What you call “normies” are good people that are the lifeblood of the shooting sports industry. Without their spending the industry would pale in comparison to what it is now. Without them, we would generate a hell of lot less in Pitman Robertson funds every year. Without them, competitors would have fewer options as the revenue generated from large volume sales are what give R&D their budgeted funds within companies. They are also our fellow shooters, who we should be helping and encouraging to learn more about the shooting sports.Hornady targets the normies as I call them, you know the ones that think the 6.5 Creedmoor is the end all of long range shooting and if they have one they are capable of first round hits out to 1k or better. They outnumber us precision match shooters 10:1 probably more but whatever, so in their game Hornady has produced this mantra (for lack of a better word) that their products are the absolute best, and to them they might be but for us few that know better they are junk. For instance.... Let's talk deer hunting for a min. I've got several friends that have tracking dogs that will find wounded deer, it's a huge thing down here unfortunately. Anyone want to guess the cartridge and bullet combo most of these tracks are the result of?
For those that have insinuated that Hornady has neither brains nor the equipment, you are sorely mistaken. I’ve made the shooting sports industry my profession for the better part of the last 20 years. The folks at Hornady are some of the best and brightest in the business, at all levels within the company.
This is the second thread in recent history that wants to bash Hornady. This is a company that spends a tremendous amount of money to support the shooting sports. They donate money, product, and their time to make a difference. So if you don’t like their product…don’t buy it. Hell, voice your opinion about their shortcomings in a manner that could help them improve. But don’t sit here and bash a company and its people for trying to make some money and do good things for the shooting sports.