QUICK REMINDERS FOR OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2026

SHOOT SCHEDULE:

Sunday, November 1, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - ANNUAL CLUB CENTERFIRE BR CHAMPIONSHIP concurrent with RNBRA CENTERFIRE BENCHREST PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, November 8, 2026 - MINTO - ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING followed by RIMFIRE BR OPEN/SPORTER; Hg-RF

Sunday, November 15, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - 14TH ANNUAL MFT SPORTER MATCH

Sunday, November 22, 2026 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR OPEN/SPORTER; Hg-RF

Sunday, November 29, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - 22 SPORTER FUN MATCH @50YD

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2026 CLUB RECORDS/ GUN SHOW DATES

NEW BRUNSWICK CLEAN TARGET RECORDS/ CONTACT INFORMATION

OCTOBER 25, 2026 - MINTO - THE TERRY MCNEILL MINTO RIMFIRE CHAMPIONSHIP shot concurrent with THE RNBRA RIMFIRE BENCHREST PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Many thanks to Dale H. who sent the tabulated results. Also thanks to Barb J. and Darryl K. for sending pictures.

This match combined the Minto Gun Club's year-end final shoot, known as The Terry McNeill Rimfire Benchrest Championship, with the New Brunswick provincial Rimfire Benchrest Championship. This championship is recognised and supported by The Royal New Brunswick Rifle Association. Obviously, the Minto Gun Club hosted this event at it's ranges in Minto, NB.

It was a really really nice fall day in New Brunswick. In Minto temperatures ranged from -3C on the drive in (before sunrise) to 18C on the drive home. Most shooters removed coats and jackets before the end of the match. The sun was out all day with hardly a cloud in the sky so the sight picture was harsh but mirage was controlled by the scope magnification.

The wind in Minto was a factor as it always is. It was more predictable and consistent than in previous matches although most shooters were caught by quick switches which increased as the day grew warmer. The wind was predominantly from the left (9:00 o'clock) and switched from a headwind/ tailwind and some from the right - all over the place - but returned to a mild wind from the left.

Congratulations go to Gerard D. who shot the only clean match in Open class with a score of 400/20X. There were several shooters who shot a clean target sheet in both Open and Sporter classes. Generally, the X-count was low attesting to the wind conditions.

The same match was shot for both the Terry McNeill and Provincial Championships. Congrats go to Gerard D. who won both championships in Open class with Bert deV. placing second with a score of 399/20X. In Sporter Class, congrats go to Dale H. who shot a score of 398/13X and who won both championships. Pretty good for a shooter who hardly ever shoots in this class. Second place was won by Dan B. with a score of 397/11X. 

PEOPLE TO THANK: 

Match Director – David C.

RNBRA Liaison - Conrad L.

Score and Verifier – John M. and Dale H.

Range Officers – Bert deV., Conrad L., George M., Dan B. and Gerard D.

Lunch – David C.  (Coffee, Pizza & soft drinks) 

Treats - Barb J. (Chocolate Chip cookies), and John M. (Tim Bits)

Target Setters/Changers – Barb J., Wayne LeB., David C., Bruce B., Dale H., John McC. and Richard M.

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

As you can see above, many people helped to make this shoot a successful one. A special thanks to John and Dale for scoring and verifying - a task that requires consistent concentration during the entire match while at the same time producing accurate and correct scoring that leads to an unambiguous result. Our thanks and appreciation to you.

RESULTS – TERRY McNEILL AND RNBRA RIMFIRE BENCHREST CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN CLASS (Minto Gun Club Awards presentation):

Shooter                     Targets                  Total

Gerard D. 200/11X    200/9X       400/20X

Bert deV. 200/11X    199/9X       399/20X

Guy H. 200/10X    199/5X       399/15X

Barb J. 199/6X    200/6X       399/12X

Dale H. 199/12X    199/7X       398/19X

John M. 198/9X    199/12X     397/21X

Dan G. 198/10X    199/4X       397/14X

Bruce B. 200/9X    197/4X       397/13X

Conrad L. 195/8X    200/7X       395/15X

Darryl K. 198/4X    197/2X       395/6X

John McC. 194/9X    200/7X       394/16X

George M. 195/7X    198/9X       393/16X

Wayne K. 193/4X    200/5X       393/9X

Dan B. 195/4X    194/7X       389/11X

Norbert S. 192/3X    193/3X       385/6X

RESULTS – TERRY McNEILL AND RNBRA RIMFIRE BENCHREST CHAMPIONSHIPS - SPORTER CLASS (Minto Gun Club Awards presentation):

