It was a cold and rainy day as we set out to shoot the Fall Classic Championship in Florenceville. This weather peristed until we came close to Hartland when the rain stopped but the cold remained.
At the range we were struck by a stiff wind and cool temperatures but thankfully, no rain until the 4th relay. There was a bit of drizzle from time to time - enough to wet the barrels sticking out of the roof-
line of the firing line shelter. The rain, when it came, only served to wet the targets which made it impossible to score them in the normal fashion using a marking plug. The temperature did not make it past 5C all day. The main condition was the wind, which varied from a calm to howling around the shooting building at 50km/hr. It was "all-over-the-place" and was very hard to predict resulting in depressed scores for all except Greg S. in Sporter Class. Congrats to him for shooting a perfect 600/42X - some pretty darn good shooting for the conditions.
Jean S. was the match director and statistician while Greg S. and Ash P. did the scoring (with some of us looking on
from time to time). Everyone went forward to change targets. The Range Officers were Ash P., Jean S. and Paul L. Jean again outdid herself in providing a wonderful lunch for all the shooters. Hot dogs were cooked by several shooters.This food was very much appreciated by all as we were ravenous after a cold morning of shooting. Thank you to all who contributed to making this Fall Classic a great time to get together in an annual championship.
There were several shooters who had not been seen much during the year. Welcome to Paul L., Sumanth., Roby Y., Murray E., Hunter S., and Jared B. The latter two were juniors who did some very fine shooting.
RESULTS - UNLIMITED CLASS 22 BR:
Bert deV. - 687/9X
Mike C. - 686/8X
Ash P. - 677/3X
Roby Y. - 671/7X
Greg S. - 665/5X
Jean S. - 648/7X
John McC. - 647/3X
Sumanth - 540/4X
RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS 22 BR:
Greg S. - 600/42X
Bert deV. - 593/39X
John McC. - 590/23X
Alden H. - 580/15X
Raymond G. - 576/13X
Paul L. - 544/1X
Murray E. - 212/0X
RESULTS - JUNIOR SPORTER CLASS 22 BR:
Hunter S. - 522/5X
Jared B. - 492/2X
Sunday was a cold day in New Brunswick with a thick coating of frost on the car - quite a change from yesterday! We were a bit tired from Saturday's drive and shooting and some of us had not slept as well as
we might have hoped. Nonetheless, we were full of anticipation for this annual final rimfire shoot in Minto.
We arrived early at the range where Wayne had already fired up the stove and the club-house remained cozy warm for the entire day. The shooting
building, by contrast, was cold. The wind began blowing in earnest by about the third relay and, true to the Minto range, remained strong for the entire match and could switch in an eye-blink from one direction to another. It was very hard to read and even harder to adjust to. In addition, the sun was out all day, which was a bit bright on the targets for the first half of the match. Even so, some shooters shot well with no points lost on several targets and only one or two on many others.
We welcomed Lorie M., George's daughter to her first ever shoot!!
The match director for this match was John McC. The head scorer was Don M. and the score verifier was Ben F. The range officers were Barb J., Dave C. and Bruce B. Targets were changed by Ben F. and Shawn R., who did the lions share, aided by Mike C. and Wayne K.
About halfway through the match Dave C. and Barb J. began cooking hot-dogs which
were welcome by that time. Barb had also brought several breads and macaroons. Dave C. had brought Timbits and Wayne K. had brought a molasses cake (from his birthday). It is safe to say that all shooters did not go hungry. Many thanks to all who worked hard to make this championship shoot a successful and enjoyable one.
RESULTS - OPEN CLASS:
Cecil H. - 398/18X
Darryl K. - 397/17X
Barb J. - 397/14X
Matt McA. - 397/13X
Bruce B. - 394/10X
Gerard D. - 394/7X
Don M. - 393/8X
John McC. - 390/11X
Dave C. - 390/10X
Mike C. - 389/9X
George M. - 389/9X
Dan G. - 387/9X
Lorie M. - 378/7X
RESULTS - SPORTER CLASS:
Volker T. - 397/10X
Bert deV. - 394/12X
John McC. - 387/9X
Shawn R. - 384/12X
Bruce B. - 384/10X
Dan G. - 383/10X
Ben F. - 378/9X
Wayne K. - 353/5X
Mac McD. - 301/3X
The awards for Rimfire BR shooting during the 2018 regular season were presented as well.
