Any 3 Gun Shooters?

[kfr01]

My gun club runs the following course of fire for a Three Gun competition:

FIVE 8x8 steel squares at 25 yards - Shotgun with buckshot
FIVE 8x8 steel squares at 25 yards - Center-fire handgun, strong hand only
FIVE 8x8 steel squares at 50 yards - Center-fire handgun with two hands
FIVE 8x8 steel squares at 75 yards - Shotgun with slugs
FIVE 8x8 steel squares at 100 meters - Centerfire rifle standing only
FIVE 8x8 steel squares at 200 meters - Centerfire rifle standing, kneeling, sitting or prone.
30 total targets

Any sights may be used. You may shoot as many rounds as you need. You may stage pre-loaded magazines. You have no more than 30 seconds to drop all five targets at each distance.

I'd like to pick up a great handgun and shotgun for the season. I'm not really excited about using my 870 pump for the shotgun stages or my 1911 .45 for one-handed shooting. Any suggestions?

[Formerly YB-2]

Have you watched any of the competitions? Might give you an idea of what works for others. IIRC, the Beretta 92 in 9mm is quite popular for the pistol phase.

[kfr01]

Yes, I watched one last year. Now that you mention it, I did notice a lot of Beretta, but no one gun or approach was anywhere near optimal. People were all over the place on gear.

Pistol: I was thinking about a Ruger GP-100 357mag with a 6" barrel to provide a nice long sight radius.

Shotgun: The Benelli Vinci looks like a nice shooter