Bud Hyett
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18 January 2022
The video is very enlightening. and the use of common equipment such as a concrete mixer is a good idea. Cheap and long-lasting.
The first step is a serious marketing survey to see if recreational shooters will buy enough bullets to justify the equipment upgrades. I've seen several shops go under when they upgraded and did not have enough new market to justify the added expense. Most shooters are looking for a cheap bullet to reload and not interested in the benefit of a better bullet.
Do thorough research not only on the present environmental regulations, but any proposed. Working in aerospace, where four decades ago the number of sold airplanes needed to regain the design and tooling cost was 100, today the number is 500. The increase in environmental regulations with the cost of these records has driven costs up. The capabilities of the new planes is greater and these planes offer a better long-term payback to the airlines, but getting to first flight and then a production certificate is a longer and more costly journey.
Adding protective suits for the workers not only is a first cost, but maintenance of the suits is an additional recurring cost burden. Where does this regulation come from? Does the use require full suits or merely protective gear? Are there alternative ways to use MEK - enclosed hoods and gloves?
With the restrictions on lead bullets today, you might see if the local indoor ranges will allow these bullets and add that information to the marketing plan. Where one local range allowed only jacketed bullets, after a discussion they allowed graphite and powder-coated bullets. The powder coating will stay on the bullet in the bore and reduce leading.
Farm boy from Illinois, living in the magical Pacific Northwest