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All About Reloaders: Celebrating 35 Years at MEC

If you are one of the many Shotshell Reloader customers, chances are you may have gotten the opportunity to talk to Ron. Out of the last 35 years, Ron has spent t hirty-three of those years working as a MEC Reloader Customer Service Technician. He is our most senior technician and carries a wealth of knowledge with him. His casual and soft-spoken presence makes him an easy person to communicate with to troubleshoot a problem or just ask a general reloading question. After graduating Mayville High School, Ron worked at a grocery store in nearby Horicon, WI advancing to an assistant store manager position. During this time, he attended marketing classes at a nearby college . After two years, he knew it was not the future for him and decided to look for other opportunities . It just so happened that MEC was hiring. Ron’s mother had been working at MEC for a while and encouraged him to apply. Soon, he was offered a job on their newly implemented assembly line, building John Deer e lawnm

Staying Consistent Throughout the Year by Dalton Kirchhoefer

Being consistent throughout a tournament and even throughout the entire shooting season is a very difficult task even for professionals. It takes a lot of focus, time, and effort along with the confidence and a willingness to get back up after falling. Major tournaments that take place in the shooting world such as regionals, US Open and Nationals are long tournaments that by the end of each day many shooters are completely exhausted both mentally and physically. The summer months do not help with this as many events are in southern states with unforgiving heat. With this constant cycle of shooting long days and ending the day exhausted, your mind begins to lose focus and wander, causing your shooting style to waver from what it usually is, whether that is beginning to set up too close to the trap, not going through your pre-shot routine, or just simply having a hard time fully seeing the target, these faults work their way into your shooting very slowly. The end result is the shooter