Monday, April 29, 2019

APRIL 28, 2019 - PETITCODIAC - 22 BR - RESULTS

Good day to all our bench rest shooters and fans especially those affected by flooding again this year. Our hearts and prayers go out to each of you.

We had a cool, damp day with a very tricky wind. It WAS cool and we quickly burnt the last 2 sticks of fire wood then started on the old cardboard target backers and any old wood we could find. You had to keep close track of your “under bag” boards when Darryl K. was on the hunt for more fire wood

We had 2 x 500 scores today turned in by Gerald D. and John McC. Congratulations to them both. Gold went to Gerald D. with 500/23X and silver to John McC with 500/12X.

Goodies were supplied by Tony L. and Dan G. Dan G. was also the chief scorer with John C and Darryl K. serving as score verifiers. Many hands made short work for target changing - thanks to all.


A great day was had by all.
See y’all at the next shoot!  A big hello to Bert D who is recovering nicely! We hope to see you back on the bench at Minto next week.

Sent by John McC.,(aka PBM). Many thanks from us to you and to Darryl K. also for sending the pics today.

RESULTS - 22RIM BR OPEN CLASS:
Gerald D. - 500/23X
John McC. - 500/12X
John C. - 499/17X
David C. - 498/23X
Dan G. - 498/20X
Paul D. - 498/18X
Darryl K. - 497/18X
Charles McQ. - 495/19X
Tony L. - 493/13X
Brian P. - 492/12X
Logan G. - 446/2X 

Monday, April 15, 2019

APRIL 14, 2019 - PETITCODIAC CF BR - RESULTS

Today was a wonderful day for the Centerfire Benchrest shoot at Petitcodiac Sportsman's Club. The temp ranged from +4 to +16C. It was wonderfully sunny out on the range floor and at least one
target changer walked slowly to get the benefits of all that wonderful heat. There was some wind in the 10-20km range but not enough to frustrate - just enough to keep people on their toes. 



A dozen shooters came out to enjoy the day. Good to see Bert recovering well from recent surgery and hanging out with the shooters. 

Thanks to Dan G. and Shelly C. for the tasty sweets. The Match Director was Volker T. who along with John McC. did
the scoring. Range Officers were Bert deV and Dan G. Thanks to many folks, including Shelly C., John McC., Volker T., Dve C., Bert deV., Cecil H., and Dan G. for running the targets today.






RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Volker T. - 299/17X
Cecil H. - 299/16X
John McC. - 299/15X
Malcolm McA. - 297/7X
Shelly C. - 296/7X
Don M. - 295/12X
Dan G. - 295/8X
Guy H. - 295/5X
Bruce B. - 294/9X
David C. - 294/4X
Mike C. - 290/7X
Tony L. - 263/1X

Tuesday, April 9, 2019

APRIL 7, 2019 - MINTO 1ST QUARTERLY MEETING AND 22RF BR - RESULTS.

April 7 - you'd think it would be a wonderful spring day by now but, true to the overall temperatures this year, it was a bit of cold overcast day with temperatures finally coming out of the "cold" category only after lunch time. It was only then that snow started to melt and shooters were coming out to enjoy the sun.
Although we were all glad to hang out with friends and fellow shooters and many of us finally caught up with our pals, we were a bit humbled by the wind conditions today. The Minto wind was brutal and easily tossed the 22RF bullets 3 rings out of the 10 (some even had the extra joy of seeing a lovely little hole 6 or more rings out).
Despite the horrible conditions, some very good shooting was done - congrats to all.
The Match Director was Don M. who also served as head scorer while Wayne K. did the score verification. Thanks to Ben F. and Shawn R. who changed targets for the whole match. Thanks also to Matt McA., David C., Barb J., Volker T., and Darryl K. who served as Range Safety Officers. Finally, many thanks to Barb J. for bringing her wonderful banana bread and squares for all to enjoy.

RESULTS - RF BR - OPEN CLASS:
Guy H. - 390/5X
Volker T. - 387/10X
Bruce B. - 387/7X
Barb J. - 386/18X
Darryl K. - 386/11X
David C. - 384/12X
Matt McA. - 382/8X
Gerard D. - 375/9X
Don M. - 374/10X
John McC. - 369/11X
Conrad L. - 353/5X
George M. - 351/4X
Mike C. - 350/4X
Lorie ?. - 313/1X

RESULTS - RF BR - SPORTER CLASS:
Volker T. - 388/8X
Shawn R. - 351/5X
John McC. - 350/3X
Ben F. - 350/3X
Wayne K. - 289/1X








Friday, April 5, 2019

MARCH 31, 2019 - PETITCODIAC - RF BR - RESULTS


Today was a good day travelling  to the shoot. The highways were clear, and nice to see the vast fields clear of snow. The rifle range floor was clear as well; good to see. When we arrived, Charles McQ. already had the stove warm and target frames set; Thanks. 
The sky was overcast at first, but changed to sunny later. The temperature range was 9C to 19C. But the wind was another story. It ranged from 20km and gusted to 40km at times! Even for Petticodiac, it was challenging. But a couple 'wind wisperers' were quite successful. Congrats to our top three shooters: Darryl K., Dave C., and Barb J.

