Limited Optics became a USPSA division in 2023. Here is how many different shooters (by member number) shot at least one posted match in each division:
| Division | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 so far |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limited Optics | 5,370 | 8,235 | 11,328 | 13,716 |
| Carry Optics | 13,624 | 12,189 | 14,977 | 16,343 |
| Limited | 6,123 | 3,616 | 3,091 | 2,490 |
Counted as match entries instead (one shooter at one match, so someone who shoots 20 matches counts 20 times), Limited Optics went from 26,432 entries in 2023 to 92,601 so far in 2026, while Limited fell from 78,600 entries in 2018 to 12,417.
What it looks like
- Limited Optics is closing on Carry Optics.
- Limited has lost most of its field since the optics division arrived.
- Production has held steady through all of it.
If you switched divisions in the last few years, what moved you? And does Limited survive as a division?
2026 counts run through mid-October.