SEPTEMBER 20, 2015 - MINTO 22BR SHOOT - RESULTS

Today was a record breaker! No shooting records were set but the wind outdid itself today in Minto. The wind is usually quite tricky in Minto, coming up through the pit with the lake in it or whistling around the corners of the shooting building. After some practice shots before the match begins or even when shooting sighters it takes a few minutes to learn the wind and its effect on your shooting. No such luck today. We shot a few practice shots and made sure our gear was functioning properly but when our relays came up all we had learned was out the window.


The wind changed from relay to relay - one relay was favoured by a complete calm for about half the time allotted, the next one had winds of about 40 k/hr whistling from right to left or from 1 or 2 o'clock. Several relays had winds switching from side to side so quickly it was had to follow the Daisy wheels and adjust. A lot of scope clicking and holding over happened and the scores reflected this. One fellow said this was the most difficult wind condition we shot in this year and a lot of us agreed.
On top of this all we started out with a cloudy sky and halfway through the match we had some pretty heavy rain. On the way home, of course, the sun came out and the rest of the day turned out to be beautiful. If you think we're complaining, you'd be wrong. We had a great time shooting with friends. . . . and the winners really did shoot very well indeed given the conditions.
Barb J. and John McC's wife made life complete with delicious banana bread, cinnamon loaf and chocolate
chip cookies. Many thanks (no supper for some of us). Today, Matt McA. was the Match Director and organizer and scored the targets as well with Don M. verifying the scores and math. The ROs were Grant P. Sr., Grant P. Jr., Barb J., Gerry J. and Terry McN. Targets werechanged by a large crew of George M., John McC., Bert deV., Barb J., Terry McN., Guy H., Wayne K. and Dave C. Many thanks for all the help to make this match a good one.



RESULTS - OPEN CLASS:

Gerrard D. - 398/8X
Matt McA. - 398/5X
Carl J. - 397/15X
Dave C. - 397/13X
Barb J. - 396/12X
Guy H. - 394/9X
John McC. - 393/9X
Mac MacD. - 392/9X
Terry McN. - 391/12X
Bruce B. - 391/9X
Bert deV. - 389/12X
George M. - 386/9X
Don M. - 385/4X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS:

 Bert deV. - 383/6X
Grant P. Sr. - 381/6X
Wayne K. - 377/4X
Gerry J. - 361/6X
Grant P. Jr. - 287/1X