MAY 12, 2024 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE TEAM SHOOT

Everyone had prepared for the Centerfire Team Shoot - one of the highlights of the shooting season. The course of fire was to shoot 30 counting shots at small caliber specific bulls over 3 relays with the four highest scores counting toward the team scores for each team. Each could be composed of as many as 8 shooters but only the four highest were included in the scoring for that team. Both the Minto Gun Club and the Petitcodiac Shooting Sports Club were represented.

The day started out with the temperature a bit on the cool side (6-7C) which, as is typical for a May day in New Brunswick, warmed up to around 18C by the end of the shooting. What made it a bit unusual was that a raw wind persisted throughout the match and many shooters kept on their winter coats while sitting on the benches with the wind coming in through the ports.

The wind was really the story of the day as it persisted all day long with gusts at least 40km/hr. It was really not steady but offered many windows where the selected conditions would come back.

Unfortunately, the day was also marred by at least 2 shooters having equipment problems that affected the outcome significantly.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

David C. - match director, head scorer, treats and lunch, target changer

John McC. - score verifier, target changer

Volker T., Bert deV. and Darryl K. - ROs

Guy H., Cecil H., and Mike C. - target changers

INDIVIDUAL RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR:

John McC. -100/7X   100/5X    98/5X = 298/17X

Cecil H. -    99/2X      99/7X    100/5X = 298/14X

Volker T. -  100/5X     96/3X    100/7X = 296/15X

Dan G. -     97/5X     100/5X     98/4X = 295/14X

Chris S. -    96/4X     100/3X     98/3X = 294/10X

Guy H. -     99/3X      95/5X       98/3X = 292/11X

Darryl K. -   95/0X     98/3X       98/6X = 291/9X

Mike C. -    99/5X      96/4X       98/5X = 290/14X

Don M. -     95/1X     96/4X       97/3X = 288/8X

David C. -   99/2X     77/2X       95/3X = 271/7X

Wayne K. - 85/2X     87/1X       89/1X = 271/4X

Bert deV. -  DNC      93/2X       99/4X

TEAM RESULTS:

TEAM PETITCODIAC - 1183/56X                                                   TEAM MINTO - 1168/47X

John McC. - 298/17X                                                                       Cecil H. - 298/14X

Volker T. -  296/15X                                                                          Guy H. -  292/11X

Dan G. -  295/14X                                                                            Mike C. - 290/14X

Chris S. - 294/10X                                                                            Don M. - 288/8X

Congratulations go to Team Petitcodiac for a great performance and the win!