Quote Originally Posted by Tom Freeman View Post
Thats ok. People that say "I need more practice before I can compete" never get out there and learn anything about *their* shooting, muchless anything about competitive shooting.

Matches are also a great place to try out new gear.
They are also the ones who would rather spend the entrance fee on ammo & fuel/munchies while having fun with the family & especially with the oldest daughter who wants to shoot "her" AR-15's more now that she shot the FATS at Guernsey.

Some of em also learned how to shoot in the military and has some trigger time not only on the range, but in the FATS simulators & knows where they stink & where they don't & how to improve, but now has let life little issues take over like trying to eek out a living on a military retirement take presidence.

Besides, some of em just ain't into competitive shooting, but would like to see it on the civilian side & possibly try it sometime (and yes some of em were SAS shooters and competed in SASS shooting) for fun and games, not with a bunch of class A personality people who only care about winning.

What's "new gear" unless ya are counting the "original" SOE Force Vest, Blackhawk H harness/LBE and 1st generation 6004 holster

Such a dork am I