MARCH 12, 2017 - MINTO 22 BR - RESULTS

Thanks to John McC. for this write-up and to Barb J. for the pictures.

Hello fellow shooting enthusiasts!

It was a brutally cold day at the March 12th Minto rim fire shoot. The temperature
was -20C and the wind dropped it down enough to cause bare fingers to freeze in minutes. The wind was very gusty today and constantly changing directions at high speed. It made for a challenging day for sure as the scores reflect! Once again the new club house saved the day with a warm place to stay between rounds!
I would like to thank all the people who came out to support the Minto gun club today. It took sheer determination to get from the comfortable house, into a cold car then get back out into the cold to shoot.

Here’s hoping Guy H., Dave C. and Bert deV. recover from their colds and are able to rejoin us at the next match.

As usual all the players today pitched in to make this a very successful meet. As I spent little time inside today and I don’t want to miss anyone I will just thank everyone who was there! All contributed in help, food, scoring etc!
Congratulations to Barb J with her second silver medal in two weeks in the open class. Well done Barb!

OPEN CLASS
NAME	SCORE	POSITION
JOHN McC.	389 13X	1
BARB J.	349 3X	2
DARRYL K.	348 5X	3
CECIL H.	346 5X	4
WAYNE K.	332 3X	5
DON M.	322 4X	6
NORBERT S.	DNC
SANDY McL.	DNC
SPORTER
NAME	SCORE	POSITION
JOHN McC.	323 4X	1
JOHN Mo.	308 1X	2
GEORGE M.	212 0X
BRUCE B.	DNC

MARCH 5, 2017 - PETITCODIAC 22BR - RESULTS

Today, in Petitcodiac, we shot in what was probably the most challenging conditions any of us had encountered before on this range. It was cold (we started out at 15 below 0C) and even though the temperatures increased a bit
over the run of the match, it seemed colder because the wind just kept on blowing. Sometimes it blew very hard (Dave said over 45km/hr) and then it was a penetrating cold where you didn't know if your finger was actually on the trigger or not. Sometimes it let up for a second or two - no word of a lie - the wind was that changeable. It did not last more than a few seconds in a certain condition before it was off in a totally different direction. If there was ever a match where you waited and waited for the condition to return this was it. Some shooters used every minute of the available time and even then the last few shots were a guess.
The scores reflected the very difficult conditions - every shooter had holes in the 5, 6 or 7 ring (if not worse). On top of the wind there was the glare of the sun on ice and snow - much less a concern than the wind though. Despite these

conditions a few very respectable targets were shot - kudos to those who had one of those. As is usual at our shoots, we all had a very good time. Treats brought by Barb J., Shelly C. and Dan G. went a long way to ward off frustration and tears. Volker T. was back from his trip and was the Match Director and chief scorer with Shelly C. verifying the scoring. The target changers were John McC., Dan G. and Brian P. (forgive me if I missed anyone - I was probably warming up and didn't see everything). The Range Officers were John McC., Dan G. and Darryl K. Barb J. and Darryl K. were the photographers today. Thanks everyone, for pitching in to help out even though it was so cold.
RESULTS - OPEN CLASS 22 BR:
Bert deV. - 491/15X
Barb J. - 482/8X
Volker T. - 479/7X
Cecil H. - 478/5X
Don M. - 477/8X
Darryl K. - 475/6X
John McC. - 473/2X
Shelly C. - 472/6X
Brian P. - 471/12X
Dan G. - 471/2X
Gerald D. - 466/8X
Bruce B. - 465/9X
George M. - 460/5X
Dave C. - 452/5X
Chris S. - 452/4X
John C. 452/3X
Tom N. - 450/7X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22BR:
Bruce B. - 379/7X
Bert deV. - 379/5X
Dan G. - 366/6X
John M. - 365/9X
Dave C. - 364/6X
John McC. - 359/2X
Tony L. - 261/1X

MARCH 4, 2017 - LAKE GEORGE - RESULTS OF 3 SHOOT BR WINTER SERIES.

Here are the 3 shoot winter 22BR series - OPEN CLASS RESULTS (Grand Total):

Cecil H. - 398/20X + 400/26X + 399/23X = 1197/69X
John McC. - 400/19X + 398/16X + 394/10X = 1192/45X
Bert deV. - 399/14X + 400/19X + 391/17X = 1190/50X
Dave C. - 400/14X + 400/20X + 389/14X = 1189/48X
Barb J. - 397/16X + 394/14X = 392/11X = 1183/41X
George M. - 388/8X + 385/10X + 394/14X = 1167/32X
Don M. - 376/7X + 397/11X + 384/12X = 1157/30X
Bruce B. - 394/16X + 383/4X + 371/6X = 1148/26X
Bill H. - 379/12X + 379/13X + 367/6X = 1125/31X
Guy H. - 400/24X + ------ + 383/10X = 783/34X
Volker T. - 400/22X + ------ + ------ = 400/22X
Dan G. - 399/16X + ------ + ------ = 399/16X

Here are the SPORTER CLASS RESULTS (Grand Total):
Bruce B. - 390/16X + 398/24X + 390/24X = 1178/64X
Bert deV. - 382/16X + 390/18X + 393/20X = 1165/54X
Wayne K. - 382/15X + 378/11X + 379/14X = 1139/40X
Bill H. - 385/16X + 370/16X + 375/13X = 1130/45X
John McC. - 365/7X + 376/11X + 382/11X = 1123/29X
John Mo. - ------ + ------ + 390/20X = 390/20X
Dan G. - 387/13X + ------ + ------ = 387/13X
Gerry J. - ------ + 383/16X + ------ = 383/16X
Stephen F. - ------ + 370/7X + ------ = 370/7X
Volker T. - 364/9X + ------ + ------ = 364/9X
Al S. - ------ + 344/6X + ------ = 344/6X

