Yep. Thirty years ago, we had a lot fewer reloaders and the manufacturers were competing for market share. Fast forward to the recent political climate of the past eight or more years and the (reloading) market has exploded in growth. Now it's about how much and how fast a manufacturer can pump out to meet the demand. When that happens, the old idiom of "Want it Fast, Cheap, Good? Pick two and only two."
A LOT of my reloading equipment that I purchased more than twenty and thirty years ago is still superior in quality and materials and workmanship compared to what I'm getting today. On the other hand, some of the optics and sights and peripherals for the firearms themselves are vastly superior to what I was purchasing thirty years ago.
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