FEBRUARY 8, 2015 - PETITCODIAC - 22 RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

Thanks to Volker T. for sending 

these results and to Darryl K. 

for sending the pictures.

"Considering the frigid temperatures today we had a good attendance with fourteen shooters and a new club member, Joe E., who came to observe and check out the equipment before he takes the plunge into the addictive world of 22BR shooting. The low was around -14, and sure did not change much inside the shooting hut. The stove helped to thaw out the shooters after each relay. 

The match went well, save for a couple of equipment issues that caused one shooter to cancel, and difficulties to a couple others with their optics, and trigger systems - (yes, my trigger was loose!)

Thanks to Mrs. John McC., Shelly C., and Dan G. for the sweets. No problems making them disappear. Appreciation also for a great job to Tom N., Dan G. and Wayne B., for attending to the snow removal of the club facilities so we could hold a match - we now have had over a meter of snowfall this winter!

Volker T., Your Match Director, wishing you all keep your trigger finger in tune.

Darryl Keirstead	248	7	247	11	495	18
Dan Gladstone	247	14	247	9	494	23
Jeff Marshall	247	9	247	4	494	13
John Moore	248	8	245	5	493	13
John Corbett	246	7	245	9	491	16
Logan Gladstone	243	6	245	6	488	12
Brian Petitpas	245	6	241	8	486	14
Volker M. Topf	240	5	236	4	476	9
John McCluskey	237	4	235	3	472	7
Stephen Crawford	245	6	222	4	467	10
Tom Nowlan	237	2	226	5	463	7
Norbert Strahlendorff	228	2	226	4	454	6
Tony Lewis	dnc	0	0	0	0	0

FEBRUARY 8, 2015 - MINTO - 22 RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

Many thanks to Barb J. for sending the results and the pictures:

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS

Cecil H. -  397/17X

Dave C. - 393/12X

Guy H. - 391/11X

Malcolm MacD. - 391/10X

George M. - 386/10X

Barb J. - 385/8X

Carl J. - 314/3X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS:

Gerry J. - 383/4X

George M. - 374/4X

Wayne K. - 324/3X

Grant P. Jr. - 246/3X

Nadine ? - 56/0X

FEBRUARY 7, 2015 - LAKE GEORGE - .22 RIMFIRE BR - RESULTS

Thanks to Terry McN. for sending this match report and to  Barb J. for sending the pictures.

"We had eleven brave souls turn out for the shoot today at Lake George Gun Club despite a -20c start. With a warm clubhouse, thanks to Bruce B. and some cleaning of ice from the benches by Carl J., George M. and Cecil H. we got things underway. As the sun came up the temperature did as well but, as we all know, the evil wind came with it which played havoc with the shooters patience.

Inside the clubhouse things were cooking with hot coffee, hot dogs and, of course, Barb J.'s delicious gumdrop cake.

The top shooters in Open Class were Cecil H. with 400/19X - congratulations - he is listed again in the LGGC Perfect targets shot. Carl J., with 399/8X came in second. 
In Sporter Class, Wayne K. placed first with 281/13X and Bruce B. was second with 266/10X.
Thanks to all who helped with targets, RO, scoring, treats and cleanup. Here are the results for today:

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS:

Cecil H. - 400/19X
Carl J. - 399/8X
George M. - 395/12X
Terry McN. - 395/7X
Barb J. - 393/7X
Bruce B. - 391/8X
Dave C. - 387/5X
Guy H. - 376/4X
Steve F. - 172/3X - DNC

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS:
Wayne K. - 281/13x
Bruce B. - 266/10X

MARITIME GUN SHOW DATES

Thanks to John M. for sending these Gun Show dates:

April 11 weekend - Waverley , NS

May 2 weekend - Irishtown, NB 

May 23  - -  military show at Lions club in Moncton NB

May 30 weekend  New Glasgow NS [ the former Pictou show ]

Labor day weekend  - - Odell show in Fredericton NB

September 12 weekend  -  Digby NS [ moved from Yarmouth ]

September 26 weekend - Bible Hill NS 

October 17 weekend - Waverley NS 

25-01-2015 MINTO CENTERFIRE SHOOT RESULTS

Despite the horrible weather the Centerfire Shoot in Minto went ahead with only the most tough and hardy shooters attending. Yes . . . wait for it . . . there was one shooter - President Wayne K. shot the match by himself and did very well indeed!

