With the expanded shooting positions available we are going to advertise
for the first time. The ads won't start appearing until after the first
of the year, but my expectation is we will still sell out of all the
positions. Particularly if we don't get appropriate weather for the
grass (which I suspect will need to be replanted) in the new shooting
area. Those new positions may be unusable mud pits and while we will
still have more positions than in previous years it will be fewer than
what we had planned on. If you want to guarantee a shooting position
you need to get your entry in soon.

And speaking of numbers and improvements, Ry (who gives credit to Lyle),
came up with some new target containers. The old aseptic cartons will
not be used in the same capacity as previous years. I still have a use
for the ones you have and planned on bringing, but don't bother
collecting any more. The new targets are much more durable and should
be able to take bullet and rock fragments without being torn apart. We
believe edge hits will also be much better tolerated than before. This
should take care of the problem with targets that dumped their contents
and left you an empty shell to shoot at. These targets are 1/8" thick
solid cardboard tube with white plastic end caps. These will present a
white circle "bulls-eye" to the shooter.

The new targets meant new numbers for the distribution of targets. I
think you will like the results. The bottom line is that compared to
last year there will be 80% more targets, 340% more explosive weight (a
total of over a ton!), they will about 15% easier to hit, and the
average target will contain nearly 200% of the explosive charge. See
http://www.boomershoot.org/2004/blast.htm#Distribution for details.

I have made fairly extensive updates to the web site regarding the
changes from last year. The pages you might want to visit are the
following:

http://www.boomershoot.org/2004/blast.htm
http://www.boomershoot.org/general/general.htm
http://www.boomershoot.org/2004/Changes.htm

I'm giving people on this list the first chance to sign up and be a part
of this next, bigger and better than ever before, event. Please sign up
now, because it really breaks my heart to hear your whining when you get
put on the waiting list.

-joe-
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