I have several shuns and they get razor sharp, my only complaint with them is the steel is a touch too hard in some of the series and is a little more brittle than i would like, he blade tends to get chips in it easier than most. That being said i still prefer a thin Japanese style knife on most...
Main thing is to just go and shoot. I don’t shoot as many matches as i used to but i was in the sport a few years before PRS was even established and shot a lot all the way up until a few years ago and in that amount of time i have seen tons of new shooters show up with all types of guns and...
I will add that in the 8-10yrs that I’ve had the same pair of esp’s they have been in every type of rain, mud, snow and even the washing machine once and are still going strong. I called the company once in that time frame to buy some extra wax cleaners and they couldn’t have been nicer.
Don’t get caught up in high power scopes, with that budget you’re better off with a 10-12 max power that will allow you to get more scope for the money within your price range. The higher power the better glass you need to get the most out of it.