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"I have some sad news to share, Edgar Poirier passed away last night.  

I will forward more information when available."

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GUN SHOW DATES - 2020
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O'Dell Gun Show: Fredericton/O'Dell Gun Show
The Irishtown gunshow will take place in Grande Digue on May 4/5th with setup on the 3rd. 
Saturday 9:00am to 5:00pm, Sunday 9:00am to 3:00pm.
Its in the local community center. Tables can be booked by calling Earl at 383 9579 
Earl McGee, Grande-Digue Community Center, Route 468, Civic # 530

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2019 ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS and MINI-PALMA

The 2019 Atlantic Championships were held on August 31 and September 1 in New Brunswick on Batouche Range. On September 2 the Mini-Palma Canada vs. USA match was held.

These two matches had a record-breaking turnout of 33 competitors from NB, PEI, PQ, NS and the New England states. On Day 1 the competitors shot the Lady Slipper and the Bluenose matches (which represent PEI and NS, respectively) at 300m, 500m and 600m. With scattered clouds and low wind, shooters were able to get a good feel for the range conditions. Day 2 included the Herring Choker Match (representing NB) at 300m, 500m and 600m and the Down East which is two matches at 900m. Clear skies and a hot sun made the mirage the talk of the day, visible even with the naked eye. 

The Grand Aggregate winners were Ian Hogg (PE) in TR and Adam MacDonald (NB) in F/TR. In TR, Daniel Chisholm (NB) place second with 1V more than third place winner Braden Colman-Sadd (NS). In F/TR Gord Holloway (NB) placed second, two points ahead of Jian Wu (PE) who came third. Awards were presented at dinner in the evening held at RustiCo. in Fredericton.

Grand Agg 1st Place TR
Ian Hogg

Grand Agg 3rd Place TR
Brad Colman-Sadd

                               

                                   Grand Agg 2nd Place TR
                                  Daniel Chisholm

On Monday, competitors donned their rain gear and shot the Canada vs. New England USA Mini-Palma match at 900m. Pete De Santis captained the USA team and John Marshall of Nova Scotia captained the Canadian team. Three matches were shot with no breaks, as shooters tried to beat the rain (which they barely did). Team Canada made a strong showing and won overall by 111 points. Top individual shooters in the team matches were Stephen Landry (USA) in TR (3Vs ahead of Mark McMullin) and Stephen McCalmont (USA) in F/TR, two points ahead of Gord Holloway.

Held at the same time as the Mini-Palma team match was a special match for any individual that wanted to shoot. Kris Feng, Ken Geddes & Ken Kyle shot three relays at 900m. Kris Feng (PE) had the highest overall score and took home a unique vintage RNBRA medal.

Thank you to the Pete De Santis and the USA Team for traveling to NB for this special match. It was great fun to see old friends and new faces. There were several USA shooters who had never shot at 900m before this weekend and we enjoyed sharing that experience with them.

Thanks to Dollard for being RSO and to Mark McMullin for providing an excellent barbeque lunch all three days (in between shooting relays and winning the Down East match in TR). Also thanks to Conrad Leroux for arranging all the medals for this event.

AUGUST 14 - 16, 2019 - DCRA F-CLASS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS FOR NEW BRUNSWICK FTR SHOOTERS

Congratulations guys, this is very fine shooting indeed!! New Brunswick shooters are proud of you!!

August 14, 2019 - Sierra Long Range Aggregate 
(HPS = 225V45)   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   29 shooters
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2nd place         Tony Pham                     208V15
5th place          Gordon Holloway           206V13
6th place          Adam MacDonald          205V14
10th place        Ken Kyle                        203V15
20th place        Matt Wolf                       197V9
22nd place       Mark Cormier                196V7

August 15, 2019 - Grand Aggregate to Thursday Night
(HPS = 575V115)   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   29 shooters
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2nd place               Gordon Holloway                   543V39
3rd place                Adam MacDonald                  540V38
4th place                Tony Pham                             538V36
10th place               Ken Kyle                               524V36 
11th place               Matt Wolf                               522V25
21st place               Mark Cormier                        510V21

August 16, 2019 - Grand Aggregate to Friday Night
(HPS = 675V135)   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   .   29 shooters
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2nd place               Gordon Holloway               639V42
3rd place                Adam MacDonald              634V42
4th place                Tony Pham                         630V39
10th place               Ken Kyle                           619V42
11th place               Matt Wolf                           616V29
19th place               Mark Cormier                    601V25

August 16, 2019 - LUM Team Match .  Friday Night
Team New Brunswick   .   .   First Place  .    857V72
(HPS = 900V180)   .   .   .5 Teams competing in FTR
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KYLE,KEN,MONCTON                                         217v20
HOLLOWAY,GORDON,FREDERICTON                214v20
CORMIER,MARK,GRAND BARACHOIS                 213v14
PHAM,TONY,RIVERVIEW                                      213v18
MACDONALD,ADAM,HANWELL                            coach
                  

AUGUST 11, 2019 - SURETTE CHALLENGE - RESULTS

This match was originally scheduled for August 10 but was held the following day due to inclement weather including thunder storms.

