NOVEMBER 12, 2017 - PETITCODIAC RIMFIRE CANDY SHOOT

Reported by; John McCluskey pictures by Volker T. and John (Thanks guys).

Hello everyone in N.B. Benchrest Blog land.

To start with we had a beautiful, cool, fall day with very little wind and very little sun. 11 die-hard shooters were in attendance to drive the
candies off the range. This year the pink peppermints and ½” diameter gums seemed extremely easy to hit (except for one shooter claiming bad ammo..sure it was) causing the target maker to start re-thinking the candy sizes for next year. ☺  Also this year the Tic Tac candies were replaced as most hard to hit by the new small black bean targets.

The match director and scorer was John McC.  Dan G, George M and John McC. were the R.O.’S and target changers. Volker T brought some yummy cookies that soon disappeared. Everyone had a great time! Thanks to all for another successful PSC Candy Shoot!

Order of finish:(Ties were broken using best target scores for targets 1 through 6.)

• 390 - Darryl K.
• 370 – Matt McA.
• 370 – Guy H.
• 360 – John C.
• 360 – Chris S.
• 360 – John McC.
• 360 – Volker T.
• 350 – George M.
• 350 – Tony L.
• 290 – Dan G.
• 250 – Tom N.

NOVEMBER 7, 2017 - GEORGE COOK PASSED AWAY

It is with sadness that I have to report that fellow shooter and fierce competitor GEORGE COOK passed away last night. We extend our sympathy and condolences to George's wife, Linda, and family. 

Most of his life, George competed in target rifle competitions.  He attended the first Canadian Winter games in Quebec City in 1967, shooting in the .22 sporting rifle competition.  He attended the Small Bore Nationals at Kitchener, Ontario, in 1975 and 1976, taking 7 finals—the first time ever done.  He shot .308 target rifle at the Nationals in Ottawa for many years and won a position on the 1992 team from Canada to go to Bisley, England, for the World’s Competition.  George and Linda attended the Queen’s Garden Party at Buckingham Palace while there.  George won numerous medals and trophies, including the Governor’s General’s medal for shooting.

Hunting was George’s second love, and he could often be seen with his wife, Linda, as they struck out on another deer hunting trip.  In his younger years, he spent much time on the Miramichi River fly fishing with his Dad.  George loved to teach young people gun safety and hunting skills.

Visiting will be held at Ells Funeral Home on Thursday, November, 9, 2017 from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral service will be held from St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Grand Harbour, on Friday November, 10, 2017 at 1:00pm.

George’s family have requested donation be made in his memory to the Grand Manan Boys and Girls Club, St. Paul’s Anglican Church, or to the donor’s choice.

Arrangements are in care of Ells Funeral Home Inc., 1199 Route 776, Grand Manan, NB E5G 1G2.  Condolences, messages of sympathy may also be sent to www.ells.ca or (506) 662-3116.

OCTOBER 29, 2017 - PETITCODIAC "FLY-SHOOT"

It was a good day to target some 'flies' on the range at Petti. We shot at 100yds at a target having 10 life size houseflies per target drawn in various positions. 

An interesting target. Scores on the flies were from 3 to 5points.  About 3/4" in size and more difficult to shoot than expected. Fun. Calibers shot ranged from 20Tac to 6PPC/BR. The weather was clear, light wind and 12C temp. 

Thanks to all for pitching in with the match. 

RESULTS:
John McC. - 85
Tony L. - 69
Dan G. - 37
Volker T. - 27
John C. - 24
Tom N. - 20

NOVEMBER 5, 2017 - MINTO ANNUAL CENTERFIRE AWARDS

Following the Centerfire Championship shoot, we returned to the Clubhouse where the Annual performance awards were handed out.
The President, Dave C. made special mention of the efforts of John McC. in arranging for the awards and also that he had donated the Team awards to the Minto Gun Club.

Bill H. - 3'rd Highest Match Score in Rimfire Sporter

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John McC. and Dave C. with Team
Plaques. Missing Cecil H. and Bruce B.

John McC. Highest Match Score
in CF Open

Bert deV. 2nd Highest Match Score
in CF Open Class

Dan G. 3rd Highest Match Score
in CF Open Class

Bert deV. Highest Match Score
in CF Sporter Class

Volker T. 2nd Highest Match Score
in CF Sporter Class

Dan G. 3rd Highest Match Score
in CF Sporter Class

George M. 2nd Highest Match Score
in Rimfire Pistol

Dan G. Highest Match Score
in CF Pistol and Rimfire Pistol

Wayne K. 2nd Highest Match Score
in CF Pistol

NOVEMBER 5, 2017 - MINTO - ANNUAL CENTERFIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS

