Comments on: Better Gear Doesn’t Make You a Good Shooter…But it Definitely Doesn’t Hurt https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/rifles/better-gear-doesnt-make-you-a-good-shooter-but-it-definitely-doesnt-hurt/ Sun, 31 Mar 2024 15:52:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: PDWS https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/rifles/better-gear-doesnt-make-you-a-good-shooter-but-it-definitely-doesnt-hurt/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 Sun, 31 Mar 2024 15:52:49 +0000 https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=4855#comment-1303 The title question is ambiguous, open to widely varying interpretations. Literally, objectively, the answer is “no”, just like exchanging heavy combat boots for Olympic running shoes isn’t going to transform you into a “better runner”. If anything, you may find it harder going back from the Gucci stuff to the old clunkers. Conversely, everyone at every skill level will run faster in running shoes.

The better question is “Do equipment-imposed limitations make performance worse?” and the answer is an unambiguous “Yes”.

Can training compensate for those limitations? To a certain extent, but for any given individual the same level of training will produce higher levels of performance when not compensating, i.e. with the higher-performance product. The aphorisms are false.

*Caveats: not every “performance” feature is directly suited to every task, and not every dollar spent on pricy gear is invested in performance.

]]> By: I Haz A Question https://staging.shootingnewsweekly.com/rifles/better-gear-doesnt-make-you-a-good-shooter-but-it-definitely-doesnt-hurt/comment-page-1/#comment-1276 Sat, 30 Mar 2024 22:48:15 +0000 https://www.shootingnewsweekly.com/?p=4855#comment-1276 Ammo box, tree limb, edge of wall…whatever helps you to stabilize your shot. I’m kinda jelly of Dan’s AR setup in the photo. Leupold glass FTW.

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