QUICK REMINDERS FOR AUGUST 2026

SHOOT SCHEDULE:

Sunday, August 23, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN

Sunday, August 30, 2026 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN/SPORTER; HG-CF

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2026 CLUB RECORDS/ GUN SHOW DATES

NEW BRUNSWICK CLEAN TARGET RECORDS/ CONTACT INFORMATION

AUGUST 16, 2026 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN/SPORTER

Thanks to Dale H. for sending the results of this match.

We want to welcome back Tharin T. for his first match of 2026. Nice to see you again!

This Sunday was a great day for a shooting match! It started with 8C and heavy dew on the car in the morning and by the time we were at the range it had risen to 13C. It actually felt like an early fall day without the woodsy smells. Wayne K. had warmed up the clubhouse which was welcome when wearing a short sleaved shirt. By the end of the match the temperature was about 23C. A welcome change from the high temperatures and humity of last weekend.

It remained slightly overcast during the shooting with a thin cloud cover which helped with sighting conditions although with high magnification, some mirage was evident from time-to-time. No rain though.

The wind, as is usual for Minto, was switching from 9:00 o'clock to 3:00 o'clock with long periods at 12:00 o'clock. It's velocity ranged from long periods of apparent quiet to fairly strong winds of 25km/hr. A shooter was wise to choose a dominant condition and also to be sighted in on a secondary condition. Both were needed to complete the match within the time limit of 25 minutes for 20 counting shots. Many shots were made by holding off - a bit risky as it was hard to estimate the velocity of the wind.

Although a good number of clean target sheets were shot, only two clean match scores were recorded - both in Open Class. Congrats go to Dale H. who shot a score of 400/20 to clinch first place and to Bert deV. who placed second with a score of 400/18X. Barb J. placed third, scoring 398/20X. In Sporter Class, Bert deV. just missed a clean match score and shot 399/22X; Wayne LeB. scored 398/16X and Dan B. placed third with 398/11X. Congrats to all.

PEOPLE TO THANK (thanks to all who helped out - without your help we would not be able to enjoy our sport):

Match Director – David C.

Scorer and Verifier – John M. and Dale H.

Range Officers – Wayne K., John McC. and Bruce B.

Treats – David C.  (Coffee and Cookies), Barb J. (Chocolate Chip cookies)

Target Changers – Conrad L., Barb J., Tharin T., Dale H. and Wayne LeB. 

Pictures – Barb J., Darryl K. and Bert deV.

RESULTS – OPEN CLASS RIMFIRE:

Shooter                     Targets                  Total

Dale H. 200/11X    200/9X       400/20X

Bert deV. 200/11X    200/7X       400/18X

Barb J. 200/9X    198/11X     398/20X

Bruce B. 199/9X    199/6X       398/15X

Gerald D. 198/10X    199/6X       397/16X

George M. 197/11X    197/3X       394/14X

Guy H. 192/3X    200/10X     392/13X

John McC. 192/0X    200/13X     392/13X

David C. 199/6X    190/5X       389/11X

Tharin T. 194/5X    194/11X     388/16X

Wayne K. 197/2X    188/6X       385/8X

Conrad L. 186/2X        —    DNF

RESULTS – SPORTER CLASS RIMFIRE:

Shooter                  Targets                     Total

Bert deV. 200/10X    199/12X     399/22X

Wayne LeB. 198/8X    200/8X       398/16X

Dan B. 199/6X    199/5X       398/11X

Richard M. 196/7X    199/8X       395/15X

Darryl K. 194/1X    199/4X       393/5X

Norbert S. 195/3X    193/4X       388/7X

John McC. 194/4X    192/3X       386/7X

John M. 196/1X    189/1X       385/2X

AUGUST 9, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN

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

Darryl states that it was hot and muggy all day and that the wind was next to nill. Based on the scores recorded at today's match the conditions were pretty good - if your cheek did not glue to the stock!

Congrats go to the shooters who recorded clean match scores with Dan G. winning the match scoring a 300/25X. Malcolm McA. shot a 300/19X for second place, Tony L. shot a 300/18X for third and John McC. shot a score of 300/16X. Very good shooting guys!

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - Dan G.

Scorer - Dan G.

Score Verifier - John McC

Range Officer - Dan G. 

