Here we are, at the end of the regular shooting season for 2025, shooting the final shoot (Minto Gun Club Centerfire Championship). How time flies!
The conditions were not very good for shooting with the early morning temperatures starting out at -2C. The temperature rose to about 15C by the end of the shooting - a really nice fall day. The sun was out all day, bright and glaring off the targets, causing quite a bit of mirage from time to time when the wind was a bit quieter.
It was the wind that created all the problems for everyone. It was strong, between 10 to 25km/hr and constantly switching. If there was a dominant direction it was from the right but this did not persist. Between the time that a shooter got sighted on the target and was ready to pull the trigger, the wind had changed again.
Despite this, a few very good target sheets were shot and the final scores were respectable but no-one shot a clean match. Congrats to the winners in both classes.
PEOPLE TO THANK:
Match Director - David C.
Scorer - Wayne K.
Score Verifier - Mike C.
Target changers - Guy H., Mike C., Wayne K., Bruce B., David C., John McC. and Bert deV.
Range Officers - John McC., Darryl K., David C. and Mike C.
Treats - (coffee and cookies) - David C.
Lunch - (hot dogs) - David C.
Pics - Darryl K.
RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:
Bruce B. - 100/7X 99/3X 99/2X = 298/12/X (6mmBR)
Bert deV. - 99/6X 99/6X 99/6X = 297/18X (30BR)
Mike C. - 100/8X 99/3X 98/6X = 297/17X (30BR)
Don M. - 98/2X 100/2X 99/3X = 297/7X (30BR)
Dan G. - 99/5X 98/3X 98/3X = 295/11X (6mmPPC)
Darryl K. - 98/4X 96/3X 99/3X = 293/10X (6mmBR)
David C. - 98/4X 95/2X 100/3X = 293/9X (6mmBR)
John McC. - 96/1X 96/2X 97/5X = 289/8X (30BR)
RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - SPORTER CLASS:
Dan G. - 50/4X 49/3X 50/5X = 149/12X (6mmPPC)
Guy H. - 50/5X 50/5X 48/3X = 148/13X (6mmPPC)
Bert deV. - 49/3X 50/1X 46/1X = 145/5X (222Rem)
Wayne K. - 46/1X 48/2X 46/1X = 140/4X (223Win)
Bruce B. - 42/0X 47/1X 49/2X = 138/3X (222Rem)
