DECEMBER 6, 2015 - PETITCODIAC ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOOT - RESULTS

The Annual Christmas Shoot in Petitcodiac was held yesterday with 24 shooters attending - eager for fun and salivating for a great meal.
The day started with a beautiful drive down the TCH towards Moncton. Temperatures started
at about 5 above and during the day, went up to 8-10 degrees. Some shooters, (hardy fellas) took off their jackets and were comfortable while others (us older guys) stayed huddling near the stove. The sun was welcomed by all - even though, during the first relay, the glare off the snow was a little difficult on the eyes. Winds were very mild with the smoke from the wood stove drifting lazily down the range. At least one shooter who had put up flags, ended up not looking at them at all.
The event was under the direction of Match Director Volker Topf who also scored with Dan G and John McC. providing the verification. 
Targets were set up and changed by John McC., Dan G., Logan G. and Brian P. The ROs for the day were Dan G., Darryl
K. and Bert deV. Barb J. brought a plate of her delicious treats for all to enjoy during the shooting. Many thanks for all your help folks.

We began the shoot with 5 random shots on a blank piece of paper which was scored by using a template - this was the "Lucky Target". Bruce B., who was trying out his new rifle, was the "Lucky" shooter who won the turkey. Said "Dead-eye" Bruce: "I can shoot a blank piece of paper any day!" - and this without any sighter shots!
The second target was composed of black squares with white bulls in the centre. They became progressively smaller and gained more points. A shooter could fire all his shots on any of the bulls, but if any shot hit/touched the black square, all shots in that target were void. A middle of the road risk strategy
was adopted by most shooters although high risk small targets were the undoing of several while low risk large targets just didn't have enough points to win. Congrats to Terry McN. who took home the turkey.

Here are the Results of this target:
Terry McN. - 25
Dan G. - 24
Sandy MacL. - 22
Cecil H. - 22
Shelly C. - 19
Dave C. - 19
Tony L. - 18
Norbert S. - 17
Don M. - 16
Brian P. - 16
Bert deV. - 15
Darryl K. - 12
Barb J. - 11
John M. - 10
Bruce B. - 10
Carl J. - 5
Volker T. - 5
John C. - 4
George M. - 4
Tom N. - 1
John McC. - 0
Gerard D. - 0
Logan G. - 0
Matt McA. - 0

After shooting these squares, we all went to the club house for lunch which had been prepared by Beverly T. and Joanne K. - many many thanks from all of us. Thanks also to Terry McN. who brought baked beans, Shelly C. for the desserts and Dorothy McC. for the delectable cream puffs and the dinner rolls. Those who had indulged a little too much, did not shoot so well in the afternoon - but all enjoyed the good food, the camaraderie and the shooting.
The afternoon shooting began with a traditional 6-bull BR target - unlimited sighters and 2 shots for score. Some very good scores were posted with 4 guys shooting a perfect 100. Congrats to Cecil H. who won the turkey - (did little ol' Cecil have a hard time lifting that beast??)



Here are the Results of this target:
Cecil H. - 100/9X
Dan G. - 100/8X
Norbert S. - 100/8X
Don M. - 100/8X
John C. - 99/9X
Sandy MacL. - 99/8X
Terry McN. - 99/8X
Volker T. - 99/7X
Darryl K. - 99/7X
Dave C. - 99/6X
Bert deV. - 99/6X
John McC. - 99/5X
Logan G. - 99/5X
Matt McA. - 98/6X
George M. - 98/6X
Ton N. - 98/5X
John M. - 98/5X
Brian P. - 97/7X
Gerard D. - 97/5X
Bruce B. - 96/5X
Shelly C. - 96/2X
Barb J. - 96/2X
Tony L. - 93/1X
Carl J. - 57/3X

Our final target was by far the most difficult. It was a target that had 5 crows of different sizes sitting on a fence and another 7 very very small flying crows. We could shoot 10 rounds at any of these - one per crow. Some of us lost count of our shots and did not do so well. A few shot extremely well - plinking off the flying crows one by one. Congrats to Terry McN. who shot a 70 on this target, but since he could not lug home more than 1 turkey, second place Volker T. took home the bird.

