New Brunswick Benchrest Shooting

Monday, March 31, 2025

QUICK REMINDERS FOR APRIL 2025

SHOOT SCHEDULES:

Sunday, April 6, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE BR, OPEN

Sunday, April 13, 2025 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE BR, OPEN/SPORTER - Handgun CF

Sunday, April 20, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR, OPEN

Sunday, April 27, 2025 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR, OPEN/SPORTER - Handgun RF

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MARCH 30, 2025 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN/SPORTER - RESULTS

It is springtime in New Brunswick but you wouldn't know it when looking at the snow and plow trucks outside. We have had 3 pretty good storms here since March 21st and it has been cold and dark most days.

So when the opportunity for a shoot on a nice day arose, everyone hopped into their cars with all their gear and drove to Minto for the first Rimfire BR match in 2025 that wasn't cancelled. Some of us brought new equipment and some were testing different ammo. Whatever can be said about the results, we had a lot of fun shooting and getting together with friends.

RELAY #1

The day started off with the temperature hovering around -11C and by the time the match was done, it was a balmy +3C. The sun was out from time to time and shooters gathered in little clumps to catch up on the news and soak up some sunrays.

RELAY #2

The wind was the real story today when it came to shooting accurately. It was literally all over the place. During the first relay, when it was still fairly cool, it was predominantly from the right at about 5-10km/hr. This pattern quickly deteriorated to switching winds from all directions with occasionally some quiet periods thrown in for good measure. We were thankful that it hadn't picked up any speed.

RELAY #3

Welcome to new BR shooter, Mike B., who has been a member of the Minto Gun Club for quite a while.

After the match and the scoring was completed all gathered for the award presentations. First up was the presentation of annual shooting awards that could not be presented at the Christmas shoot last year. Congrats to Volker T. and Gerald D.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

David C. - match director, RO, target changer, coffee and cookies

Dale H. - organizer and scorer

John M. - score verifier

Barb J. - target changer, RO, cookies and banana bread

Gerald D., Mike B., Guy H. - target changers

Bert deV., Darryl K. - photos

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Bert deV. 200/7X 200/10X 400/17X
Bruce B. 200/7X 198/10X 398/17X
Dale H. 198/3X 200/10X 398/13X
Gerard D. 199/4X 198/8X 397/12X
Barb J. 199/8X 197/4X 396/12X
Darryl K. 199/4X 195/8X 394/12X
George M. 198/3X 196/9X 394/12X
Guy H. 192/6X 198/9X 390/15X
Don M. 190/1X 198/6X 388/7X

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - SPORTER CLASS:

Wayne LeB. 199/9X 200/7X 399/16X
Bert deV. 199/5X 199/5X 398/10X
John M. 197/5X 198/5X 395/10X
Volker T. 195/6X 198/7X 393/13X
Dan G. 196/9X 197/3X 393/12X
Norbert S. 197/9X 195/7X 392/16X
Mike B. 190/1X 195/4X 385/5X
Wayne K. 184/1X 176/1X 360/2X

Monday, March 24, 2025

MARCH 23, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE BR, OPEN - RESULTS

Thanks to Darryl K. for the pics and to Volker T. for the results and the report.

The weather started out with 2C temps and light rain. It soon dropped to -2C and snow flurries as the first relay made ready to shoot. Winds were light to moderate from the SW. There was, at times, uneven wind between sides of the range - not always a bonus.

One 500 score with a good handful of X’s was shot - congrats Bruce B. The turnout was good with all happy to participate in the match. A good match.

Both heaters were running to provide some warmth.

PEOPLE TO THANK: Chris S. as Scorer, Grant H. as Verifier, Chris S. and Dan G. on Targets, John McC. and Dan G. as RO’s, and Dan G. and Bruce B. for the sweets.
RESULTS - 22 RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS

Bruce B. 250 x14 250 x 16 500 x 30
Dan G. 249 x 10 250 x 10 499 x 20
Dale H. 248 x 14 249 x 11 497 x 25
Grant H. 250 x 9 247 x 7 497 x 16
Wayne LeB. 249 x 9 247 x 13 496 x 22
Volker T. 245 x 11 249 x 8 494 x 19
Darryl K. 247 x 8 247 x 10 494 x 18
Stephen C. 248 x 12 246 x 4 494 x 16
Gerard D. 248 x 7 245 x 3 493 x 10
John M. 244 x 5 248 x 7 492 x 12
John McC. 249 x 8 242 x 5 491 x 13
Chris S. 242 x 3 242 x 9 484 x 12
Matt LeB. 234 x 5 244 x 5 478 x 10

Becky Mc 216 x 0 240 x 4 456 x 4

Monday, March 17, 2025

MARCH 16, 2025 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE BR, OPEN/SPORTER - RESULTS

This was technically the third shoot of the 2025 season in Minto. Actually, it turned out to be the first as the others had been cancelled due to inclement weather.

