RAMBLINGS OF A SHOOTING BUM - PART V

RAMBLINGS OF A SHOOTING BUM - YEAR END 2014,
COMING CLEAN AND GROWING UP. . . OR . . . OWN YOUR DECISIONS

I just learned a valuable lesson about the Gem Pro 250 electronic scale I purchased a while back. After initial setup and calibration I found the scale to be very accurate and consistent and it sped up the process of loading good long range 308 ammo substantially. I spent a few hours at the loading bench in the first few weeks and I was very pleased with my new scale.

Fast forward to a week ago when I needed to decompress and retired to the loading/gun room to work on a fun project, (200 grain cast bullets going slower than the speed of sound in the little Lee Enfield my Grandfather carried for many years). In

HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON TO ALL OUR READERS

WE WISH A HAPPY HOLIDAY SEASON 

TO ALL OF OUR FRIENDS IN CANADA, 

THE U.S.A. AND AROUND THE WORLD

MAY YOU HAVE A PEACEFUL AND RESTFUL

TIME WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY

SEASONS GREETINGS FROM THE RNBRA BOARD MEMBERS

Seasons Greetings from the RNBRA Board Members

President, Michael Lutes – shooter55520@hotmail.com
First Vice President, April Brewer – april_brewer58@hotmail.com
Second Vice President, Don Brown – topper12@xplornet.com
Secretary, Lorraine Chapman – edwach@nb.sympatico.ca
Treasurer, Michelle Cormier – nbbullet@gmail.com
Past President, Steven Stewart – smskew@rogers.com
Director, Larry Schriver – larry.schriver@hotmail.com
Director, Tony Wood - tmwood@eastlink.ca
Director, Matt Wolf – rnbramatt@gmail.com
Raoul Leblanc, Airgun Section Representative – raouljleblanc@gmail.com
Don Coleman, Fullbore Section Representative – dscole@nbnet.nb.ca
Jody Waring, Pistol Section Representative – ipscjody@yahoo.com

LETTER FROM MICHAEL LUTES TO ALL GUN CLUBS, SHOOTING ASSOCIATIONS, and OTHER ORGANIZED GROUPS OF FIREARMS ENTHUSIASTS IN NEW BRUNSWICK

To all GUN CLUBS, SHOOTING ASSOCIATIONS, and OTHER ORGANIZED
GROUPS OF FIREARMS ENTHUSIASTS IN NEW BRUNSWICK

I am writing to you because the governing board believes that the RNBRA must establish a plan to support long term stability and sustainable growth in our provincial shooting community.

As the provincially recognized organization for shooting sports the RNBRA wants to develop more programs and services for the organized groups of firearms enthusiasts that make up the majority of our provincial shooting community.

That is where you come in. I'm asking you to take this letter to your club executive for consideration.We must gather information and gauge interest from the clubs in order to develop programs that are relevant and supportive of club activities.

The RNBRA has been around since 1866, is democratically managed and will continue to promote shooting sports and marksmanship in New Brunswick (see www.RNBRA.ca). Historically the Association has been run by people primarily involved with high performance competition but we recognize that many firearms enthusiasts and club members have little interest in national or international shooting competition and only desire recreational shooting activities in the company of other responsible like-minded people.

The RNBRA can be further developed into a stronger provincial Association that better represents all shooter interest and we welcome your participation. 

MY QUESTION:
Would your club send one or two reps to one of 2 meetings that the RNBRA is considering hosting in the Province?
The meetings would be for the purpose of discussion with the club reps about what the RNBRA could develop and what the RNBRA needs to make that happen. These meetings would likely be 2 to 4 hrs on a Sat or Sun early in the new year.

Please reply to me at shooter55520@hotmail.com with your contact info if your organization is interested in helping to build a stronger provincial community.

Michael Lutes
President
Royal New Brunswick Rifle Association. 

THE M. ELLEN MACGILLIVRAY AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO FULLBORE SHOOTING IN NEW BRUNSWICK

In 2013, a new award for outstanding contributions to Fullbore Shooting in New Brunswick was introduced and this was formally named the M. Ellen MacGillivray Award at the 2014 Annual General Meeting of the RNBRA - Fullbore Section.

RAMBLINGS OF A SHOOTING BUM - PART IV

RAMBLINGS OF A SHOOTING BUM
December 2 2014 " HERDING CATS"

Hi friends, deer hunting season is over and for a lot of us it's now a mad rush to finish as many of the little winterizing jobs as possible before the onset of winter proper. While I did not do any hunting this year I still have many unfinished outside jobs on the go and the short amount of daylight remaining when I get home from work has made me thankful that, God willing, I'll get another chance to do them in the daylight next year. As I've progressed in my life I am fortunate that each year I learn a bit that helps me to do a better job in the next.

MIKE LUTES: REPORT FROM THE DCRA EXECUTIVE MEETING - NOVEMBER 29, 2014

Report from DCRA executive committee meeting held at Connaught range 

November 29, 2014

Daniel Chisholm and I attended this meeting as DCRA executive committee members, this was the first of these early winter meetings I have attended. This is the yearly meeting where much of the operational business of the DCRA is reviewed and decisions are discussed and made. 
I will highlight a few things of general interest to our Associations, I encourage anyone with
questions about the meeting or the DCRA in general to ask Daniel or me.