i don't compete in 3gun competition because...

[Kind of Blued]

Then there's the fact that my GI mag carrier with 2 USGI M14 mags disappeared at the last 3-gun shoot I participated in... Then the Klinton mag ban set in. Ick.

That's a reoccuring nightmare of mine!

I just watched a bunch of video of 3-gun competition as filmed by ShootingUSA, and although I've never competed in one, and (don't kill me) don't even own a shotgun, I'm as good as hooked.

I LIKE the fancy equipment. One of the reasons I love firearms is because I think they look neat. Another is that they can do amazing things if you can step up to them. I see the aquisition of "pricey gear" to be synonymous with the "diminishing of excuses", and there's nothing wrong with that if you're good enough that your gear is honestly holding you back. Even if it isn't, owning the best gear gives you headroom; the knowledge that YOU need to catch up to your GUN, and that is a liberating thing in any medium.

I'd absolutely love to shoot in a 3-gun competition. I'm nowhere near good enough, but I have a feeling I will NEVER be good enough to belong at something like that. Either way, I think it would be fun and I'm gonna do one sometime.

 

[burningsquirrels]

where's the option "because i'm poor/broke?"

 

[taliv]

it's implied in "requires too much equipment"

 

[burningsquirrels]

voted.

i'd pay ammo and rental perhaps... but the firearms themselves are the killer.

 

[Justin]

Honestly, in all of the competitive shooting games I've tried, if you take it with even a medium level of seriousness, the ammo costs tend to dwarf the cost of the gun sooner than you'd think.

 

[burningsquirrels]

absolutely. gun and equipment for me was about $650. reloading equipment was less than $500, but new ammo per thousand = $270/thou while reloaded ammo costs me $115/thou... and i'm starting to exceed that 1/k month count for my primary gun. fortunately 9mm is even cheaper to reload for the other gun... i don't even want to start thinking about an AR, shotgun, and reloading bot those as well... ouch!