Monday, February 27, 2017

FEBRUARY 26, 2017 - MINTO GUN CLUB YEAR-END AWARDS FOR 2016




Bert deVink
1st place - Rimfire Open Class
2nd place - Rimfire Sporter Class
1st place - Centerfire Open Class
1st place - Centerfire Sporter Class










John McCluskey
1st place - Rimfire Sporter Class
3rd place - Centerfire Open Class
3rd place - Centerfire Sporter Class











George Murray
1st place - Handgun Class
3rd place - Rimfire Open Class













Wayne Kennedy
2nd place - Handgun Class
3rd place - Rimfire Sporter Class













Guy Huestis
2nd place - Rimfire Open Class
Don Murrin
2nd place - Centerfire Open Class














Bill Hancox
2nd place - Centerfire Sporter Class.












FEBRUARY 26, 2017 - MINTO CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

Today was a very busy day at the Minto Gun Club ranges and Club House. We began the day with a quarterly meeting as had been agreed at the last AGM. This went very smoothly under the capable chairmanship of Dave C, President. The Minutes of this meeting, once completed, will be sent to members by e-mail.
Next, the year end awards for 2016 were presented. The delay was due to a lack of finances after the building of the new clubhouse. Everyone was glad this could be done however, even at this late date.  The recipients and the awards will be posted on this Blog-site under a separate posting.
Next, we shot the scheduled Centerfire BR for score match in conditions that could only be described as "humbling". It is probably fair to say that no-one really got a good grasp of the wind conditions until perhaps the very last shot - and even then probably not. The wind "looked" fairly steady most of the time, coming from left to right most of the time and gusting from 0 to 30km/hr or so. The wind flags that were put up (mind you with the snow they could only cover the left side of the range) on the second 50yds closest to the targets, did not seem to give the information we needed to predict the wind effects on the bullets. Perhaps if they had been closer to the building we could have learned more. Suffice it say that there were an awful lot of surprises once the bullet had cut through the target - judging from the choice words coming from the firing line! You can judge for yourself when you see that a first-time Benchrest shooter with a 308 (185gn bullets) won the match - well deserved and congratulations to Adam MacD.

Today, the Match Director was John McC. Don M. did the scoring and Wayne K. verified the scoring and stats. The targets were set and changed by Dave C., Bruce B., George M., Guy H., and John McC. Range Officers were Bruce B., Bill H., John McC. and Bert deV. Treats and Timbits were brought by Tony L. (thanks Shelly), John McC. (thanks Dorothy) and Dave C. (thanks Dave). Many thanks to all who made this a shoot worth remembering (or forgetting, as the case may be).

RESULTS - CF OPEN CLASS:
Adam MacD. - 292/13X
John McC. - 292/10X
Dan G. - 289/12X
Tony L. - 287/7X
Bert deV. - 286/9X
Don M. - 284/3X
Dave C. - 279/2X
Bruce B. - 278/3X
Bill H. - 277/4X

RESULTS - CF SPORTER CLASS:
Bert deV. - 137/1X
Bill H. - 132/2X
John McC. - 130/1X
Tony L. - 126/1X
Wayne K. - 117/0X
Dan G. - 42/0X

Finally, we had sold a full deck of cards on the brick of Midas +, which had been donated for fund raising by Peter Dobson of Hirsch Precision. Dave C. drew the lucky winning card - Bert deV. was the winner. Thanks go to Peter and all those who supported the Minto Gun Club by purchasing a card!

Monday, February 20, 2017

FEBRUARY 19, 2017 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

After having a great time in Lake George the day before, we all trecked south to Petitcodiac for the February Centerfire BR shoot. 
You couldn't have asked for a better day in the winter in New Brunswick. It was mild - 0C in
the morning when we left and about 5 degrees higher than that as the day progressed. The range was covered in a blanket of fine very very white snow but the sun was not out much - so even though the visibility was a bit hampered, and many complained of sighting problems, we were not blinded by glare off the snow. The wind was almost not a factor in today's shooting with only occasional breezes going uprange (the same direction as the smoke from the stove- - Oh well).
Congrats are due to John McC. who shot a marvelous
300/18X. There were some other displays of fine shooting as well. It's nice to see Shelly C. getting some very nice targets with her new 6PPC. Looks like she has a shooter there.
Today, Dan G. was the match Grand Poo-ba and chief in the
scoring department with John McC. verifying. Targets were set and changed by John McC., Shelly C., Brian P. and Tony L. The range officers were Brian P., Darryl K. and Bert deV. Shelly C. and Dan G. brought the treats and Timbits. Many thanks to all who lent a hand to make this shoot an enjoyable one.

