DECEMBER 22, 2018 - MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR

The Fullbore, Long Range and Precision Shooters of New Brunswick wish that your

Holiday Season be filled

with many warm and

cherished moments and that the New Year gives

 you peace and happiness.

OCTOBER 28, 2018 - FULLBORE SECTION AGM

OCTOBER 28, 2018 - MINUTES OF THE FULLBORE SECTION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Annual General Meeting of the RNBRA Fullbore Section was held October 28th, 2018 at the Four Seasons Motel in Sussex.

In attendance were Ken Kyle, Mark McMullin, Don Coleman, Gordon Holloway, Conrad Leroux, Dick Platt, Adam MacDonald, Laura Kaderly, Mike LeRoy, Matt Wolf, Daniel Chisholm and Brian Doherty.

In addition Ron Surette and Michelle Cormier were present for the scheduling Meeting.

OCTOBER 21, 2018, - 2018 FULLBORE SECTION REPORT

2018 Annual Report of the RNBRA Fullbore Section
to the Annual General Meeting of the Royal New Brunswick Rifle Association

October 23, 2018

2018 was an excellent year for New Brunswick fullbore shooting. We hosted 13 fullbore events, with a combined total of 157 participants, plus 10 black powder, precision rifle, and military rifle matches held at Batouche range at CFB Gagetown.

Thank you to Ron Surette and Michelle Cormier of the St-Antoine Gun Club, as well as Paul Bastarache and JC Gautreau of the Saint Gabriel Precision Shooting Club for hosting 3 matches this year. And a special thank you to Dollard Leblanc who was the range safety officer for all of our major events.

OCTOBER 21, 2018 - ATLANTIC HIGHPOWER/FULLBORE PLANNING MEETING

2018 October 21 - Atlantic Highpower/ Fullbore Planning Meeting

In attendance: NB - Ron Surette, Don Coleman, Ken Kyle, Adam McDonald, Dan Chisholm,
Paul Bastarache; NS - John Marshall, Barry Langille, Bill Giles, Evangeline Colman-Sadd,
Braden Colman-Sadd; PEI - Chuck Bachmanek, Tyler Nichol, Dave Hanson

Chair - Dan Chisholm, Minutes - Evangeline Colman-Sadd

MARCH 20, 2018 - BILL C-71 - THE FIREARM OWNER HARASSMENT ACT

MOST RECENT AND IMPORTANT: 

https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-1883

OCTOBER 21, 2018 - LONG RANGE STEEL CHALLENGE

Thanks to Mark McMullin for the report and pics.
The RNBRA Fullbore section held a Long Range Steel Challenge match on the Enniskillen range complex, near Camp Petersville. The range is part of the 5 CDSB Gagetown Training Area. The match was loosely styled after PRS matches, which are gaining popularity in the US and other parts of Canada. There were 8 stages in total, with steel targets from 350m all the way out to 995m.  Stages were shot from the prone or off a barricade.  

15 competitors from NB, NS, and PEI braved the chilly October winds to shoot a challenging course of fire under very difficult conditions. The wind blew all day, coming mainly from the north, but occasionally switching to the north west. The afternoon saw gusts near 40kph.  In true rookie match director style, I forgot to collect the score cards so I am unable to say who had the high score for the day. On the flip side, no one rushed to hand in their score card either. 

I would like to thank Range control at 5 CDSB Gagetown for their support throughout the planning phases and during the range. Without their support, we wouldn’t be able to conduct a range of this style.   I’d also like to thank the RNBRA fullbore section for allowing me to conduct a range outside the norm. A special thanks goes to Peter at Hirsch Precision, who sent a Terrapin X up with the NS shooters, to ensure we had accurate ranges for the competitors. 

The RNBRA fullbore section hopes to be able to offer this type of shooting again in the future. Anyone interested should contact the fullbore section. 

OCTOBER 13, 2018 - ALL COMERS MATCH - RESULTS

Thanks to Don Coleman for sending this report.

The last Fullbore Match of the season indicated that winter was on the way. Cloudy conditions and a temperature of 5C and Westerly winds at the start of the match continued until the end of the day. It warmed up to 7C with a few rain drops just as we finished putting targets away. 

At the end of the All Comers Match we moved back to 900 meters and Adam MacDonald had the highest score with a 50. Andrew Justason had problems with two rounds at 600 which dropped his score considerably.  A very enjoyable day.

Range 300 500 600

F-Open

Gordon Holloway 48.5 49.6 48.4

F-TR

Andrew Justason: 47.2 46.1 37.3

Adam MacDonald:  48.5 50.4 46.0

Ken Kyle  47.4 50.5 46.2

Perry Wright:  44.1 44.1 45.1

TR 

Don Coleman  49.1 50.7 50.4

OCTOBER 6, 2018 - SAINT ANTOINE - SIERRA BULLET MATCH - RESULTS

Today the RNBRA ISSF Sierra Bullet Match was held at the Saint Antoine Gun Range.   The match began around 10am with 10 competitors in attendance.  

