Yep, been into classical optics for several years, and stickly fiber optic systems now for about a decade. We do some gov. work, but in the past mostly for the private sector.

I am in MD/DC area, so you can guess who my employer is.

We unfortuately have laid off most of our photonics group. Relying more on vendors data.

Do you do 40G work?

I am mostly into centerfire reloading. I would say 10% ML and 90% centerfire. I jump back and forth. I am in MD now, and it just pays to be good at ML's. All the state parks require ML only. So with a good ML, you can get buy with only one gun in this state.

We have rules however. And our pressure signs are much more obvious in the centerfire world unlike ML.

To be honest, I have only shot two deer with a 150gr load. It was alot more devastating than I imagined. More so than any PRB, or 1600fps XTP I have ever witnessed. Everything else was with 80-95gr loads. I plan to only use the 150gr loads in swamp areas where 100 yards shots are common.

In this state, you have to get them down quick. I hunt on 5 acres alot behind my house surounded by other farms, and if it gets off that 5 acres, you probably lost the deer. People are not very nice about it usually. so its entirely different than Ky where I grew up.