QUICK REMINDERS FOR AUGUST and SEPTEMBER 2025

SHOOT SCHEDULES:

PLEASE NOTE: THE RNBRA RIMFIRE BENCHREST CHAMPIONSHIP WAS SHOT ON JULY 20 IN MINTO.

THE RNBRA CENTERFIRE BENCHREST CHAMPIONSHIP WILL BE SHOT IN PETITCODIAC ON SEPTEMBER 21.

Sunday, August 31, 2025 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE OPEN/SPORTER

Sunday, September 7, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - 22 RIMFIRE - 11th ANNUAL MARTIN F. TOPF CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, September 14, 2025 - MINTO - RIMFIRE OPEN/SPORTER

Sunday, September 21, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR CHAMPIONSHIP and RNBRA CENTERFIRE BR CHAMPIONSHIP

Sunday, September 28, 2025 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE BR OPEN/SPORTER

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2025 CLUB RECORDS/ GUN SHOW DATES/ NEW BRUNSWICK CLEAN TARGET RECORDS/ CONTACT INFORMATION

AUGUST 26, 2025 - REOPENING OF RANGE ACTIVITIES

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING FROM THE MINTO GUN CLUB:

The Minto Gun Club Shooting Range has been reopened. Please read the

attached notice from the Chief Firearms Officer.

Regards

Wayne W. LeBlanc

Secretary/Treasurer

Minto Gun Club 1979 Inc.

FROM THE CHIEF FIREARMS OFFICER OF NEW BRUNSWICK:

"2025-08-26

Notice from the Chief Firearms Officer

Subject: Lifting of Temporary Suspension of Shooting Range Operations

Dear Sir/Madam,

On August 26, 2025, the Province of New Brunswick announced the reopening of

Crown Land activities, effective at 12:01 a.m. on that date.

In alignment with this directive, the Provincial Firearms Office advises that all shooting

ranges operating under approvals on New Brunswick Crown Land leases may now

resume regular activities.

Shooting ranges operating under approval not on New Brunswick Crown Land leases,

which voluntarily suspended activities, may also resume regular operations.

Your care of New Brunswick habitats during this time of preventative caution is deeply

appreciated.

Please make yourselves aware of recommendations made by the Province of New

Brunswick on how the citizenship and users of forested environments can continue to

keep our province safe.

Regards,

Marie-Pier Picard

Chief Firearms Officer"

AUGUST 24, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR

THIS SHOOT WAS CANCELLED.

THE RANGE WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE FIRE HAZARD IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

AUGUST 17, 2025 - MINTO - RIMFIRE OPEN/SPORTER

THIS MATCH WAS CANCELLED.

THE RANGE WAS CLOSED DUE TO THE FIRE HAZARD IN NEW BRUNSWICK.

AUGUST 10, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE OPEN - RESULTS

Thanks to Darryl K. for sending the results and pic. Darryl says "winds were tricky with the very hot air and caught all shooters" 

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Dan G. - match director, scorer, treats

John McC. - score verifier

Grant R. - range officer

Bruce B. - range officer, treats

Wayne LeB. - treats

All the target changers

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

John McC.-   249/9X     250/13X = 499/22X

Bruce B.  -    249/11X     250/9X = 499/20X

Gerald D. -   250/13X     249/2X = 499/15X

Wayne LeB.- 249/10X   249/11X = 498/21X

Darryl K. -   248/10X     248/8X = 496/18X

Grant R. -    247/6X     248/10X = 495/16X

Richard M.-   248/10X   244/3X = 492/13X

Chris S.  -    242/5X     247/6X = 489/11X

Danny G. -    237/4X     245/5X = 485/9X

Becky McC.- 239/3X     242/8X = 481/11X

AUGUST 3, 2025 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE OPEN/SPORTER

Many thanks to David C. for sending these results.

He describes the conditions as "no wind during much of the first relay. The next 2 relays winds were switching west to east and then east to west and then it would turn and blow out the range. The temperatures were nice for shooting ".

