New Brunswick Benchrest Shooting: October 2021

Sunday, October 31, 2021

OCTOBER 31, 2021 - MINTO - RIMFIRE FUN SHOOT - RESULTS

Yes it was a very rainy and dark day today and the weatherman must have been chuckling as he said "See, I told you so!". Not only was it wet all throughout the match but it was cool - just like a fall day in New Brunswick. It was nice to go from the shooting building to the clubhouse where the wood stove had been lit.

As it was to be a "fun shoot" today nobody had thought to bring wind flags and it sure was fun to shoot without good indicators of the wind. We ended up using the branches of trees and the few straggling ribbons still stapled to the target frames from earlier shoots. This seemed to be all some shooters needed to do pretty well in conditions that included some hearty gusts.

This shoot was organized by John McC. who, along with his son, designed the targets and printed them for us to use. John also scored the targets and worked up the stats. Many thanks John and Shane - we all enjoyed the shoot. (yes we had fun!).

Dale H., John Mo., George M. and Don Me. all braved the elements to change the targets and dry them on the wood stove. Thanks guys! Range officers were Wayne K., Conrad L. and George M.

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS RF BR (VERY INTERESTING NON-STANDARD TARGETS):

John McC. - 215/13X George M. - 185/9X

Don Me. - 150/2X Conrad L. - 58/1X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS (EQUALLY INTERESTING TARGETS):

John Mo. - 300/23X Bert deV. - 273/16X Dale H. - 251/14X

Gerry J. - 282/13X John McC. - 257/9X Norbert S. - 99/3X

Wayne K. - 274/11X

Monday, October 25, 2021

OCTOBER 24, 2021 - MINTO - SPECIAL RIMFIRE OPEN CLASS SHOOT - RESULTS

A special rimfire shoot was held in Minto this Sunday with only "Open Class" being shot. It was a nippy day with temperatures ranging between 2 and 9C. The wind was challenging at around 23km/hr with gusts up to about 40km/hr. No clean targets or match scores were shot in these conditions but a good time was had by all.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - David C.

Scorer - Dale H. - Score Verifier - Bruce B.

Range Officers - John Mc., Wayne K., David C., Conrad L. and Darryl K.

Target Changers - John Mc., Bruce B., David C. and George M.

Picture - Darryl K.

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS RIMFIRE BR:

John Mc. - 397/9X Don Mu. - 392/12X John Mo. - 387/8X Conrad L. - 370/6X

George M. - 396/8X Darryl K. - 390/10X Wayne LeB. - 384/7X Gerry J. - 366/4X

Dale H. - 394/18X Wayne K. - 388/9X Danny G. - 381/7X Malcolm McD. - 244/2X

Guy H. - 394/13X Bruce B. - 388/8X Volker T. - 379/6X Don Me. - 341/2X

Gerald D. - 394/8X David C. - 387/12X

Monday, October 18, 2021

OCTOBER 17, 2021 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE CHAMPIONSHIP

The Minto Centerfire Championship had the disadvantages of being held in the middle of a Covid 4th wave "circuit breaker" and also on a cool, dark, overcast day with a forecast of heavy rains. We had relatively few shooters come to the match but the Covid restrictions did not hamper our shooting too much.

The wind, as it often is, was the deciding factor today. It was all over the place with only in the last few relays becoming a bit more predictable. Shots that looked good ended up outside of the X-ring and a few further out than that. As a result, no clean match scores were shot today although some very nice target sheets were handed in. The record 8Xs shot during the regular season was broken by John McC with a 100 and 9Xs.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director and scorer - Don M.

Score verifier - John McC.

Targets - set by John McC. and changed by David C., Cecil H. and Danny G. (who braved the downpour to change them)

Range Officers - Bert deV., Wayne K., and David C.

Lunch was provided by David and Susan C.

Thanks to all who made this event possible.

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS BR:

Danny G. - 299/17X David C. - 296/16X

Bert deV. - 299/10X Cecil H. - 294/11X

John McC. - 297/21X Darryl K. - 279/5X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS BR:

Bert deV. - 143/7X John McC. - 136/1X

Wayne K. - 136/3X Danny G. - 128/0X

Monday, October 4, 2021

OCTOBER 3, 2021 - MINTO - THE 5th ANNUAL TERRY McNEILL RIMFIRE CHAMPIONSHIP - RESULTS

The Minto Gun Club held its annual Rimfire Championship known as the Terry McNeill Rimfire Championship on a cool fall day. Although the temperature did come up from in the morning, it remained a day in which a heavier jacket was welcome.

The wind was very interesting throughout the match as it came and went. During the first 2 relays in the morning there was hardly any wind that we could see although it did have some effect on the shooting with surprising "flyers" going out. Subsequent relays had to cope with gusting and switching winds until later on in the afternoon when the wind became light and steady - very predictable. The last 2 relays could shoot almost at anytime and expect the same result.

Covid wave #4 is moving throughout New Brunswick and so we had to maintain distances and wear masks except on the firing line. This did not curtail our enjoyment of the event but did make socializing a little more difficult.

As a result, very good scores were posted by many shooters. Congratulations go to Bruce B. who won the match with a clean score of 400/21X. Also to Bert deV with a 400/21X and Mike C. with a score of 400/21X. Guy H. scored a 400/19X and John McC. scored a 400/16X. Good shooting guys!

This championship was well attended and many people worked to make it a success. We especially thank David C. and his wife who provided a lunch at very short notice.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - Mike C.

Scorer - Dale H.; Score Verifier - Don M.

Targets - Bruce B., Guy H., Gerald D., David C., George M., Cecil H.

Range Officers - Darryl K., David C., Mike C., Barb J., John McC., Bert deV.

Cookies - Barb J.

Lunch/Coffee - David C.