Here are the Results of this target:
Terry McN. - 70
Volker T. - 61
John McC. - 55
Gerard D. - 49
Tom N. - 43
Dave C. - 42
Cecil H. - 41
Dan G. - 41
Norbert S. - 40
Sandy MacL. - 39
Matt McA. - 39
Darryl K. - 39
John C. - 39
John M. - 35
Carl J. - 33
George M. - 31
Barb J. - 31
Bruce B. - 29
Bert deV. - 26
Don M. - 24
Logan G. - 22
Shelly C. - 21
Brian P. - 17
Tony L. - 8



 After this was all done we packed up and headed back to the club house for presentations of some Petitcodiac Annual Awards and the awards for this shoot. (Please see the PSC website for the local club awards that are not associated with Benchrest Shooting). Additionally, John C. had organized the annual prize draw for those who will not be feasting on "roast beast" this year. This is always fun as no-one goes home empty handed!
Awards were presented to Petitcodiac BR Team members for both 2014 and 2015 team wins. Congrats to all the team members for a couple of years of fine shooting in the Team Match.

FROM ALL THE GANG AT THE PETITCODIAC SPORTSMAN'S CLUB A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU IN 2016.

DECEMBER 8, 2015 - ED SHILEN PASSED AWAY

Ed Shilen, founder of Shilen Rifles Inc. and legendary barrel maker, has passed away. This is sad news - we are all diminished. Ed was a great innovator who was always willing to help other shooters. Ed's good friend Butch Lambert reported the news: "Mikel Shilen called a while ago and told me that Ed has passed away. No services will be held. Ed was a great friend and very helpful to me. He was one of the icons of our sport."

Ed Shilen at a rimfire benchrest match. 

(Photo courtesy Frederick Jamison)

NOVEMBER 22, 2015 - PETITCODIAC FLY SHOOT - RESULTS

The Annual Petitcodiac Fly Shoot took place last Sunday. The Fly Shoot is kind of special in that we only shoot on little pictures of flies in different positions - 30 rounds with a centerfire rifle at 100yds. A direct hit on the head is worth 5
points, thorax - 4 points, abdomen - 3 points and a wing - 2 points. Any touching shot - subtract 1 point for the value of that body part. It is quite challenging! Aiming for the head can result in big points but can also result in "0" if the wind is not read perfectly. Oh yes -there was a time limit! Lots of fun, lots of laughs and the inevitable jokes about big game hunting and fly steaks.
The shoot was organized by Match Director John McC. and also scored by him. What a challenge to score little flies with holes that could appear anywhere. Many thanks John, for doing a terrific job. Scores were verified by Dan G. and Arnold F. Target setters and changers were a motly crew of John McC., Bert deV., Brian P., Dan G., Arnold F., Logan G. and Volker T. ROs today were Volker T., Darryl K. and Dan G. Many thanks for your help fellas. The wonderful squares were made by Shelley C. and the Timbits were contributed by Dan G. Many thanks!
It was very good to see Darryl K. up and around after his medical procedures. It was also nice to see Arnold F. back at the range after a long break. Welcome back guys!








RESULTS (total possible = 150):
Dan G. - 84
Cecil H. - 77
Bruce B. - 74
Bert deV. - 72
Don M. - 69
Brian P. - 69
John McC. - 68
Arnold F. - 63
Shelley C. - 60
Volker T. - 56
Tony L. - 44
Logan G. - 42
Darryl K. - 39
John C. - 29

NOVEMBER 15, 2015 - MINTO - ANNUAL AWARDS CEREMONY

AFTER THE AGM WAS COMPLETED ON SUNDAY, THE MINTO ANNUAL AWARDS WERE PRESENTED BY 

MATT McA. -  SHOOTING COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN. CONGRATS TO ALL THE WINNERS.

