP as far as ballistics but it is a PITA to reload, case life is poor, and that is if you can find cases to begin with, which is a big if and an ongoing problem as Winchester only makes a run once in a while and people hoard them when they are available. It may or may not be possible to get an XP-100 bolt the right size for a Hornet case and getting it to extract is another unknown.
9mm would work bolt wise and should work extraction wise but 100 yard accuracy is a question and the bullets are heavy, short and fat. Might be interesting trying to get a barrel.
380 ACP might work too. Bolt and extraction should not be a problem. 100 yard accuracy and getting a barrel might be.
22 TCM would be excellent! Same bolt face as .223. Same bullet weight and velocities as 22 Hornet so targets will not be damaged. It is legitimately a pistol cartridge although I am not sure it is or would ever be accepted.
Another cartridge that would work mechanically in an XP-100 is 300 Blackout. I have found and read through a few threads on here and elsewhere and I am uncertain if it is legal for IHMSA. It doesn't matter as I will never be competitive for any matches, I shoot because I enjoy it.
So there you have it, two questions;
Is 22 TCM ever going to be accepted for IHMSA? It is essentially the same cartridge as the 22 Hornet but you can actually get brass and it is super easy to reload.
Is 300 Blackout legal/accepted for IHMSA? It would probably even feed from an XP-100 magazine.