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE - OPEN CLASS:

Cecil H. - 100/9X     100/7X     100/5X = 300/21X

Don M. - 100/4X     100/6X     100/5X = 300/15X

David C. - 100/9X     98/4X     98/5X = 296/18X

Ben F. - 98/1X     92/3X     99/2X = 289/6X

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE - SPORTER CLASS:

Cecil H. - 49/1X     50/4X     50/2X = 149/7X

Guy H. - 50/2X     49/2X     48/2X = 147/6X

Wayne K. - 47/2X     50/3X     48/3X = 145/8X

JULY 27, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE OPEN - RESULTS

Thanks to match director Danny G. for the results and picture.

Thanks also to Volker T. who sent this write-up:  "It was a nice sunny day for the shoot - quite hot as temperatures rose to the high twenties, and mirage was there at times. Wind was light to moderate. Some nice targets were shot.

The turnout was small, but shooters enjoyed themselves.
Sweets by Danny G., scoring, pics, and RO by Volker. Targets by all."

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Malcolm McA.- 100/4X    100/7X    100/7X = 300/18X (30 BR)

John McC.  -  100/3X      99/4X      100/7X = 299/14X (30BR)

Tony L.  -   99/2X       100/3X       100/6X = 299/11X (6mmBR)

Danny G.  - 97/0X       97/0X       93/2X = 287/2X (223 AI)

JULY 20, 2025 - MINTO - RIMFIRE OPEN/SPORTER, RNBRA RIMFIRE BENCHREST CHAMPIONSHIPS

Many thanks to Dale H. for working the stats and sending the results and also to Barb J. and Darryl K. for sending the pics.

This has been a very wet summer so far in New Brunswick and true to form, the day started out with rain and 15C. Although the temperature did go up to a mild 18C in the afternoon, the rain did not let up much. Many thanks to those who changed targets in the rain and others who got wet doing things that helped us all out.

This match was a combination of a regular Minto Club Rimfire match, with both Open and Sporter class competition, and the 2025 Annual Royal New Brunswick Rifle Assn. Provincial Benchrest Championship. Shooters from all over the province could participate. Most shooters were from the Minto Gun Club and the Petitcodiac Sportsmen's Club which are the hubs of benchrest shooting in New Brunswick. The attendance was good with 23 shooters coming from Moncton to Mazerolle Settlement and from Saint John to Ludlow as well as many points in between. We were glad to see George M. return to shooting following his recuperation from the accident a few weeks ago.

The wind was the main player in today's matches. It is very rare to be able to say that there was absolutely no wind during about 80% of the shooting, but that is what happened today. The daisy wheels were totally inactive until the last 2 relays and the tails on the indicators drooped down with hardly even the hint of a flutter. Most shots followed each other to the point of aim and only the slightest adjustments were needed. As a result, we saw some very good scores and 27 clean target sheets were shot, (including both classes of competition). Unfortunately, these conditions disappeared before the match was done and the last 2 relays had to contend with switching winds and, at times, heavy rain. It should be mentioned that a good number of shooters achieved personal bests in today's match. Both joy and disappointment were tasted today - but then that is the bitter-sweet nature of our sport!

Not the whole bunch that started the day
but a good bunch of shooters nonetheless

During the match, David C. provided the group with a lunch of sandwiches prepared by his wife and sister (many thanks - we all enjoyed them).

Following the shooting, when all targets had been scored and the results tallied, award presentations took place in the Minto Clubhouse while the rain continued to pour down. Club president David C. presented the Minto Club first and second place medals for open and sporter class. Then Conrad L., representing the RNBRA, presented the provincial medals for first and second place shooters in both classes.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - David C.

RNBRA Liaison - Conrad L.

Scorer and Verifier - Dale H. and John M.

Range Officers – Bert deV., Conrad L., Barb J., John McC. and David C. 

Target Changers – David C., Guy H., Barb J., Gerald D., Wayne LeB., Bruce B.

Treats – Barb J. (Banana Bread & Cookies), David C. (Coffee, Sandwiches, Condiments, Soft Drinks), Dan B. (Banana Bread)

Pictures – Barb J. and Darryl K.

