The weather was definitly the big story for today's shoot. On the plus side was the light which was even throughout all relays due to a cloud cover that only broke for about 5 minutes when the sun peeked out at the end of the shoot. Also on the plus side was that a good number of shooters from both the Minto Club and from Petiticodiac attended - and as usual - the camaraderie and the social contacts were well worth the effort.
On the negative side was that this was the coldest shoot we have experienced this year with temperatures below zero. The wind was stiff with gusts easily reaching 25 km/hr which made the wind chill around -10 C. Many of us experienced cold fingers to the point of not being able to feel the trigger very well. The results clearly reflected this handicap as well as the effects of the wind. Congratulations to Darryl K. who won the Open Class and to Gerry J. who won the Sporter Class - Gerry J. even shot a personal best with one perfect target. He says that is his first in the Sporter Class! When not shooting, we all huddled around the wood-stove to warm up.
Darryl K. - 293/13X
Bert deV. - 291/15X
Don M. - 290/14X
Tom W. - 289/16X
Gus C. - 289/10X
Danny G. - 287/10X
Mack MacD. - 267/7X
RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS
Gerry J. - 276/0X
Danny G. - 270/2X
Bert deV. - 260/1X
Guy H. - 260/0X
Wayne K. - 260/0X
Grant P. Sr. - 244/2X
Bruce B. - 230/0X
David C. - 220/0X
Grant P. Jr. - 168/0X
Many people pitched in to make this shoot possible. Wayne K. was the Match Director and the Scorer with Don M. providing verification of the scores. The Chief RSO was Gerry J. and RO duties were shared by him, Dave C and Grant P. Sr. Donuts were provided by Grant P. Jr. The target changers for today's match were George M., Dave C. and Guy H. Thanks to all.
The match was followed by the Annual General Meeting of the Minto Gun Club Inc. which was smoothly run by outgoing President Wayne K. A number of resolutions were adopted which will affect the classes of competition in Minto and what will be reported on this blog-site. A new slate of officers was also voted in by the membership.Because of time constraints and the weather, the handgun shoot was not held today.
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