The weather was cold and damp this morning, around 4 degrees, but warmed up nicely as the day went on.   Please find attached a copy of the scores, and a picture taken of all the competitors at the end of the match shortly after we presented the Sierra Bullets, everyone walked away happy with at least one box.  

We would like to take this opportunity to thank Sierra for their generous prizes donated year after year for this event.

RESULTS - FTR CLASS:

Adam MacDonald - 600/38X

Paul Bastarache - 599/39X

Kris Feng - 589/22X

Graham Morse - 588/24X

Conrd Leroux - 585/22X

Robert Wood - 566/11X

RESULTS - TR CLASS:

Don Coleman - 587/23X

Ron Surette - 571/14X

Michelle Cormier - 554/6X

Ken Geddes - 534/8X

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 - FULLBORE EXECUTIVE MEETING

FULLBORE SECTION EXECUTIVE MEETING

SEPTEMBER 03, 2018

CFB GAGETOWN NB.

PRESENT:

Adam MacDonald, Chairman; Mark McMullin, Vice-Chairman; Don Coleman, Secretary; Ken Kyle, Treasurer; invitees Mark Cormier and Laura Kaderly.

AGENDA:

1. AED

2. Match Fees

3. Guest Insurance Fees

4. Wind Flags

5. Power for the Fullbore Trailer at Batouche

6. Sign for the Fullbore Trailer

7. Paint the Trailer Floor

8. Target Shed for near the butts.

9. Target Frame Prototype

10. Fullbore Funding Proposal to the RNBRA

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 - ANY RIFLE/ANY SIGHTS MATCH - RESULTS

Thanks to Adam MacDonald for the report on this match.

"Six shooters came out on Saturday for the Any Rifle/Any Sight match. We fired at 300, 500, and 900 meters and had a great time. We kept score for fun even though there was quite a variety of rifles, and we all fired on the TR targets. We had a lot of new shooters, Perry Wright shooting his first match, and Andrew Justason, Dick Platt, and Paul Plume all within their first few matches.

Don Coleman: 48-6, 49-4, 47-0

Andrew Justason: 49-4, 49-3, 50-4

Adam MacDonald: 44-0, 48-4

Dick Platt: 37-1, 29-0, 37-0

Perry Wright: 48-1, 47-6, 47-3

Sorry, no pictures this time..."

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018 - KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE - MINI-PALMA - RESULTS

SEPTEMBER 1 TO SEPTEMBER 3, 2018 - ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS

The RNBRA Fullbore Section had the privilege of hosting the 2018 Atlantic Fullbore Championships on September 01-03, 2018.  The shoot was held on Batouche range located in the 5 CDSB Gagetown training area.

The event was well attended with 26 competitors from PEI, NS, Quebec, and the host province NB.  We had 17 F-class and 9 TR shooters. The Atlantics consist of 4 separate matches, one for each Atlantic province.  

The Lady Slipper match was shot Saturday, September 01.  The morning had some fog, but it cleared off well before the shooting began.  Final setup and preparations went smoothly and the shoot began only slightly behind schedule.  Conditions were fantastic during setup, with no wind at all. By the time it came to shoot the wind had picked up and the temperature had soared.  Shooters dealt with a tricky tail wind all afternoon, resulting in more than a couple magpies.

The Blue Noser and Herring Choker matches were held Sunday, September 02.  Sunday morning was cool, and a little overcast, with calmer winds than the day before allowing for some good scores.  The afternoon was warm, and competitors once again had to deal with a challenging tail wind. An informal dinner was held Sunday evening at Minglers restaurant in Oromocto.  Presentations for the completed matches were made after the dinner.

The 3 day match finished with the Down Easter on Monday, September 03.  We took advantage of Batouche range and shot 2 relays at 900m. Rain threatened all morning, but the weather held, and we finished the match without getting wet.  We ended the weekend with a cornboil and final presentations.

A big thank you goes to Laura Kaderly and Dollard LeBlanc.  The match would have been impossible to run without their help.  Laura dealt with any e-target issues and looked after the stats, and Dollard was the RSO for the weekend.

Congratulations to all the winners and a big thank you to all the competitors’ and volunteers who helped make it a success.

Mark McMullin

Match Director

AUGUST 15 TO AUGUST 18, 2018 - DCRA F-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS

The DCRA F-Class National Championships were held last week in Ottawa. Several New Brunswick F-Class shooters attended and shot superbly in both the individual events and the team shooting.

