Thanks for the followup! I took my old rig down to the gun store. I dont have any sights on it due to the old aimpoint mounted on it. They said it would be $170 for sights and saw some other areas that needed work. The other issue is the gun is real loose and if I take the comp off that is alot more expense in replacing or cutting the barrel. Safety doesnt work, etc.. They showed me a cz gun for $1300 that was real nice (fixed sights) and a couple of SA XD guns with holsters, magazines and magazine holsters for $799 and $899. I asked about trading, and at first he offered me $300 for the old gun and then after looking at it he basicaly said, "You know these things wear out right?", and said he didnt really want to get into it and wasnt interested. He said maybe to list it somewhere and try to get $300 for it.
So any advice would be helpful. I am wondering about just getting something like a springfield XD kit. It looks like a starter gun and runs about $800 but would have everything I need to compete out of the box. Since I am just starting I dont want to spend alot and actually dont have alot of money for a race gun. But I think I would really prefer an STI type setup since I am more used to a 1911 frame. My other thought is to just show up at the match and let everyone know I am looking to buy something to start and find something used. Any tips would be appreciate.
Thanks guys.