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We are quickly heading to the end of the year and the Christmas shoots are coming up. However, for a last "hurrah" in Petitcodiac, we had a Centerfire fun shoot. The targets were set up at the end of the range at the 150 yard mark. We knew this would be a different shoot but did not think that 50 additional yards could make much of a difference in the results . . Wrong !! The "little mistakes" we make at 100 yds were magnified so that hits that would have touched the 10 ring were now definitely out. Humbling to say the least and the scores reflect this. I imagine if we shot this distance more often, we would become better shooters at 100yds.
The conditions were ideal. It was not too cold to reduce the enjoyment of shooting although a good fire in the stove was required. There was almost no wind at all and the single wind flag (it was a "fun shoot" after-all) that was out there hardly moved except during the last relay. It remained overcast for the whole shoot so our sight pictures remained constant and without mirage.
A big welcome to Jim who came to watch. He was not feeling well and had to go to the hospital later that day. We hope all is well with Jim.
The Annual General Meeting of the Minto Gun Club was held today followed by a fun shoot. John McC. organized the shoot in a different way - teams of 2 shooters competed against each other in both Open and Sporter classes (22 Rimfire) on targets that included crows, and other interesting creatures.  |
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| From L>R: Vic Edmunds, Tory Phinn, Rick Pollock, Hugh Williamson, Tyler Edmunds, Dan Opel, Wayne Miller, Rob Seeman |
Hello everyone in N.B. Benchrest Blog land. 
To start with we had a beautiful, cool, fall day with very little wind and very little sun. 11 die-hard shooters were in attendance to drive the 
It is with sadness that I have to report that fellow shooter and fierce competitor GEORGE COOK passed away last night. We extend our sympathy and condolences to George's wife, Linda, and family. 
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| Bill H. - 3'rd Highest Match Score in Rimfire Sporter |
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| John McC. and Dave C. with Team Plaques. Missing Cecil H. and Bruce B. |
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| John McC. Highest Match Score in CF Open |
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| Bert deV. 2nd Highest Match Score in CF Open Class |
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| Dan G. 3rd Highest Match Score in CF Open Class |
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| Bert deV. Highest Match Score in CF Sporter Class |
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| Volker T. 2nd Highest Match Score in CF Sporter Class |
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| Dan G. 3rd Highest Match Score in CF Sporter Class |
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| George M. 2nd Highest Match Score in Rimfire Pistol |
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| Dan G. Highest Match Score in CF Pistol and Rimfire Pistol |
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| Wayne K. 2nd Highest Match Score in CF Pistol |
Well, here it was - finally. The annual Minto Centerfire Championships. Much anticipated for those who had spent a year honing their skills and equipment.
We were all fascinated by the fact that the range, which had been seeded with grass less than a month ago was now sprouting a nice crop of green - this late in the season (it's November for Pete's sake).
It was a cool day (some ice on one of the puddles on the range), with an overcast sky which made the light conditions even and good for shooting paper. We were using a new target format which allowed for one shot per bull - too much of a change for one shooter who came to rue his second shot on the first bull. The wind was quite changeable as is the usual case in Minto. In the early parts of the match it was predominantly left to right but this changed to a wind mostly down-range at the end of the match. Both the direction and the velocity of the wind proved to be a problem - hence no perfect scores were posted today.
Unfortunately, two shooters had serious equipment problems that forced them to withdraw.
John McC. was the match director today with Don M. as head scorer and Bill H. as the score verifier. Dave C. and George M. did all the target changing. We had a good crew of ROs which included Dan G., Tony L., John McC., Bruce B., Wayne K. and Bert deV. The wonderful sweets were provided by Tony L. (thanks Shelly C.), Dave C. and a huge bunch of do-nuts by the Minto Gun Club. Thank you all for your contributions to a great final shoot.
After the match was completed the annual year-end awards were distributed - these will be posted in the next post.
Volker T. - 298/12X