NOVEMBER 25, 2018 - PETITCODIAC - 150YD CENTERFIRE SHOOT - RESULTS

Eleven shooters came out to brave the cool -6C morning and have a fun shoot at 150yds. At least the wind was light, which is a change for Petticodiac. The wood stove
was started early and was a gathering point for shooters as they made ready for their relay, discussed their attempts at hitting the elusive flies target, or to grab one of the sweets. Even the gopher target proved a challenge at times with the dual scoring rings. All had a good time, and the sweets provided by Shelly and Dan quickly disappeared -  thanks folks.
Thanks to everyone who pitched in and got the fire started, targets posted and retrieved and helped as Range Officers and took the pictures, etc. Match Director and Scorer today was Volker T.
Before the medals were presented to today’s shooters, medals to the top three shooters from last week’s PSC 3­­-gun match (Shotgun, Rifle and Handgun) were presented to 1^st Chris S., 2^nd Dan G., and 3^rd Darryl. K. Good shooting guys. The Match Director was Brian P. for this previous match.

Following that presentation, medals for today’s top three shooters were presented.

Shooter                VFS     Groundhog1     Groundhog 2     Flies     Total

John McC            97x5            57                    63                 26       243x5

Dan G.                 97x6            58                     58                 21       234x6

Don M.                 98x2            50                     64                13        225x2

Chris S.                98x4            45                     44                15        202x4

Volker T.               93x0            50                     47                11        201x0

Malcolm McA       91x0             41                    50                  8        190x0

John C.                82x0             50                    46                 11       189x0

Tony L.                 88x0             41                    50                  1        10x0

Darryl K.               79x1             43                    46                  3       171x1

Guy H.                  83x1             47                    37                  2       169x1

Bruce B.                78x1             36                    34                 5        153x1

NOVEMBER 18, 2018 - AGM AND 22RF MATCH - RESULTS

Following the AGM, we first presented Bill H. with the awards for his participation in the team shooting and his 2nd highest score in CF Open Class.

Then there was a 22RF Open and Sporter shoot.
John McC. was the match director and Don M. the head scorer with Guy H. verifying the scores.
Several people changed targets - thanks to Ben F., Shawn R. and David C. Wayne was the RO.

RESULTS - RF BR OPEN CLASS:
Mike C. - 399/16X
Guy H. - 397/17X
David C. - 395/13X
George M. - 379/6X
Wayne K. - 359/4X

RESULTS - RF BR SPORTER CLASS:
Don M. - 388/13X
Shawn R. - 359/5X
Ben F. - 334/3X

NOVEMBER 4, 2018 - MINTO CENTERFIRE FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP - RESULTS

The eagerly awaited day for the Minto final centerfire championship shoot finally arrived after a night of high winds that blew down trees and knocked out the power in many places across the
province of New Brunswick. There was no power at all in Fredericton so it wasn't until we got to Ripples that we could get a cup of coffee. Attendance was a bit low for a final shoot and this may have been a combination of power outages and the time change which had happened the previous night.
The one saving grace was that on Sunday, it did not rain. It was as cool as it was at the shoot in Florenceville on the day before but it was so nice to have a warm fire in the stove in the clubhouse. The wind was blowing hard with frequent gusts and it was inconsistent across the range. A wind flag near the firing line might indicate a left wind while another, further down the range pointed in the opposite direction. It was very hard to determine the velocity of the wind as, most often, the daisy wheels were spinning out of control and the tails were horizontal like a well behaved pointer on a bird.
Today, John McC. was the match director and organised everything extremely well as he does so often. Don M. was the scorer wih George M. verifying the scores. Targets were set and changed by Wayne K., David C., Tony L., George M. and Bert deV. The range officer duties were shared by Wayne K., David C., Tony L., and Dan G. Thanks, everone, for your help which made this shoot so enjoyable.
As this was a final shoot, a feast was laid out for the shooters. Tony L. had brought some of Shelly's wonderful squares. David and Susan C. had prepared lovely sandwiches, cheese and squares. Thank you all so much for a great lunch during the shoot.


RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR OPEN CLASS:
Don M. - 292/10X
Bert deV. - 288/10X
John McC. - 287/10X
David C. - 277/4X
Tony L. - 277/2X
Dan G. - 274/4X

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR SPORTER CLASS:
Bert deV. - 141/3X
Guy H. - 134/1X
John McC. - 131/2X
Dan G. - 129/0X
Wayne K. - 117/1X


 After the match was over and the match awards had been presented, the annual centerfire 2018 season awards were announced and presented as follows:



Centerfire Open Class season high match score - Bert deV.
Centerfire Open Class, second highest match score - John McC.
Centerfire Open Class, third highest match score - Don M.





Centerfire Sporter Class, season high match score - Dan G.
Centerfire Sporter Class, second highest match score - Volker T.
Centerfire Sporter Class, third highest match score - Guy H.






Centerfire Team Shoot - Minto First Place - 1182/62X
Bert deV. - 298/19X
Bill H. - 298/14X
John McC. - 297/14X
Don M. - 289/15X

President David C. then thanked John McC. for his hard work during the year and most especially for obtaining the plaques for the championship and annual awards. 

NOVEMBER 3, 2018 - FLORENCEVILLE - FALL CLASSIC CHAMPIONSHIP - RESULTS

It was a cold and rainy day as we set out to shoot the Fall Classic Championship in Florenceville. This weather peristed until we came close to Hartland when the rain stopped but the cold remained.
At the range we were struck by a stiff wind and cool temperatures but thankfully, no rain until the 4th relay. There was a bit of drizzle from time to time - enough to wet the barrels sticking out of the roof-
line of the firing line shelter. The rain, when it came, only served to wet the targets which made it impossible to score them in the normal fashion using a marking plug. The temperature did not make it past 5C all day. The main condition was the wind, which varied from a calm to howling around the shooting building at 50km/hr. It was "all-over-the-place" and was very hard to predict resulting in depressed scores for all except Greg S. in Sporter Class. Congrats to him for shooting a perfect 600/42X - some pretty darn good shooting for the conditions.
Jean S. was the match director and statistician while Greg S. and Ash P. did the scoring (with some of us looking on 
from time to time). Everyone went forward to change targets. The Range Officers were Ash P., Jean S. and Paul L. Jean again outdid herself in providing a wonderful lunch for all the shooters. Hot dogs were cooked by several shooters.This food was very much appreciated by all as we were ravenous after a cold morning of shooting. Thank you to all who contributed to making this Fall Classic a great time to get together in an annual championship.
There were several shooters who had not been seen much during the year. Welcome to Paul L., Sumanth., Roby Y., Murray E., Hunter S., and Jared B. The latter two were juniors who did some very fine shooting.




RESULTS - UNLIMITED CLASS 22 BR:
Bert deV. - 687/9X
Mike C. - 686/8X
Ash P. - 677/3X
Roby Y. - 671/7X
Greg S. - 665/5X
Jean S. - 648/7X
John McC. - 647/3X
Sumanth - 540/4X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22 BR:
Greg S. - 600/42X
Bert deV. - 593/39X
John McC. - 590/23X
Alden H. - 580/15X
Raymond G. - 576/13X
Paul L. - 544/1X
Murray E. - 212/0X

RESULTS - JUNIOR SPORTER CLASS 22 BR:
Hunter S. - 522/5X
Jared B. - 492/2X