Thanks to Michelle for sending the results and some pics of the match.

"I'm very glad we rescheduled from Saturday to Sunday, the weather yesterday was severe and quite a bit of hail as well.  This morning was a bit chilly, but quickly warmed up.  The cloud/sun mix made for some interesting conditions.
Both Ken Kyle and Kris Feng were in attendance today, and both are leaving tomorrow for Ottawa.  We wish them luck and safe travels!"

Ron Surette, with help from Michelle, organized the match and was the match director and Chief Range Officer. The match was shot at 300, 500 and 600 meters on the ranges in St. Antoine.

RESULTS - SURETTE CHALLENGE - TR:
Ron Surette - 49.6 + 49.6 + 48.3 = 146V15
Mark McMullen - 46.2 + 50.1 + 50.2 = 146V5
Ken Geddes - 47.4 + 49.2 + 47.3 = 143V9
Michelle Cormier - 47.4 + 49.4 + 45.1 = 141V9

RESULTS - SURETTE CHALLENGE - FO:
Perry Wright - 47.2 + 48.3 + 45.1 = 140V6

RESULTS - SURETTE CHALLENGE - FTR:
Ken Kyle - 49.7 + 50.6 + 49.5 = 148V18
Kris Feng - 50.5 + 48.4 + 49.2 = 147V11
Andrew Justason - 47.5 + 47.3 + 46.2 = 140V10

AUGUST 5, 2019 - NOTIFICATION OF ATLANTIC CHAMPIONSHIPS ON AUGUST 30/31

The RNBRA Fullbore Section invites you to the 2019 Atlantic Championship and Mini-Palma Match held on August 31 through September 2 at 5 CDSB Gagetown, Oromocto, New Brunswick. 

Course of Fire:

Saturday Aug. 31

8:30am - Registration

10am - Shooting starts

Lady Slipper 300m & Bluenose 300m

Lady Slipper 500m & Bluenose 500m

Lady Slipper 600m & Bluenose 600m

Sunday Sept. 1

8:45am - Welcome remarks/Safety briefing

9am - Shooting starts

Herring Choker 300m

Herring Choker 500m 

Herring Choker 600m 

Down East, 2 matches at 900m

Dinner in Fredericton

Monday Sept. 2

8am - Welcome remarks/Safety briefing

8:30am - Shooting starts

Match 1, 2 & 3 - 900m

Mini-Palma Awards Ceremony

On Saturday and Sunday we will be shooting The Atlantic Championship which includes four matches representing the Atlantic provinces. The match fee is $110, payable at registration. Round count will be 132 rounds including sighters (all matches will be 2+10). Awards will be held at dinner on Sunday evening in Fredericton (exact location TBD).

On Monday we will be shooting the Mini-Palma, is a traditional team match between Atlantic Canada and Eastern United States; it will be held on Monday, September 2. Each country will select one team to compete that includes 6 target rifle shooters and 4 F-class shooters. There will be three relays shot at 900m; round count will be 51 rounds per shooter (including sighters). The awards ceremony will be held Monday afternoon at the range. 

The Canadian Mini-Palma team will be selected on Sunday based on results from the Atlantic Championship. Held concurrently with the Mini-Palma will be a separate individual match which anyone not shooting the Mini-Palma is welcome to attend. There will be one medal for the highest score of all classes shooting this match. 

All matches will be held at Batouche Range on electronic targets. Shooters are required to bring a wifi-enabled device (tablet, smartphone, laptop, etc). 

A BBQ lunch will be provided on all three days. 

These matches were originally scheduled to be in PEI, but due to unforeseen circumstances with the DND Alexandra Range availability, they have been moved to New Brunswick. If you have already registered for PEI and can still attend, you will receive a refund for the reduced match fee.

Please extend this invitation on our behalf to your team members, coaches, assistants and guests. Pre-registration is required for both matches. RSVP to myself by responding to this email. Attached is an official invitation letter for those travelling across the border. Hope to see you all in NB,

Adam

RNBRA Fullbore Section Chairman

Match Director, Atlantic Championship

JULY 27 and JULY 28, 2019 - PEI APM - RESULTS

Saturday, July 27, 2019 & Sunday July 28, 2019

Prince Edward Island - Annual Prize Meet

ALEXANDRA RANGES, PEI
MD: Chuck Bachmanek

RESULTS WILL BE POSTED AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE.

