Originally Posted by
Clusterfrack
I wasn't very clear. Here's the way I see it: Major vs. Minor scoring is the biggest difference in USPSA divisions because the targets are effectively a different size, so strategy ends up being very different.
A red dot optic makes a pretty big difference too. I've heard some people say that if you're good enough with irons, it's not that big a difference, but I don't agree. It really speeds up how fast you can take very difficult shots, so strategy again ends up being quite different.
I don't think 15 vs 10 round mags makes that huge a difference in strategy. But 20-30+ rounds vs. 10 changes the game in a big way because the time penalty for a miss is much lower. Consider how we approach a 15yd mini popper:
10 round mags: be careful and hit the target on the first shot.
21 round mags: shoot it on the move and if you miss a couple of times it's not that bad.
So, 4 divisions don't quite cover the range, but I think that's what we should have.
Open (Major/Optics/HiCap)
Limited (Major/Irons/HiCap)
CO (Minor/Optics/HiCap)
Production (Minor/Irons/LowCap)