RESULTS – OPEN CLASS RIMFIRE:

MINTO AWARDS:
 John McC. and Bert deV. 

RNBRA AWARDS:
John McC., Bert deV. and presenter Conrad L.

Shooter                     Targets                  Total

Bert deV. 200/14X    200/18X    400/32X

John McC. 200/13X    200/14X    400/27X

Dale H. 200/13X    200/12X    400/25X

Guy H. 200/10X      200/12X    400/22X

Cecil H. 200/11X    200/10X    400/21X

Gerald D. 200/9X    200/11X    400/20X

Norbert S. 200/8X    200/5X      400/13X

Barb J. 200/4X    200/9X      400/13X

John M. 200/11X    199/11X    399/22X

Volker T. 199/9X    200/12X    399/21X

Wayne K. 200/7X    199/10X    399/17X

Darryl K. 199/7X    200/8X      399/15X

Danny G. 199/8X    200/2X      399/10X

Bruce B. 199/2X    200/8X      399/10X

George M. 199/5X    196/9X      395/14X

Richard M. 196/2X    200/5X      394/7X

David C. 196/2X    195/4X      391/6X

Gerry J. 185/4X    195/4X      380/8X

RESULTS – SPORTER CLASS RIMFIRE:

MINTO AWARDS:
Wayne LeB. and Bert deV.

RNBRA AWARDS:
Wayne LeB. and Bert deV.

Shooter                  Targets                  Total

Bert deV. 200/11X    200/12X     400/23X

Wayne LeB. 200/12X    200/10X     400/22X

Norbert S. 199/10X    198/11X     397/21X

Volker T. 198/9X    199/7X       397/16X

Danny G. 198/4X    199/3X       397/7X

Dan B. 197/5X    197/5X       394/10X

Mike B. 195/1X    194/4X       389/5X

John McC. 189/5X    199/7X       388/12X

Conrad L. 197/3X    190/4X       387/7X

Gerry J. 196/5X    189/1X       385/6X

Don M. 194/1X    191/2X       385/3X

JULY 13, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE OPEN CLASS

 THIS MATCH WAS CANCELLED

JULY 6, 2025 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE OPEN/SPORTER - RESULTS

Well, it was a summer day in Minto New Brunswick. This meant that on the drive to the range it was raining a little with overcast skies and temperature at about 18C. At the range it was still overcast and the rain had stopped. It did not come back during the match but we experienced some misting on the way home. During the match, the temperature rose from 18C to 27C - quite warm for the high humidity.

The wind was mostly from the left - quite steady during the first relay. During the second and third relays it was switching and sometimes died completely - hard to predict and even harder to compensate for the velocity changes. Some of our errors were certainly due to this.

Because of the small number of shooters, there were only 2 relays. This was good as the match did not last long and we could plan on some other things to do this Sunday when we got home. It was bad, though, in that our barrels did not get much of a chance to cool down between relays - were some of our wild shoots due to this?

We were glad to see our shooting friend, Ben F., again after a long time away. He had not lost any of his skills and did very well in Open Class.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

David C. - match director, scorer and target changer

Bert deV. - score verifier, photographer

Ben F. and Wayne K. - range officers and target changers

Guy H. - target changer

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE OPEN CLASS:

Bert deV- 100/8X     99/7X     100/7X = 299/22X (30BR)

Ben F. -  100/6X      99/6X      100/4X = 299/16X  (6mmBR)

Cecil H. - 100/4X    100/4X     99/3X = 299/11X (6mmPPC)

Don M. -  99/5X      100/8X      99/4X = 298/17X (30BR)

David C. - 99/2X      99/6X      98/4X = 296/12X (30BR)

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE SPORTER CLASS:

Guy H. -    50/4X     49/3X     50/5X = 149/12X (6mm/223)

Wayne K.- 47/1X     46/0X     45/2X = 138/3X (223)

Bert deV. - 46/1X     DNC    (222)

JUNE 29, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE OPEN - RESULTS

Thanks to Darryl K. for the results and pics and also to Danny G. for the write-up. Darryl says "small turn out and the wind was up - still some shooters did well".

