I am pleased to have been directed to this forum, it addresses what I think is an urgent need to have information online that helps to understand and promote muzzleloading target shooting or NMLRA shooting.

We often see discussion of the difficulty of recruiting new shoters to our various shooting sports.  I think one of the most important things we can do is to make information about our sports readily available, especially online, for the uninitiated to feed their newfound interest and learn enough to get them over the hump to where they might be able to find an event and come on out without embarassing or frustrating themselves.

Because no one else seems to be making this information available for disussion, I think this board is critical to the health of our sport.  It would be wise for every one of us to publicize this board as much as possible.  Mention it on other muzzleloading or shooting sports boards as often as possible.  Bring it up in conversation at events.  And, somehow, it needs to be publicized right at the epicenter - Friendship and the NMLRA website.

Perhaps it would be possible to have patches or shirts or caps that would publicize this site.  That takes some capital and concerted effort, but it would make this board visible in all the right places.  I suppose the mode of dress at many events would make shirts and caps less effective, but perhaps decals for our boxes or rear windows would work.
 

Last edited by ClaudeH (8/23/2015 8:46 AM)