MARCH 14, 2020 - PETITCODIAC CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

March 14 started out as a pretty cool day. The sun came out and warmed things up a bit.
Today the story really was about the intensity of the sun on the white snow and on the target sheets. The glare was brutal and sometimes the mirage waves off the target sheets made it impossible to see the 10 ring - much less the centre dot. Many shots had to to be made after a substantial wait for the mirage to lift. This happened when the wind picked up across the range. Unfortunately, the wind was mostly from up-range which did not clear the mirage as well. So often the shot was made by guessing at the centre a formula which often  worked well but which occasionally cost the shooter a point. It was certainly costly in terms of shooting 10Xs. Nevertheless, we did have some good luck and the scores were not at all bad considering the conditions. Congrats to Bert deV. who shot a 300/12X.   
The match director was Dan G. who also scored the targets along with Mike C. who verified the scoring. Targets were set and changed by Tony L., Shelly C., Dan G., Becky McC., Mike C., John McC. and Brian P.  Range officers were John McC. and Tom N. The treats were brought by Shelly C. and Timbits by Dan G. Bert deV. was the photographer.
RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:
Bert deV. - 300/12X
John McC. - 299/11X
Mike C. - 296/8X
Tony L. - 293/6X
Shelly C. - 292/4X
Becky McC. - 288/2X
Brian P. - 286/6X
Dan G. - 288/6X
Tom N. - 273/3X

MARCH 8, 2020 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS.

A bit of an unpredictable wind was the order of the day for the rimfire shoot in Minto today. It was a lovely day that started out a bit cold but warmed up to be +5 or 6 in the afternoon. A good bunch of shooters from the south of New Brunswick were in attendance anticipating a good shoot, nice weather, Barb's treats and a good time to get together.

We got all of that - plus the benefit of a learning opportunity in a stiff wind that 
switched from right to left to head on. Picking a dominant condition was a crap shoot that some lucked out on and others didn't (big time). When you had been watching the flags for a while and then settled in behind the scope and took that shot, the wind had changed again. A good number of shots were taken only to find that hole did not form in the 10 ring - but somewhere waaaaayy-out-there.

Congrats to the winners who shot very well indeed for the conditions.

Today, Mike C. was the match director and with Dale H. scored the targets and did the stats. Shawn R. and Ben F. did the bulk of the target changing with Becky McC. helping out.The range officers were
Barb J., Matt McA., Dave C., Wayne K., and Bert deV. Barb J. and Dave C. brought coffee and many treats. Many thanks to everyone.

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:
Dale H. - 398/12X
Gerald D. - 394/11X
George M. - 391/10X
Mike C. - 390/14X
Matt McA. - 389/11X
Bert deV. - 386/17X
Barb J. - 381/12X
David C. - 380/13X
John M. - 378/6X
John McC. - 377/6X
Bruce B. - 374/4X
Becky McC. - 339/1X

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - SPORTER CLASS:
Shawn R. - 360/3X
Wayne K. - 336/4X
Ben F. - 320/6X

MARCH 7, 2020 - LAKE GEORGE GUN CLUB - TERRY McNEILL MEMORIAL WINTER SHOOT SERIES

Congratulations to David C.- 1199/67X (Open Class) for 3 shoots,
and to Volker T. - 1191/79X (Sporter Class) for 3 shoots

MARCH 7, 2020 - LAKE GEORGE GUN CLUB - RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

The final Terry F. McNeill Memorial Winter Benchrest Shoot for 2020 was held today at the Lake George Gun Club. It was a beautiful sunny day, cold -8C to -0C,  with confusing winds which caused the wind flags much stress as well as the brave shooters. Everyone helped with targets, and Range Officer duties, which made the shoot run smoothly. Dave C. and Wayne K. did the scoring and Bruce B. added up the totals of the three shoots. Special thanks to Bruce B. for providing home-made baked beans, bread, and hotdogs. Barb J. brought sweets. Barb J. and Darryl K. were the photographers. Thanks to them for the pics and to Barb J.  for the write-up of the shoot.
Congratulations to the medalists for today's shoot - especially to Volker T. who shot a 400 with 17X. For the three combined shoots the winning competitors 
received beautiful plaques. Results for the 3 shoot series will be posted in the next post. 
Thanks to Bruce B. for organizing these special shoots in Terry's memory.  

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:
Volker T. - 400/17X
Darryl K. - 399/19X
David C. - 399/X
Dale H. - 398/21X
Dan G. - 398/20x
Lorie M. - 397/14X
John M. - 397/14X
Bruce B. - 396/14X
Barb J. - 394/10X
George M. - 392/12X

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - SPORTER CLASS:
Volker T. - 395/24X
Dan G. - 393/23X
Bruce B. - 386/15X
Wayne K. - 379/14XX

MARCH 6, 2020 - CANADA'S GUN LAWS

CANADA'S 24 FEDERAL GUN LAWS AND REGULATIONS: 
https://thegunblog.ca/2020/02/27/list-of-canadas-24-federal-gun-laws-and-regulations/

MARCH 1, 2020 - PETITCODIAC RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

Although the weather forecasts on different sites said different things about today's forecasts, in general it was to be a miserable day with temperatures starting at about
-13C in the morning and ending up at about -6C in the afternoon. Lots of cloud, no sun and snow that was predicted to be anywhere from 20cm to maybe 2 cm. The wind was going to be northwest at 13km/hr gusting to about 20. 


I guess we got everything that was forecast except a little less snow and a bit warmer temps. The wind sure challenged all the shooters today, although surprisingly, both the scores and the X count were higher than anyone would have predicted based on the weather.


Twenty lucky shooters turned out today despite the forecast. They were lucky because they got to spend a day doing what they like doing with a bunch of good friends, eating Shelly C. and Barb J.'s delicious homemade treats, Volker T's Timbits and listening to stimulating shooting discussions.


Thanks to Volker T. who was the match director and organised the shoot today. Volker and Chris S. teamed up to score 40 x 25 bull targets - thanks guys, a big job indeed. Thanks also to the range officers - Bruce B., Dan G., Darryl K. and John McC. as well as the target changers Chris S., Mike C., Bruce B., Dan G., and John McC.

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:
Bert deV. - 500/14X
Mike C. - 499/28X
Darryl K. - 499/22X
Bruce B. - 499/21X
Gerald D. - 498/16X
Barb J. - 498/14X
Shelly C. - 498/11X
Dan G. - 497/21X
John McC. - 497/17X
John M. - 496/25X
Dale H. - 496/24X
Dave C. - 496/16X
Charles McQ. - 495/19X
Chris S. - 494/14X
Tony L. - 493/16X
Guy H. - 492/17X
Matt McA. - 490/16X
George M. - 486/14X
Volker T. - 485/14X
Don M. - 471/9X