ANNOUNCEMENT - ROYAL NEW BRUNSWICK RIFLE ASSOCIATION - ANNUAL PRIZE MEET - JULY 18 and JULY 19, 2015

The Annual Prize Meet of the RNBRA-FULLBORE SECTION will be held on July 18 and 19, 2015 on the Batouche Range at CFB Gagetown.

Changes may be made to this schedule before the APM is fired. 

Please check here before you come to the APM.

DIRECTIONS: Enter Base Main Gate at Lawrence and Broad Road (Route 660); then second right (at the fire station on right), proceed to Range Control Gate; register with Range Control (you will need your driver's license and vehicle registration); get directions to Batouche Range.
Google Map Link: Batouche Range in CFB Gagetown

PLACES TO STAY: There are many motels in and around Fredericton. With convenient access to Oromocto is the Robin's Inn on the Vanier Highway toward Fredericton with the Blue Canoe just across the way (with a 24 hour restaurant).

REGISTRATION: The range gates will be open at 7:30 am on both days. Registration will take place at the range at 8:00 am

ANNOUNCEMENT: PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION - ANNUAL PRIZE MEET - JULY 25 and 26, 2015

From Charles Bachmanek, President of the PEIRA:

I invite you all to the 142nd  Annual Prize Meet of the Prince Edward Island Rifle Association.

The event is going to take place at Alexandra Point Range on the 25th and 26th of July 2015.

EVENT FEES: $100; One day fee is $50; 

Pre-registration would be most welcome($50)and appreciated, aids greatly with planning of the event.

Contacts:

Glenn Craig: 5356 Trans Canada Highway, LOWER NEWTOWN PE, C0A 1A0     

Ph:902-659-2152,   E-mail:glenn.craig@pei.sympatico.ca

CG Bachmanek: 43 Lillian Lane, YORK PE,  C0A 1P0

Ph: 902-672-1797,  E-mail: wo031@hotmail.com

Please click on this link to see the full schedule: PEIRA - ANNUAL PRIZE MEET 2015

JUNE 27, 2015 - COLEMAN/STAPLEFORD MATCH - RESULTS

It was a beautiful day for a 900 meter Fullbore shoot at Batouche - we shot 3 relays of 2+15 (Max. possible score = 225V45). Only 7 eager shooters were on hand to enjoy it. Too bad - you couldn't have dreamed up better conditions for shooting or better fellows to shoot with.

The whole bunch

Temperatures were around 16C in the early part of the match but quickly increased to about 23C. The wind was light and deceptive - moving the flags only a little most of the time. We turned our windage knobs a total of about 3 MOA from the greatest left wind, which was the prevailing condition, to the greatest right wind - a once in a while delight that caught some (most) by surprise.

RESULTS - TR SHOOTERS:

Mike Lutes - 215V12

Don Coleman - 207V9

RESULTS - FTR SHOOTERS:

Paul Bastarache - 200X16

Adam MacDonald - 200X8

Ron Mason - 193X11

Ken Kyle - 189X7

Bert deVink - 178X6

MIKE LUTES: RAMBLINGS OF A SHOOTING BUM

I'm going to ramble a bit today about a word that describes both a deliberate decision and an attitude that represents the largest threat to our civilization in modern times.

COMPLACENCY !  No matter how you choose to define it, is more and more prevalent in our modern busy society where technology makes it possible to forget many of the basic challenges of survival. We are all guilty of some level of complacency in our daily lives. Complacency can and often does affect our personal productivity, our relationships and our safety. Our personal complacency can also have large effect on our society.  None of us have the capacity to totally eliminate our personal complacency but fortunately we have the ability to decide where we will draw our personal line in the sand. Where our line is drawn says much about our personality and character, it often changes as we gain experience and prejudice.

