Mike1000

I have one and find it very useful for improving fundamentals. Videoing the target won't do anything but videoing yourself is always useful, especially for draws etc.

They're such a boon to the community!

“No danger to the public”

Thank God I reload!

I use Reloaders Workshop. The creator has sadly passed on but his relatives made the source code publicly available. It's great software with tons of features, including a shot calculator which figures out group size etc from a scanned target. It can also be used for inventory management and cost analysis.

There's a whole bunch of reasons feeding into the shortage: Demand is at tenfold levels for normal years as a result of COVID and civil unrest; it's also an election year which feeds demand. Around four million new gun owners are also feeding into this. The major four manufacturers produce about 8 Billion rounds a year for the US consumer market. Production has been disrupted by COVID and requirements for social distancing in facilities. There is a shortage of raw materials. Even though mining was designated an essential business, production is down so brass, lead, copper etc are more expensive and in shorter supply. Primers are still pretty much hand made and it is not a short process to train people to do it so this is a big issue. Trucking is also down about 5% so moving material around the country is also feeding the problem. Manufacturers have ramped up shifts where possible but don't want to invest into new production lines for what is potentially a short term problem. There are really only two makers of large scale ammunition production equipment and it is not cheap. This situation really is a perfect storm and is unprecedented. On the plus side, if Trump wins, we should expect normality to return sometime around summer of 2021. If Biden wins it could be a lot longer, if it ever does return. There's a very good YouTube video which goes through this in a lot more detail but I can't find the darn thing right now. Will try find it and post. EDIT - Found it! This is long but well worth a watch:

Congrats!!

Nail on the head. What we’re seeing now as well is folks bot monitoring websites, auto buying in some cases, and then reselling on Gunbroker for 1000% retail.

Yeah, Varget was scarce before COVID. Haven’t seen any for a while now.

You can be a member of USPSA without competing although it is a fun competition. You do also get discounts with their partners.

Now leave them in the vac pac, sous vide, and sear them. Best steak you’ll ever taste!

Thanks for the info. I'm looking at the Viper Gen II PST with the MRAD reticle. The 20 MOA rail should help out with additional upward adjustment.

Sweet! I'm looking at the exact same rifle and glass combo. What height rings did you use and how much total upward adjustment are you getting with the 20 MOA rail?

I'm not sure they're relocating or just opening a second center. From comments he's made, he's going to use Nashville as a distribution center for the east alongside the retail store/range etc. I think he's keeping the San Diego location. Either way, will be good to have it locally.

I made it to 49 without any problems but have to use reading glasses now. I don't like them but getting used to them.

Sounds like a well run event. Thanks for the write up and tributes!