2016 CANADIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS

This is to advise you that the dates of the DCRA Matches for 2016 (BP, FC and TR) were incorrectly shown on the DCRA web site. They have now been corrected:

Aug 10-12, 2016  Canadian F Class Championships

Connaught Ranges, Ottawa, ON
Details to be confirmed

Aug 2016 Canadian Black Powder National Championships

Connaught Ranges, Ottawa, ON
Details and dates too be confirmed

Aug 12-20, 2016 Canadian Fullbore (TR) National Championships

Connaught Ranges, Ottawa, ON
Details to be confirmed

Aug 21, 2016 - 2018 Commonwealth Games Selection Trial Final

Connaught Ranges, Ottawa, ON
Details to be confirmed

AUGUST 29, 2015 - "SIERRA BULLET MATCH" - SAINT ANTOINE - RESULTS

Here it is - the end of August and pretty much the end of summer. There is a fall feeling to the air - especially in the mornings. This is a little different from other years as the "Sierra Bullet Match" has usually been shot in the spring. The day  began a little cool, which was not unwelcome during the drive to the range, but warmed up very nicely. The winds remained very light although they did switch from predominantly right to left.

This year we decided to hold this match after the
Championships in Ottawa so that the bullets that Sierra provides for this match would be available immediately. In previous years, the bullets would come back from Ottawa with one of our shooters and then there would be great difficulties in distributing them to people who had attended the match in the spring. 

The Sierra Bullet Co. - "The Bullet Smiths" gives each provincial Fullbore Assn. 155gn, 30cal bullets to give out at this match - either as prizes or simply as gifts to each shooter.This year, the Chairperson decided to give each of the 15 shooters one box of bullets as incentive to shoot this match. We thank the Sierra Bullet Co. for their generous donation - something many shooters look forward to.
The Match was organized at the Saint Antoine Range by Ron Surette, who was the Range Officer and who prepared the range for this match, and Michelle Cormier, who was the Match Director, registrar and treasurer for this event. Many thanks to both for their work.

The Match was shot at 300 meters and consisted of unlimited sighters + 20 for the first relay and 2+20 at 300 meters for two additional relays shot on the ISSF target. It was very helpful that the electronic target scoring was done on this target on the display. Many thanks to Adam MacDonald for his work on this.

RESULTS - TARGET RIFLE CLASS:
Don Coleman - 567/16X
Ron Surette - 566/10X
Mike Lutes - 555/11X
Conrad Leroux - 555/5X
Michelle Cormier - 552/9X
Edgar Poirier - 546/9X

RESULTS - FTR CLASS:
Adam MacDonald - 600/33X
Paul Bastarache - 597/41X
Ken Kyle - 596/36X
Harrison Brown - 596/30X
Ron Mason - 594/29X
J.C. Gautreau - 593/32X
Maurice Bennett - 583/18X

RESULTS - FO CLASS:
Bert deVink - 593/24X
Hermel Duguay - no card

AUGUST 2015 - RAMBLINGS OF A SHOOTING BUM

Late August 2015 !

WOW !

It sure has been a busy summer. So far I've driven over 6500 kilometers and have fired over 1100 rounds in competition.
I've just returned home and am back to work after a 3 week road trip to compete in the World Long Range Championships, the Palma Team Match and finally our Canadian Target Rifle Championships. This trip has been an opportunity to compete with very high level target rifle shooters and experience the highs and lows that drive my addiction to competitive shooting.

To view the rest of this commentary, please click here: RAMBLINGS - AUGUST 2015

AUGUST 14 TO 22, 2015 - NEW BRUNSWICK and MARITIME PROVINCES SHOOTERS at the FULLBORE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS in OTTAWA

 

The Fullbore National Championships are being shot at the Connaught Ranges in Ottawa from August 14 to August 22, 2015. Several shooters from New Brunswick and from the Maritime Provinces are attending.

NEW BRUNSWICK        NOVA SCOTIA        NEW BRUNSWICK JUNIORS
Daniel Chisholm          Jeff Jenkins            Jasmine Audet
Don Coleman              Marcel Kolb            Vanessa Melanson
Mike Lutes

We will follow their progress as each day's matches are shot and reported by the DCRA. I'll be reporting on some aggregates due to the large number of individual matches which are combined into several different aggregates.

