OCTOBER 18, 2026 - PETITCODIAC - 12TH ANNUAL MARTIN F. TOPF RIMFIRE CHAMPIONSHIP - OPEN

Many thanks to Barb J. and Darryl K. for sending the photos of the awards ceremony.

As the 2026 season runs to its end, we shot the highly anticipated Petitcodiac Sportsman's Club final rimfire championship - "The 12th Annual Martin F. Topf Rimfire Championship".

It was a typical New Brunswick late fall day with -7C to -2C degrees on the way down to Petitcodiac. During the match it climbed although still quite cool and on the way home the car registered +11C - nice! During the match the sun was out and the first relay had to cope with some mirage as the sun shone directly onto the targets. Later in the day this dimished as the sun moved in the sky.

The wind was brutal - not high in velocity but very unpredictable with sudden switches across the range. It actually came from all over the range but stayed in one position for a time and then switched while shooters were firing. This led to no clean match scores being recorded. There were, however, six clean target sheets shot today. Congrats to those who beat the wind consistently for at least one relay and to the top 3 shooters in today's match.

After the first 2 relays completed shooting, halfway through the match, we all had a lunch at the clubhouse. This was organised by Chris S. Many thanks to the club and to Chris. Lunch sure was good after a cold morning.

PEOPLE TO THANK:

Match Director - Volker T.

Scorer - Volker T.

Score verifier - Dan G.

Range Officers - Volker T., Dan G., Chris S. and Dale H.

Target setters/changers - Gerald D., Bruce B., Bert deV., Chris S. and John McC.

Treats during match - Dan G., Wayne LeB. and Dale H.

Treats during lunch - Barb J. and Volker T.

Lunch organised by Chris S.

Pics - Barbara J., Darryl K. and Bert deV.

RESULTS - RIMFIRE BR - OPEN CLASS:

Gerald D. -     249/12X     250/8X   = 499/20X

Dale H.     -     249/12X     250/4X   = 499/16X

John McC. -   250/11X     248/9X   = 498/20X

Bert deV. -      250/6X       248/12X = 498/18X

Bruce B. -       249/8X       249/4X   = 498/12X

Volker T. -       247/11X     250/13X  = 497/24X

Wayne LeB. - 249/12X     248/11X  = 497/23X

Dan G. -          249/9X       248/11X  = 497/20X

Chris S. -        249/9X       248/6X    = 497/15X

Richard M. -   246/6X       250/10X  = 496/16X

Becky McC. - 246/10X     249/9X    = 495/19X

Darryl K. -      248/7X       247/9X    = 495/16X

Norbert S. -    247/7X       245/8X   = 492/15X

Barbara J. -    244/7X       248/6X   = 492/13X

Dan B. -          248/7X       240/4X   = 488/11X

   After the match, the scoring and stats were all completed, everyone went to the     clubhouse for the presentations of the awards. The championship trophy was     presented to Gerald D.  The second place plaque went to Dale H. while John McC.     received the third place plaque.

The awards for shooting excellence during the regular season were presented to Gerald D. for the top match score in Rimfire matches (550/33X) as well as the top score for a single target sheet (250/20X).