I am a new shooter to USPSA, 4 matches in, and my biggest issue with wanting to get a new toy is because I want to shoot major. I really like my red dot for my carry optics gun, so open seems like the best bet to get that same vibe while shooting major. So it looks like a 2-3k gun is in the future for me? I would love to not have to spend that much, but I don't see too many options that are not custom. So for me, I am not trying to buy ability, I am trying to get into a different PF.