Danny G. says "Only five shooters at today’s match for what ever the reason might be - perhaps it was because of the “long” weekend or because the wind was quite nasty throughout the day, not sure. We still had a great day and some good scores were realized. 

Match director today was Dan G. with John McC. performing the verifier role.  Malcolm McA. and John McC. were the target setters and retrievers.  RO was Dan while Tony L. looked after target stand placement and repair.   Thanks everyone.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Danny G. -    100/6X     100/3X     100/5X = 300/14X

Malcolm McA.- 100/5X     99/7X     100/9X = 299/21X

John McC. -    100/5X     99/6X     99/5X = 298/16X

Darryl K. -    98/2X      96/3X      98/2X = 292/7X

Tony L. -     93/1X      95/1X      93/1X = 281/3X

JUNE 22, 2025 - MINTO - RIMFIRE OPEN/SPORTER - RESULTS

Thanks to Dale H. for sending the results and to Barb for sending the pics.

Sixteen eager shooters attended the rimfire shoot in Minto today. Rimfire shooting is becoming a bit more popular lately - possibly because it is more affordable than centerfire shooting and necessary materials are more available. At any rate, it was very nice to get together with friends doing what we love to do - target shooting!

The conditions today were a bit mixed. Temperatures started around 13C with pretty high relative humidity. At the end of the match, it had risen to about 24C. During the shooting, we had some pretty significant rain storms. Thanks a lot to the target changers who got wet during the rain.

Thankfully, the wind was very benign and predictable. A lot of the shooting time experienced little or no visible wind and the tails on the flags drooped down without even a little wiggle. There was some wind - either from right to left or the reverse - but this did not last long and returned to the original "no wind" condition. Shooters had to be very careful nonetheless and had to pay attention to all flags in every corner of the range as a slight indication in any one of them would signal a change in the flight of the bullet. Good scores were the result of these conditions even though a point here or there was lost.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director – David C.

Scorer and Verifier – Dale H. and John M., 

Range Officers – Barb J., Conrad L. and David C.

Target Changers – Barb J., Gerald D., Guy H., Wayne LeB., Dan B., David C.

Treats – Barb J. (Brownies & Cookies), David C. (Coffee and cookies) Richard M. (Timbits)

Pictures – Barb J.

RESULTS – OPEN CLASS RIMFIRE:

Shooter                     Targets                  Total

Bert deV. 200/17X    200/14X    400/31X

Gerald D. 200/12X    200/13X    400/25X

Cecil H. 199/13X    200/13X    399/26X

David C.   199/6X       200/9X       399/15X

Barb J. 199/5X       200/8X       399/13X

Richard M. 199/2X       200/6X       399/8X

Bruce B. 199/9X       199/8X       398/17X

Guy H. 199/7X       198/9X       397/16X

Dale H. 196/9X       200/9X       396/18X

Norbert S. 196/3X       200/9X       396/12X

RESULTS – SPORTER CLASS RIMFIRE:

Shooter                  Targets                  Total

Wayne LeB. 200/10X     200/16X     400/26X

Bert deV. 199/7X    200/10X     399/17X

Cecil H. 198/11X    199/7X       397/18X

Dan B. 197/3X       199/11X      396/14X

Conrad L. 99/3X         296/11X      395/14X

Don M. 198/3X       196/11X      394/5X

John M. 198/4X       194/6X        392/10X

Wayne K. 189/2X       185/2X        374/4X

JUNE 15, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - ANNUAL RIMFIRE TEAM SHOOT - RESULTS

Thanks to Volker T. for the result, write-up and pic.

Two club teams arrived at PSC for the annual 100yd Team Shoot -

Petitcodiac Sportsmen and Lake George. Unfortunately, the Minto Gun

Club did not participate this year. We missed them and hope they can

participate next year.

