Today, in Petitcodiac, we shot in what was probably the most challenging conditions any of us had encountered before on this range. It was cold (we started out at 15 below 0C) and even though the temperatures increased a bit 
over the run of the match, it seemed colder because the wind just kept on blowing. Sometimes it blew very hard (Dave said over 45km/hr) and then it was a penetrating cold where you didn't know if your finger was actually on the trigger or not. Sometimes it let up for a second or two - no word of a lie - the wind was that changeable. It did not last more than a few seconds in a certain condition before it was off in a totally different direction. If there was ever a match where you waited and waited for the condition to return this was it. Some shooters used every minute of the available time and even then the last few shots were a guess.
The scores reflected the very difficult conditions - every shooter had holes in the 5, 6 or 7 ring (if not worse). On top of the wind there was the glare of the sun on ice and snow - much less a concern than the wind though. Despite these
conditions a few very respectable targets were shot - kudos to those who had one of those. As is usual at our shoots, we all had a very good time. Treats brought by Barb J., Shelly C. and Dan G. went a long way to ward off frustration and tears. Volker T. was back from his trip and was the Match Director and chief scorer with Shelly C. verifying the scoring. The target changers were John McC., Dan G. and Brian P. (forgive me if I missed anyone - I was probably warming up and didn't see everything). The Range Officers were John McC., Dan G. and Darryl K. Barb J. and Darryl K. were the photographers today. Thanks everyone, for pitching in to help out even though it was so cold.
RESULTS - OPEN CLASS 22 BR:Bert deV. - 491/15X
Barb J. - 482/8X
Volker T. - 479/7X
Cecil H. - 478/5X
Don M. - 477/8X
Darryl K. - 475/6X
John McC. - 473/2X
Shelly C. - 472/6X
Brian P. - 471/12X
Dan G. - 471/2X
Gerald D. - 466/8X
Bruce B. - 465/9X
George M. - 460/5X
Dave C. - 452/5X
Chris S. - 452/4X
John C. 452/3X
Tom N. - 450/7X
RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22BR:
Bruce B. - 379/7X
Bert deV. - 379/5X
Dan G. - 366/6X
John M. - 365/9X
Dave C. - 364/6X
John McC. - 359/2X
Tony L. - 261/1X
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