JULY 19, 2016 - RNBRA SMALLBORE MTR CHAMPIONSHIP - WOODSTOCK - RESULTS

The Woodstock Rifle and Pistol Club Match Organization Committee
L>R: Hans van Spingelen - Match Director, Greg Dickinson,
Chloe Dickinson, Jeff Young, Steven Stewart (RNBRA)
missing: Bill Anthony

The Royal New Brunswick Rifle Assn.'s annual MTR Championship was held at the Woodstock Rifle and Pistol Club last Sunday on a day that was beautifully sunny and warm. It was very windy, however, with gusts up to 50km/hr. Although this made shooting a rimfire rifle somewhat difficult, it did have the effect of keeping mosquitos and black flies in the woods and helped to keep the shooters cool.
This Championship was for both Junior and Senior shooters. It was a prone rifle shoot from a platform position with a front rest permitted (no rear rests could be used - you can sure notice your heartbeat when shooting prone and it's warm). There were two classes - Open or Unlimited Smallbore Rifle and Sport Rifle. The latter was shot from elbows and included any rifle with a hunting profile barrel.
The Match Director was Hans vanSpingelen. He also headed the Match organization committee - all volunteers from the Woodstock Club who did a superb job of getting the range ready for this match and who took down the tents, platforms and targets after the match. Steven Stewart was the RNBRA liaison with the Woodstock Club and also scored the targets during the match. The Range Officers were David Harris and Bert deVink. Competitors changed their own targets after each relay. As in past years, Simon Clark was the cook for some of the most delectable hamburgers and hot dogs - you knew he was there as the smell of fried onions wafted over the range at the time when we were all famished. When all was said and done, we finished with the traditional black powder Mauser 43 Volley with firearms and ammunition provided by Hans and Norbert.
Needless to say, we all had a very good time today. Our thanks to Hans and his team from the Woodstock Club.

RESULTS - JUNIOR OPEN RIFLE:
Chloe Dickinson - 540
Sarah vanCuren - 481
Emma Jones - DNC

RESULTS - JUNIOR SPORT RIFLE:
Chloe Dickinson - 432
Daniel Harris - 331
Georgia Harris - 291
Emma Jones - 205

RESULTS - SENIOR OPEN RIFLE:

Bert deVink - 577
Conrad Leroux - 572
Bill Hancox - 561
Norbert Strahlendorff - 529
Steven Stewart - 524
Jake vanCuren - 453

RESULTS - SENIOR SPORT RIFLE:
Steven Stewart - 471
Michelle Tierman - 340
Bill Hancox - 330
Norbert Strahlendorff - 46
Janet vanSpingelen - DNC