Interesting. I must be doing something wrong on shooting bot. This is what I get. Thanks for the help!
That is just the way it runs these days. The game is now played in fractions of a minute, not weeks and days.
I was prepared for the last election cycle, but when new projects roll in and club mates and friends asked for help, I found that doing things "the old way" wasn't going to cut it. Those emails and notices were coming in but they were far too late in certain categories.
I am not averse to new ways of doing things on the internet, but because I was in the defense business and know how bad security is on things like iPhones... I am loathe to put apps and crap on my phone.
Well, I had to accept that the typical notification methods were so slow that I had to compromise and went ahead and placed Telegram on my phone and hooked up the automated rapid notices like ShootingBot etc.
Even with this, I also learned you had to be "cocked and primed" when the notice comes. You better know what you are willing to pay and instantly do the transaction on certain things or the penalty was to wait months to years in some instances.
I am casual and have flexibility but with friends who were at work a third of their day, I volunteered to do their shopping and jump on these things while they were tied up with work, families, animals, etc. or if they were in places where stopping to place ordered wasn't allowed or even possible.
At times, primers were pretty hard to score, but other ones like H4895, certain caliber brass, certain bullets, as example were ones that you had to jump instantly. Knowing the lay of the land in terms of prices is important since in this volatile market, just cause something comes available doesn't mean I will pay silly prices.
So, not telling you anything you want to hear, but just telling you how automation and speed have changed how the shopping process works in 2024. Until availability improves, you have to learn to play this new game or the wait can be years.
By checking two websites, you cover a vast number of suppliers where their software service is automatically searching 24/7. You can occasionally name a source that these web sites do not penetrate, but not many. You will need to study the sites to see who/what they cover and what they don't. In any case, good luck and good hunting.