Target Changers - 

Treats - 

Pics - Darryl K.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Dan G.   -          100/9X     100/7X    100/9X = 300/25X (30BR)

Malcolm McA.- 100/6X    100/9X    100/4X = 300/19X (6mmBR)

Tony L.   -        100/6X     100/4X     100/8X = 300/18X (6mmPPC)

John McC.  -   100/7X     100/7X     100/2X = 300/16X (30BR)

Becky McC. -    99/3X     100/7X     100/4X = 299/14X (6mmBR)

Darryl K.  -      100/5X      99/5X       99/6X = 298/16X (6mmBR)

AUGUST 2, 2026 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN/SPORTER

It was 16C on the way to the range and 26C by the time the last shot was fired - not bad for August in New Brunswick. However, it was very humid all day which made it hard for some to breathe and others to keep a dry forehead!

The sun was out for about half the match while it remained overcast for the other. This gave us some good shooting conditions while the second half of the match was very difficult for some due to the mirage.

The wind was very well behaved, (at least for Minto), for a change. It was predominantly from the left (9:00 o'clock), but did switch coming from all directions on the range. The change from a "normal" Minto wind was in the velocity which was very mild - estimated at 0-10km/hr - with many periods of calm. If the wind died while coming from the left a shooter could count on 1 or 2 shots during the calm periods with no unseen wind effects. The results reflect good wind conditions and no sun for the higher scores while lower scores reflect conditions with mirage.

There were also some scope/sighting difficulties which threw a wrench into Conrad's plans for the match. He stuck it out and finished the match - congrats man!

Although some pretty good targets were recorded, clean match scores eluded us today.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match director - Bert deV.

Scorer and verifier - Bert deV. and John McC.

Range officers - David C. and Conrad L.

Target changers - David C., John McC. and Guy H.

Sweets - David C. (coffee and cookies)

Pics - Bert deV.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Bert deV. -  100/7X     100/8X     99/5X = 299/20X (30BR)

John McC.- 100/4X    100/5X     99/4X = 299/13X (6mmBR)

David C.  -   99/7X     100/8X     99/8X = 298/23X (30BR)

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - SPORTER CLASS

Bert deV.  -  49/1X     50/4X     49/4X = 148/9X (308 Win)

John McC. - 48/0X     50/3X     45/0X = 143/3X (222 Rem)

Wayne K. -  49/3X     46/1X     46/2X = 141/6X (223 Win)

Conrad L. - 23/0X     16/0X     35/0X = 74/0X (223 Win)

Guy H.   -   50/2X       DNF       DNF = DNC

JULY 26, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN

Many thanks to Volker T. for the results and pics.

The weather was great which made for a good shooting match day. The day started out at 14C, and with clear, sunny skies. Running two relays made for a quick shoot before temps hit 34C. The wind was light, but with very few still conditions. 

With those conditions, we had two clean match scores in the 500s and several shooters trailing close behind with 1-2 points less. Congrats to Gerald D. who scored 500/25X and to Bruce B. with a score of 500/19X.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director: Volker T.

Scorer and Verifier: Volker T. and Dan G.

Range officers: Chris S. and Dan

Targets changers: Tony L., Dan G., Gerard D., John M. and John McC.

Sweets: Volker T. and John M.

Pics: Volker T.

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Gerald D. -   250/14X   250/11X = 500/25X

Bruce B. -    250/11X     250/8X = 500/19X

Dan G.  -     250/9X      249/13X = 499/22X

Wayne LeB.- 249/6X     250/9X = 499/19X

Volker T.  -    248/8X    250/14X = 498/22X

Norbert S. -  249/4X     250/6X = 498/10X

Chris S.  -    247/8X     249/9X = 496/17X

Matt LeB. -   246/3X     248/7X = 494/10X

Becky McC.-249/6X     244/8X = 493/14X

John McC. - 241/9X     249/6X = 490/19X

John M.  -    242/7X     245/4X = 487/11X  

Kevin C. -    234/3X     239/5X = 473/7X

Richard M.- 233/1X     240/6X = 273/7X

JULY 19, 2026 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN/SPORTER

Many thanks to Dale H. for the results and to Volker T. for the pics.

We woke up to a light rain and a thick mist that persisted on the drive to the range. The temperature, early in the morning, was about 16C. This felt nice and cool but the humidity was high and stayed for a part of the day - about halfway through the match - until the wind and the sun had eliminated the mist.

