FEBRUARY 19, 2017 - PETITCODIAC - CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

After having a great time in Lake George the day before, we all trecked south to Petitcodiac for the February Centerfire BR shoot. 
You couldn't have asked for a better day in the winter in New Brunswick. It was mild - 0C in
the morning when we left and about 5 degrees higher than that as the day progressed. The range was covered in a blanket of fine very very white snow but the sun was not out much - so even though the visibility was a bit hampered, and many complained of sighting problems, we were not blinded by glare off the snow. The wind was almost not a factor in today's shooting with only occasional breezes going uprange (the same direction as the smoke from the stove- - Oh well).
Congrats are due to John McC. who shot a marvelous
300/18X. There were some other displays of fine shooting as well. It's nice to see Shelly C. getting some very nice targets with her new 6PPC. Looks like she has a shooter there.
Today, Dan G. was the match Grand Poo-ba and chief in the
scoring department with John McC. verifying. Targets were set and changed by John McC., Shelly C., Brian P. and Tony L. The range officers were Brian P., Darryl K. and Bert deV. Shelly C. and Dan G. brought the treats and Timbits. Many thanks to all who lent a hand to make this shoot an enjoyable one.

RESULTS - CF BR OPEN CLASS:
John McC. - 300/18X
John Mo. - 298/5X
Brian P. - 297/9X
Shelly C. - 295/10X
Darryl K. - 291/9X
Dan G. - 291/5X
Norbert S. - 291/3X
Tom N. - 290/5X
Don M. 289/9X
Tony L. - 284/6X
Logan G. - 283/4X
Bert deV. - 278/4X

RESULTS - CF BR - SPORTER CLASS:
Bert deV. - 147/4X
John McC. - 138/2X (count back)
George C. - 138/2X
Dan G. - 132/0X

FEBRUARY 18, 2017 - LAKE GEORGE - 22BR - RESULTS

Well, the weather had finally settled down enough to allow the shooting of the second 22 BR match at the Lake George Gun Club. It was a reasonably mild day which started at about 10C below zero and ended up somewhere around 5C below.
Quite mild considering the temperatures we've had here lately. Although a few flakes of snow floated through the air, there was no storm nor serious snowfall - also quite a change from what we've experienced lately. In addition, the winds were very mild - maybe 5-10km/hr at times. It was a bit brisker between the berms and this may have accounted for a flyer or two.

A big welcome back to some fellows we have not seen for a while - Jerry J., Steve F. and Al S. We hope you enjoyed yourselves and hope to see you at the next match.

Bruce B. was the Match Director (thanks Bruce for clearing away all that snow yesterday!!). The scorer was Wayne K. with Carl J. verifying the scoring and tabulation.
Targets were set and changed by Bert deV., George M., John McC., Bruce B., Barb J., Cecil H. and Steve F. The ROs for the match were Bill H., John McC., Dave C. and Bert deV. The treats were provided by Barb J. who also made a birthday cake for Cecil H. (who turned 3/4 of a century today) - Congrats Cecil! Finally, a thanks to our chef-de-mission and chef-de-cuisine - Bruce B. who plopped some wieners into the cooker and out came these wonderful hot-dogs. How did he do that? We all enjoyed them for sure!




Congratulations are due to the top 3 "Open Class" shooters for shooting a perfect 400. Only Xs separated them. Cecil H. shot a 400/26X; Dave C. shot a 400/20X and Bert
deV. shot a 400/19X. Now something we have not seen before - someone shooting 398/24X with a CZ sporter rifle. Congrats to Bruce B. for doing just that!!


