I missed how all of this went down, and as another member that has been here since the 1990's, I have valued Ridge's contribution to the forums here.

We're losing a guy that has actually been there and done that in terms of hunting big game, chucking lead over LONG ranges, and building up custom rifles. Very unfortunate to lose a voice of reason and experience on this board.

I've enjoyed HNI for a long time, and sadly have seen this type of cycle come and go. Hopefully we're not too far from the next upswing of the pendulum, assuming there WILL BE another upswing!