Shooter                  Targets                     Total

Dale H. 200/6X    198/7X       398/13X

Dan B. 200/6X    197/5X       397/11X

Wayne LeB. 199/7X    197/9X       396/16X

Bert deV. 197/2X    199/11X     396/13X

Bruce B. 199/8X    195/6X       394/14X

Richard M. 198/9X    196/4X       394/13X

Dan G. 198/4X    195/2X       393/6X

John McC. 197/6X    195/3X       392/9X

Gerry J. 195/3X    195/3X       390/6X

Conrad L. 191/3X    196/8X       387/11X

Awards presentations were made by president of the Minto Gun Club, David C., who first presented the Minto medals.

ROYAL NEW BRUNSWICK RIFLE ASSN. AWARDS PRESENTATION:

Gerard D. winner of RNBRA Championship - Open

Dale H. winner of RNBRA Championship - Sporter

Bert deV. second in RNBRA Championship - Open

Dan B. second in RNBRA Championship - Sporter

OCTOBER 18, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - 12TH ANNUAL MARTIN F. TOPF RIMFIRE CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN

Many thanks to Barb J. and Darryl K. for sending the photos of the awards ceremony.

As the 2026 season runs to its end, we shot the highly anticipated Petitcodiac Sportsman's Club final rimfire championship - "The 12th Annual Martin F. Topf Rimfire Championship".

It was a typical New Brunswick late fall day with -7C to -2C degrees on the way down to Petitcodiac. During the match it climbed although still quite cool and on the way home the car registered +11C - nice! During the match the sun was out and the first relay had to cope with some mirage as the sun shone directly onto the targets. Later in the day this dimished as the sun moved in the sky.

The wind was brutal - not high in velocity but very unpredictable with sudden switches across the range. It actually came from all over the range but stayed in one position for a time and then switched while shooters were firing. This led to no clean match scores being recorded. There were, however, six clean target sheets shot today. Congrats to those who beat the wind consistently for at least one relay and to the top 3 shooters in today's match.

After the first 2 relays completed shooting, halfway through the match, we all had a lunch at the clubhouse. This was organised by Chris S. Many thanks to the club and to Chris. Lunch sure was good after a cold morning.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - Volker T.

Scorer - Volker T.

Score verifier - Dan G.

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

Target setters/changers - Gerald D., Bruce B., Bert deV., Chris S. and John McC.

Treats during match - Dan G., Wayne LeB. and Dale H.

Treats during lunch - Barb J. and Volker T.

Lunch organised by Chris S.

Pics - Barbara J., Darryl K. and Bert deV.

Firewood for the stove - Dale H., Darryl K. and Dan G.

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Gerald D. -     249/12X     250/8X   = 499/20X

Dale H.     -     249/12X     250/4X   = 499/16X

John McC. -   250/11X     248/9X   = 498/20X

Bert deV. -      250/6X       248/12X = 498/18X

Bruce B. -       249/8X       249/4X   = 498/12X

Volker T. -       247/11X     250/13X  = 497/24X

Wayne LeB. - 249/12X     248/11X  = 497/23X

Dan G. -          249/9X       248/11X  = 497/20X

Chris S. -        249/9X       248/6X    = 497/15X

Richard M. -   246/6X       250/10X  = 496/16X

Becky McC. - 246/10X     249/9X    = 495/19X

Darryl K. -      248/7X       247/9X    = 495/16X

Norbert S. -    247/7X       245/8X   = 492/15X

Barbara J. -    244/7X       248/6X   = 492/13X

Dan B. -          248/7X       240/4X   = 488/11X

After the match, the scoring and stats were all completed, everyone went to the  clubhouse for the presentation of the awards. The championship trophy was  presented to Gerald D. The second place plaque went to Dale H. while John McC. received the third place plaque.

The awards for shooting excellence during the regular season were presented to Gerald D. for the top match score in Rimfire matches (550/33X) as well as the top score for a single target sheet (250/20X).