Wayne sent this report:

"I was the only shooter that showed up. Unofficially I did shoot the required amount of targets and in the 1^st target shot a 48/2X. In the 2^nd target a  50/2X while in the 3^rd target 50/3X. Too bad they don’t count. I still had fun."  

Wayne says that we are going to decide at the next CF shoot if we are going to have a make up shoot later on.

Remember, the honor is not to win a gold medal but to be able to participate.

18-01-2015 - PETITCODIAC CENTERFIRE MATCH - RESULTS

Today was a better day to host the first CF BR shoot of the year compared to other days we have had with this winter's inclement weather. 

Temperatures ran from -13 to +4C, but inside the shooting hut it did not get much warmer than -7C. The exception being around the wood stove in the warming room. Shooters congregated to warm up, enjoy delicious sweets thanks to Shelly C., and occasionally look over the scoresheet. And they were eager to scrutinize their scored targets. 

The attendance was good with 14 shooters participating. We would have had a couple more, save for some technical difficulties with equipment and some logistic problems for another.

And of course, the wind was generally 20km, gusting to 35km or so. There was a time out once to reset fallen target frames, so you know what we were dealing with. Calibers shot ranged from .223 up to .308. But this was no worry for the ‘Petti wind’! Shooters worked hard to get their scores - no 300’s - but close for a couple of shooters. One or two bad shots on a target could make a position change very quickly. Thanks to all for their assistance in setting frames, changing targets, clubhouse attendance, and Range Safety.

Your Director, wishing you keep your trigger finger in tune, Volker

RESULTS:

Cecil Harvey	100	6	100	5	99	3	299	14
Volker Topf	100	6	98	4	100	5	298	15
Dan Gladstone	98	1	97	2	99	1	294	4
Matt Armstrong	96	2	100	3	96	2	292	7
Bruce Bennett	96	1	99	0	97	2	292	3
Brian Petitpas	97	3	97	2	96	2	290	7
George Cook	96	2	95	2	98	5	289	9
John McCluskey	94	3	94	0	100	4	288	7
Terry McNeill	95	1	97	3	94	1	286	5
Shelly Colpitts	94	1	94	0	96	2	284	3
Tom Nowlan	93	0	94	1	94	2	281	3
John Corbett	92	1	94	1	93	2	279	4
Tony Lewis	96	0	89	0	94	0	279	0
Ron Mason	95	2	80	1	94	1	269	4

ROSEBUD BENCHREST CLINIC - (GOOD IDEA FOR NEW BRUNSWICK?)

The western boys are holding a Benchrest Clinic for new shooters at Rosebud in May. This is the 5th year in a row that they do this and it sounds like a really good way to introduce new shooters to our sport - maybe something we can also do in New Brunswick. 

Leave your comments below or talk with Match Directors/Clubs.

From Rick Pollock in Alberta:
"All jokes aside, if you want to get involved with the F1, or Top Fuel of the rifle world, come check us out. 

This will appeal to the shooter with a serious competitive streak, for which nothing but perfection will be acceptable. The shooter that wants to compete at the National and World level will love this. We have recent graduates at the World level already. If you are an undiagnosed OCD case you will love BR. If this sounds like you, then e-mail me rickpollock@shaw.ca to register. 

Please don't register if you aren't sure if you can make it, or if you aren't serious about this sport. We will be lining up coaches and equipment for the students to use, and I hate wasting the instructor's time when people register and then don't bother to show up, thereby taking the spot away from other interested shooters. 

Take note we don't teach people to ring gongs, or lay in the dirt/mud, get sunburns on the back of their legs, blow up gophers, or shoot deer in the next county..... we only teach shooters how to shoot through the same hole at 100/200 yards from a bench.

One last thing, you don't have to be a Rosebud member to attend.

All that said!

For the 5th year in a row, Rosebud is pleased to offer the BR101 Clinic."