We have been quite busy in on the homestead trying to get things moved from Texas, so I neglected to write an update last week. This week’s update is also going to be short. I am still alive and all is well, just quite busy getting the family settled and I have not had much time to myself.
A few things of note. There were a few companies that did some awesome April Fool’s Gag’s. So if you would like a laugh, here’s a couple gags.
Hornady’s Production Update
Hornady’s New 7.6 Creedmoor (Fully Compatible with both 308 Win and 7.62×51 chambers)
Accurate Shooter Reported on the New PRS Sonic Tactical Series of Competition
That was just a taste, there was quite a few April Fool gags by the industry poking fun at different aspect of the shooting sports. If you see something worth sharing, send it to me, I can always use a smile.
As a side note, there are a few more rumors of US based companies moving forward with plans to construct primer factories. It seems these facilities may be operational, at least on a limited basis within a year. We will see, it is definitely some welcome news. I do not know any names nor have I spoken to anyone with direct knowledge, but if I was to place a sizable bet on a company, it would be Sig Sauer. They employ more then a few people who spent time working at Remington’s Lonoke facility, and with the trouble that Remington has had it would not surprise me if they picked up some more talent within the last year. With Sig Sauer producing their own ammunition, including bullets, and likely limited runs of brass, undoubtedly they will want to add primer production to have better control over their destiny.
Will we ever see a Sig primer on the reloading market? Who knows, but if they began to produce their own primer, it would undoubtedly relieve some of the demand on the domestic market. (This assumes they source their primers domestically, it is not at all unreasonable to source primed brass from European companies, many US based companies do that, and with Sig being a European based company they make not source things from the US market)
Speaking of components. I have had two emails asking if I sold powders. To be fair they were both from different people of the same company. Unfortunately, I am not in the selling business, and I really cannot be as it would place me in a conflict of interest as I work within the industry. I appreciate the outreach but there is little I can do to help in that regard.
As I said it would be a short update, a bit longer then I thought it would be but nevertheless short. As always if you are looking to get in touch, best way is to send me an email jay@theballisticassistant.com. You may check us out on Parler, Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit. If you’d like to submit a load to our load database the instructions are here.
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