And dang!!! What a whirlwind, of thoughts and questions... It really has me rethinking a lot of my airgun hobby ideas. Just wow. I've been seriously considering (as of per video, WAS) buying a rifle platform that is a proven competitor. But after seeing the gear these folks run; I'm basically back to the drawing board. Some of these guys are rocking gear and accessories I've never even seen! Then there's all the customizations... Cusom parts, and paintjobs, that i didn't even know were on offer by anyone. Where do these guys get their gear? It's truly impressive.
In fact... it's so impressive that it's, we'll I'm not sure intimidating is the right word... Though it is intimidating to a degree. But moreover it almost lends a sense of "bar to entry". If that makes sense. I was able to ID some parts, and accessories, and did a little virtual shopping and dayum! That's a financially steep entrance fee. Makes me wonder, are these guys self funded? As in working 9-5s and still buying all this gear, or is a lot of it provided by sponsors? I saw some really cool stuff. And that was just what I could see. God only knows what kind of custom internals were also in action in that video. Just wow!!!
If you haven't seen it, it's definitely worth a watch. It puts a lot of things into perspective. Just seeing these top names brand guns side by side for size comparison, for one thing. I had know idea just how huge the Skout was till I saw it next to an FX M3. Wow. It's huge. Not to mention seeing them in use, in various shooting events. Really has me starting over as to what I might truly want to drop my money on. Or if at all? Like I said, it really shows how expensive the bar to entry is, if one is thinking about competing.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share some of my musings, and takeaways from my viewing of the RMAC competition, as a "regular" air gunner...
In fact... it's so impressive that it's, we'll I'm not sure intimidating is the right word... Though it is intimidating to a degree. But moreover it almost lends a sense of "bar to entry". If that makes sense. I was able to ID some parts, and accessories, and did a little virtual shopping and dayum! That's a financially steep entrance fee. Makes me wonder, are these guys self funded? As in working 9-5s and still buying all this gear, or is a lot of it provided by sponsors? I saw some really cool stuff. And that was just what I could see. God only knows what kind of custom internals were also in action in that video. Just wow!!!
If you haven't seen it, it's definitely worth a watch. It puts a lot of things into perspective. Just seeing these top names brand guns side by side for size comparison, for one thing. I had know idea just how huge the Skout was till I saw it next to an FX M3. Wow. It's huge. Not to mention seeing them in use, in various shooting events. Really has me starting over as to what I might truly want to drop my money on. Or if at all? Like I said, it really shows how expensive the bar to entry is, if one is thinking about competing.
Anyway, I just thought I'd share some of my musings, and takeaways from my viewing of the RMAC competition, as a "regular" air gunner...