For Complete Results: 
click here: http://www.dcra.ca/results/2018/CFRC/aggindex_a.htm

For Individual Grand Aggregate Results:
click here: http://www.dcra.ca/results/2018/CFRC/a821.htm

For Team Results:
click here: http://www.dcra.ca/results/2018/CFRC/a673.htm

Congratulations go to the following shooters from New Brunswick:
Adam MacDonald   Grand Aggregate Result = 1st            Score = 513V52      (HPS = 525/105)
Gordon Holloway                GAR = 2nd                              Score = 513V46
Ken Kyle                             GAR = 11th                              Score = 500V35
Matt Wolf                            GAR = 15th                              Score = 491V28
Tony Pham                         GAR = 19th                              Score = 485V23

Team New Brunswick placed first in the team competition:

1. NEW BRUNSWICK RIFLE TEAM  - Score =  869v75
    Adam MacDonald - 222V19  
    Gordon Holloway - 221V25   
    Tony Pham - 213V15
    Ken Kyle - 213V16

JULY 28 and 29, 2018 - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - APM - RESULTS

Grand Aggregate - TR
	Aggregate
Name	Score	V
Chisholm, Daniel	423	43
Clark, Mark	400	22
Colman -Sadd, Braden	403	31
Geddes, Ken	387	13
Hogg, Ian	416	42
Smith, James	228	8

Grand Aggregate - FTR
	Aggregate
Name	Score	V
Anderson,Tanner	401	30
Bachmanek,Chuck	229	11
Bastarache,Paul	421	46
Bezeau,Francis	408	37
Cormier,Mark	412	37
Feng,Chriss	416	45
Hanson,Dave	240	19
Holloway,Gord	423	45
Kyle,Ken	420	48
Li,Lei	384	23
Li,Xiaodong	375	13
Li,Yin Chen	0	0
MacDonald,Adam	420	51
Mulch,Al	337	31
Ren,Li Ting	221	11
Wiltshire,Geoff	356	24
Wu,Jien	410	35

See here for all results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets - PEI-APM

JULY 28 and 29, 2018 - PEI - APM

The Members of the Prince Edward Island
Rifle Association

welcome you to:

The one hundred and forty sixth Provincial Rifle Championship

July 28 & 29, 2018

Alexandra Range

JULY 20-22, 2018 - NOVA SCOTIA ANNUAL PRIZE MEET - RESULTS

Nova Scotia Rifle Association 144th Annual Prize Meet July 20-22, 2018 

TR CLASS Grand Aggregate HPS 630 Entry Vet 
1 IAN HOGG - 623.72 V 
2 BRADEN COLMAN-SADD - 586.35 V 
3 PETER DOBSON - 576.34 V 
4 KEN GEDDES - 566.32 V


F-TR CLASS Grand Aggregate HPS 630 Entry Vet 
1 PAUL BASTARACHE - 623.79 V 
2 ADAM MACDONALD - 621.62 V 
3 GORDON HOLLOWAY - 620.61 V 
4 KEN FERGUSON - 607-51 V

See here for all results: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets - NS-APM

JULY 7 and 8, 2018 - RNBRA - APM - RESULTS

This from Mark McMullen (many thanks to Mark for organizing a very fine APM this year):

On July 7 and 8, 2018, the RNBRA Fullbore section hosted our Annual Prize Match at Batouche range on 5 CDSB Gagetown. I’d like to thank all the competitors and volunteers who made it possible.  We had competitors travel over from PEI and up from NS. It’s always great to see the familiar faces from other provinces.

The weather was hot and humid on Friday afternoon, but the volunteers managed to get the range setup before the rain hit.  Saturday started cool, but did warm up by the afternoon. The wind was steady, but still caught us off guard at times. All 300m and 600m matches were shot on Saturday.  An informal dinner was held at Griffins Pub, located on base in the Canex mall, and the food, drinks and company were enjoyed by all.

Sunday was another beautiful day, with the forecast calling for a very hot and humid afternoon.  The match committee decided to move everyone to one relay on Sunday, to try to finish before the heat got too bad.  The wind was very switchy, with the flags and mirage often disagreeing on what was happening downrange. It made for a challenging long range day, with the 800m and 900m matches being shot.  We managed to finish ahead of schedule, and get our competitors on the road home early.

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to all who came out.

Gibson Memorial 300	T. Eric Snow Match	G. Burge Match
Gordon Holloway F/TR	Gordon Holloway F/TR	Ken Kyle F/TR
Ken Geddes TR	Don Coleman TR	Don Coleman TR

Prince of Wales 2C 800M	Prince of Wales (overall)	Alban Emery 600
Harrison Brown F/TR	Don Coleman TR	Don Coleman TR
Braden Coleman-Sadd TR	Harrison Brown F/TR	Paul Bastarache F/TR

Al Lockett Match	Andy Gunter Match	Coles Trophy
Ken Geddes TR	Dave Oakie TR	Dave Oakie TR
Paul Bastarache F/TR	Adam MacDonald F/TR	Adam MacDonald F/TR

Governor General	MacGillivray Midrange Agg.	Moe Norman Long Range Agg.
Dave Oakie TR	Don Coleman TR	Dave Oakie TR
Adam MacDonald F/TR	Paul Bastarache F/TR	Adam MacDonald F/TR

Grand Aggregate
Don Coleman TR
Adam MacDonald F/TR