OCTOBER 11, 2026 - MINTO CLUB 2026 CENTERFIRE CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN/SPORTER concurrent with NEW BRUNSWICK 2026 CENTERFIRE TEAM SHOOT

We are getting to the end of the 2026 shooting season and today we shot the Minto Club Centerfire Championship which was run concurrent with the Annual Centerfire Team Shoot. Although in years past the Team Shoots were shot early in the season and separately from other club shoots, this year we decided to try to combine them for the sake of efficiency. It looks as if this was well received and ran smoothly and everyone enjoyed the competition and get-together. 

It must be said that several volunteers worked very hard today to make this a success. They probably went home a bit tired but with our thanks and appreciation. 

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - Bert deV.

Scorer/Stats - Bert deV.

Score verifier/Stats - Dan G.

Target setter and changers - David C. and Guy H.

Range Officers - David C. and Tony L.

Team Captains - Dan G. and David C.

Treats - Shelly C. (squares), David C. (coffee and cookies), Dan G. (Tim's muffins) and Bert deV. (Tim's donuts)

Pics - Bert deV. and Darryl K.

The weather was mixture of blessings. Temperatures were typical for a New Brunswick fall with 0 to -1C on the drive to the range. Then, as the day moved along, it rose to about 12C on the way home. A bit cool in the morning but pretty nice during the day. The sky was overcast throughout most of the day so the light was good and mirage not apparent.

The wind was blustery and cool throughout the day, coming predominantly from the left and crossing the range. As is typical for Minto it also switched quite a bit to the point where flags did not agree. If a shooter was patient, a return to desired conditions was not very long in coming.

It was really really nice to see some of the shooters we haven't seen for a while. We welcomed the shooters from Petitcodiac and especially Shelly C. who we missed for most of the year or more.

The course of fire during the shoot was 30 counting shots at 100 yards for Open class shooters. Targets in open class were sheets of 10 small bulls with "X-rings" proportional to the caliber shot. The X for 30 caliber shooters was a small center dot while for the 6mm shooters it was a ring about 1.5mm in diameter. In Sporter class, a different target sheet was used with 5 small bulls not proportional to caliber. Sporter class shooters shot 15 counting shots in the match as Sporter barrels heat up more quickly. Those Sporter class shooters whose scores counted toward Team scores had their scores doubled so that they were comparable to the possible available to Open class shooters.

Some very nice targets were shot today. Congrats go to Bert deV., who shot a 300/20X, and to Tony L. who shot a 300/17X in Open class. Tony joined the exalted ranks of those who shot a 300 in Minto in Centerfire competition with President David C. making the presentation.

Among the Sporter shooters, Guy H. shot a clean match score of 150/9X while Dan G. shot a perfect target sheet of 50/5X.

RESULTS - INDIVIDUAL CENTERFIRE OPEN-CLASS SCORES:

Bert deV. -   100/8X     100/6X      100/6X   = 300/20X (30BR)

Tony L. -      100/8X     100/6X      100/3X   = 300/17X (6mmPPC)

Dan G. -         99/6X       97/6X      100/5X   = 296/17X (30BR)

Darryl K. -      99/4X       98/2X       97/3X    = 294/9X   (6mmBR)

David C. -       94/1X     100/3X       98/4X    = 292/8X  (30BR)

Logan G. -      96/1X       95/2X     100/5X    = 291/8X  (6mmBR)

Shelly C. -      93/2X       99/5X       97/2X    = 289/9X   (6mmPPC)

RESULTS - INDIVIDUAL CENTERFIRE SPORTER-CLASS SCORES:

Guy H. -     50/2X     50/4X     50/3X   = 150/9X   (6mmx45)

Dan G. -     50/3X     49/2X     50/5X   = 149/10X (6mmPPC)

Bert deV. - 45/1X     46/0X     49/0X   = 140/1X   (308 Win)

Wayne K. - 46/2X     44/0X     49/2X   = 139/4X   (223)

The Team score is the combination of the best 4 scores for each club. As noted above Sporter class scores are doubled.

RESULTS - TEAM PETITCODIAC:

Congrats go toTeam Petitcodiac which won this year's competition with an aggregate score of 1181/51X.

L>R: Tony L. (300/17X), Shelly C. (289/9X), Darryl K. (294/9X),
Logan G. (291/8X) and Dan G. (296/17X)

RESULTS - TEAM MINTO:

Team Minto placed second with an aggregate score of 1170/54X

L>R: David C. (292/8X), Bert deV. (300/20X),
Wayne K. (278/8X), Guy H. (300/18X)