Today was Gun Blogger Day at Boomershoot 2009. I was about to blog live from the Boomershoot site; however, my computer battery died. I may need a new one when I arrive back home. Anyway, the following was the schedule for the afternoon:
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0900: Shooting Line Preparation (Staff) |
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1000: Gun blogger orientation |
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1015: Tour of Boomershoot site |
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1030: Target manufacturing setup |
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1100: Safety briefing |
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1115: Sample target construction |
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1145: Manufacturing area cleanup |
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1200: Target demo |
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1215: Lunch |
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1245: Chemistry of explosives |
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1300: Theory of fireball construction |
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1315: Explosives effects |
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1400: Gun blogger target construction |
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1445: Manufacturing area cleanup |
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1500: Gun blogger target disposal |
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1515: Boomershoot history |
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1530: Precision Rifle Clinic steel placement (Joe, Eugene and crew) |
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1530: Hillside target stake placement (Staff) |
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1800: Staff, blogger (and anyone else) informal dinner at Ponderosa |
See more for photos of the day. More reports later. When I’m not tired.
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- Joe demonstrates the awesomness of boomerite
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- Craters that boomerite make.
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- Titanium shavings.
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- We’re not baking cake.
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- My first boomerite.
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- David of RNS showing off his SA SOCOM.
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- Orofino, ID
I definitely had a blast.
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