What center fire pistol do you use if shooting 3 guns?

In BE most people are shooting a .22 & a .45 and shooting the .45 for the center fire as well.

What are people using instead of the .45 for the center fire?

Thanks,
John

Some people use .32 caliber European exotics, others are using 1911's in smaller calibers like .38 super.  Some folks use various .38spl pistols like the S&W model 52 or various revolvers.

Back in the day, accurate .45 1911s were more rare.  Now 2" 1911s come off of the assembly line.  Its hard to gain points over modern 1911s anymore.

Using a third gun is fun. I've shot a DR style revolver, the M9, and a 9mm 1911. 

I like the idea of being able to shoot good scores with virtually any target gun.

In some ways you would think that you would have to shoot 3 different guns. Maybe the center fire should be required to be a revolver.     

If you are shooting to move up in class you will get there faster by shooting the 45 for center fire.  
If you are shooting for fun, shoot what you like.  For some it's just a game and for others it's much more.  

Good health and good shooting.
Dave C.

Like above, if your shooting for fun then a 32 or a 38 spl are fun cenrefire guns, if your shooting to advance in class or points, just watch what the pros do, 99% will be shooting only two guns.

I thought I needed a 9mm 1911 for CF and built a nice one. Shooting it any better than my .45 proved to be an exercise in futility. It made a nice lower for a Marvel conversion.

Model 52

I like to play with different ones if I am not going to shoot my .45.
S&W 52
1911 9mm
Benelli 32

I would shoot my 38 or 45 revolver.

Just love my .38SPL/1911.

Dave C. wrote:If you are shooting to move up in class you will get there faster by shooting the 45 for center fire.  
If you are shooting for fun, shoot what you like.  For some it's just a game and for others it's much more.  

Good health and good shooting.
Dave C.

Nice sentiment but I still get higher short line scores with the wheel gun and a red dot.

When I started shooting 2700 matches, I used a S&W 617 for .22, a S&W 686 for centerfire (shooting .38 wadcutters), and a S&W 625 for .45. After a couple years like that, I switched to using just the 617 and the 625, and I found my scores did improve, enough that I was able to make Master with wheelguns.

rvlvrlvr wrote: enough that I was able to make Master with wheelguns.