MARITIME GUN SHOW DATES

Thanks to John M. for sending these Gun Show dates:

April 11 weekend - Waverley , NS

May 2 weekend - Irishtown, NB 

May 23  - -  military show at Lions club in Moncton NB

May 30 weekend  New Glasgow NS [ the former Pictou show ]

Labor day weekend  - - Odell show in Fredericton NB

September 12 weekend  -  Digby NS [ moved from Yarmouth ]

September 26 weekend - Bible Hill NS 

October 17 weekend - Waverley NS 

25-01-2015 MINTO CENTERFIRE SHOOT RESULTS

Despite the horrible weather the Centerfire Shoot in Minto went ahead with only the most tough and hardy shooters attending. Yes . . . wait for it . . . there was one shooter - President Wayne K. shot the match by himself and did very well indeed!

Wayne sent this report:

"I was the only shooter that showed up. Unofficially I did shoot the required amount of targets and in the 1^st target shot a 48/2X. In the 2^nd target a  50/2X while in the 3^rd target 50/3X. Too bad they don’t count. I still had fun."  

Wayne says that we are going to decide at the next CF shoot if we are going to have a make up shoot later on.

Remember, the honor is not to win a gold medal but to be able to participate.

18-01-2015 - PETITCODIAC CENTERFIRE MATCH - RESULTS

Today was a better day to host the first CF BR shoot of the year compared to other days we have had with this winter's inclement weather. 

Temperatures ran from -13 to +4C, but inside the shooting hut it did not get much warmer than -7C. The exception being around the wood stove in the warming room. Shooters congregated to warm up, enjoy delicious sweets thanks to Shelly C., and occasionally look over the scoresheet. And they were eager to scrutinize their scored targets. 

The attendance was good with 14 shooters participating. We would have had a couple more, save for some technical difficulties with equipment and some logistic problems for another.

And of course, the wind was generally 20km, gusting to 35km or so. There was a time out once to reset fallen target frames, so you know what we were dealing with. Calibers shot ranged from .223 up to .308. But this was no worry for the ‘Petti wind’! Shooters worked hard to get their scores - no 300’s - but close for a couple of shooters. One or two bad shots on a target could make a position change very quickly. Thanks to all for their assistance in setting frames, changing targets, clubhouse attendance, and Range Safety.

Your Director, wishing you keep your trigger finger in tune, Volker

RESULTS:

Cecil Harvey	100	6	100	5	99	3	299	14
Volker Topf	100	6	98	4	100	5	298	15
Dan Gladstone	98	1	97	2	99	1	294	4
Matt Armstrong	96	2	100	3	96	2	292	7
Bruce Bennett	96	1	99	0	97	2	292	3
Brian Petitpas	97	3	97	2	96	2	290	7
George Cook	96	2	95	2	98	5	289	9
John McCluskey	94	3	94	0	100	4	288	7
Terry McNeill	95	1	97	3	94	1	286	5
Shelly Colpitts	94	1	94	0	96	2	284	3
Tom Nowlan	93	0	94	1	94	2	281	3
John Corbett	92	1	94	1	93	2	279	4
Tony Lewis	96	0	89	0	94	0	279	0
Ron Mason	95	2	80	1	94	1	269	4

ROSEBUD BENCHREST CLINIC - (GOOD IDEA FOR NEW BRUNSWICK?)

The western boys are holding a Benchrest Clinic for new shooters at Rosebud in May. This is the 5th year in a row that they do this and it sounds like a really good way to introduce new shooters to our sport - maybe something we can also do in New Brunswick. 

Leave your comments below or talk with Match Directors/Clubs.

From Rick Pollock in Alberta:
"All jokes aside, if you want to get involved with the F1, or Top Fuel of the rifle world, come check us out. 

This will appeal to the shooter with a serious competitive streak, for which nothing but perfection will be acceptable. The shooter that wants to compete at the National and World level will love this. We have recent graduates at the World level already. If you are an undiagnosed OCD case you will love BR. If this sounds like you, then e-mail me rickpollock@shaw.ca to register. 