Well, here it was - finally. The annual Minto Centerfire Championships. Much anticipated for those who had spent a year honing their skills and equipment.
We were all fascinated by the fact that the range, which had been seeded with grass less than a month ago was now sprouting a nice crop of green - this late in the season (it's November for Pete's sake).
It was a cool day (some ice on one of the puddles on the range), with an overcast sky which made the light conditions even and good for shooting paper. We were using a new target format which allowed for one shot per bull - too much of a change for one shooter who came to rue his second shot on the first bull. The wind was quite changeable as is the usual case in Minto. In the early parts of the match it was predominantly left to right but this changed to a wind mostly down-range at the end of the match. Both the direction and the velocity of the wind proved to be a problem - hence no perfect scores were posted today.
Unfortunately, two shooters had serious equipment problems that forced them to withdraw.

John McC. was the match director today with Don M. as head scorer and Bill H. as the score verifier. Dave C. and George M. did all the target changing. We had a good crew of ROs which included Dan G., Tony L., John McC., Bruce B., Wayne K. and Bert deV. The wonderful sweets were provided by Tony L. (thanks Shelly C.), Dave C. and a huge bunch of do-nuts by the Minto Gun Club. Thank you all for your contributions to a great final shoot.
After the match was completed the annual year-end awards were distributed - these will be posted in the next post.


RESULTS - OPEN CLASS:
John McC. - 299/15X
Bert deV. - 299/12X
Dan G. - 298/20X
Volker T. - 298/12X
Tony L. - 294/11X
Don M. - 293/13X
Dave C. - 293/8X
Wayne 283/10X
Bruce B. - DNC
Bill H. - DNC







RESULTS SPORTER CLASS:
Volker T. - 147/1X
Bert deV. - 146/2X
Dan G. - 142/0X
John McC. - 138/2X
Bill H. - 123/0X
Wayne K. - 114/0X
Bruce B. - DNC

OCTOBER 28, 2017 - FLORENCEVILLE ANNUAL CENTERFIRE CHAMPIONSHIPS AT 200m - RESULTS

Today, in the afternoon and after the Fall Classic Championships were concluded (along with a terrific lunch - thanks Jean S.), the
Championships were held for Centerfire shooting. This is done at 200m and the shooter has the option of shooting prone (FTR) or from a bench. Only two shooters, Ash P. and Jeremy R. shot prone.

Thanks to Greg R. for doing the duties of the RO.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE PRONE AND BR:
Ash P. - 267/2X
Greg S. - 266/3X
Steve F. - 263/2X
John McC. - 263/1X
Jeremy R. - 255/0X
Rob Y. - 194/1X

OCTOBER 28, 2017 - FLORENCEVILLE RIMFIRE FALL CLASSIC ANNUAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS

Thanks to Ash P. for sending the results and the pictures.

Firstly: We presented Greg Russell with a special tribute.

The 50 meter range is now officially named 

"The Greg Russell Shooting Range" 

It is an honour to shoot alongside of our club's most dedicated members and supporters. Everyone was on hand to present Greg with this tribute at the end of our 50m Championships.  Many thanks, Greg, for your service to the shooters in the Florenceville area.

 Secondly: The 50m Rimfire Fall Classic Championships
It was a perfect day for shooting at Florenceville.  Early in the morning we had a lot of frost but the winds were lighter than forecast...when we started shooting the morning match the conditions were great. Wind conditions were steady with just a slight breeze although winds did shift from a left to right predominant wind and that was still a challenge for all.

The USBR Benchrest target, that is normally shot at other clubs from 50 yards, really does prove to be a great challenge for us all shooting it at 50 meters.   Another year of shooting at our club and only a hand-full of times have we seen 240 broken on a single relay.  It's safe to bet that it will be near impossible to see a 750 perfect score at our club but I am predicting we will see a perfect relay score of 250 in the coming years. Who knows...maybe it will happen in 2018!!!!

In the Open Class...

Jean S. retained her club championship title...holding off husband Greg S. (who will have to wait another year to try getting his name on the annual championship trophy).   Ash P. managed a best round of the day (and new personal best of 238/7X) in the last relay of the match to jump ahead of Rob clinching 3rd place overall. Congrats to all.


RESULTS - OPEN CLASS:
Jean S. - 699/9X
Greg S. - 698/5X
Ash P. - 691/10X
Rob Y. - 688/6X
John McC. - 669/3X
Alden H. - 612/0X

In the Sporter Class...

Steve F. manage to stay ahead of Greg S. by only 2 Xs, while John McC. finished third by only 2 points and had a dominant X-count in Sporter Class. Congrats to all.

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS:
Steve F. - 596/34X
Greg S. - 596/32X
John McC. - 594/42X
Greg R. - 591/34X
Jeremy R. - 587/27X
Raymond G. - 576/11X