This is why there is equipment of all kind made for the beginner; an entry-level guitar, or spinning-reel, running shoes, Pop Warner footballs, skis or whatever else you can think of. No one can afford a genuine Stradivarius, that I ever met, and no one but a master is allowed to play one.
I would venture to guess that at least several of y'all, have outgrown the limitations of your first firearm. Especially so if you have been involved in formal competition. The best shooters in the world may very well out-shoot better equipped shooters that simply haven't the skills and talent to fully utilize their equipment's refinements. Still, the best shooters will never make first place against their peers if their equipment is inferior.
With a truly accurate firearm, you will hit your target every time, as long as you have it pointed in the right direction when it goes off. On the other hand, if the inside of the barrel looks like the often-mentioned sewer-pipe, one might, on the occasion, actually hit the bullseye, even if it's not pointed in exactly the right direction. In that case, the shooter has wasted his time and money, as he really should have bought a lottery ticket with such luck at his disposal.
So, yes, some shooters are a lot better than some guns. This is what justifies them owning something that is capable of higher precision, even though it costs more than something that is good enough for most others.