JULY 19, 2026 - MINTO - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN/SPORTER

Many thanks to Dale H. for the results and to Volker T. for the pics.

We woke up to a light rain and a thick mist that persisted on the drive to the range. The temperature, early in the morning, was about 16C. This felt nice and cool but the humidity was high and stayed for a part of the day - about halfway through the match - until the wind and the sun had eliminated the mist.

The sun came out in the second half of the match and what had been very even light became more glaring but without the mirage we experience last week. This was due to the strong winds that persisted and continued to build all day. It was from the left side of the range for periods and switched to a head wind for periods and these were the best shooting conditions. Winds were recorded from all directions though, and were so strong at times that several flags and targets were toppled. We even had some quiet periods that definitely were not good conditions for pulling the trigger.

No clean match scores were recorded but, despite the wind conditions, some pretty good scores were attained. Congrats to Wayne LeB. who won the Sporter class with a score of 399/16X and one clean target sheet. Congrats also to Bert deV. who won the Open class with a score of 397/16X.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director – David C.

Score and Verifier – John M. and Dale H.

Range Officers – Conrad L., Wayne K. and Dan B.

Treats – Wayne LeB. (Donuts), John M. (Donuts), David C.  (Coffee and Cookies)

Target Changers – Gerald D., Dan B., Bruce B., Dale H. and David C.

Pictures – Volker T. 

RESULTS – OPEN CLASS RIMFIRE

Shooter                     Targets                  Total

Bert deV. 198/9X    199/6X       397/16X

John Mc. 199/4X    197/6X 396/10X

Dale H. 199/9X    196/6X       395/15X

Wayne K. 198/6X    196/1X       394/7X

Gerald D. 197/5X    195/5X       392/10X

Conrad L. 193/3X    196/3X       389/6X

Bruce B. 191/4X    196/7X       387/11X

David C. 199/5X    185/3X       384/8X

George M. 196/3X    187/0X       383/3X

RESULTS – SPORTER CLASS RIMFIRE

Shooter                  Targets                     Total

Wayne LeB. 200/7X    199/9X       399/16X

Bert deV. 198/8X    194/5X       392/13X

Dan B. 194/5X    196/2X       390/7X

John M. 193/6X    194/6X       387/12X

Norbert S. 190/2X    192/1X       382/3X

Richard M. 197/4X    180/0X       377/4X

John Mc. 186/1X    187/1X       373/2X

Volker T. 179/1X    188/2X       367/3X