Bob was a custom builder from Spokane in the 60's and 70's. He built a couple of Rifles for Jack O'Connor. A contemporary of Al Biesen.
That rifle is a thing of beauty.
yessir, that's kinda my point. When the world's number 1 and 3 supplier of fertilizer (and ammo) components goes offline for a couple of years, shit roles downhill.
The reason is more geopolitical than you want to think. Russia is the top country producing ammonium nitrate. Russia is the number 3 producer of potassium nitrate (Potash). These 2 ingredients make up ~75% of gunpowder.
The sanctions that NATO countries have placed on Russia have effects...