Medals were also presented to Cecil H. and Barb J. for last month's .22rimfire BR shoot. John McC absent. 

Thanks to Barb J and John M. for the tasty sweets, which quickly disappeared. Some shooters need that bit of sugar to hit those X's, lol. Thanks to Chris S., Dan G. and Dave C. for target setting. And thanks to the score Verifiers, Charles McQ. and Dave C. Range officers were Bruce B. and Dan G. Scorer and Director, Volker.

RESULTS - RF BR - OPEN CLASS:
Darryl K. - 498/13X
David C. - 494/17X
Barb J. - 494/14X
Bruce B. - 493/14X
Matt McA. - 492/19X
Cecil H. - 492/15X
Dan G. - 492/10X
Dale H. - 490/14X
Gerrard D. - 489/13X
Guy H. - 486/14X
Don M. - 484/10X
Chris S. - 483/16X
Charles McQ. - 483/8X
John C. - 481/8X
John M. - 477/8X
George M. - 475/9X
Tony L. - 473/8X
Norbert S. - 465/5X

Thursday, April 4, 2019

Wednesday, April 3, 2019

MARCH 17, 2019 - PETITCODIAC - CF BR - RESULTS

Here is the report for yesterday's shoot. Many Thanks Volker!
"The day was sunny with cool temps at -4 to -2C. Snow is slowly receding leaving ice conditions that made for cautious walking for the target
setters. Winds were light to moderate at 20, gusting to 32km, and at times swirling on the range - a condition we have come to expect.
Eleven shooters were eager to brave the cool air for the first CF shoot of this month. Everyone was in good spirits. Brian brought his new Ruger Precision Rifle in 6.5mm Creedmore with factory ammo and shot quite well. It will be interesting to see when he handloads for it. Thanks to Dan G., Shelly C., and John M. for the sweets which went fast as shooters huddled around the wood stove for warmth. Targets were set by Dan G. and John McC. who were also the Range Officers for the match. Directing and Scoring was by Volker.
Medals were also presented to the top shooters for the past February 17th match: 1st, Bert deV.(absent); 2nd , John McC.; and 3rd, Dan G. We also take this time to wish Bert a speedy and full recovery from his recent surgery. We look forward to seeing you on the range again with all your shooting friends.
The top three shooters for today's match were Shelly C., John McC., and Dan G. Good shooting folks.
Volker

RESULTS - CF BR - OPEN CLASS:
Shelly C. - 298/12X
John McC. - 297/12X
Dan G. - 296/9X
Volker T. - 295/10X
John M. - 295/4X
Bruce B. - 290/3X
Brian P. - 289/8X
Norbert S. - 288/6X
Tom N. - 288/4X
Tony L. - 278/2X
John C. - 268/1X

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

MARCH 10, 2019 - MINTO - 22 RF BR - RESULTS


Our March 22 Cal. Benchrest Shoot was held today at the Minto Range. The first relay shooters  found the -26 degree temp and tricky Minto wind quite challenging.  As the
shoot progressed the temp made it up to 0 degrees with increased cloud and wind .Many marksmen huddled around the clubhouse stove as soon as they completed their turn. Thanks to Wayne K. and 
George M. for tending the stove. 
There were six relays today - a long day. Thanks to everyone who helped out to make it a lovely day. The "Target crew" - Shawn R., Ben F., George M. and Mike C. "The Scorers" - Don M. and Wayne K. "The Range Officers" - Dan G., Dave C., Bill H., Barb J., Darryl K. and Matthew McA. Everyone enjoyed Dave's coffee and Barb's sweets. 
Today's winners were, in the  Open Class 1st- Cecil, 2nd- Dave C. Sporter Class 1st-Shawn 2nd-Dan G. Congratulations to all the winners and especially Shawn who won his first, "first place" medal. Our thoughts were with Bert and Volker today as they are on the mend.  

RESULTS - RF BR - OPEN CLASS:
Cecil H. - 400/25X
David C. - 400/14X
John M. - 399/15X
Matt McA. - 399/14X
Bruce B. - 398/24X
Darryl K. - 398/16X
Guy . - 398/15X
John McC. - 397/9X
Mike C. - 396/14X
Dan G. - 395/14X
Gerrard D. - 395/11X
Dale H. - 394/6X
Bill H. - 392/14X
George M. - 392/12X
Barb J. - 389/9X
Norbert S. - DNF

RESULTS - RF BR - SPORTER CLASS:
Shawn R. - 397/16X
Dan G. - 395/10X
Bill H. - 384/6X
Ben F. - 383/7X
John McC. - 368/6X
Don M. - 368/5X
Wayne K. - 356/4X