SEPTEMBER 8, 2024 - PETITCODIAC - 10TH ANNUAL MARTIN F. TOPF RIMFIRE BR CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN

Thanks to Darryl K. and Barb J. for sending pics and results.

It is again the time of year to begin to wrap up the competition season and to move into fun shoots. Today a good bunch of shooters converged on the Petitcodiac shooting ranges to take part in the 10th Annual Martin F. Topf Rimfire Benchrest Championship - an event that is looked forward to eagerly throughout the year.

Shooters came from all over the southern part of New Brunswick - all the way from Mazerolle Settlement to Moncton, from Saint John to Ludlow and various points in between.

The course of fire was 2 target sheets of 25 bulls with 1 shot per bull for score and unlimited sighters shot at 50 yards. One of the sheets was shot in the morning and one in the afternoon with a stop for lunch in between. The high possible score was 500/50X for the match.

With 22 shooters we ended up with 6 relays of shooters with some significant differences in conditions among the relays. The first relay the wind was very quiet and many shots were made with flags not moving - even their tails. The wind gradually picked up during the morning and later relays had to content with switching winds sometimes at 20km/hr. The afternoon relays were different again with switching winds and still some quiet periods. The sky remained overcast for the whole match and although rain was expected, it did not materialise. The temperature ranged from about 17C to 20C.

With these conditions, it was maybe a bit surprising that such very good scores were recorded. Seven shooters were able to shoot clean targets - John McC. shot a 500/33X; Cecil H. a 500/29X; John M. a 500/26X; Bert deV. a 500/26X; Volker T. a 500/24X; Bruce B. a 500/16X and Gerald D. a 500/13X. Congrats to these shooters for some fine shooting!

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - Volker T.

Scorer - Volker T.

Score Verifier - Bert deV.

Range Officers - Dan G., Volker T. and Chris S.

Target Changers - John McC., Grant H., Volker T., Wayne L., Dan G. and Chris S.

Treats and Desserts - Barb J. and Joanne K. 

Lunch and Drinks - Grant H. and Chris S.

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

THE TOP 3 MATCH SCORES
From Left: 3rd - John M., 1st - John McC., 2nd - Cecil H.

John McC. - 250/17X     250/16X = 500/33X

Cecil H. -    250/16X     250/13X = 500/29X

John M. -  250/14X     250/12X = 500/26X

Bert deV. - 250/11X     250/15X = 500/26X

Volker T. -  250/13X     250/11X = 500/24X

Bruce B. -  250/5X     250/11X = 500/16X

Gerald D. -  250/6X     250/7X = 500/13X

David C. - 250/10X     249/12X = 499/22X

Wayne LeB. - 248/8X   250/9X = 499/17X

Barb J. -    249/14X     249/10X = 498/24X

Chris S. -  249/11X     249/11X = 498/22X

Grant H. - 249/10X     249/9X = 498/19X

Matt McA. - 249/8X    249/11X = 498/19X

Dan G. -    248/4X     250/10X = 498/14X

George M. - 247/8X   250/12X = 497/20X

Darryl K. -  248/5X     249/9X = 497/14X

John C. -  247/11X     249/12X = 496/23X

Dan B. -     248/11X     248/5X = 496/16X

Stephen C. - 248/11X  246/10X = 494/21X

Don M. -     249/8X     238/7X = 487/15X

Wayne K. - 233/4X   238/8X = 471/12X

Norbert S. - 218/1X  247/6X = 465/7X

After the match was completed and all the scores tallied, the group went to the club house for the presentations of the awards for the match and also for the shooting awards related to the regular shooting season. As in years past, no-one went home empty handed thanks to the efforts of John C.

THE WINNING RIMFIRE TEAM AT THE ANNUAL 
TEAM SHOOT:
From Left: Chris S., Grant H., John McC., Darryl K.,
Dan G., Volker T.

THE HIGHEST MATCH SCORE SHOT DURING THE
REGULAR SEASON - 500/36X:
THE HIGHEST SINGLE TARGET SCORE DURING THE
REGULAR SEASON - 250/19X:
John McC.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2024 - MINTO CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

 RESULTS WILL BE POSTED AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE

AUGUST 25, 2024 - PETITCODIAC CF BR (OPEN) - RESULTS

Thanks to Darryl K. for sending the results and pics.

Dan G. was the Match Director and scorer and John McC. served as score verifier.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Malcolm McA. -  100/8X    100/5X    100/10X = 300/23X

Tony L. -       100/2X     99/4X     100/3X = 299/9X

Dan G. -         99/3X     99/5X     100/4X = 298/12X

John McC. -   100/4X     99/4X     99/3X = 298/11X

Darryl K. -     99/3X     99/2X     100/2X = 298/7X

Chris A. -     97/3X     100/5X     98/2X = 295/10X

AUGUST 18, 2024 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

Thanks to Barb J. for sending the pics and results.

