Want to try 3 Gun - need some advice please!

[cjfarmer]

The only thing I'd recommend changing on the Stag 3g is getting a different compensator! Other than that it is ready to roll!

 

[FishnHunt]

The only thing I'd recommend changing on the Stag 3g is getting a different compensator! Other than that it is ready to roll!

I've been hearing that quite a bit. Easy to do? Some of the stuff I read made it seem like a PIA.

 

[mertbl]

Might require a bit of muscle, but it should spin off no problem.

 

[FishnHunt]

Might require a bit of muscle, but it should spin off no problem.

Sweet, good to hear. Thanks guys!

 

[cjfarmer]

Yeah my A2 on my daniel defense was hard to get off..but i bought an upper a couple months ago and it came right off. You'll be amazed by how much the compensator helps you stay on target.

 

[Vespid_Wasp]

I think that even more important than any gear decisions is to shoot some pistol matches to see how the game is played.

This is good advice. USPSA experience translates VERY well into 3-gun. You will learn the basics of safely navigating a stage and a match. You will learn how to break down a stage and develop a plan to shoot it. And it is simpler, for the most part, because you only have to worry about one gun. I shot USPSA before I shot 3-gun and the experience was invaluable. I have gravitated away from USPSA and have only attended 3-gun matches for the last few years. My pistol shooting has suffered a bit because of that.

 

[Vespid_Wasp]

Welp, I pulled the trigger on a Stag 3G today!

Good choice.

 

[aclark]

This is good advice. USPSA experience translates VERY well into 3-gun. You will learn the basics of safely navigating a stage and a match. You will learn how to break down a stage and develop a plan to shoot it. And it is simpler, for the most part, because you only have to worry about one gun. I shot USPSA before I shot 3-gun and the experience was invaluable. I have gravitated away from USPSA and have only attended 3-gun matches for the last few years. My pistol shooting has suffered a bit because of that.

I prefer to just walk it really quick to check out targets/how many, but not to break it down or plan. I feel like if I want any of the shooting skill to translate to the real world (god forbid) I want some small sense of surprise or an "unknown". Then again, I'm not planning on being a national 3gun champ or anything. Just do it for fun/training.

 

[cjfarmer]

I always walk the stage and plan it out, but the majority of time i usually see something that somebody does that i like and go with that. Either that or do something completely different when i get to the stage than i originally planned. Sometimes it works and then other times it goes terribly wrong. haha

 

[Jesse Tischauser]

Welp, I pulled the trigger on a Stag 3G today! I was at Hillside Shooting in Roanoke yesterday talking with Mike and Randy, thinking about buying a stock carbine and having them do a little work on it. Well, Mike found a Gunbroker listing from a dealer in Nebraska with a price that was hard to beat (he tried and couldn't find anywhere to get one through him), so I'm in for about $1320 plus transfer fee and I'll have a 3Gun ready rifle here in no time. Big +1 to Randy and Mike at Hillside for taking time to talk with me, and I'll definitely be back there soon!

Thanks for all the advice y'all, hope to meet some of you guys this spring!

Congrats on the purchase! I may be a bit biased but the 3G is the best bang for the buck out there. I don't think you can build the gun yourself for that money. Holler if you ever age any questions.