MAY 28, 2017 - PETITCODIAC - 22BR and SPORTER - RESULTS.

Talk about a perfect day for shooting a 22 match at Petitcodiac. 
The day started out a little cool and overcast, but as we were driving south toward Moncton, the sky began to open up and sunshine was playing in the
leaves of the bright green and shiny Maples. This was the best a spring day in New Brunswick had to offer and we were feeling very lucky to be able to do what we love doing with our good friends.

Conditions on the range could only be described as "ideal".
The sun was out for most of the match and there was NO WIND if you waited for it. The most we had was a little breath or sigh once in a while - very unusual for Petitcodiac.

As a result some good scores were posted. Unfortunately some shooters had serious equipment problems which
lead to serious frustration and shots all over the place.

Today, Dan G. was the Match Director and chief scorer. John McC. did the score verifying while Darryl K., Bruce B. and Bert deV. were the range officers. Targets were set and changed by Brian P., George
M., John McC., Gerard D., Bruce B., Tony L. and Cecil H. Barb J. and Shelly C. favoured us with their delicious breads and squares. Many thanks to all for making this a wonderful shoot.


RESULTS - 22BR - OPEN
CLASS:

Bert deV. - 500/25X
Cecil H. - 500/24X
Darryl K. - 498/26X
Matt McA. - 498/19X
John Mo. - 498/18X
Gerard D. - 497/19X
George M. - 497/18X
Barb J. - 497/8X
John McC. - 495/24X
Brian P. - 495/16X
Don M. - 494/13X
Bruce B. - 494/9X
Shelly C. - 487/9X
John C. - 485/12X
Tom N. - 483/11X
Dan G. - 481/11X
Tony L. - 481/5X

RESULTS - 22BR - SPORTER CLASS:
Bert deV. - 394/18X
Dan G. - 365/2X
Bruce B. - 364/2X
John McC. - 357/11X

MAY 27, 2017 - FLORENCEVILLE SMALLBORE BR and SPORTER - RESULTS

Although the day started out quite cool when we met in Fredericton, the drive up to the Florenceville ranges was a real pleasure with a little heat on in the vehicle and lots of chat. We watched out this time and did not miss the turn off to Hartland. The match was scheduled to start at 9:00am and we were there at 8:30am. 
Conditions remained cool but dry and very, very windy. The Florenceville range for smallbore is a 50 meter range (add another 14 feet to your 50 yd settings) and shaped like a bowl with berms on 3 sides and the roofed shooting building along the south side. The wind will come over a berm and be trapped inside causing some interesting swirls which can be hard to figure out.
For this shoot we used 3 USBR 50yd targets (75 shots) which were scored down for a possible of 750/75X. A "10" is clear of the green "9 ring" and the "X" must punch out all of
the center green ring. A tough
target at 50m and tough scoring. Excellent for training you to become an "X" shooter. In Sporter class a 5 bull smallbore target was used (3 relays for a possible of 600/60X).

Ash P. was the match director and one of the Range Officers while Raymond G. was the other RO. The scorers were Greg S. and John McC. Everyone went forward to change their own target. Jean S. had made a wonderful lunch which was devoured after the shoot was over. I can personally vouch for the potato salad (probably the best in the land). Many thanks to all for making this a terrific shoot.Despite the conditions some very good shooting took place. Greg S., Ted S. and Raymond G. all shot their best score of the season. Congrats fellows!!

RESULTS - 22BR - OPEN CLASS:
Greg S. - 697/8X
Bert DeV. - 665/1X
John McC. - 662/6X
Jean S. - 650/3X
Ash P. - 639/4X

RESULTS - 22BR - SPORTER CLASS:
Ted S. - 583/22X
Raymond G. - 574/18X
Derek C. - 549/3X

FEBRUARY 3, 2017 - DONATION FROM HIRSCH PRECISION

Dave, winner of 3'd brick of ammo

The Minto Gun Club gratefully acknowledges 

the donation of 3 bricks of ammunition made by 

Peter Dobson of Hirsch Precision 

in Echo Lake N.S.

Hirsch Precison has been a long-time reliable supplier 

of precision shooting components and accessories 
to shooters of the Minto Gun Club.

A big "thank you" to Peter

This donation will be used to raise funds for the Minto Gun Club.

