2011 Annual Prize Meeting this weekend

This weekend we will fire the 2011 NB Annual Prize meeting, see program for details.

**NOTE** The match is 16-17 July 2011; incorrect dates had been published in an earlier version of the program

UPDATE Friday evening: we've got a good weather forecast for the next couple of days (hot, though).  See everybody at the range! 

Stapleford Coleman Match Sun 26 June

In spite of some very rainy weather today (Saturday), there is a decent chance that we will be able to get some shooting done on Sunday so we will go ahead and try to run the match.  You might want to check this blog before you leave just in case the weather forecast significantly deteriorates overnight; if we are going to cancel the match I will edit this post by 6:30am at the latest.

900m Stapleford Coleman Match

UPDATE Sunday afternoon: well it's a good thing we went ahead, we had really nice weather.  Overcast skies, cool, and nearly calm winds (a bit more would have been nice, to whisk away the mosquitoes!).  15 shooters turned out and some really good scores were shot.

RNBRA Smallbore Match this weekend

This weekend the (iron sights) TR Smallbore Prone and Standing Championship will be fired at Springfield Range.  Match starts 10am Saturday 11 June 2011, rain or shine not a problem since Springfield has a covered firing point.

Here is the complete match announcement, including match fee and contact details

NB team for 2011 InterMaritime Match and British Team Match

On Sat-18-June the Intermaritime Match will be fired at St. Antoine, and the British Team Match will be fired on Sun-19-June.  The I.M. Match has been fired for more than 100 years, and the British Team Match has been fired since the 1960s.

Provincial teams for these matches will consist of eight shooters, up to three of which may be F-Class.  One of these F-Class shooters may be F-Open, the rest must be F/Restricted (i.e. .223 or .308).  (See the 2010 Atlantic Highpower meeting minutes for more info).  Please note that we can also use any of our MTR shooters, since they fully fit within the rules for F/Restricted.

I am looking to form a New Brunswick team for this match.  Usually we designate one of our matches to be the team trials but due to an oversight on my part we did not do that this year.  Although never published, we had discussed designating the 29-May Fredericton Centennial Match to be used for the trials, and we also discussed using the 22-May Intro Level Circle Training instead (since shooting under team conditions might be a more relevant way of selecting shooters for a team match).  If it is OK with our shooters I would like to suggest that we give first priority to anybody who fired either of these two events, and then second priority to any other shooters.

Would interested shooters please contact me (dmc@danielchisholm.com) and let me know if you will be able to be a shooter and/or a coach for one or both of these days?

Match results - Fredericton Centennial

On Sun-29-May-2011 we fired the Fredericton Centennial match at Batouche Range.  I think every one of us was shocked that it didn't rain, and it wasn't cold; certainly not the sort of shooting weather we have come to expect in May!

Conditions were quite windy, an almost entirely fishtailing wind for the whole day.  Even more challenging the wind seemed to be completely mixed up down the entire length of the range.  For the day the average wind was "0", and that would get you in the bull most of the time, except for the times that it didn't.  Then you could see 3's and even 2's from the wind.

FREDERICTON CENTENNIAL MATCH

Batouche Range CFB Gagetown, 29 May 2011

Name     Class 500 500 600 600 Total
Brian Doherty MTR 47.2 46.2 46.2 49.4 188.10
Wayne Kaye MTR 44.2 47.3 47.3 46.5 184.13
Paul Mcilveen MTR 48.5 45.3 42.1 46.4 181.13
Ron Mason MTR 50.6 48.3 38.3 44.1 180.13
Mike LeRoy MTR 46.1 46.1 40.3 40 172.5
Bert DeVink F/O 49.4 47.2 49.3 50.5 195.14
JC Gautreau F/O 49.3 49.3 49.3 45.2 192.11
Paul Bastarache F/O 49.7 49.6 45.4 48.3 191.2
Daniel Chisholm TR 47.2 46.3 47.7 48.3 188.14
Don Coleman TR 48.5 47.4 50.3 43.1 188.13
Edgar Poirier TR 41.2 49.3 42.2 42.1 174.8
Conrad Leroux TR 43.1 44.2 41.1 44.1 172.5
Nancy Bougeous TR 44.2 45.3 39 32 160.5

raining today... will try to run match anyhow

The Loyalist St.John Westmorland Counties Match is scheduled for today Sunday 15-May-2011. At this time it is raining where I live and the 5:00AM Environment Canada forecast is calling for "Rain. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Fog patches dissipating this evening. Wind becoming northeast 20 km/h gusting to 40 late this evening. Low plus 3.".

I will go to the range and if anybody shows up and wants to shoot we will go ahead. If you have a 2+hour drive and don't want to risk wasting a drive for no shooting then by all means stay at home and we'll see you next week

- Daniel


P.S. It rained enough that only two people showed up so we had a work-day instead. Hope to see everybody for two day's shooting next weekend!

All Comers Match this weekend

RNBRA Fullbore Section's first match of 2011 will be fired this Saturday at Batouche Range. Course of fire is 2 sighters and 10 on score at 300m, 500m and 600m.  Match start time is 09:00, please arrive a bit early to help set up the range. The Match Director is Matt Wolf.

2011 Preliminary Schedule

Hello everybody our outdoor shooting season starts up again in about a month.  In the top right corner of the blog you will find a link to the preliminary 2011 schedule.  I look forward to seeing you on the range again in 2011!

Annual Prize Meeting this weekend!

UPDATE 28-JULY Firing of the Annual Prize Meet will be completed this Sunday 1-Aug At Batouche Range.  

Following the shooting, trophies and medals will be presented.  We will fire:

• 2ss10 @ 800m Prince of Wales Final
• 2ss10 @ 800m Gov. Gen. 2nd Stage
• 2ss10 @ 900m Gov. Gen. Final

Anybody who paid full entry fees last week does not need to pay any more in order to shoot this Sunday.  Anybody who wishes to join us this Sunday is welcome to do so; matches are priced individually, all three will cost $40.

Please arrive at the range no later than 08:00

If you are shooting, it would be most helpful if you would RSVP by Friday, so that sufficient target markers can be arranged.

ANYBODY WHO HAS NOT RSVP'd BY FRIDAY WILL BE ACCOMMODATED ON A BEST-EFFORTS BASIS ONLY.

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Sat 24-25 July is our Annual Prize Meeting (i.e. provincial championships), at Batouche Range CFB Gagetown (click here for location on google maps).  Firing starts 08:30 on Saturday, so please be at the range by 08:00 to get signed in and squadded.

Click here for the complete programme and course of fire.  A total of 108 rounds will be needed, including sighters

"Practice" match this Sunday 18 July 2010

THIS SUNDAY'S RNBRA MATCH: Sunday July 18, 2010, starting at 0830, Wayne Kaye will conduct an un-named fullbore target match at Batouche Range, CTC GAGETOWN. Fee $20.00. It will give a good chance to practice at most ranges in preparation for our APM to be held the following weekend. Note: This will NOT be a Precision match, despite what our schedule says. We will use our regular targets.

 

On the following Weekend of July 24, 25, The RNBRA provincial fullbore championship will be held at Batouche Range. We will soon send you the Program for this annual APM ('annual prize meet"). Please check your email and tell your friends.  Regards, Conrad.