practical handgun shooting has been my principal hobby for the last 30 years...it has morphed into serious 3 gun competition in the last 15 or so...from comments, a lot of the members of this forum are firearm owners, but without competition how do you judge your skill level or competence? ....I go out of my way to promote the sport shooting games like USPSA/IPSC, and multi gun competition...although ammunition is some what expensive, compared to other hobbies it is not out of line...