I shot competitively on a college team years ago. At some point the NRA rules got involved and the sport went to heck. Nit picking bickering and the competition went from friendly to down right mean annd cutthroat. A few new teams entered the league at the same time. I suffered a broken leg and with the cast, couldn't get into kneeling position. So coach asked the league if I could shoot offhand to substitute. (my offhand scores were generally three or four points lower than my kneeling scores). The league officials wrote back than per some NRA RULE, if I could not shoot in kneeling position, any scores would be disqualified. It ran me from 3rd in the league standings down to about 26th and cost me a partial athletic scholarship. Had I been able to substitute offhand scores, I would have stayed in the top ten and kept the scholarship.
After college I got into BPCR. It was fun, every one good natured, and then NRA rules and sanctioning came about. It became a darned arms race, withh everyone spending more and more for better sights, triggers etc. What started as a few groups shooting old rolling blocks and trapdoors became mosre cut throat and unfriendly. Some guy shows up with an H&R Buff classic, and he can't shoot, another shows up with a Martini and he can't shoot. I stopped going to BPCR matches. They simply weren't fun anymore. Shooters need to be ranked. Keep a book, etc.
The BPC sillywet rules seem designed to discourage new shooters.
