QUICK REMINDERS FOR SEPTEMBER 2026

SHOOT SCHEDULE:

Sunday, September 20, 2026 - PETITCODIAC RIMFIRE BR, OPEN CLASS

Sunday, September 27, 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

SEPTEMBER 13, 2026 - MINTO RIMFIRE BR, OPEN/SPORTER

Thanks to Barbara J. for sending results and pics.

It's getting toward the end of summer and the evidence was in the morning temperature. When leaving for the range, early in the morning the temperature was recorded at 9C. By the time we started the match it had climbed to about 15C and by the end of the match we had gained another 4C. There is also lots of evidence in the trees around us. Some of the softer maples were already changing to a vivid red while poplars were beginning to turn brown/yellow.

The day was over-cast with only a few short periods of bright sunshine. This made it good for shooters who preferred a low even light and no mirage at higher power magnification - that includes almost all of us, eh? There was a bit of very light rain toward the end of the match and the rain was heavier on the way home.

The wind was a curious mix of switches from one side of the range to the other. Sometimes flags were facing each other and the daisy-wheels were spinning like crazy. The dominant wind was from the left side of the range but it could suddenly switch to any other direction or to no apparent wind at all. A shooter had to have sighted for a couple of conditions in order to complete the match within the time limit.

There were no clean match scores recorded, yet, despite the difficult conditions, which affected all shooters, some pretty good target sheets were shot today.

 

Many thanks to all who worked hard to make this shoot a successful one.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match director - David C.

Scorer - John M.

Score verifier - Bruce B.

ROs - David C., Conrad L. and Gerald D.

Target changers - Wayne LeB., Barbara J., Dan B., George M., Bruce B. and Conrad L.

Treats - Barbara J. ( cookies and banana bread), David C. ( coffee and cookies)

Pictures - Barbara J. and Bert deV.

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BENCHREST - OPEN CLASS:

Bert deV.   - 199/11X        200/15X =  399/26X

George M. - 199/9X          198/6X   =  397/15X

John McC. - 199/7X          198/7X  =  397/14X

David C.    - 196/3X           199/8X  =  395/11X

Conrad L.  - 195/8X          198/9X   =  393/17X

Bruce B.    - 196/5X          197/7X   =  393/12X

Guy H.       - 199/4X          194/5X   =  393/9X

Barbara J. - 194/3X          194/6X   =  388/9X

Gerald D.  - 187/7X           198/4X   =  385/11X

Dan G.      - 190/0X           194/10X  = 384/10X

Wayne K.  - 190/4X           193/3X   =  383/7X

Dan B.       - 185/2X           195/7X   =  380/9X

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BENCHREST - SPORTER CLASS:

Bert deV.     -   200/9X     199/9X   = 399/18X

Wayne LeB. -  198/5X     199/11X = 397/16X

Richard M.   - 197/4X      192/4X   = 389/8X

John McC.   - 163/2X      185/2X   = 348/4X

SEPTEMBER 6, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR, OPEN CLASS

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

Malcolm McA. sent the following information: "The usual match director Dan G. was away so the substitute match directors were John McC. and Malcolm McA. Scores were marked by Malcolm McA. and verified by John McCluskey. 

The temperature was 13C and it was an extremely wet day with constant rain but relatively mild winds. The soaked targets made scoring especially difficult.  The targets were changed by Malcolm McA. and Tony L. 

There were only 4 shooters brave enough to face the miserable weather and unfortunately no clean targets were shot today. Malcolm McA. took first place with 299/11X, Darryl K. was in second with 299/8X and John McC. went home with a third place medal after scoring a 297/8X. 

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - John McC. and Malcolm McA.

Scorer and verifier - Malcolm McA. and John McC.

Target Changers - Tony L. and Malcolm McA. 

Range Officer - 

Treats - 

Pics - Darryl K.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Malcolm McA.- 100/4X    99/5X    100/2X = 299/11X (6mmBR)

Darryl K. -    100/1X      99/4X      100/3X = 299/8X (6mmBR)

John McC. - 98/2X      99/1X      100/5X = 297/8X (30BR)

Tony L.     - 100/3X     88/1X      100/5X = 288/9X (6mmBR)

AUGUST 30, 2026 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN/SPORTER

It was a generally overcast day with the sun making an appearance only toward the end of the match. The temperature was about 12C on the way to the range and hovered around 13C for most of the match. On the way home, it rose to about 24C. 

The wind was mild at the beginning of the match coming from left to right and from straight ahead with many periods of apparent stillness. During the last relay for both Sporter and Open class shooters, the wind began to pick up in velocity and began to switch more rapidly. We clearly did not adjust well to these changes.

There were only three shooters who attended the match but several would-be hunters appeared to sight in their rifles.

No clean match scores were recorded during this match.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Bert deV. - match director, scorer, RO

John McC. - score verifier and target changer

Wayne K. - target changer and RO

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Bert deV.  - 100/5X     100/6X     99/2X = 299/13X (22BR)

John McC. - 97/5X     100/7X     99/4X = 296/16X (30BR)

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - SPORTER CLASS:

Bert deV.  - 49/2X     50/2X     48/3X = 147/7X (308)

John McC.- 48/1X     48/2X     46/1X = 142/4X (222)

Wayne K.  - 47/1X     47/0X     45/1X = 139/2X (223)

AUGUST 23, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN

 This match is cancelled due to weather conditions.

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