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<blockquote data-quote="Glocktogo" data-source="post: 881371" data-attributes="member: 1132"><p>Kurt hit the nail on the head. Shooting competition puts a lot of stress on your gear. There's nothing short of combat or an intensive multi-day class that will sort out your gear like shooting matches. Where matches excel is that shooting them often enough will put you and your gun through exercises you wouldn't otherwise encounter. This sorts the wheat from the chaff so to speak.</p><p></p><p>Many of the high end guns you saw are mission built to shoot matches. They can be demanding and finicky if you don't know how to maintain them. They have very tight tolerances and chambers for serious accuracy potential and extreme repeatabilty. But those features come with a price, constant vigilance in care and feeding. Fail to pay attention to those needs and they'll reward you with a malfunction. </p><p></p><p>Service grade guns cannot expect to equal that level of performance, but their looser tolerances mean they're more able to shrug off bad ammo and infrequent maintenance. You don't have a Honda Accord serviced every day or use racing fuel like a Honda Formula 1 car, but an Accord isn't going to go 220 mph either.</p><p></p><p>A good shooter can win matches if their gear cooperates. A true operator knows their gear inside and out, and knows it will work. This allows them to win matches more consistently. They spend the time and trouble to know how the gun works and why they fail. They often go on to build their own or at least be farmiliar with armorer level mechanics so they can make repairs and adjustments on the fly.</p><p></p><p>Ammunition is a critical component. Almost everyone competing at the top level reloads to cut cost and to make custom tuned ammo. It's amazing how many will use the cheapest components or fail to QC check their match ammo. I never use anything in a match that isn't rigorously inspected and case guaged first. You can use anything in practice, but it's match shooting 101 to bring at least decent quality ammo on race day.</p><p></p><p>I've been shooting competitively for over 10 years now and my equipment rarely ever malfunctions. I've yet to shoot a match where I had to go home with a DNF (Did Not Finish), because I consider that the ultimate failure. It's simply not an option in my book. No matter how good you are or how much you spend, you can't win if you don't make it through the course.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Glocktogo, post: 881371, member: 1132"] Kurt hit the nail on the head. Shooting competition puts a lot of stress on your gear. There's nothing short of combat or an intensive multi-day class that will sort out your gear like shooting matches. Where matches excel is that shooting them often enough will put you and your gun through exercises you wouldn't otherwise encounter. This sorts the wheat from the chaff so to speak. Many of the high end guns you saw are mission built to shoot matches. They can be demanding and finicky if you don't know how to maintain them. They have very tight tolerances and chambers for serious accuracy potential and extreme repeatabilty. But those features come with a price, constant vigilance in care and feeding. Fail to pay attention to those needs and they'll reward you with a malfunction. Service grade guns cannot expect to equal that level of performance, but their looser tolerances mean they're more able to shrug off bad ammo and infrequent maintenance. You don't have a Honda Accord serviced every day or use racing fuel like a Honda Formula 1 car, but an Accord isn't going to go 220 mph either. A good shooter can win matches if their gear cooperates. A true operator knows their gear inside and out, and knows it will work. This allows them to win matches more consistently. They spend the time and trouble to know how the gun works and why they fail. They often go on to build their own or at least be farmiliar with armorer level mechanics so they can make repairs and adjustments on the fly. Ammunition is a critical component. Almost everyone competing at the top level reloads to cut cost and to make custom tuned ammo. It's amazing how many will use the cheapest components or fail to QC check their match ammo. I never use anything in a match that isn't rigorously inspected and case guaged first. You can use anything in practice, but it's match shooting 101 to bring at least decent quality ammo on race day. I've been shooting competitively for over 10 years now and my equipment rarely ever malfunctions. I've yet to shoot a match where I had to go home with a DNF (Did Not Finish), because I consider that the ultimate failure. It's simply not an option in my book. No matter how good you are or how much you spend, you can't win if you don't make it through the course. [/QUOTE]
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