Shooting a area match is so much fun, if you win a plaque, great, but the new people you meet, PRICELESS...some, you may only see once a year, at a sectional, area or nationals. I know shooters that won't go to a area match, and say their not good enough, & I explain that a C limited ONLY shoot against C limited, but you may shoot WITH a GM limited. Shoot, have fun, learn. If you have a chance to go to national's, GO!!!!!!!! You will have the time of your life.