John McC. - Year's highest score
 in 22LR Open Class

Wayne K. - Year's highest score
in 22LR Sporter Class

Terry McN. - Year's highest score
in CF Open Class

Bert deV. - Year's highest score
in CF Sporter Class

Bert deV. - 1st Place Final
Shoot - Open Class

Don M. - 2nd Place Final
Shoot - Open Class

Absent:

Bruce B. - 3rd Place Final

Shoot - Open Class

Bert deV. - 1st Place Final
Shoot - Sporter Class

Wayne K. - 2nd Place Final
Shoot - Sporter Class

Cecil H. - 1st Place Final
Shoot - 22LR Open Class

John McC. - 2nd Place Final
Shoot - 22LR Open Class

Dave C. - 3rd Place Final
Shoot - 22LR Open Class

Wayne K. - 2nd Place Final
Shoot - 22LR Sporter Class

Absent:

Gerry J. - 1st Place Final

Shoot - 22LR

Sporter Class

NOVEMBER 15, 2015 - MINTO - AGM and .22 FUN SHOOT

The 2015 Annual General meeting of the Minto Gun Club Inc 1979, was held this Sunday in the new shooting building with a good show of members present. A number of business items were covered and a new executive for the club was elected.
Many thanks go to Wayne K. and the old executive for their year of dedicated service to the club, while congrats go to the new executive with our best wishes for 2016. It is not easy to serve a membership with such diverse interests.
One item of business, which I can mention here, concerns the scoring of targets when a .30 caliber rifle is used in a centerfire match. All shots made with any caliber rifle, whether .224, .243 or .30, will be scored with a .30 template. It is hoped that this will "even the playing field" for all shooters. This will be reviewed at the semi-annual meeting in May 2016.
The annual awards ceremony was held following the meeting - this is reported in the previous post.
A .22 fun shoot followed the AGM - this was particularly challenging as we had to use a rifle and ammunition provided by another shooter. This was also a standing off-arm shoot which we rarely do anymore. The top 3 shooters won a turkey - congrats to Bert deV., Terry McN. and Dave C. A pistol shoot was won by Wayne K. and Cindy P. who donated the winnings back to the club - many thanks.

New Executive from Left: Dave C. (president);
Terry McN. (vice-pres); Grant P. Jr (secretary- treasurer)
Matt McA. (Shooting Committee Chair)

JC CUSTOM BARRELS INC - FULL-TIME RIFLE SERVICE

JC (Jean-Claude) Gautreau has made the big leap to full-time barrel making. He is now known by the name JC CUSTOM BARRELS. He has work requested of him from the Maritime Provinces and elsewhere.
JC is an accomplished shooter having shot BR out west and Fullbore in New Brunswick.                             He is a force to be reckoned with at any match.

JC's barrels are made from the finest stainless barrel steel and are performing very well indeed                       in local, provincial, Inter-Maritime and national matches. He researches what he does,                                   talks to other barrel makers and does a meticulous job on all aspects of this work.                                         I, for one, am very pleased with my barrels.
Congratulations to JC and we wish him well in this endeavour.

Here are a couple of examples of his work:

F-TR Rifle - BAT "B", RB, LP; JC Custom Barrel in .308, 10.33" twist, 6 groove, 30" long

 HV Bench Rest Rifle - Borden Rimrock BRM, RB, RP;
JC Custom Barrel in 6MM PPC, 13.5" twist, 4 groove, 22" long

Here is a link to his web-site http://www.jccustombarrels.com
You may contact him at the following E-MAIL addresses:
jc_debbie@hotmail.com and also at jccustombarrels@gmail.com 

and by phone:  506-743-6488

NOVEMBER 8, 2015 - PETITCODIAC - SPORTER RIFLE SHOOT - RESULTS

Thanks to John McC. for sending the results, the commentary and the pictures.

"It was a wonderful fall day with blustery winds gusting to 44 km/hour. The wind played havoc with all shooters but everyone enjoyed the day. It was nice to see the great assortment of sporter 22’s - some of them as old or older than their owners. Darryl’s Cooey ranger single shot work really well. It was Arnold’s first event and as was the case with all of us he realized there’s a lot more to it than it looks. He vows 
to be better prepared for next year’s event (as we all said at first). Eleven good friends made the event a great day and yes - we had the fire burning brightly.






