TRY IT, YOU"LL LIKE IT
TRY IT, YOU"LL LIKE IT
There have been a lot of questions about "is it legal or not for production". Production class has evolved to be almost unlimited. When I started shooting IHMSA, 1980, production meant going into a gunshop and coming out with a gun ready to shoot. Your caliber of choice was on the shelf. Now there is no such thing. We, IHMSA, said the shooter can change sights, grips, barrels to what we chose to use. That left only the frame as production ready. The original intent of Production doesn't really exist. In the beginning the unwritten rule was that you had to have produced 200 gun to be considered production. The elders can vouch for me on that one. Sure you could get a gun that met the rules, but it was a special order and took months to get. Now I think the answer is out there. Shoot the Pratical Hunter Course. The rules are simple and you can use your 12" to !5" barrels. Read the rules. "Any hunting style handgun with a maximum length of 21". What is considered a "hunting style handgun". That's what we shoot in Production class. Only in PH, you can use a scope if you want too. The limit on the scope is 6X. simple enough. You shoot in any safe position and can use a ported barrel if shot from a safe position. You can shoot a ported gun with a 12" barrel without any problem. The rules don't say anything about one or two hole forends or shortened grips. Put a gun together and shoot it. I have been shooting the courses with strictly factory guns and found it's not as easy as you might think. That's a thought for the guy that has a few safe queens. Make a PH gun from the factory stuff you have hanging around and have fun. Take a few minutes and read the Pratical Hunter Course rules in the IHMSA News. I think you might want to try this proposed category.