OOH! I am "on record!" Wow, I'm scared. Most people on this section of the forum are pretty much the school yard bully type and get their kicks out of ganging up on one person, not listening to what they are really saying, taking what they say out of context, and are so blinded by their own prejudices and political leanings that they can never see things any other
way. Yes, I have been a serious competitor and I don't really care what a firearm looks like, other than those ugly black (ok, so some of them are grey or green) plastic semi autos. Turtle said he has never seen a serious competitor who felt as I do. Well, he has not seen me, but he has read what I have written so that will have to do. I am not alone in my thinking, as my life partner sees things the same way as do many others I shoot with. I used to see things the same way as you all did, then one day I came to my senses. I doubt if any of you will. As Hemingway said, "God rest ye merry gentlemen."
Joe