New Brunswick Benchrest Shooting: APRIL 30, 2023 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR

Wednesday, May 3, 2023

APRIL 30, 2023 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

The shoot this Sunday in Minto held a couple of surprises for us. First of all, David C., the president of the Minto Gun Club has started the renovations so badly needed to make our shoots more efficient. He will be adding 2 benches to the current 4 and this will require an extension to the building. In addition, the broken concrete floor has been removed and will be rebuilt. This situation made it impossible to shoot from inside the building and so the benches were arrayed outside - harking back many years to when the range was first opened. Some of us actually enjoyed this situation although there were some fears that our equipment might be rained on later in the day. The light was definitely better than inside the building which made it easier to shoot.

Secondly, it did not rain. Rain had been in the forecast for later in the day but we managed to complete the match without so much as one drop on our equipment. Yes, it was overcast all day and a bit cool. The wind was predominantly from 12 o'clock with occasional quiet periods and switches to 9 o'clock and gusty. It could be described as "tricky" and cost a point here and there. It was definitely a day for patiently waiting for one's conditions to return.

Congratulations are due to Volker T. for shooting the first clean match of the season in Sporter class. Also to Bert deV. and Dan G. for clean matches in Open class.