OPEN CLASS:
Highest match score in 2018: Bert deV.
Second highest match score in 2018: Bill H.
Third highest match score in 2018: Volker T.
SPORTER CLASS:
Highest match score in 2018: Guy H.
Second highest match score in 2018: Bert deV.
Third highest match score in 2018: Dan G.
TEAM SHOOT (MINTO SECOND PLACE):
Guy H. - 387/15X
Conrad L. - 386/16X
David C. - 381/13X
George M. - 352/6X
It was cold this morning on the way to the range - minus 1C. Frost was on the windshield and it took a while for the car to warm up. The drive down to Petitcodiac was beautiful with a full sun in the blue sky
lighting up the yellow, orange and red trees along the road. Even if this gorgeous drive was the only thing we were doing today and we were not going to shoot the Championship in Petitcodiac, the drive was well worth the effort.
The temperature gradually increased as the day progressed and by the final relay it was very comfortable in the shooting building. Darryl K. had brought wood and fired up the stove and this was welcome indeed.
Conditions during the day did not vary a great deal. The sun stayed out during the match and gave some shooters a bit of a problem with relection within their scopes and with mirage later in the day.
The wind was a constant factor and switched around the range for every relay. It was pretty stiff at times - exceeding 30km/hr with gust well above that. Those shooting on the left benches had very different wind than those shooting on the right benches. I guess the trees, the road way on the left and the roof of the shooting building would account for that.
Today Dan G. was the match director and head scorer with John McC. verifying the scores and stats. Darryl K. and Shelly C. were the Range Officers.
The targets were changed by Don M., Brian P., John McC., Malcolm McA., Bert deV. and Shelly C. Treats were brought by Dan G. Thanks to everyone for helping out.
RESULTS - CENTERFIRE BR OPEN CLASS:
Don M. - 299/16X
John McC. - 299/13X
Bert deV. - 299/11X
Dan G. - 295/10X
Shelly C. - 295/5X
Brian P. - 293/12X
Tom N. - 293/8X
Malcolm McA. - 283/6X
Tony L. - 279/4X
Darryl K. - 277/5X
John C. - 273/2X
After the shooting was finished, we all went to the club house where John C. had prepared a wonderful lunch. When we all had had our fill, we moved on to the annual awards and the awards for the Championship:
John McC. - plaque - highest single target during the regular season (100/9X)
John McC. - plaque - highest match score during the season (300/23X)
Don M. - plaque and cash - 2018 centerfire championship winner (299/16X)
John McC. - plaque and cash - championship second place (299/13X)
Bert deV. - plaque and cash - championship third place (299/11X)
Dan G. - medal and cash - championship fourth place (295/10X)
Shelly C. - medal and cash - championship fifth place (295/5X)
Following these presentations, those shooters who did not place entered a raffle and were able to pick a prize from the prize table organized by John C. Everyone went home happy after a great day of shooting.
Many thanks to John C. for his efforts on our behalf.
It was a cold and rainy day as we set out to shoot the Fall Classic Championship in Florenceville. This weather peristed until we came close to Hartland when the rain stopped but the cold remained.
At the range we were struck by a stiff wind and cool temperatures but thankfully, no rain until the 4th relay. There was a bit of drizzle from time to time - enough to wet the barrels sticking out of the roof-
line of the firing line shelter. The rain, when it came, only served to wet the targets which made it impossible to score them in the normal fashion using a marking plug. The temperature did not make it past 5C all day. The main condition was the wind, which varied from a calm to howling around the shooting building at 50km/hr. It was "all-over-the-place" and was very hard to predict resulting in depressed scores for all except Greg S. in Sporter Class. Congrats to him for shooting a perfect 600/42X - some pretty darn good shooting for the conditions.
from time to time). Everyone went forward to change targets. The Range Officers were Ash P., Jean S. and Paul L. Jean again outdid herself in providing a wonderful lunch for all the shooters. Hot dogs were cooked by several shooters.This food was very much appreciated by all as we were ravenous after a cold morning of shooting. Thank you to all who contributed to making this Fall Classic a great time to get together in an annual championship.
There were several shooters who had not been seen much during the year. Welcome to Paul L., Sumanth., Roby Y., Murray E., Hunter S., and Jared B. The latter two were juniors who did some very fine shooting.
