2024 Bluegrass USPSA Championship - 6th Place Carry Optics - Glock 17 Gen 5 MOS - Trijicon SRO

[@Datguydatshootsoverder]

Truly appreciate seeing a man run a glock at an elite level

[@PeekInsideEverytime]

Him, Bob Vogel, Matt Pranka and Ben Stoeger shooting glock at really high level
Love to see that

[@autonomousdefense]

My movement clearly needs more gas, always nice having your footage as a frame of reference.

[@anthonydelapena4620]

This guy shot in our squad that match... he is phenomenal!

[@Mk927]

I need to make more grunting noises when I shoot, I now believe that is the key to shooting awesome like you
Great fun racing with you man!

[@brantleymerriam]

Lol! I thought I didn't make grunting noise when i first startef but once I got the hat cam, the truth came out! Thanks bro, always fun racing you!

[@moostangvert]

Love the content. Very much looking forward to you crushing Nats!

[@brantleymerriam]

Appreciate it!

[@moostangvert]

​@@brantleymerriam dude! You did not disappoint. Huge congrats on your finish.

[@NDcompetitiveshooter]

Great match. Solid perseverance even when it wasn't going as planned. If you have time, I'm curious as to your trigger setup with the gen 5 Glock.

[@brantleymerriam]

I appreciate it man. I run Tactical Trigger drop in kits.

[@armorers_wrench]

Why don't you use a Shadow 2? It seems to be the meta for carry optics and the 1st place in CO at the match in this video was indeed using the Shadow 2. I'm just curious why you don't use one? I've always shot Glocks but there definitely seems to be a meta in carry optics and the 3 guns that seem to be top of the meta are the Shadow 2(by quite a margin), the Sig P320, and the steel frame Rival. Obviously a good shooter can make anything win but it definitely does seem like the heavier guns are offering a mechanical advantage.
Edit: And just for the helluva it, I kinda dug around a bit into what the top 10 at the Bluegrass championship were using. There was only one other guy who got a higher score than you using a Glock and one guy using a P320. Otherwise all the top 3 were using heavy steel frame guns. So in a sense you got 2nd place if you're just counting guys who shot guns you might actually carry in day to day life. So, honestly you shot very well.

[@Mac_Curry]

I also compete with a Glock 17 in Production. Do you think that USPSA is easier with a dot?

[@brantleymerriam]

Easier is a hard argument. I believe it's more fun for sure.

[@2AlphaCrew]

How many people in the match?

[@brantleymerriam]

236 overall, 88 in Carry Optics

[@2AlphaCrew]

@@brantleymerriam solid dude! I just took 6th in CO in my state championship last week. But… only like 40 in CO lol 140 total (21st overall). I’m hoping to shoot other state championships this year. Did you shoot in any area matches?

[@joshg4123]

6TH PLACE?! UNACCEPTABLE. Just kidding man 😂 keep up the good work and content.

[@brantleymerriam]

Lol, will do!