You may follow the progress of all competitors through this link: 
                                         FULLBORE CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS 

DAY'S AGGREGATE:   SUN - 1       MON - 2        TUES - 3        WED - 4       THUR - 5                       
                                                    The Dick            The               The            The                    The
                                                    Hampton        Klondike      Gil Boa    Classification     All Comers

Daniel Chisholm -        99V7           195V19         441V40         194V19         686V55            588V45(25th)
Don Coleman -             96V5          193V18          436V29         194V16         675V49           576V39(49th)
Michael Lutes -             97V8          196V20         440V35         194V15         685V55            588V48(24th)
Jeff Jenkins -                98V9          191V20         439V40         193V19         674V63            579V54(40th)
Marcel Kolb -                98V10        194V24         441V48         196V17         686V72            592V64(14th)
Jasmine Audet -           75V1          173V6           362V10         180V11         604V23            523V22(135th)
Vanessa Melanson -     89V7          183V9           407V21         175V7           624V29            538V23(125th)

DAY'S AGGREGATE:     THURS - 5              FRI - 6                SAT - 7                                                                   
                                     The Short         MacDonald/       Canadian TR           Governor          Canadian
                                        Range         Stewart Grand    Championship     General's Prize       Masters
Daniel Chisholm -         232V20(17th)         805V64(17th)            950V75(17th)              290V22(33rd)            719V56(16th)
Don Coleman -             231V20(25th)          793V56(37th)            937V66(26th)          
Michael Lutes -             231V23(21st)        800V61(28th)           948V74(19th)              295V25(14th)            720V57(15th)
Jeff Jenkins -                225V22(38th)        792V73(38th)           940V90(25th)              293V31(22nd)   
Marcel Kolb -                230V2528th)        807V81(15th)            953V93(11th)              296V27(8th)             721V66(14th)
Jasmine Audet -           206V12(134th)      699V27(131st)           699V27(81st)
Vanessa Melanson -     216V14(114th)        722V31(125)             722V31(77th)

AUGUST 13 to 15, 2015 - NEW BRUNSWICK and MARITIME PROVINCES SHOOTERS at the F-CLASS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS in OTTAWA

The F-Class Canadian Championships are held from August 13th to the 15th in Ottawa. A good number of New Brunswick as well as Maritime Provinces shooters are attending. 

NEW BRUNSWICK:                                NOVA SCOTIA:                            PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:
                                                                                                                      
Francis Bezeau                                     Ken Ferguson                              Jian Wu          
Gordon Holloway                                  Wendy Reid
Adam MacDonald                                 Andrew Webber                                      
Matt Wolf                                              

We will be following their progress as the matches unfold and are reported by the DCRA.
The schedule of events includes the following matches:

THURSDAY:
Warmup Match - 2+10 at 800m
Sierra F-Class Long-range Challenge - 2+15 at 900m
Sierra F-Class LR Challenge - 2+10 at 700m
Sierra F-Class LR Challenge - 2+15 at 800m

FRIDAY:
F-Class Friday - 2+15 at 900m
Sierra F-Class LR Challenge - 2+15 at 900m
F-Class Army and Navy Vets - 2+20 at 900m
F-Class Ottawa Regiment - 2+15 at 800m

SATURDAY:
Team (Lum) - 2+15 at 700m
Team (International) - 2+15 at 700m
Team (Lum) - 2+15 at 800m
Team (Int.) - 2+15 at 800m
Team (Lum) - 2+15 at 900m
Team (Int.) - 2+15 at 900m
F-Class Final - 2+20 at 900m
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You may follow the results for all 215 competitors at this link: 2015 FCNC - RESULTS

                                   800m     900m    700m     800m     900m     900m     900m     800m     900m   Sierra Agg.   Grand Agg.   
Francis Bezeau -        45V2      66V4     48V3      63V1      62V1     66V0      89V3      71V6      92V6       243V8         557V24 (39th)
Gord Holloway -         43V2      64V2     48V2      58V2      62V2     67V1      92V3      70V2      87V4       237V7         548V18 (42nd)
Adam MacDonald -     45V1      57V3     50V4      69V3      67V3     68V2      86V4      71V6      87V4       244V12       555V29 (41st)
Matt Wolf -                  46V1      57V0     49V4      68V5      66V2     61V1      78V1      XXVX      83V1       235V10       462V14 (59th)
Ken Ferguson -           44V1      56V2     48V3      62V1      61V1     63V1      92V4      66V1      91V3       229V7         538V20 (50th)
Wendy Reid -              46V2      64V1     44V1      65V0      68V1     67V1      91V3      72V5      92V7       240V3         563V19 (29th)
Andy Webber -            48V5      61V1     49V7      67V3      66V1     68V2      90V4      72V5      88V6       245V14       561V29 (32nd) 
Jian Wu -                    41V0      60V0     48V4      58V2      66V4     65V2      87V4      72V7      77V0       231V8         533V23 (55th)

AUGUST 8 to 14, 2015 - NEW BRUNSWICK and ATLANTIC PROVINCES SHOOTERS at WORLD LONG-RANGE CHAMPIONSHIPS - CAMP PERRY

The NRA  World Long-range Championships are being shot at Camp Perry from August 8th to the 14th.  with 405 competitors from all over the world attending.