RESULTS - OPEN CLASS 22BR:
Cecil H. - 400/26X
Dave C. - 400/20X
Bert deV. - 400/19X
John McC. - 398/16X
Don M. - 397/11X
Barb J. - 394/14X
George M. - 385/10X
Bruce B. - 383/4X
Bill H. - 379/13X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22BR:

Bruce B. - 398/24X
Bert deV. - 390/18X
Jerry J. - 383/16X
Wayne K. - 378/11X
John McC. - 376/11X
Bill H. - 370/16X
Stephen F. - 370/7X
Al S. - 344/6X

FEBRUARY 12, 2017 - MINTO 22BR OPEN AND SPORTER - RESULTS

Hello fellow bench rest enthusiasts.

It was very cold when we left our warm homes and travelled to the Minto Gun Club range. It was -26C and only climbed to -20 by noon. We had a total of ten shooters today. Two

shooters also competed in the Sporter event.

There was a very strange wind condition, where the wind would go absolutely dead calm just as the surprised shooters pulled the trigger. This resulted in a 1 or 2 point loss for the unfortunate person! 

Once again we had more great treats than we could eat, (or was it the fact that Bert deV. was home - down with a cold?) We were all very comfortable in front of the wood fired stove in the new club house between relays.


The following people made the day another success. Thank you all!

Wayne K. – match director

Don M. – scorer

Cecil H. – score verifier

Bruce B., Barb J., Dave C. – RO duties

Barb J., Dave C., Guy H.  – wonderful eatable treats

Bruce B., John McC., Dave C.,

Barb J. – target changers

Reporting by John McC.
Pictures by Barb J.

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS 22BR:
John McC. - 399/19X
Dave C. - 398/21X
Cecil H. - 394/13X
Bruce B. - 388/8X
George M. - 388/4X
Barb J. - 386/10X
Don M. - 381/5X
Gerald D. - 372/7X
Bill H. - 365/5X
Wayne K. - 351/3X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22BR:
Bill H. - 375/6X
John McC. - 348/4X

FEBRUARY 5, 2017 - PETITCODIAC 22BR SHOOT - RESULTS

It was a cold, cold day when we started out for the range - about 20C below. Good thing the truck was plugged in. 

The drive down to Petitcodiac was beautiful with a bright sun that actually felt warm, hardly any wind and deer eating by the side of the road. (We almost hit one with a big truck close behind us - whew - a tense moment there!)


At the range, the sun was out and the temperature was climbing. A wonderful hot stove was blazing and the wind stayed reasonably calm.

The wind was predominantly from uprange (12 o'clock) and around 10km/hr., although there were the usual Petitcodiac eddies and swirls with occasional gusts through which you just could not shoot - a bit tricky at times. It was a great day to shoot and hang out with friends.



Some very good shooting was done today with 3 shooters not dropping any points. Congrats go to John McC. who shot 500/19X, Darryl K. who shot 500/22X and Bert deV. with a 500/25X. Congrats also to Logan G. who shot his first ever perfect target at 250/16X.

A lot of folks helped out today. Dan G. was the Match Director and scorer. John C., John McC. and Darryl K. were the score verifiers. The ROs were Bruce B., John McC., Darryl K. and Bert deV. with Bruce B. doing the lion's share of this task. Targets were changed by a mottely crew including Brian P., Shelly C., Bruce B., Dan G., Chris S., Barb J., John McC., Cecil H. and Dave C. Delicious treats and breads were brought by Shelly C. and Barb J. Many, many thanks to all for helping to make this a terrific shoot.

RESULTS - OPEN CLASS 22 BR;
Bert deV. - 500/25X
Darry K. - 500/22X
John McC. - 500/19X
Cecil H. - 499/26X
Logan G. - 498/25X
Dave C. - 498/18X
Dan G. - 496/11X
Don M. - 495/19X
Brian P. - 492/16X
Bruce B. - 490/17X
John C. - 490/14X
Shelly 489/13X
Tom N. - 489/13X
Barb J. - 488/13X
George M. - 483/15X
                                                        Gerald D. - 482/10X
Chris S. - 423/3X



RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22BR:
Bert deV. - 385/6X
Tony L. - 369/5X
John McC. - 361/2X