Speaking of the weather, it was quite nice for the middle of March with temperatures ranging from +3C in the morning to 12C when the shoot finished. The weatherman had called for rain but this did not materialise until well after we all got home. The light was good as it remained overcast for the whole day with only periods where mirage was noticeable with higher power scopes. The wind was quite benign ranging from almost nothing to about 15km/hr coming mostly from the left across the range. Wind switches were a bit of a problem being quite sudden and unpredictable.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

David C. - match director, scorer, coffee and cookies

Bert deV. - score verification, pictures

Guy H., Bruce B., Mike C. and David C. - target changers

Danny G., Mike C. and Conrad L. - range officers

Bruce B. - donuts

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE OPEN CLASS:

Bert deV. - 100/4X 100/8X 100/5X = 300/17X (22 BR)

Danny G. - 99/7X 99/5X 100/5X = 298/17X (30 BR)

Mike C. - 98/8X 99/3X 100/5X = 297/16X (30 BR)

Don M. - 98/6X 97/5X 98/5X = 293/16X (30 BR)

Bruce B. - 99/4X 91/0X 97/3X = 287/7X (222 Rem)

Darryl K. - 97/3X 86/2X 99/2X = 282/7X (6mmBR)

David C. - 98/2X 99/5X DNF = DNC (6mmPPC)

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE - SPORTER CLASS:

Danny G. - 49/2X 50/2X 49/3X = 148/7X (233 AI)

Bert deV. - 50/3X 49/3X 47/1X = 146/7X (222 Rem)

Wayne K. - 47/1X 44/2X 47/1X = 138/4X (223 Win)

Guy H. - 50/5X 47/1X 38/0X = 135/6X (6mm PPC)

Gerry J. - 46/0X 38/1X 48/1X = 132/2X (223 Win)

Conrad L. - 33/0X 42/0X 47/1X = 122/1X (223 Win)

After the match was over and the scores had been tallied, medals were presented to the winners. As well, plaques for top performances of 2024 that could not be presented at the Christmas shoot, were awarded. Congrats to all.

Wednesday, March 12, 2025

MARCH 12, 2025 - NEW LIST OF BANNED FIREARMS - THANKS LIBS

Here is a list of the latest banned firearms, (You will be redirected to the Gov't of Canada website):

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-safety-canada/news/2025/03/government-of-canada-prohibits-additional-assault-style-firearms.html

Monday, March 10, 2025

MARCH 9, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR, OPEN - RESULTS

There were only 3 shooters at the CF BR shoot - Dan G., John McC. and Tony L.

I imagine the boys had good fun even though the attendance was low.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR:

John McC. - 98/5X 99/1X 99/5X = 296/11X

Tony L. - 98/0X 96/0X 100/1X = 294/1X

Dan G. - 95/2X 98/1X 93/1X = 286/4X

Monday, March 3, 2025

MARCH 2, 2025 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR, OPEN - CANCELLED

Thanks to Wayne K. for this information.

This shoot was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Monday, February 24, 2025

FEBRUARY 23, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE BR, OPEN - RESULTS

Thanks to Volker T. for this write-up and to Darryl K. for the pictures.

Today a handful of shooters arrived for the first shooting match in Petitcodiac of 2025.

It was a small group similar to last year’s turnout, but we had fun.

The sky was overcast for most of the time and temps ran from -9C to -1C, with a light breeze blowing off and on - mostly from the west. With only a pair of windflags courtesy of Grant H., a lot of eyes were on them, but occasionally, some shooters missed the ten ring. We all tried, but no perfect score; scores were actually quite good.

Thanks to Chris S. and Grant H. for scoring, verifying targets, and for their work setting up the target stands and target changing duty. Chris S. was the Range officer. Photography by Darryl K.
Second Place - Grant H.
Third Place - John McC.
Volker brought the Tim’s do-nuts which all enjoyed.

First Place - Darryl K.

RESULTS - 22RF BENCHREST AT 50YDS:
Darryl K. - 249x6 + 250x8 = 499x14
Grant H. - 249x8 + 249x7 = 498x15
John McC. - 248x5 + 249x7 = 497x12
Stephen C. - 249x5 + 248x5 = 497x10
Volker T. - 246x6 + 250x10 = 496x10
Chris S. - 249x7 + 246x5 = 495x12

Monday, February 17, 2025

FEBRUARY 16, 2025 - CENTERFIRE BR, OPEN/SPORTER - CANCELLED

Thanks to David C. for this information.