RESULTS:

John McC – 189/4x

Don M     -  185/2x

George M -  184/2x

Brian P     -  183/5x

Daryl K    -  181/5x

Guy H      -  180/4x

Dan G      -  180/2x

Tony L     -  180/2x

George C -  168/3x

Logan G  - 139/2x

Arnold F -  120/1x

OCTOBER 18, 2015 - MINUTES OF THE RNBRA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Minutes of RNBRA Annual General Meeting

Sussex, NB

October 18th, 2015

Attendees: Michael Lutes, Steven Stewart, Matt Wolf, Don Brown, Don Coleman, Shelley Gregan, Gordon Holloway, Lorraine Chapman, Edison Chapman, Francis Bezeau, Conrad Leroux, Paul Bastarache, Willie Cormier, April Brewer, Dollard LeBlanc, Brian Bastarache, J.R. MacDonald, Tony Wood, Charles Gregan, Adam MacDonald, Austin MacPhee, Ron Surette, Daniel Chisholm, Jean Claude Gautreau, Hugh O’Neill, Darlene Turner, Rodney Turner, Cheryl Bastarache, Daniel Bastarache, Michelle Cormier, Ken Kyle, Bert deVink, Edward Weatherdon, Ronald Mason, Amanda Bennett, Chris Lynch, Tom Nowlan

1.   Call to order @ 9:35 am. The Rule of Order (Article 10-02 of RNBRA Bylaws) was read by President, Mike Lutes.

2.  A moment of silence was observed to remember deceased comrades of the shooting fraternity.

3     President Mike asked each one of the Board members to introduce themselves and state their position on the RNBRA Board. He thanked those attending on behalf of the Board and stated that the Annual General Meeting is an opportunity to become informed of the news and business of the Association. It is a forum for discussion and input and an opportunity to honour those members who have given so much to the Association. It is also the responsibility of those in attendance to elect the President, two Vice-presidents, and three Directors at Large. Mike spoke of the RNBRA’s reason for existence which is to develop shooting ability in New Brunswick. In 2016 RNBRA will celebrate 150 years of doing that. As the provincially recognized sport governing body for shooting in NB, RNBRA receives funding from the province. As such, the RNBRA is accountable for that money. There is much work to be done and Mike encouraged those in attendance to consider what help they are willing to give. The full text of the President’s opening remarks will be included with the Secretary’s minutes.

NOVEMBER 1, 2015 - MINTO - FINAL CENTERFIRE SHOOT RESULTS

Well, here it is - the official end of the 2015 shooting schedule - the Final Shoot in Minto. It was a fitting end to a glorious season with dark overcast light, NO WIND AT ALL !!, and finally rain during the second half of the event. At least it was just as the weatherman had predicted - go figure. 
Nine shooters had qualified for the Open Class and 8 were able to attend (plus two from Petitcodiac to give us a tight run for our money). In Sporter Class, five had qualified and all attended plus Dan G. who showed us how it is done.
What made it a super day was the lunch. Grant P. Jr. had made the best darn batch of baked beans we ever had, Dave C. had made home-made bread and Wayne K. brought the dogs. Grant P. Jr. had also brought Timbits. You can imagine that we couldn't get enough - there was nothing left to take home to the freezer. Many thanks guys - you made our day.
Wayne K. was the Match Director and scorer while Don M. was the score verifier. The targets were changed by John McC., Grant P. Jr., Terry McN., Gerry J. and Bruce B. while the ROs for the day were Bert deV., Bruce B. and Gerry J. Many thanks for all the help.
The following Results are for this match. Those who qualified for the Final Shoot and also the prizes are marked by an *.

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS:
Bert deV. - 300/16X*
Dan G. - 300/13X
Don M. - 299/10X*
Bruce B. - 299/8X*
John McC. - 298/7X*
Dave C. - 298/7X*
Volker T. - 289/4X
Terry McN. - 285/7X*

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS:
Dan G. - 145/2X
Bert deV. - 145/1X*
Wayne K. - 141/0X*
Gerry J. - 135/0X*
Grant P. Jr. - 95/0X*
Terry McN. - DNC*