This is an overall problem with people in this country in general, not just shooters. Seems many don’t appreciate working up from the bottom and trying to continually improve, regardless of what we’re talking about. They want to show up and be a top contender, which isn’t how most shit works in my experience.
I pimp Legion/Tenet matches pretty hard, because I believe in the meaning behind the matches and I think they fun and well run. I talk to people at the range, at the gym, pretty much any place they’ll listen and it’s common to hear “I’m not ready” from guys who have been shooting 2 gun or NRA matches for years. My position is if you can safely manipulate your firearms and are healthy enough to walk 4 miles, get started in a match. You’re never going to know until you try. (See how that contradicts my “it ain’t real training” above
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I’m not sure if it’s fear or embarrassment, lack of self confidence? I don’t know…. But regardless of the type of match, dudes will spends $10k on shit to shoot it and never leave the bench at the local range. God bless ‘em, but they’re missing out.