This sport is about encoraging people into it, the problem is however, if you want to compete in the Open class, then you need to spend big money.

Lets look at Cambridge.

Winner Open Steyr HFT £2200 + Scope
Runner up HFT-500 £1000+ + Scope
3rd Steyr £2000 + Scope
4th Steyr £2000 + Scope
5th Steyr £2000 + Scope

Springer TX200 £400 + Scope
.22 Theoben £500 +scope

I fully understand that those people who need to win a pot have to spend big money to do so (as I can't remember the last time I saw a so called top shot with a S400) but this sport should be for everyone and personal I would like to see a winner and a runner up trophy in all categories. It should not just be for those who can shoot and have the largest amount of disposable income.