New Brunswick Benchrest Shooting: SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 - THE MARTIN F. TOPF 22 BR CHAMPIONSHIP

Monday, September 19, 2016

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016 - THE MARTIN F. TOPF 22 BR CHAMPIONSHIP - RESULTS

Well, it was that time of the year again and it was finally here - the eagerly awaited 22 BR final shoot for the Petitcodiac Sportsman's Club - the Martin F. Topf Championship. This was the final 22 BR shoot in the 2016
Petitcodiac schedule and 16 shooters of those who had qualified to shoot for prizes, were on hand to have some fun and compete. The competition was fierce as you can see from the scores posted below.

This time of year signals the

coming of fall and unsettled weather and, true to form in New Brunswick, the day started on a rather wet note with some fairly heavy rain when we left for the range. As we came closer to Petitcodiac though, the rain lightened gradually and was only sprinkles by the time we arrived at the range. Although we had some showers, generally it stayed pretty dry during the match. We also experienced some heavy wind gusts that rocked the truck sideways on the highway - a bad omen for the upcoming match we thought. Like the rain, however, the wind also subsided and we had fairly light winds with occasional gusts. The winds were very tricky, literally coming from all directions, and sometimes several directions at once. It was impossible to follow more than a couple of wind indicators at any time and even then releasing the shot was a bit of a gamble.

After the first relays were completed, we went to the clubhouse for a lunch arranged by John C. The desserts were made by Shelly C.
Then it was back to shooting the final relays and to our surprise, the wind had almost died down. This meant re-

sighting for the new conditions and waiting for the prevailing calmness to return. Some very good targets were shot (4 perfect target in the first relays compared to 7 in the second relays) and two shooters are congratulated - Brian P. for shooting a 500/24X and Bert deV. with a 500/22X.

RESULTS - 22 RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Brian P.	Ansch	250	10	250	14	500	24
Bert deV	Ansch	250	11	250	11	500	22
Volker T.	Falcon	249	10	250	14	499	24
Cecil H.	Ansch	250	12	249	11	499	23
John McC.	Ansch	249	9	250	14	499	23
Shelly C.	Rem	250	5	249	13	499	18
Bill H.	Rem	249	9	250	7	499	16
Dan G.	Ansch	249	13	249	12	498	25
Barb J.	Ansch	249	12	248	10	497	22
John M	Time	249	12	248	7	497	19
Terry McN.	CZ cust	247	4	250	8	497	12
John C.	Ansch	247	4	250	3	497	7
Gerald D.	Ansch	247	8	248	8	495	16
Norbert S.	Ansch	246	5	246	6	492	11
Logan G.	Ansch	246	8	244	2	490	10
Bruce B.	Wincust	246	2	241	4	487	6
George M.	Ansch	241	7	245	10	486	17
Don M.	Ansch	237	1	240	5	477	6
Tony L	Ansch	dnc		dnc

Today, the Match Director was Volker T. He was also the head scorer with Shelly C., John McC. and Dan G. verifying the scoring and addition. The targets were set up and changed by Dan G., Shelly C., John McC., Tony L. and Cecil H. The Range Safety Officers were Dan G. and John McC. Barb J. provided banana bread during the shoot for those who felt a little faint from hunger. She and Bert deV. took the pictures. A busy bunch of people who seemed to enjoy what they were doing for fellow shooters. Many thanks for your efforts today. It was a very enjoyable shoot!

Following the completion of the shooting and scoring we all returned to Club House for the presentation of the awards. Several plaques were presented to shooters for accomplishments made during the regular 2016 shooting season and prizes consisting of cash and trophy/plaques/medals were awarded to the top 5 shooters during today's championship. Those who did not receive cash prizes were entered into a draw and could select a prize - everyone went home a winner. The prizes were organized by John C. Many thanks for your awesome contributions, John!