New Brunswick Benchrest Shooting: JULY 23, 2023 - MINTO - 6th ANNUAL RNBRA RIMFIRE BENCHREST CHAMPIONSHIP

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

JULY 23, 2023 - MINTO - 6th ANNUAL RNBRA RIMFIRE BENCHREST CHAMPIONSHIP - RESULTS

Thanks to Dale H. for sending these results.

The time has come for annual championships in benchrest shooting in New Brunswick. Although a bit earlier than last year, the 6th Annual RNBRA Rimfire Benchrest Championship was the first this year and, as in years past, was hosted by the Minto Gun Club. It was run concurrently with a regularly scheduled Minto Rimfire match and was organized by Conrad L. Seventeen shooters were present for a very stiff competition that saw many clean target sheets and several clean matches shot. Congrats go to Volker T. and wayne LeB. who shot clean matches in Sporter Class. Also to Bert deV., Volker T., Gerald D. and Dale H. who shot clean matches in Open Class.

It was a bit overcast as the day began and there was some fears that this might develop into rain over the course of the match. This did not happen and the conditions turned out to be almost ideal for rimfire shooting with good light and winds. The temperature was seasonable ranging from about 22C in the morning to 28C in the afternoon. Winds were predominantly from the left with a lot of switching and quiet periods as well. They were the kind of conditions where, between watching the flags and sighting on the target, some surprising changes could happen leading to exclamations of disappointment with the result on the target sheet.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

RNBRA match organizer - Conrad L. and Match Director – Dave C

Scorer and Verifier – Dale H., Bruce B.

Range Officers – Bert deV., Darryl K., Conrad L., and Wayne K.

Treats – Barb J. (Cookies and Lemon Bread)

Coffee, Drinks & Pizza – Dave C.

Target Changers – Barb J., Cecil H., John M., Bruce B., Guy H., and Dale H.

Pictures – Barb J., Darryl K., Bert deV., Conrad L., and Dale H.