JUNE 20, 2015 - ST. ANTOINE - RCR MATCH - RESULTS

                                                        

       

The shooting of the annual RCR Match was held in St Antoine this Saturday with 11 keen fullbore shooters in attendance. We were a lucky bunch of people - how else would a shooter hope to spend a better sunny day with only light winds to drive away the mosquitos, with good friends and shooting colleagues, at a fine range on the east coast of New Brunswick?
The match, under the watchful eye of Match Director and RO Ron Surette, was composed of 3 stages - one 10 shot relay at 300 meters, one at 500m and a final one at 600m. Some very good shooting was done in both TR and FTR classes.
Thanks are due to Ron for his work in preparing the range and running the match. Thanks also to Michelle who handled the registrations and statistics.





RESULTS - TR CLASS:

Mike Lutes - 145V12
Don Coleman - 144V11
Michelle Cormier - 140V9
Ron Surette - 138V8

RESULTS - FTR CLASS:

Ken Kyle - 144X9
Paul Bastarache - 140X10
Adam MacDonald - 138X10
Gordon Holloway - 134X6
Bert deVink - 134X6
Francis Bezeau - 133X7
Harrison Brown - 117X2

JUNE 13 and 14, 2015 - INTERMARITIME MATCH AND BRITISH TEAM MATCH in PEI.

The annual shooting of the Inter-maritime Match was held on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the beautiful Alexandra Range just outside of Charlottetown in Bellevue Cove. The Prince Edward Island Rifle Assn., with Chuck Bachmanek as president, hosted this event and made the teams from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick feel so welcome - like honourary islanders. This event is looked forward to in the Maritime Provinces and competition at the trials is usually pretty keen as everyone wants to be a part of this long standing tradition.

All the Shooters, Scorers, Wind Coaches, Volunteers at the Range

          

       TEAM NEW BRUNSWICK
        L>R back row: Daniel C., Ron S. Paul B.,
         Conrad L.(Captain), Adam MacD., Francis B., Don C.
      L>R kneeling: Michelle C., Ron M.

             

         TEAM NOVA SCOTIA
             L>R standing: Bill G., Wendy R., Ken F., Andy W.,
          John M. (Captain), Armen P.
           L>R kneeling: Barry L., Marcel K., Ray S.

No pictures are available of Team Prince Edward Island which was composed of:

Bill Arsenault

Dale MacLeod

Thomas Profit

Chuck Bachmanek

Glenn Craig

Myron Ling

Mike Lutes

INTER-MARITIME MATCH - RESULTS:

TEAM NOVA SCOTIA - 813V67

Armen Papasyan - FTR - 104X9

Wendy Reid - FTR - 103X8

Ken Ferguson - FTR - 98X8

John Marshall - TR - 103V12

Ray Smeltzer - TR - 103V11

Marcel Kolb - TR - 101V11

Andy Webber - TR - 101V5

Barry Langille - TR - 100V3

TEAM NEW BRUNSWICK - 812v79

Paul Bastarache - FTR - 103X13

Adam MacDonald - FTR - 103X7

Ron Mason - FTR - 101X14

Don Coleman - TR - 104V10

Daniel Chisholm - TR - 103V11

Michelle Cormier - TR - 101V8

Ron Surette - TR - 99V9

Conrad Leroux - TR - 98V7

TEAM PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - 

No scores are available

BRITISH TEAM MATCH - RESULTS

TEAM NOVA SCOTIA - 1091V60

Ken Ferguson - FTR - 133X3

Armen Papasyan - FTR - 131X10

Wendy Reid - FTR - 128X7

John Marshall - TR - 145V9

Ray Smeltzer - TR - 142V10

Andy Webber - TR - 140V7

Barry Langille - TR - 138V8

Bill Giles - TR - 134V6

TEAM NEW BRUNSWICK - 1086V52

Adam MacDonald - FTR - 136X12

Paul Bastarache - FTR - 133X6

Ron Mason - FTR - 132X2

Ron Surette - TR - 143V14

Don Coleman - TR - 141V8

Daniel Chisholm - TR - 139V5

Conrad Leroux - TR - 132V2

Michelle Cormier - TR - 130V3

TEAM PEI - 767v22

Dale MacLeod - FTR - 125X6

Thomas Profit - FTR 121X3

Bill Arsenault - FTR - 120X2

Myron Ling - TR - 130V4

Chuck Bachmanek - TR - 126V2

Glenn Craig - TR - 98V1

Mike Lutes - TR - DNF

Our hearty congratulations go to Team Nova Scotia for a very close win and an excellent performance in this year's IM/BT matches. Congratulations also, are due the top individual shooters. In the Inter-maritime Match, shooting TR class, the top shooter was Don Coleman while the top FTR shooter was Armen Papasyan. During the British Team Match, the top TR shooter was John Marshall and the top FTR shooter was Adam MacDonald.