RESULTS - CF BR OPEN CLASS:
John McC. - 300/18X
John Mo. - 298/5X
Brian P. - 297/9X
Shelly C. - 295/10X
Darryl K. - 291/9X
Dan G. - 291/5X
Norbert S. - 291/3X
Tom N. - 290/5X
Don M. 289/9X
Tony L. - 284/6X
Logan G. - 283/4X
Bert deV. - 278/4X

RESULTS - CF BR - SPORTER CLASS:
Bert deV. - 147/4X
John McC. - 138/2X (count back)
George C. - 138/2X
Dan G. - 132/0X




FEBRUARY 18, 2017 - LAKE GEORGE - 22BR - RESULTS

Well, the weather had finally settled down enough to allow the shooting of the second 22 BR match at the Lake George Gun Club. It was a reasonably mild day which started at about 10C below zero and ended up somewhere around 5C below.
Quite mild considering the temperatures we've had here lately. Although a few flakes of snow floated through the air, there was no storm nor serious snowfall - also quite a change from what we've experienced lately. In addition, the winds were very mild - maybe 5-10km/hr at times. It was a bit brisker between the berms and this may have accounted for a flyer or two.

A big welcome back to some fellows we have not seen for a while - Jerry J., Steve F. and Al S. We hope you enjoyed yourselves and hope to see you at the next match.

Bruce B. was the Match Director (thanks Bruce for clearing away all that snow yesterday!!). The scorer was Wayne K. with Carl J. verifying the scoring and tabulation.
Targets were set and changed by Bert deV., George M., John McC., Bruce B., Barb J., Cecil H. and Steve F. The ROs for the match were Bill H., John McC., Dave C. and Bert deV. The treats were provided by Barb J. who also made a birthday cake for Cecil H. (who turned 3/4 of a century today) - Congrats Cecil! Finally, a thanks to our chef-de-mission and chef-de-cuisine - Bruce B. who plopped some wieners into the cooker and out came these wonderful hot-dogs. How did he do that? We all enjoyed them for sure!




Congratulations are due to the top 3 "Open Class" shooters for shooting a perfect 400. Only Xs separated them. Cecil H. shot a 400/26X; Dave C. shot a 400/20X and Bert
deV. shot a 400/19X. Now something we have not seen before - someone shooting 398/24X with a CZ sporter rifle. Congrats to Bruce B. for doing just that!!


RESULTS - OPEN CLASS 22BR:

Cecil H. - 400/26X
Dave C. - 400/20X
Bert deV. - 400/19X
John McC. - 398/16X
Don M. - 397/11X
Barb J. - 394/14X
George M. - 385/10X
Bruce B. - 383/4X
Bill H. - 379/13X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22BR:


Bruce B. - 398/24X
Bert deV. - 390/18X
Jerry J. - 383/16X
Wayne K. - 378/11X
John McC. - 376/11X
Bill H. - 370/16X
Stephen F. - 370/7X
Al S. - 344/6X

Monday, February 13, 2017

FEBRUARY 12, 2017 - MINTO 22BR OPEN AND SPORTER - RESULTS

Hello fellow bench rest enthusiasts.

It was very cold when we left our warm homes and travelled to the Minto Gun Club range. It was -26C and only climbed to -20 by noon. We had a total of ten shooters today. Two
shooters also competed in the Sporter event.

There was a very strange wind condition, where the wind would go absolutely dead calm just as the surprised shooters pulled the trigger. This resulted in a 1 or 2 point loss for the unfortunate person! 

Once again we had more great treats than we could eat, (or was it the fact that Bert deV. was home - down with a cold?) We were all very comfortable in front of the wood fired stove in the new club house between relays.


The following people made the day another success. Thank you all!
Wayne K. – match director
Don M. – scorer
Cecil H. – score verifier
Bruce B., Barb J., Dave C. – RO duties
Barb J., Dave C., Guy H.  – wonderful eatable treats
Bruce B., John McC., Dave C.,
Barb J. – target changers

Reporting by John McC.
Pictures by Barb J.

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS 22BR:
John McC. - 399/19X
Dave C. - 398/21X
Cecil H. - 394/13X
Bruce B. - 388/8X
George M. - 388/4X
Barb J. - 386/10X
Don M. - 381/5X
Gerald D. - 372/7X
Bill H. - 365/5X
Wayne K. - 351/3X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22BR:
Bill H. - 375/6X
John McC. - 348/4X