RESULTS - .22 RIMFIRE OPEN CLASS:

John McC.    200/14X    200/11X = 400/25X

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

Michael H. -   200/6X     200/10X = 400/16X

Cecil H. -      200/16X     199/12X = 399/28X

Don M. -     199/10X     200/11X = 399/21X

John M. -    200/10X     199/10X = 399/20X

Gerald D. -   200/10X     199/7X = 399/17X

Matt McA. -  200/10X     198/10X = 398/20X

George M. -  199/7X     199/7X = 398/14X

Barb J. -    199/4X     199/4X = 398/8X

Norbert S. -  198/8X     197/4X = 395/12X

Anael S. -   194/7X     199/6X = 393/13X

David C. -   196/5X     197/3X = 393/8X

Wayne K. -  196/6X     195/10X = 391/16X

Steven H. -  190/3X     199/11X = 389/14X

RESULTS - .22 RIMFIRE SPORTER CLASS:

John McC. -  199/2X     197/3X = 396/5X

Norbert S. -   198/1X     197/5X = 395/6X

Gerry J. -    196/6X     197/6X = 393/12X

Bruce B. -   197/4X     194/1X = 391/5X

Anael S. -    177/1X     193/1X = 370/2X

AUGUST 11, 2024 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

Thanks to Barb J. and Dan G. for these pics and results.

Nine competitors showed up today in Petitcodiac to test their skills in the art form known more commonly as .22  Rimfire Benchrest.  The weather was awesome but a bit humid….better than January.  The wind was pretty much predictable as is evidenced by the score sheet - three perfect 500’s in first, second and third place. It was a great day!

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match director and scorer - Dan G.

Score verified by John McC.  

Target setters and ROs - Chris S. and Grant H.    

Sweets supplied by Barb J. and Dan G.  

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

John McC. -  250/18X   250/12X  = 500/30X

Barb J. -      250/12X     250/16X  = 500/28X

Gerald D. -  250/15X    250/11X  = 500/26X

Grant H. -   249/5X     250/11X  = 499/16X

Dan G. -    249/7X     249/12X  = 498/19X

Cecil H. -   248/12X    249/11X = 497/23X

Chris S. -   246/9X     249/6X  = 495/15X

Dan S. -    242/3X     242/5X  = 484/8X

Matt LeB. - 237/3X    233/4X = 470/7X

AUGUST 4, 2024 - MINTO - 7TH ANNUAL RNBRA CENTERFIRE BENCHREST CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS

Thanks to Darryl K. for sending pics.

It was a very warm and very humid Sunday in early August that set the conditions for the 7th Annual Provincial Centerfire Benchrest Championships held in Minto New Brunswick. Shooters were wiping foreheads and hands throughout the match but fortunately, no rifles slipped out of wet hands. 

Conditions, aside from the temperature which hovered around 30C and the humidity, were favourable for good shooting and as can be seen from the results, the field as a whole scored well and some very impressive scores were recorded.

Although not all directly related to the weather, several shooters had to withdraw from competition which shrank the field significantly. We started the match with 14 individuals in 2 classes of competiton and ended up with 11 by the end of the match.

Both classes of competition were shot at 100yds on the regular targets used at the Minto Gun Club. The Open class shot 10 counting shots per relay on +/- 2.5 inch bulls with the center dot modified for each caliber. In this case .30 cal had a fine dot while .24 and .22 calibers had a substantially larger X dot. The high possible for each relay was 100/10X and for the match it was 300/30X.

In Sporter Class, all calibers shot at the same 5 bulls for each relay. This resulted in a high possible of 50/5X for each relay and for the match it was 150/15X.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - David

Scorer - Wayne K.

Score Verifier - Conrad L.

Range Officers - Bert deV., Conrad L., Darryl K., and John McC.

Target Setters - Cecil H., John McC., Guy H., Mike C., Bruce B. and David C.

Food - David C.

Liaison with RNBRA - Conrad L.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Congratulations to Open Champion Cecil H. 
and second place Dan G.

Cecil H. -  100/6X     100/6X     100/8X = 300/20X (6mmPPC) (rank on count back)

Dan G. -   100/6X     100/6X     100/8X = 300/20X  (6mmPPC)

Mike C. -   100/6X     100/5X     100/5X = 300/16X (30BR)

Bert deV. - 100/3X     100/5X     100/4X = 300/12X (30BR)

Don M. -      99/6X     100/7X     100/7X = 299/20X (30BR)

John McC. - 96/3X     100/10X    -------  = DNC (30BR)

Darryl K. -   90/0X      ---------       -------  = DNC (6mmBR)

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - SPORTER CLASS:

Congratulations to Sporter Champion Dan G.
 and second place David C.

Dan G. -      49/3X     50/3X     50/1X = 149/7X (      )

David C. -    48/1X     50/5X     50/2X = 148/8X (22PPC)

Bruce B. -    49/3X     49/2X     49/4X = 147/9X (      )

Bert deV. -   48/3X     50/2X     48/3X = 146/8X (222Rem)

Guy H. -      47/2X     47/0X     48/2X = 142/4X (      )

John McC. - 48/2X     43/0X     49/0X = 140/2X (223)

Gerry J. -     48/2X     44/0X     46/1X = 138/3X (223)

Wayne K. -   47/0X     41/0X     46/0X = 134/0X (223)

Conrad L. -    ------      42/0X     45/0X =  DNC (223)

Norbert S. -   DNC (223)

During this Championship, we had another shooter reach the goal of shooting a clean match. Mike C. received his Minto 300 Club badge. Congrats to Mike!

Congratulations to Mike C. with his clean match score.