Many thanks go to Michelle Cormier and France Bourgeois for taking the pictures - you may see more on this link: 

2015 IM/BT Match in PEI. 

Thanks also to scorer volunteers France Bourgeois and Francis Bezeau. Many thanks go to Chuck Bachmanek and his volunteer workers from the PEIRA who made sure that this match was such a great success. It would be fitting to thank his wife, Mrs. Bachmanek for the wonderful lunches on both days of shooting.

Next year - 2016 Inter-maritime Match -  in Nova Scotia - hope to see you all there!

JUNE 7, 2015 - INTERMARITIME and BRITISH TEAM MATCH - TEAM NEW BRUNSWICK

Congratulations to the following shooters who will make up Team New Brunswick at the Inter-Maritime Match and the British Team Match in Prince Edward Island on June 13 and 14, 2015.

                          TARGET RIFLE:                                                                                                      FTR CLASS:
                          Daniel Chisholm                                                                                              Paul Bastarache
                          Don Coleman                                                                                                           Ron Mason
                          Ron Surette                                                                                                   Adam MacDonald
                          Michelle Cormier                                                                             (alternate) Francis Bezeau
                          Conrad Leroux

                          CAPTAIN:  
                          Conrad Leroux                                                                                                 WIND COACHES:                                                                                                                                                                                     Don Coleman
                                                                                                                                                   Daniel Chisholm

Left to right - back row: Daniel Chisholm, Adam MacDonald,
Conrad Leroux, Francis Bezeau, Ron Mason
Front row: Michelle Cormier, Don Coleman,
Paul Bastarache, Ron Surette

JUNE 7, 2015 - IM/BT TEAM TRIALS

It was a good day for the Team Trials in St. Antoine with the temperatures starting out kind of cool ( maybe about 4 or 5 degrees). Over the course of the day it got warmer. This reflected some really hot shooting by most participants. When all was said and done the following scores were recorded. Congratulations to the 5 TR shooters and 3 FTR shooters who will form the Team New Brunswick (see post above).


RESULTS - TR CLASS:

Daniel chisholm - 150V24
Don Coleman - 149V22
Ron Surette - 148V24
Michelle Cormier - 148V15
Edgar Poirier - 146V16
Mark McMullen - 144V17
Conrad Leroux - 143V12
Ken Geddes - 135V9
Mike Lutes - DNC

RESULTS - FTR CLASS:

Paul Bastarache - 150X23
Ron Mason - 149X15
Adam MacDonald - 148X22
Gordon Holloway - 145X14
Francis Bezeau - 143X13
Nick Munn - 141X12
Jeremy Neese - DNC

JUNE 2015 RNBRA UPDATE - FROM PRES. MICHAEL LUTES

To view the report, click here: 

RNBRA PRESIDENT'S REPORT JUNE 2015

NOTICE REGARDING THE INTERMARITIME AND BRITISH TEAM MATCHES

The Intermaritime and British Team Matches for 2015 are coming up soon. 

Saturday, June 13, 2015 - INTERMARITIME MATCH                 PEI - ALEXANDRA RANGE 2+7@3/5/600 YDS

Contact: Chuck Bachmanek                                            

Sunday, June 14, 2015 - BRITISH TEAM MATCH                      PEI - ALEXANDRA RANGE  2+10@3/5/600 YDS

                                                                                                                              

RNBRA Fullbore Section Trials for these matches are to be held on June 7th as follows:

Sunday, June 7, 2015 - INTERMARITIME TRIALS AND TEAM TRAINING    ST.ANTOINE

MD: Ron Surette                                              ZERO @ 100; 3x 2+10@ 600

