BRC at it's best was
the forum for sharing ideas and info. Even then, there were many experienced people that viewed but never participated.
Serious
Benchrest competitors...those who actually compete in registered tournaments (where the results are posted with names and scores
)...
love to kick around ideas and thoughts on things. They're willing to share this info with people that
want to do it the right way.
When people like
Randy Robinett,
Jackie Schmidt,
Mike Ezell,
Dusty Stevens,
Butch Lambert,
Bart Sauter,
Dave Tooley,
Alex Wheeler,
Francis Becignuel and others make a statement or answer a question....I have my ears open, put my brain in neutral, clear my head of any preconceived notions and am ready to
l-e-a-r-n.
That's because these people, and others, have the bonifides from actual competition, records, and National Championships to back up what they say. They've earned their chops the hard way....in
actual competition.
When the flags are blowing, guns on both sides are going off and the clock is running....how hard you should 'theoretically' seat your primers, is the base-to-ogive exact on every round, should you have that newest $1,000 press or double throwdown electronic powder measure that slices, dices and makes Julliene fries out of each powder kernel, blah, blah, blah....all of this means less than zilch. It's between you, the target, the clock and the wind flags. And the things the wind flags don't show show you.
And everyone has something positive to contribute. All we have to do for a resource like BRC to die is simple. Nothing.
Good shootin'
-Al
"In theory, there's no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is." - Yogi Berra 