Two New Brunswick shooters are part of the Canadian Team - Daniel Chisholm and Michael Lutes. As the week wears on, we will be following their progress.

There is a large contingent of shooters from all over Canada including our good shooting friends, Ian Hogg from PEI and Geoff Woodman from NL. 

Follow all the results here: WORLD LONG-RANGE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to all four shooters for some very fine shooting!                               


                                     800 Yds   800 Yds   800 YdAgg   900 Yds   900 Yds   900 Yds   900 YdAgg
Daniel Chisholm -          75V8       74V9        149V17        72V5        72V3       70V2         214V10                           
Michael Lutes -              71V7       74V9        145V16        68V3        69V5       75V6         212V14                  
Ian Hogg -                      72V12     75V9        147V21        75V9        74V11     75V7          224V27                  
Geoff Woodman -          75V8       74V9        149V17        72V6        71V5       71V3          214V14                 
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                                      1000 Yds        1000 Yds         1000 Yds         1000 YdAgg           Grand Agg.                    
Daniel Chisholm -           71V5               61V4              65V3               197V12               560V39 (307th)         
Michael Lutes -               70V4               57V3              70V5               197V12               554V42 (327th)
Ian Hogg -                       72V6               72V3              73V4               217V13               588V61 (54th)
Geoff Woodman -            69V4               67V4              63V2              199V10               562V41 (297th)

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AUGUST 8, 2015 - LONG-RANGE PRACTICE - RESULTS

THANKS TO ADAM FOR SENDING THESE RESULTS:

Today was good, 7 of us shooting. We did 3 strings of 2+15 at 900. The wind was very tricky, it was a strong wind directly towards us. The flags were very random, and we realized the mirage was more readable. It would completely change direction from 1 minute Left to 1 minute Right between shots sometimes.

Here's the scores:

Adam MacD.: 210V20          Ahmed: 174V6

Paul B.: 191V6                    Gord H.: 170V4

Harrison B.: 190V8               Conrad L.: 64V3 (one string)

Moe B.: 183V4

JULY 31 to AUGUST 2, 2015 NOVA SCOTIA RIFLE ASSN. - APM - RESULTS

The Nova Scotia Rifle Assn. Annual Prize Meet took place from Friday, July 31, to Sunday, August 2, 2015  
at the Beaverbank Ranges outside of Halifax, NS.

Several New Brunswick F-Class shooters were on hand and shot very well indeed. 
Congrats to Paul Bastarache, Ken Kyle, Francis Bezeau and Maurice Bennett for some very fine shooting.
Here are the Grand Aggregate Results for F-Class Shooters:

1.  Paul Bastarache - (NB) 611V55 

2.  Wendy Reid - (NS) 611V53

3.  Robert Smith - (NL) 606V45

4.  Ken Ferguson - (NS) 604V40 

5.  Armen Papazyan - (NS) 600V44

6.  Ken Kyle - (NB) 593V47

7.  Sonny Desrosiers - (NS) 593V39 

8.  Jian Wu - (PEI) 589V48

9.  Francis Bezeau - (NB) 585V36

10. Bert McDonald - (NS) 583V27 

11. Bill Giles - (NS) 579V38

12. Maurice Bennett - (NB) 579V30  

13. Ted Milner - (NS) 567V25

14. Ron Hilchey - (NS) 554V27 

15. Jim Whitty - (NS) 549V17 

No New Brunswick TR-Class shooters were in Nova Scotia this weekend. 

Here are the Grand Aggregate Results for the TR-Class competitions:

1. Ray Smeltzer - (NS) 625V62 

2. Marcel Kolb - (NS) 624V77 

3. Charles Bachmanek - (PEI) 556V27

4. Barry Langille - (NS) DNC

             5. John Marshall - (NS) DNC 

Course of Fire:

Friday,  July 31
0900        Kennedy Gold Medal            2 & 10 @ 300m

1000        Legion                                 2 & 10 @ 500m

1300        Corbin  1^st stage                  2 & 7 @ 300m

1400        Corbin  2^nd stage                 2 & 7 @ 500m

1500        Corbin  Final stage               2 & 7 @ 600m

Saturday, Aug. 1

0900       Stanfield 1^st stage                  2 & 10 @ 300m

1000       Stanfield Final                        2 & 10 @ 500m

1300       Higgins Merchants                  2 & 10 @ 500m

1400       MacDonald Stewart 1^st.           2 & 10 @ 600m

1500       H.H. Morse                            2 & 10 @ 800m

Sunday, Aug. 2

0900       Navy                                      2 & 10 @ 600m

1000       Higgins Brown                        2 & 10 @ 800m

1130       MacDonald Final                     2 & 15 @ 800m

All the results may be viewed here: NSRA - APM 2015 - RESULTS