MARCH 19, 2023 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

Today, we had a brisk winter day for our second rimfire shoot in Minto. There was a mix of sun and clouds and our picture of the targets was generally good with little mirage. The temperatures ranged from -2C to 1C and felt like -5C - enough to numb the trigger finger well before the relay was completed. Winds were WSW and very brisk and switching at 17+ and gusting likely closer to 30+ km/hr. Fifteen shooters participated, 10 shooting Open BR and 5 shooting Sporter class. Although no clean match scores were recorded today, Barb J. in Open class and Wayne LeB. in Sporter class did shoot a clean target sheet - not easy given the conditions. Congrats!

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director – Dave C

Score and Verifier – Dale H., Bruce B.

Range Officers – Barb J., David C., Don M., Wayne K., and John M.

Treats – Dave C. (coffee), Barb J. (Banana Bread and Cookies)

Targets – George M., Gerard D., Barb J., Dave C., Dale H., Bruce B.

Pictures – Darryl K., Barb J.

RESULTS – OPEN CLASS RIMFIRE

Shooter Targets   Total

Barb J. 196/4X 200/4X 396/8X

Dale H. 199/8X 193/3X 392/11X

Darryl K. 195/3X 196/6X 391/9X

Dan G. 191/7X 199/6X 390/13X

David C. 193/7X 197/4X 390/11X

George M. 196/4X 191/4X 387/8X

Wayne K. 195/6X 191/4X 386/10X

Bert deV. 192/3X 188/4X 380/7X

Don M. 179/2X 180/2X 359/4X

Gerard D. 176/1X 176/1X 352/2X

RESULTS – SPORTER CLASS RIMFIRE

Shooter Targets   Total

Wayne LeB. 200/5X 198/10X 398/15X

Bert DeV. 197/6X 196/7X 393/13X

Norbert S. 190/4X 197/3x 387/7X

John M. 192/1X 195/3X 387/4X

Bruce B. 190/4X 192/4X 382/8X

MARCH 12, 2023 - PETITCODIAC CENTERFIRE - RESULTS

Our benchrest shooting community has been plagued by an outbreak of Covid-19 in the past few weeks following a quarterly meeting and this, plus the fact that this weekend was the time for setting the clock forward for "Daylight Savings" time led to only few shooters being at the first centerfire match in Petitcodiac. Five hardy souls braved the relatively warm weather with temperatures rising to a sunny 6C. With the snow on the range, the glare and mirage was the worst we had seen it for a long time - a lot of guessing of where the center dot really was. The wind was also a challenge with switching and gusty conditions prevailing.

It's amazing how much fun centerfire shooting can be - especially when we've been deprived of it for such a long winter!!

Dan G. was the match director, Range Officer and head scorer today. Bert deV. was the verifier and Tony L. and Bert deV. set and changed the targets. Darryl K. was the photographer. Thanks to everyone.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Dan G. - 300/15X  (6PPC)

Bert deV. - 300/15X  (22BR)

Darryl K.  - 296/17X  (6BR)

Don M. - 295/11X  (30BR)

Tony L. - 295/10X  (6BR)