The sun came out in the second half of the match and what had been very even light became more glaring but without the mirage we experience last week. This was due to the strong winds that persisted and continued to build all day. It was from the left side of the range for periods and switched to a head wind for periods and these were the best shooting conditions. Winds were recorded from all directions though, and were so strong at times that several flags and targets were toppled. We even had some quiet periods that definitely were not good conditions for pulling the trigger.

No clean match scores were recorded but, despite the wind conditions, some pretty good scores were attained. Congrats to Wayne LeB. who won the Sporter class with a score of 399/16X and one clean target sheet. Congrats also to Bert deV. who won the Open class with a score of 397/16X.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director – David C.

Score and Verifier – John M. and Dale H.

Range Officers – Conrad L., Wayne K. and Dan B.

Treats – Wayne LeB. (Donuts), John M. (Donuts), David C.  (Coffee and Cookies)

Target Changers – Gerald D., Dan B., Bruce B., Dale H. and David C.

Pictures – Volker T. 

RESULTS – OPEN CLASS RIMFIRE

Shooter                     Targets                  Total

Bert deV. 198/9X    199/6X       397/16X

John Mc. 199/4X    197/6X 396/10X

Dale H. 199/9X    196/6X       395/15X

Wayne K. 198/6X    196/1X       394/7X

Gerald D. 197/5X    195/5X       392/10X

Conrad L. 193/3X    196/3X       389/6X

Bruce B. 191/4X    196/7X       387/11X

David C. 199/5X    185/3X       384/8X

George M. 196/3X    187/0X       383/3X

RESULTS – SPORTER CLASS RIMFIRE

Shooter                  Targets                     Total

Wayne LeB. 200/7X    199/9X       399/16X

Bert deV. 198/8X    194/5X       392/13X

Dan B. 194/5X    196/2X       390/7X

John M. 193/6X    194/6X       387/12X

Norbert S. 190/2X    192/1X       382/3X

Richard M. 197/4X    180/0X       377/4X

John Mc. 186/1X    187/1X       373/2X

Volker T. 179/1X    188/2X       367/3X

JULY 12, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN

Thanks to Darryl K. for sending the results.

It was a very nice day to hold a centerfire shoot in Petitcodiac, New Brunswick. The day dawned with a bright sun and the temperature around 10C. The best kind of conditions for a relaxed drive to the range!

As the day progressed the temperature increased to about 25C while the sun shone brightly throughout the match. This did lead to mirage gradually increasing and by noon some of the centres jiggled and wriggled in the scope.

The wind throughout the match was mostly light but was switching from all directions on the range. There were long periods of relative calm and quiet with the tails of the wind flags drooping down with no movement. This condition was used by many shooters with good effect although one had to be careful not to pull the trigger in transition periods as then conditions were a bit more unpredictable.

Congrats to BertdeV. with a score of 300/25X, to Becky McC. who shot a score of 300/23X and to John McC. who shot a 300/19X and placed third on countback. Congrats also to Malcolm McA. who tied with John and to Darryl K. who shot 300/16X.

Becky McC. achieved something never done before in New Brunswick benchrest circles. She shot 100/10X (perfect target sheets) on two consecutive relays. We were all hoping that she would continue this on the third, which would have given her the first perfect match on record. However, in conditions of mirage this was not to happen. Maybe next time - yeah!

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match director - Dan G.

Scorer and Verifier - Dan G. and John McC.

Range Officer - Dan G.

Target maintenance - Tony L.

Target setters/changers - Matt A., John McC., Bert deV. and Malcolm McA.

Photos - BertdeV. and Darryl K.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Bert deV.       - 100/7X     100/10X     100/8X = 300/25X (30BR)

Becky McC.   - 100/10X    100/10X    100/3X = 300/23X (6mmBR)

John McC.      - 100/5X     100/7X     100/7X = 300/19X (30BR)

Malcolm McA. - 100/4X     100/9X     100/6X = 300/19X (6mmBR)

Darryl K.         - 100/6X     100/5X     100/5X = 300/16X (6mmBR)

Dan G.           - 92/1X       98/5X       98/2X = 288/8X (6mmX45)

Matt A.          - 98/3X       97/3X       89/1X = 284/7X (22BR)

Tony L.         - 94/1X       93/1X       97/2X = 284/4X (6mmBR)