Don  winner of 2nd brick of ammo

Bert, winner of 1st brick of ammo

MAY 21, 2017 - MINTO CENTERFIRE BR and SPORTER - RESULTS

The Victoria Day weekend was a beautiful weekend for shooting and the weather certainly cooperated in Minto. It was sunny, dry, and although the day started out a bit cool, it became warmer as the day progressed.
However, it was very windy, with the wind changing from relay to relay. The wind on the first relay was steadily from the right - strong but predictable. On the next relay, it began to change and turn but still very strong. With each subsequent relay it became a switching wind until it was almost not predictable at the end.
Despite this, the 8 shooters who came to this match had a very good time. Shelly C. had
sent up her famous sweets with Tony L. George M. came to shoot pistol after the match and stayed to change targets. John McC. was the Match Director, organised the relays and also changed targets. Don M. and George M. were the scorer and verifier. Wayne K., Dave C., Bruce B., and Dan G. were the Range Officers. The targets were changed by Dave C., George M., Wayne K., John McC. and Bert deV. Many thanks to all for helping out.
After the match was completed, President Dave C. drew the winning card on the ammo donated by Peter Dobson. Wouldn't you know it, he drew his own card - despite intense ribbing, we concluded that all was on the up-and-up.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:
Bert deV. - 297/9X
John McC. - 292/12X
Bruce B. - 283/3X
Dave C. - 278/6X
Tony L. - 278/4X
Don M. - 277/7X
Dan G. - 269/3X

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE SPORTER CLASS:
Bert deV. - 135/1X
John McC. - 131/1X
Tony L. - 130/1X
Dan G. - 130/0X
Bruce B. - 114/1X
Wayne K. - 110/0X

MAY 17, 2017 - FLORENCEVILLE - 200M PRONE and BR - RESULTS

Three shooters ventured out to shoot the 200m match this evening.   Thank goodness the rain stayed away and winds were light.

This year, to make it a bit more chalenging, we used the same target we use for pistol...with a 10 ring approximately 1.5"(3/4 moa)...a nice target - it was easy to see shots on the orange.

Highest possible score 300 from 30 shots scored. We still displayed lots of rust and we sure need more practice...but it was fun just the same.

RESULTS - PRONE and BR:

Ash Pardy.  (Prone. 308win.) - 293 10x

Greg Schriver.  (Benchrest.  223rem.) - 280 6x

Jeremy E Rattray. (Benchrest.  223rem.) - 261.2x

MAY 14, 2017 - PETITCODIAC CENTERFIRE BR and SPORTER - RESULTS

It was a marvelous Mother's Day to go shooting in Petitcodiac. Needless to say we were a very small crowd of very brave shooters today - shooters who had many fine (later) plans to make this a Mother's Day to remember! 

The weather was simply marvelous - sunny with overcast periods, dry (although there was a forecast for rain later in the day), and wind that was not at all unreasonable - about 20 km/hr and fairly predictably up-range. 

The wind was predictable if you were looking at the right flags which some of us actually did!! There was some very good shooting done today with 9 perfect targets shot. Congrats go to Dan G. who shot a perfect match of 300/13X.

Dan G. was the Match Director, scorer, and RO. Don M. and Darryl K. were the other Range Officers. John C. was the registrar and $-man. The score verifier was John McC. Targets were changed by John McC., Bert deV. and Darryl K. Dan G. brought the treats. Thanks guys.

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS BR:
Dan G. - 300/13X
John McC. - 298/19X
Bert deV. - 298/9X
Don M. - 297/10X
Darryl K. - 296/11x
Tony L. - 291/5X
John C. - 258/1X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS:
Bert deV. - 143/0X
John McC. - 131/2X
Dan G. - 129/2X

MAY 7, 2017 - MINTO - 22BR and SPORTER - RESULTS

After several days of heavy rain, which has caused flooding all over New Brunswick and especially in the St. John River valley, we have a dry day for our 22BR shoot in Minto.
The day began with the second quarterly meeting of the Minto Gun Club 1979 Inc. Although we did have a quorum, the flooding and also the Irishtown Gun Show depleted our ranks with 10 members in attendance. After the meeting was done, we began the 22BR shoot. 

The temperature was "absolutely marvelous" as one of our shooters commented. Can you believe it? The temperature in the morning was about 15C which rose to about 20C later in the afternoon. The winter coats and gloves that we wore at the last shoot were discarded for no coats and shirtsleeves.

There was no rain even though scattered showers were in the forecast. It remained partially cloudy with the sun coming out from time to time. The wind was tricky, coming from all quarters of the range and varied from no wind to gusts of about 30km/hr. 

Today, John McC. was the Match Director. Don M. was the scorer and George M. was the score verifier. Targets were set and changed by Dave C., John McC., Bruce B., Gerard D., George M. and Bert deV. The Range Officers for the match were John McC., Bert deV. and Dave C.



There were no treats today - instead Dave C. had made a delectable chili and his own brown bread rolls. Delicious. Thanks Dave and thanks also to all who helped out today.

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS 22BR:
Bert deV. - 400/14X
Matt McA. - 399/23X
Gerard D. - 399/7X
George M. - 398/12X
John McC. - 397/14X
Guy H. - 396/7X
Bruce B. - 395/19X
Dave C. - 394/12X
Don M. - 393/9X
Wayne K. - 366/6X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS:
Bert deV. - 386/10X
Bruce B. - 378/13X
John McC. - 372/3X
Wayne K. - 334/3X