Please don't register if you aren't sure if you can make it, or if you aren't serious about this sport. We will be lining up coaches and equipment for the students to use, and I hate wasting the instructor's time when people register and then don't bother to show up, thereby taking the spot away from other interested shooters. 

Take note we don't teach people to ring gongs, or lay in the dirt/mud, get sunburns on the back of their legs, blow up gophers, or shoot deer in the next county..... we only teach shooters how to shoot through the same hole at 100/200 yards from a bench.

One last thing, you don't have to be a Rosebud member to attend.

All that said!

For the 5th year in a row, Rosebud is pleased to offer the BR101 Clinic."

RNBRA - UPDATE FOR JANUARY, 2015

Hello Fellow Northerners;
I hope you are enjoying time on the range with no flies. For those who are in more temperate areas you don't know what you’re missing.

One quick request before the update:
It's the New Year and your membership is due. If you haven't yet had a chance, go to RNBRA.ca and print off the applicable membership form then fill it out and get it in the mail. You'll have it done, the people that process it will thank you and you will avoid the late charge on individual memberships. (New this year). I know everyone understands this is the time to get as much of the administration work done as possible. As you know the RNBRA buys insurance for all regular members and it runs from April 1st till March 31 which is our fiscal year. Renewing your membership now will cut down on the administration and cost associated with late renewal.

11-01-2015 - PETITCODIAC - 22BR SHOOT - RESULTS

                            

                                       Thanks to Volker T. for sending
                                       the scores and write-up

Thanks to Barb J. for sending the pictures

It was a great shoot to start off our provincial benchrest series in Petitcodiac. This match was a make-up match to replace the one that was cancelled due to a nasty snowstorm last week. Shooters from several clubs braved the weather to attend. The temperature started at -23C and warmed up to a cool -6C…….at least in the sun! The wood stove provided shooters comfort between relays, as they munched on the tasty sweets courtesy of 

                                                        Barb J., Tony L. and Dan G.

It was a good day to shoot, even though the sun was quite bright on the snow, causing a bit of mirage at times, and this was mixed with a bit of twitching light wind. Of course, it’s the Petticodiac range!

Congrats to Stephen C., our newest inductee into the 500 Club. He also shot the only 500/20X and took 1st place. Jeff M. was on hand to receive his 500 crest for an earlier shoot last year. Good stuff, guys.

Thanks to our RO’s Dan G. and Bruce B., and the other shooters who handled target duty. Thanks to Darryl K. and Barb J. our photographers. Tom N. saw to it that the facilities were cleared of snow and targets accessible. (Thanks also to Volker T. who handled the organizing and scoring - ed.).

Until our next match, keep that trigger finger in tune,
Volker T. ,Match Dir.

SHOOTER	TARGET No.1		TARGET No.2		ALL TARGETS
	Point Score	X's	Point Score	X's	Total Points	Total X's
								Place
Stephen Crawford	250	11	250	9	500	20		1
Darryl Keirstead	249	9	250	9	499	18		2
Cecil Harvey	248	6	250	12	498	18		3
John Corbett	248	4	250	13	498	17		4
Dan Gladstone	248	6	250	9	498	15		5
John Moore	248	9	250	6	498	15		6
Bruce Bennett	249	6	247	12	496	18		7
Dave Chevarie	246	9	248	8	494	17		8
George Murray	249	7	245	5	494	12		9
Brian Petitpas	247	6	245	4	492	10		10
Volker M. Topf	244	4	248	5	492	9		11
Jeff Marshall	246	8	245	3	491	11		12
Tony Lewis	247	3	242	1	489	4		13
Carl Jamieson	243	3	244	6	487	9		14
Tom Nowlan	238	3	245	5	483	8		15
Gerard Daigle	243	6	239	6	482	12		16
Barb Jamieson	236	1	246	7	482	8		17
John McClusky	204	3	246	8	450	11		18