Mark,

Congrats on your first deer, and kudo's for putting in the practice needed to get that deer.

FA's, like Colts or other custom guns, will not make you a better shot, nor do anything beyond what can be done with a Ruger or S&W or Taurus, etc. generally speaking. I would say more of a pride of ownership or appreciation for something other than does the gun go bang, and can I hit what I am aiming at. I own one FA gun, a few Colts, but no custom guns. I also own handguns from probably a half a dozen other makers. They (FA) are "good" guns, but only you can decide how good.

Craig