New Brunswick Benchrest Shooting: June 2024

Wednesday, June 26, 2024

JUNE 23, 2024 - MINTO - ANNUAL RIMFIRE TEAM SHOOT - RESULTS

It was an overcast day with starting temperatures of about 16C for the Annual Rimfire Team Shoot in Minto. We didn't see the sun all day and throughout the match it rained occasionally at first. Toward the end of the match rain was constant.

The nice thing about the conditions was that the wind remained calm although tricky with switches and pockets of wind that were not really visible to the shooters at the shooting line. This rimfire match was over 100 yards on a range that has a significant dip or hollow from about 60 yards to the target faces. It is impossible to guage the wind in this hollow and, more importantly, in the arc travelled by the bullets on their way to the targets. So some surprises were registered by the shooters affected by changes they could not see.

The match was a team match which meant that each club could field a maximum of 7 shooters per team and the best 4 scores were selected for the team score. Three clubs participated: Petitcodiac Sportsman's Club, Minto Gun Club and Lake George Gun Club. Petitcodiac won the match with a score of 1528/55X, (high possible was 1600/160X). Minto came second with 1519/40X and Lake George came third with 1508/41X. The course of fire was 2 relays of 20 shots on 5 small bull targets with a 3/4 inch 10 ring. This meant 40 shot in total with a high possible of 400/40X.

The individual high scores were posted by Volker T. at 385/14X; Grant H. with 384/17X and Dale H. with 382/7X. We also welcomed a new shooter to our benchrest matches - Matt LeB.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director – David C.

Scorer and Verifier – Bruce B., Dale H.

Range Officers – Conrad L., David C., Bert deV., Grant H.

Treats – Barb J. (Cookies and Squares)

Lunch - Cooks: David C., John M. (Bbq hotdogs, fried buns, onions, chips & soft drinks)

Target Changers – Chris S., Matt LeB., Barb J., Dale H., Volker T., Cecil H., David C., and Bruce B.

Pictures – Barb J., Darryl K. and Bert deV.

PETITCODIAC SPORTSMAN'S CLUB: 1528/55X

Shooter Target 1 Target 2 Total

Volker T. 193/6X 192/8X 385/14X

Grant H. 192/9X 192/8X 384/17X

Chris S. 192/4X 189/6X 381/10X

Danny G. 193/10X 185/4X 378/14X

John McC. 189/5X 184/3X 373/8X

Matt LeB. 179/1X 194/6X 373/7X

Darryl K. 189/4X 179/2X 368/6X

MINTO GUN CLUB: 1519/40X

Shooter Target 1 Target 2 Total

David C. 189/6X 192/5X 381/11X

Bert deV. 189/4X 191/7X 380/11X

Cecil H. 191/5X 189/5X 380/10X

Barb J. 189/3X 189/5X 378/8X

George M. 186/6X 190/5X 376/11X

Wayne K. 185/6X 190/7X 375/13X

Conrad L. 172/X 180/1X 352/2X

LAKE GEORGE GUN CLUB: 1508/41X

Shooter Target 1 Target 2 Total

Dale H. 190/3X 192/4X 382/7X

Norbert S. 194/5X 185/7X 379/12X

Wayne LeB. 190/8X 185/5X 375/13X

Guy H. 187/5X 185/4X 372/9X

Bruce B. 188/6X 181/3X 369/9X

Dan B. 185/5X 177/3X 362/8X

John M. 181/2X 177/2X 358/4X

Monday, June 17, 2024

JUNE 16, 2024 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

Thanks to Barb J. for sending the pics and results.

The rimfire BR match was held on Father's Day and this is most likely the reason for the lower attendance. Even so, it looks like all shooters had a very good time and some good scores were recorded.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Dan G. - match Director

Grant H. - scorer

Chris S. - score verifier

Barb J. - pics and treats

ROs -

Target changers - many shooters

Diversion from shooting - one deer

RESULTS - 22 RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

John McC. - 250/11X 250/13X = 500/24X

Cecil H. - 250/10X 250/13X = 500/23X

Dale H. - 250/10X 249/18X = 499/28X

Gerald D. - 249/15X 250/12X = 499/26X

John M. - 249/14X 249/6X = 498/20X

Barb J. - 247/4X 247/4X = 494/8X

John C. - 245/12X 248/8X = 293/20X

Chris S. - 249/7X 241/8X = 490/15X

Stephen C. - 248/8X 241/7X 489/15X

Grant H. - 244/5X 245/8X = 289/13X

Dan G. - 241/7X 233/7X = 474/14X

Dan B. - 236/5X 229/2X = 465/7X

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

JUNE 9, 2024 - MINTO CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

No sun at all today! It was cloudy and threatened rain all day. The rain held off for the match though. These conditions were excellent for sighting for the old eyes squinting through the scopes. The wind was also quite moderate ranging between 15 and 20km/hr. mostly from the left but also from other directions as is typical in Minto.

Congratulations go to Cecil H. who shot the only clean target in Open class with a score of 300/20X. Also congrats to Guy H. in Sporter class shooting 150/13X, (only 2 Xs from a perfect match), and to Bert deV. who shot 150/9X.

Today we welcomed John L., son of Conrad L., to his first ever shooting match. He did very well indeed for his first shoot using borrowed equipment. Bravo! Hope to see you again real soon.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match director - David C.

Scorer - Bert deV.

Score verifier - David C.

ROs - Mike C. and Wayne K.

Target changers - Guy H., Mike C., David C. Conrad L. and John L.

Timbits - Don M.

Pics - Bert deV.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Cecil H. - 100/6X 100/7X 100/7X = 300/20X (6PPC)

Bert deV. - 99/6X 100/6X 100/8X = 299/20X (30BR)

Mike C. - 99/4X 99/3X 100/8X = 298/15X (30BR)

David C. - 100/6X 98/4X 97/4X = 295/14X (6BR)

Don M. - 99/7X 96/0X 86/2X = 281/9X (30BR)

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - SPORTER CLASS:

Guy H. - 50/5X 50/4X 50/4X = 150/13X (6PPC)

Bert deV. - 50/2X 50/3X 50/4X = 150/9X (222Rem)

Cecil H. - 50/3X 49/3X 49/3X = 148/9X (223)

Wayne K. - 44/0X 48/3X 47/2X = 139/5X (223)

John L. - 46/1X 39/0X 44/0X = 129/1X (223)

Conrad L. - 47/0X 46/0X DNF (223)

Thursday, June 6, 2024

JUNE 2, 2024 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

It turned out to be a wonderful day for a centerfire shoot in Petitcodiac. Temperatures remained seasonal with high single digits in the morning increasing to about 24C on the way home. The wind ranged from "pretty stiff" (from 12 to 17 km/hr), to almost none and was predominantly from 6:00 o'clock. It was very sunny at times and the mirage danced around excitedly, while at other times, when the wind was blowing, the mirage was not there at all. Pretty nice conditions all-in-all.

There were only 6 shooters in attendance which was a rather poor showing but it did let us keep our gear on the assigned benches. Barrels remained warm from relay to relay though.