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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, July 27, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE OPEN

Sunday, August 3, 2025 - MINTO - CENTERFIRE OPEN/SPORTER

Sunday, August 10, 2025 - PETITCODIAC - RIMFIRE OPEN

Sunday, August 17, 2025 - MINTO - RIMFIRE OPEN/SPORTER

Sunday, August 24, 2025 - PETITCODIAC CENTERFIRE OPEN

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

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

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 an 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