For those of you who have upgraded triggers, barrels, or upgraded your gun to a different platform, at what point in your shooting journey you decide to bite the bullet? Was there a "breaking point, or was it a gradual progression? Or did you not upgrade at all?
Since seriously getting into shooting I've essentially shot and carried stock Glocks. For the last few months I've hit a plateau in my performance - no amount of self adjustments to grip/stance/sighting seemed to have any notable improvement.
This all came to a head this month when I took an advanced pistol course with a dozen or so LEOs. I was completely outclassed, particularly at speed and distance. It was a humbling experience and extremely valuable; I realized that in order to progress, I have have to relearn all my shooting fundamentals from the ground up.
At this point in my journey, the issue is more shooter than gear, but it was interesting to me that the vast majority of shooters in the class were using Staccatos and modified Glocks and Sig P320s. Iron sights shooters were in the minority. While some of the top shooters were using their bone stock department guns, it did make me wonder at what point should a shooter contemplate upgrades, if at all.
There has always been some internal resistance within myself to upgrade because my issued sidearm is a M17 which I can never modify. I worry about using upgrades as a crutch instead of fixing problems with my fundamentals. Will I be using an upgrade to maximize my performance, or as a shortcut instead of putting in the hard work required?
How did you make that decision, if at all? Thanks!