This, the first scheduled shoot in Minto, was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Tuesday, December 17, 2024

WE WISH YOU A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

FROM THE BENCH REST GANG IN NEW BRUNSWICK

Tuesday, December 10, 2024

This shoot is the Annual Christmas RF fun shoot and awards presentations for the 2024 season. The temperature was around -12c and light flurries were in the air as folks began arriving. Fourteen shooters braved the overcast cold and snowy conditions. About 10cm of snow had fallen by the time we were departing for home. A total of 5 turkeys were handed out, one each for the winners of the 4 targets and one turkey was drawn for.

A special card was passed around for Cecil H. expressing folks' best wishes for his speedy recovery.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

President David C. who has served the Minto Gun Club well for several years and who was the match director for this match. He also organised the awards presentations, brought chili, brown bread and coffee for the celebrations, helped change the targets and was RO for one of the relays. The Vice-president presented a plaque to David C. in recognition of all his hard work on behalf of the club.

Barbara J. who brought minced meat pies, apple pies and cookies for the celebrations and helped change targets;

Wayne K. who brought baked beans.

Dale H. who helped organise the match, scored the targets and helped change the targets.

John M. who helped organize the match, verified the scoring.

Conrad L. who served the Minto Gun Club as Chief Range Safety Officer for several years, and was RO for one of the relays.

Wayne K. who got there early and warmed up the club house with a fire in the wood stove and was RO for one of the relays.

Darryl K. and Barb J. - photos

RESULTS - Winners

“Sudden Death Squares" - Conrad L. with a score of 32

“Raccoon" - Bruce B. with a score of 69

"Crows" - Darryl K. with a score of 73

“Fox" - George M. with a score of 49

"Lucky Turkey Draw" - John M.

ANNUAL AWARD PRESENTATION:

As in past years, the final shoot of the 2024 season is the venue for the shooting awards for top scorers in the regular shooting season. Dave C. tallied the statistics for the year, arranged for the plaques and presented them to the members. Many thanks David C. and congrats to the recipients for some good shooting this year. Because of the weather several of the recipients were not present and pictures are not available.

Rimfire

John McC. - High RF Open Match score = 400/27X (May 26)

Bert deV. - High RF Open Match score = 400/27X (Sept 29)

Barb J. - High RF Open Single Target = 200/16X (Mar 3)

Cecil H. - High RF Open Single Target = 200/16X Aug 18)

Volker T. - High RF Sporter Match score = 400/27X (May 26)

High RF Sporter Single Target = 200/15 (May26)

Wayne LeB. - High RF Sporter Single Target = 200/15 (May 26)

Dale H. - Annual Terry McNeill Rimfire Championship: Open Class - 398/10X (Oct 27)

Bert deV. - Annual Terry McNeill Rimfire Championship: Sporter Class - 393/14X (Oct 27)

Centerfire

Cecil H. - High CF Open Match score = 300/20X (June 9)

John McC. - High CF Open Single Target = 100/10X (Aug 4)

Guy H. - High CF Sporter Match Score = 150/14X (June 21)

High CF Sporter Single Target = 50/5X (June 9, June 21)

David C. - High CF Sporter Single Target = 50/5X (Aug 4)

Handgun

Gerald Daigle - Annual Rimfire Pistol Championship

Danny Gladstone - Annual Centerfire Pistol Championship

Tuesday, December 3, 2024

December 1, 2024 - PETITCODIAC - 21ST ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOOT

We are at the end of the 2024 shooting season and it is time for the Christmas shoots. First up was the shoot at the Petitcodiac Sportman's Club. As usual, a variety of fun targets were shot along with a blank sheet "Lucky Target".

Along with the shoot, a Christmas lunch was provided by the Club. It can be seen that everyone enjoyed the day and the food. Many thanks to everyone who made this day enjoyable with special thanks to those who prepared the lunch and the gifts and those who organised the event and scored the many different targets.

As can be seen above:
Lucky Target - George M. - 48; John McC. - 40
10 Bull Target - John M. - 950; Matt McA. - 950
Flies Target - Chris S. - 34; Dale H. - 33
Squares - David C; Barb J. & John McC. - 28

Monday, November 25, 2024

NOVEMBER 14, 2024 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR OPEN/SPORTER - RESULTS

Thanks to Dale H. for these results and write-up. Also to Darryl K. and Barb J. for the pictures.

It was a windy day as the scores reflect. Perhaps the weather forecast resulted in our small turnout. A scoring correction resulted in John M. Getting the 2nd place and Guy H. placing 3rd. In Sporter Class.