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.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director – Dave C

Scorer and Verifier – Dale H., Bruce B.

Range Officers – David C., John M., Bert deV., Conrad L. and Matt McA. 

Treats – Dave C. (coffee), Barb J. (banana bread and cookies)

Targets – Barb J., Wayne LeB., John M., Dale H., Dave C., Bruce B., Bert deV.

Pictures – Bert deV. and Barb J.

RESULTS – OPEN CLASS RIMFIRE

Shooter Targets Total

Bert deV 200/11X 200/14X 400/25X

Dan G. 200/10X 200/9X 400/19X

Cecil H. 200/8X 200/9X 400/17X

Dale H. 200/12X 199/8X 399/20X

George M. 200/11X 199/9X 399/20X

John McC. 200/12X 199/7X 399/19X

Bruce B. 199/5X 200/6X 399/11X

Barb J. 199/8X 199/8X 398/16X

Conrad L. 195/3X 200/9X 395/12X

Dave C. 197/2X 198/7X 395/9X

Matt McA. 199/12X 195/9X 394/21X

Gerald D. 197/5X 196/11X 393/16X

RESULTS – SPORTER CLASS RIMFIRE

Shooter Targets Total

Volker T. 200/9X 200/9X 400/18X

John M. 200/9X 198/5X 398/14X

Norbert S. 198/6X 199/5x 397/11X

John McC. 199/5X 196/4X 395/9X

Bert deV. 197/5X 198/2X 395/7X

Wayne LeB. 198/11X 196/9X 394/20X

Wayne K. 189/2X 184/2X 373/4X

Gerry J. 187/4X 170/0X 357/4X

APRIL 23, 2023 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

Well, here we are again in Petitcodiac for the first Rimfire match of the season which had been cancelled for poor weather earlier in the year. A good bunch of shooters were present - some of whom we had not seen for many months. Welcome back especially to Brian P., Charles McQ. and Becky McC. who seem to have lost none of their skills over the winter. 

Although the wind conditions were relatively benign, they were tricky and as a result some points of impact wandered surprisingly from the point of aim - much to the frustration of some shooters. As a result, only one clean match was shot - congrats go to Wayne LeB. for a very fine performance today. Now that we have warmed up and worked the bugs out of our equipment, we should see some fine shooting in the coming months.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Volker T. - match director and scorer

Dan G. - score verifier

Target setters and changers - John McC. and Becky McC.

Range Officers - Darryl K. and Dan G.

Barb J. - treats

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR:

Wayne LeB. - 250/2X          250/15X     = 500/17X

John C. -        250/12X        249/11X     = 499/23X

    Darryl K. -      248/10X        250/12X     = 498/22X    

John McC. -  248/10X         250/11X     = 498/21X

Dan G. -        250/12X         247/9X      = 497/21X

Cecil H. -       250/14X         247/4X      = 497/18X

Bert deV. -     250/8X           247/8X      = 497/16X

Bruce B. -      249/8X           248/8X      = 497/16X

Brian P. -       248/6X           248/7X      = 496/13X

    Matt McA. -   248/11X          249/9X      = 495/20X    

Volker T. -     245/4X            250/9X      = 495/13X

   Gerald D. -    245/7X           246/6X      = 491/13X    

Don M. -        245/4X           243/8X      = 488/12X

  Barb J. -        244/5X           242/3X      = 486/8X    

 Charles McQ. - 233/0X       249/5X      = 482/5X    

Becky McC. - 235/3X          244/8X      = 479/11X

APRIL 16, 2023 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

After some pretty awful spring weather in New Brunswick, we finally had a few days of sunny, mild weather with temperatures around 16C. This was the prospect for our Centerfire Benchrest match in Petitcodiac. We experienced some very nice conditions with temperature around 6C at the beginning and 12C at the end of the match and very little wind for the first and last relays. The second relay was a bit trickier with a bit more wind, (mostly headwind switching to right) but still very light compared to our earlier shoots this year.

There were, surprisingly, only 6 shooters in attendance. Therefore, the match director became the sole RO for the match. Between relays, the scoring was done slowly so the rifles could cool down a bit. Never was so much fun had by so few shooters!

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Dan G. - match director, scorer, RO

Score verifier - Bert deV.

Target setter and changers - Tony L., David C., Don M.

Treats - Shelly C. and Tony L.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR:

BertdeV. -      100/9X     100/8X     100/10X = 300/27X  (30BR)

Dan G. -        100/8X     100/5X     100/7X = 300/20X   (6PPC)

Don M. -        100/7X      99/1X        99/5X = 298/13X   (30BR)

Darryl K. -       97/1X       99/5X        98/5X = 294/11X   (6BR)

Tony L. -          97/3         97/2X        96/1X = 290/6X    (6BR)

David C. -        94/2         97/2           97/3 = 288/7X   (222 Rem)

APRIL 2, 2023 - MINTO CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

Given the weather, it's a wonder anyone came to the first centerfire shoot in Minto!  As it was, seven hardy souls came out and had a good deal of fun doing what we like to do best - shoot and hang out with friends. After a while, the scores did not seem to matter because the point-of-impact was so often different from what was intended (by a large margin I must say). Needless to say, no clean targets were shot today.

