RE: Elitist attitude
Trying to figure on how to answer this one, and I don't think I can.
I wouldn't deny there are differences in general, but I'd have a hard time calling myself elite or having an elite attitude. [:'(]
To me traditional is just more fun and the people that are shooting it seem to have an aweful good time doing so. It is alsomore demanding to be proficient, making the outcomes so much more worth it. The more you put in, the more you get out type of thing.
It also always seems to put more of the concentration on the actual shooting aspect instead of the "tinkering" aspect.