SEPTEMBER 22, 2019 - MINTO - 3rd ANNUAL TERRY MCNEILL CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN CLASS RESULTS

The first of the Minto Gun Club championship shoots was held today with many shooters from the southern parts of the province attending. The Terry McNeill Rimfire Championship commemorates our good shooting friend and hard worker on behalf of Minto shooters - Terry McNeill.

The conditions for this championship were excellent. Temperatures started out quite cool (around 4C) when we headed down the road. By the time the shooting was done it had risen to 27C - wow! what a difference. Any jackets worn in the morning were long gone in the afternoon and shady spots and cool drinks were in high demand.


The wind was definitely present during the whole of the match with the dominant winds being from the left (although plenty of time it was from any other direction on the compass). The strength of the wind ranged from "quiet at times" interspersed with with left-to-right winds (mostly in the morning) to "very vigorous" and from all directions (mostly in the afternoon when the range had warmed up). It was a tricky wind and a shooter was rewarded for waiting for his conditions to return - even if the wait was a long one (in the afternoon, a secondary condition in which to shoot was also a good tactic).

Today we had a very well organised match thanks to match director Don Mu. with the assistance of David C. Don also did the scoring with David helping with the scoring and the stats. 

The targets were changed by Ben F. and Shawn R. for most of the match. Dan G., Volker T. and Mike C. also helped when these fellows were shooting. Because we used the benches inside the shooting building for the open class shooters, and the benches outside for sporter class shooters, double the Range Officers were needed to run the match safely. A good number of people stepped up to help including Mike C., Dale H., Darryl K., Barb J., Conrad L., Matt McA., Wayne K., George M., Dan G., Volker T., Gerard D. and Bert deV.

And finally, what is a championship shoot without good food? Barb J. brought her lovely cinnamon bread and David C. brought the drinks and the hot-dogs which were expertly cooked by Bruce B.

Many thanks to all who helped out today - this Championship could not have gone so well without your help.

RESULTS - RIMFIRE OPEN CLASS:
Bert deV. - 400/19X
Volker T. - 399/27X
Cecil H. - 399/21X
Darryl K. - 399/20X
George M. - 399/19X
Matt McA. - 399/17X
Barb J. - 399/17X
David C. - 399/14X
Dale H. - 399/12X
Mike C. - 398/19X
Guy H. - 398/19X
Gerard D. - 397/17X
Conrad L. - 397/17X
Bruce B. - 397/16X
Dan G. - 395/10X
Charles McQ. - 392/9X
John McC. - 389/11X
Don Mu. - 387/10X
Bill H. - DNC