The weather was the story. Although it did not snow or rain, it was cold - around 2 degrees C. "That's not cold" you say and you'd be right on any other normal spring day in New Brunswick. But today was not a normal day as the wind was awful!! It blew very hard from all directions and mostly from the sides. Sometimes it blew head on and this was the moment that an opportunity presented itself to fire without the bullet straying 2 or 3 rings on the target. The wind coming into the shooting building through the open ports made it very cold indeed. We also had to duck in case the dividers, which are weighted with some wood, would strike us or strike the benches making a clean shot nearly impossible. Gusts were likely around 40 to 50km/hr. 

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - John McC.

Scorer - David C. and Verifier - John McC.

Range Officers - Wayne K., Norbert S., and John McC.

Target Changers - David C., Cecil H., John McC.

Coffee and Cookies - David C.

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS CENTERFIRE BR:

Bert deV. - 95/4X     95/1X     98/3X = 288/7X   (22BR)

Cecil H. -   93/0X     98/1X     95/1X = 286/2X   (6PPC)

David C. -  95/1X     99/4X     91/2X = 285/9X   (6PPC)

Dan G. -    98/5X     91/2X     93/3X = 282/10X  (6PPC)

John McC.- 94/3X    90/2X     95/2X = 279/7X   (30BR)

Norbert S. - 89/0X    60/0X     87/0X = 236/0X   (223 Rem)

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS CENTERFIRE BR:

Bert deV. - 50/3X      48/2X     48/2X = 146/7X   (222 Rem)

Dan G. -    49/2X      48/2X     48/2X = 145/6X   (223AI)       

Wayne K. - 44/0X     45/1X     48/2X = 137/3X   (223 Rem)

MARCH 19, 2023 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

Today, we had a brisk winter day for our second rimfire shoot in Minto. There was a mix of sun and clouds and our picture of the targets was generally good with little mirage. The temperatures ranged from -2C to 1C and felt like -5C - enough to numb the trigger finger well before the relay was completed. Winds were WSW and very brisk and switching at 17+ and gusting likely closer to 30+ km/hr. Fifteen shooters participated, 10 shooting Open BR and 5 shooting Sporter class. Although no clean match scores were recorded today, Barb J. in Open class and Wayne LeB. in Sporter class did shoot a clean target sheet - not easy given the conditions. Congrats!

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director – Dave C

Score and Verifier – Dale H., Bruce B.

Range Officers – Barb J., David C., Don M., Wayne K., and John M.

Treats – Dave C. (coffee), Barb J. (Banana Bread and Cookies)

Targets – George M., Gerard D., Barb J., Dave C., Dale H., Bruce B.

Pictures – Darryl K., Barb J.

RESULTS – OPEN CLASS RIMFIRE

Shooter Targets   Total

Barb J. 196/4X 200/4X 396/8X

Dale H. 199/8X 193/3X 392/11X

Darryl K. 195/3X 196/6X 391/9X

Dan G. 191/7X 199/6X 390/13X

David C. 193/7X 197/4X 390/11X

George M. 196/4X 191/4X 387/8X

Wayne K. 195/6X 191/4X 386/10X

Bert deV. 192/3X 188/4X 380/7X

Don M. 179/2X 180/2X 359/4X

Gerard D. 176/1X 176/1X 352/2X

RESULTS – SPORTER CLASS RIMFIRE

Shooter Targets   Total

Wayne LeB. 200/5X 198/10X 398/15X

Bert DeV. 197/6X 196/7X 393/13X

Norbert S. 190/4X 197/3x 387/7X

John M. 192/1X 195/3X 387/4X

Bruce B. 190/4X 192/4X 382/8X

MARCH 12, 2023 - PETITCODIAC CENTERFIRE - RESULTS

Our benchrest shooting community has been plagued by an outbreak of Covid-19 in the past few weeks following a quarterly meeting and this, plus the fact that this weekend was the time for setting the clock forward for "Daylight Savings" time led to only few shooters being at the first centerfire match in Petitcodiac. Five hardy souls braved the relatively warm weather with temperatures rising to a sunny 6C. With the snow on the range, the glare and mirage was the worst we had seen it for a long time - a lot of guessing of where the center dot really was. The wind was also a challenge with switching and gusty conditions prevailing.

It's amazing how much fun centerfire shooting can be - especially when we've been deprived of it for such a long winter!!

Dan G. was the match director, Range Officer and head scorer today. Bert deV. was the verifier and Tony L. and Bert deV. set and changed the targets. Darryl K. was the photographer. Thanks to everyone.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Dan G. - 300/15X  (6PPC)

Bert deV. - 300/15X  (22BR)

Darryl K.  - 296/17X  (6BR)

Don M. - 295/11X  (30BR)

Tony L. - 295/10X  (6BR)