Here are the SPORTER JUNIOR CLASS RESULTS(Grand Total):
Liz S. - ------ + ------ + 186/0X = 186/0X

MARCH 4, 2017 - LAKE GEORGE - THIRD 22BR MATCH OF 2017 - RESULTS

It was very, very cold (-18C) when we started out for the third and final 22BR shoot of the winter season in Lake George. Thank goodness for a nice warm stove in the Club-house. Although the temperature rose a bit during the day, it was hardly noticeable as the wind was blowing hard all day. It came mostly over the club building and this gave the shooters some shelter, but down the range it was bedlam. The wind eddied around the berms and over.around the building and became very hard to predict. Our saving grace was to shoot when there was a lull in the wind. Given these conditions, it is a wonder that shooters were able to post the scores they did - some very fine shooting indeed.



It was nice to see a new shooter come out today. Welcome to Liz S., a junior shooter who came with her father, Doug.
Today, Bruce B. was the Match Director. Don M. was the scorer while Carl J. verified the scores and stats. Targets were set and changed by Bruce B., Dave C., George M., Cecil H. John McC. and Bert deV. The Range Officers were Dave C., John McC., Bert deV., George M. and Barb J. Barb J., Guy H. and Doug and Liz S. brought the treats. Many thanks to all who lent a hand to help.


RESULTS - OPEN CLASS 22BR:
Cecil H. - 399/23X
George M. - 394/14X
John McC. - 394/10X
Barb J. - 392/11X
Bert deV. - 391/17X
Dave C. - 389/14X
Don M. - 384/12X
Guy H. - 383/10X
Bruce B. - 371/6X
Bill H. - 367/6X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22BR:
Bert deV. - 393/20X
Bruce B. - 390/24X
John Mo. - 390/20X
John McC. - 382/11X
Wayne K. - 379/14X
Bill H. - 375/13X

RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22BR - JUNIOR
Liz S. - 186/0X

FEBRUARY 26, 2017 - MINTO GUN CLUB YEAR-END AWARDS FOR 2016

Bert deVink
1st place - Rimfire Open Class
2nd place - Rimfire Sporter Class
1st place - Centerfire Open Class
1st place - Centerfire Sporter Class

John McCluskey
1st place - Rimfire Sporter Class
3rd place - Centerfire Open Class
3rd place - Centerfire Sporter Class

George Murray
1st place - Handgun Class
3rd place - Rimfire Open Class

Wayne Kennedy
2nd place - Handgun Class
3rd place - Rimfire Sporter Class

Guy Huestis
2nd place - Rimfire Open Class

Don Murrin
2nd place - Centerfire Open Class

Bill Hancox
2nd place - Centerfire Sporter Class.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017 - MINTO CENTERFIRE BR - RESULTS

Today was a very busy day at the Minto Gun Club ranges and Club House. We began the day with a quarterly meeting as had been agreed at the last AGM. This went very smoothly under the capable chairmanship of Dave C, President. The Minutes of this meeting, once completed, will be sent to members by e-mail.
Next, the year end awards for 2016 were presented. The delay was due to a lack of finances after the building of the new clubhouse. Everyone was glad this could be done however, even at this late date.  The recipients and the awards will be posted on this Blog-site under a separate posting.
Next, we shot the scheduled Centerfire BR for score match in conditions that could only be described as "humbling". It is probably fair to say that no-one really got a good grasp of the wind conditions until perhaps the very last shot - and even then probably not. The wind "looked" fairly steady most of the time, coming from left to right most of the time and gusting from 0 to 30km/hr or so. The wind flags that were put up (mind you with the snow they could only cover the left side of the range) on the second 50yds closest to the targets, did not seem to give the information we needed to predict the wind effects on the bullets. Perhaps if they had been closer to the building we could have learned more. Suffice it say that there were an awful lot of surprises once the bullet had cut through the target - judging from the choice words coming from the firing line! You can judge for yourself when you see that a first-time Benchrest shooter with a 308 (185gn bullets) won the match - well deserved and congratulations to Adam MacD.

Today, the Match Director was John McC. Don M. did the scoring and Wayne K. verified the scoring and stats. The targets were set and changed by Dave C., Bruce B., George M., Guy H., and John McC. Range Officers were Bruce B., Bill H., John McC. and Bert deV. Treats and Timbits were brought by Tony L. (thanks Shelly), John McC. (thanks Dorothy) and Dave C. (thanks Dave). Many thanks to all who made this a shoot worth remembering (or forgetting, as the case may be).

RESULTS - CF OPEN CLASS:
Adam MacD. - 292/13X
John McC. - 292/10X
Dan G. - 289/12X
Tony L. - 287/7X
Bert deV. - 286/9X
Don M. - 284/3X
Dave C. - 279/2X
Bruce B. - 278/3X
Bill H. - 277/4X

RESULTS - CF SPORTER CLASS:
Bert deV. - 137/1X
Bill H. - 132/2X
John McC. - 130/1X
Tony L. - 126/1X
Wayne K. - 117/0X
Dan G. - 42/0X

Finally, we had sold a full deck of cards on the brick of Midas +, which had been donated for fund raising by Peter Dobson of Hirsch Precision. Dave C. drew the lucky winning card - Bert deV. was the winner. Thanks go to Peter and all those who supported the Minto Gun Club by purchasing a card!