Here is some information sent by Chuck Bachmanek:
"Good day Wendy and Bert
 
Some information about the matches:
On Saturday, June 13, we'll hold registration/target allocation 0900-0930, and start the Intermaritime at 10:00hrs.
Sunday June 14, 0800 for 0830 start.
We will supply a lunch both days to keep the noon break as brief as possible.
Dinner at the the Merchantman, 1830 for 1900 on Saturday, order off the menu.
Bert, we will need a "volunteer islander" to shoot target rifle for us again this year. We will have enough F class shooters, we are short one target rifle shooter. Please advise if you can supply.
Please bring trophy.
I've just been informed that  the Confederation Bridge- will be paved during the above time frame- expect delays to and from New Brunswick."
 
See you there
Chuck

MAY 30, 2015 - RNBRA SMALLBORE MATCH - WOODSTOCK - RESULTS

Match Director
Hans vanSpingelen

The 2015 RNBRA Smallbore Rifle Championship was hosted by the Woodstock Rifle and Pistol Club and was held at theirrange this Saturday with the expectation of really warm and sunny weather. 
When we first started out for the range, it was very foggy in Fredericton and this gradually dissipated as the sun rose higher and we drove further north on the TransCanada. By the time we reached the outskirts of Woodstock the sky was dark and cloudy and we were anticipating shooting in the rain but this condition also did not stay and it became warm and sunny all day - just as forecast. As the sun became more intense, the wind also picked up. It was never really quiet but often gusted well into 20km/hr, (on occasion much more, so-much-so that the target frames had to be weighted down), and from all directions on the range. One observer stated that the prevailing condition had changed 5 times since we started the match. It was tricky to say the least and produced some startling results.


At the start of the match, there were 27 people in attendance - many were there to help with whatever needed done. There are a good bunch of volunteers in Woodstock. We owe our thanks to Hans vanSpingelen who was the Match Director and was busy all day. Also thanks to the Organizing Committee of Hans van Spingelen, Bill Anthony, Greg Dickinson, Jeff Young and Paul Ritchie. The Registration was looked after by Stu Berry and the terrific hot-dogs and hamburgers were prepared by Simon Clark. The Chief RSO was Norbert Strahlendorff while the RSO was Floyd Burpee and the scorer was Paul Ritchie. Steven Stewart, representing the RNBRA, was on hand to advise and help sort out glitches. Many thanks to all for making this match possible.

As is now traditional in Woodstock the Match was opened by a welcoming/opening volley of shooters firing 2 rounds from their 43 Mausers. This is always fun and onlookers were impressed by the thick cloud of smoke moving downwind. The welcoming squad was composed of Norbert Strahlendorff, Greg Dickinson, Emma Jones, Chloe Dickinson, Charlotte Morgan and Wayne Burtt. Hooza to you all. Thanks for keeping your powder dry!
The Match was run with 3 relays of shooters - MTR and Sporter Classes combined. A separate
relay was shot by the Junior TR shooters. All shooters shot prone and the match was comprised of 60 scoring shots with unlimited sighters.

RESULTS - SENIOR TR CLASS

no shooters


RESULTS - JUNIOR TR CLASS
Chloe Dickinson - 193/250
Emma Jones - 146/250


RESULTS - SENIOR MTR CLASS
Bert deVink - 579/600
Conrad Leroux - 578/600
Bill Hancox - 568/600
Steven Stewart - 560/600
Norbert Strahlendorff - 542/600
Bill Anthony - 488/600
Greg Dickinson - 459/600


RESULTS - JUNIOR MTR
Chloe Dickinson - 438/600


RESULTS - SENIOR SPORTER RIFLE CLASS
Steven Stewart - 483/600
Bill Hancox - 399/600
Steven Fox - 354/600
Bert deVink - 327/600
Norbert Strahlendorff - 270/600
Wayne Burtt - 231/600


RESULTS - JUNIOR SPORTER RIFLE
Emma Jones - 404/600

Bert deV. Chairman of RNBRA
 Fullbore Section, presenting the
Snow and Burge Prize to Chloe D.

The Winners
Left to Right: Steven S., Bill H.,
Chloe D., Bert deV., Emma J.