[Jeff Higgins]

If I knew I were going into battle, I would certainly reconsider my dislike of such modern conveniences. But I'm not. I'm a civilian. I only need to defend my home, or myself and/or loved ones when out and about. And I hunt, which is only done lawfully during daylight hours. I want to be able to carry my arms as unobtrusively as possible. All the modern foofaraw tends to bulk them up and get in the way. None of it makes them shoot any better under the conditions I, or most civilians for that matter, shoot or may ever have to shoot.

The main point I'm trying to make, however, is that the money most guys spend on these whiz-bang accessories might be better spent on range time and ammo. For example, there were several other shooters there today that were using all manner of shinny new expensive autos (interestingly, no revolvers), some with optical sights of one kind or another, some from very famous high end makers, being fed the newest high-end expensive JHP ammo, yadda yadda yadda. A few were shooting from rests (I think because the guns and optics were too damn heavy to hold up for long). Not a single one of them could keep all of their shots inside the scoring rings, much less the black. Some could not stay on the paper and were asked to leave (we have strict rules about that). With the latest and greatest of everything, and shooting from a rest at that. With guns they could in no way carry with them, at least some of them. They seem to think they can buy hits. I bet a couple of them were heading back t their gunsmiths to demand he make their guns shoot better.