This has been an amusing thread. I agree there are lots of wannabes, poser and other just plain ***holes in the shooting world. What makes them so noticeable is the majority of really great people in the sport. I have been fortunate to meet a lot of the big name pistol shooters at various events and they have been great guys, even when no one is around. I have likewise met many real "operators". Denny Chalker was mentioned, a great guy. Unfortunately anytime a group of people get together at least 10% will be idiots. I see them all, I work at a gun store. It must be something in the air that brings the testosterone out. I have heard the pros and cons of all types of weapons, weaponsystems, ammo and shooting sports. Its not just pistol shooters, rifle and shotgun sports are not immune. The guy I work with was a chopper pilot in Vietnam. One day after the latest SEAL, SF, CIA killer/spy left, he looked at me and said, I must be the only guy that went to Vietnam and was not special forces. I told him someone had to fly them around and bring the mail. As was posted before if you keep score it is a game. What is going over in the middleeast is real. I enjoy the shooting sports, if I wanted tohave a hobby that was not fun I would play golf. Thanks BE for a great sight.