As usual, all shooters present were able to compete but only the top four

scores from each club formed the club team score, (indicated by asterix below).

The weather was nice with temperatures in the 20C-24C range for the

day, with relatively clear skies. The winds were light, but challenging for

this 100yd distance. Shooting 100yd is a different game as compared to the

usual 50yd benchrest matches. It always makes for an interesting and

challenging match.

 

As some shooters experienced, there were times when the wind dropped down,

but those calm spells did not always guarantee perfect shots.

PEOPLE TO THANK: 

Volker T. was match director and scorer with Dan G. verifying. Various other

members assisted with target setting and posting - thanks to all. Firing

line sweets were courtesy of Bruce B., Dale H. and Richard M - thanks

guys. Grant H. ensured that we would have a good lunch for the noon

break.Thanks also to the two range officers - Chris S. and John McC. 

In the end, it was a close match separating first from second, with only an 11x13

difference. This year, the bragging rights go to Team Petitcodiac with a total score 

of 1518x54 while Team Lake George scored 1507x41.

Congrats to the medal winners:
1st - John McC., 2nd - John M., and 3rd - Dale H.

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR AT 100YD:

TEAM LAKE GEORGE GUN CLUB:

John M.  - 185x5   197x12  = 382x17* 

Dale H. -  186x6     195x5  = 381x11* 

Richard M. - 187x4   187x2  = 374x6* 

Bruce B. -  181x3     190x4  = 370x7* 

Dan B. -   182x1      186x0  = 368x1 

Norbert S. -172x0    183x5  = 355x5 

TEAM PETITCODIAC SPORTSMEN'S CLUB:

John McC.-190x3    193x8 = 383x11* 

Chris S.  -190x7    189x9   = 379x16* 

Grant H. - 188x5     191x11  = 379x16* 

Dan G.  - 185x4     192x7   = 377x11* 

Volker T. - 180x3     188x6  = 368x9 

Becky McC.- 183x7   181x3 = 364x10 

TEAM TOTALS:

LAKE GEORGE: 382x17 + 381x11 + 374x6 + 370x7 = 1507x41

PETITCODIAC: 383x11 + 379x16 + 379x16 + 377x11 = 1518x54

JUNE 8, 2025 - MINTO CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

It was a beautiful late spring day in New Brunswick, Canada, when just a handful of shooters came out to enjoy a centerfire match. Temperatures started around 13C early in the morning and, by the end of the day, it was a very nice 22C.

Although, early in the morning, the clouds that brought a lot of rain in the previous days still lingered, by the end of the first relay, these had disapeared and the remainder of the day stayed sunny. For some shooters this produced some glare and mirage around the targets but for the most part the sight picture was bright and clear.

The wind though was a bit of a headache starting out as a right to left wind predominantly at about 10-20km/hr. Over the course of the match it became switching right to left and the complete reverse with rarely a pause between. It was very difficult to predict and often switching while sighting before the shot was made.

Only one clean match was shot today with congrats going to Cecil H. with a score of 300/20X in open class.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - David C.

Scoring/verifying - David C. and Bert deV.

ROs - Wayne K., David C. and Bert deV.

Target changers - Guy H., Cecil H., David C. and Bert deV.

Coffee/cookies - David C.

Pictures - Bert deV.

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Cecil H. -100/8X  100/6X   100/6X =  300/20X (6mmPPC)

Bert deV. -  100/6X      99/5X      99/4X = 298/15X (30BR)

Don M. -   96/4X      97/3X      99/5X = 292/12X (30BR)

David C. - 96/4X     97/1X     96/1X = 289/6X (6mmPPC)

RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR - SPORTER CLASS:

Bert deV. - 48/3X     49/3X     50/2X = 147/8X (222 Rem)

Guy H. -   48/2X     49/2X     50/3X = 147/7X (223 Win)

David C. -  49/2X      48/2X      48/2X = 145/6X (? )

Cecil H. - 48/0X     49/1X     48/2X = 145/3X (223 Win)

Wayne K. - 47/2X    50/1X    47/1X = 144/4X (223 Win)