JULY 20, 2019 - THE GAUTREAU 600 - RESULTS

Thanks to JC Gautreau for sending these results and pics.

It was a hot day on Saturday in St. Gabriel for the Gautreau 600 with 14 shooters attending.

Debbie Gautreau made a wonderful Barbque and everyone had a wonderful time shooting, eating, rejuvenating friendships and making new shooting friends.

The mirage and heat were definitely difficult shooting conditions and the winds were not particularly helpful in peaking through the mirage - a few puffs here and there hardly cleared the mirage. 

Shooting took place over 600m with 3 relays of 15 (possible 225V45).

RESULTS - TR CLASS AT 600m:

Ron Surette - 220V21

Ken Geddes - 210V14

RESULTS - FTR CLASS AT 600m:

J P Canuel - 221V22

Tony Pham - 221V21

J C Gautreau - 218V13

Paul Bost - 216V19

Andrew Justason - 215V16

Nelson Lebrun - 212V19

Annie Pettersen - 212V16

Marc Langelier - 206V15

Perry Wright - 204V12

Todd Langil - 195V6

Harrison Brown - 146V16

JULY 6 and JULY 7, 2019 - RNBRA FULBORE ANNUAL PRIZE MEET - RESULTS

Saturday, July 6, 2019 & Sunday, July 7, 2019

RNBRA Fullbore Annual Prize Meet

BATOUCHE - Match Director: Mark McMullin

Thanks to Adam MacDonald for sending the results. The full results may be seen here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet of results 2019 APM RNBRA

Grand Aggregate  (all shots)
TR:                           Marcel Kolb	504.53
TR:                                 Ian Hogg	502.56
FTR:              Adam MacDonald	489.34
TR:           Braden Colman-Sadd	485.27
FTR:                               Kris Feng	477.27
FTR:                                Ken Kyle	473.37
FTR:                    Gord Holloway	473.34
TR:                            Ken Geddes	459.18
FTR:                     Conrad Leroux	401.12
FTR:  Evangeline Colman-Sadd	354.22
FTR:                    Steven Stewart	196.02
TR:                    Daniel Chisholm	135.10

JULY 3, 2019 - DCRA - EASTERN F-CLASS CHAMPIONSHIPS - RESULTS

RESULTS WILL POSTED AS SOON AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE

Saturday, June 29 - Monday July 1, 2019

DCRA Eastern Canada F-Class Championships

BATOCHE - MD: Gord Holloway

From Laura Kaderly:
"We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the 2019 Eastern Canada F-Class Championships! 
The event is being held on Base Gagetown in New Brunswick from Friday June 28 - Sunday June 30. 
Follow this link for registration: http://www.easternfclass.ca/registration.html
All the details are on the website. If you attended last year, the course of fire and schedule willbe the same as 2018. 
We will be shooting on the ShotMarker electronic target system. 
Space is limited, so be sure to register early. Feel free to share this with anyone who may be interested. 
Questions? Send an email to the Match Director, Gordon Holloway, at president@rnbra.ca. 
Follow us on Facebook for the latest updates: www.facebook.com/easternfclass
Hope to see you in June!
This is a quick announcement that the Eastern Canada F-Class Championships have been changed to 
Saturday June 29, Sunday June 30 and Monday July 1. This change was necessary to accommodate 
military training events at CFB Gagetown.  
Eastern F-Class Committee"

JULY 3, 2019 - NOVA SCOTIA RIFLE ASSN ANNUAL PRIZE MEET - RESULTS

The Nova Scotia Rifle Association's Annual Prize Meet for

2019 was held at the Beaverbank Ranges in NOVA SCOTIA

on Friday, June 21 to Sunday, June 23 2019.

The full results are available here:

http://www.nsrifle.org/TR-2019APMScores.pdf

F-Class Grand Aggregate HPS 465 (adjusted for matches rained out):

1 Jian Wu 458V35 

2 Kris Feng 455V36  

3 Steven Joy 444V21  

4 Paul Bastarache 443V26  

5 Francis Bezeau 441V28 

6 Bert MacDonald 435V21  

7 Evangeline Colman-Sadd 422V23  

8 Bin Wang 421V14  

9 Xie Lilan 408V15  

10 XiaoDong Li 389V18  

11 Al Mutch 229V11  

12 Sonny Desrosiers 99V8 

TR Grand Aggregate HPS 465 (adjusted for matches rained out): 

1 Marcel Kolb 471V59  

2 Dave Oakie 461V37 

3 Braden Colman-Sadd 449V26  

4 Ken Geddes 431V24 

JUNE 22, 2019 - ATTENTION - RNBRA APM

Hi Everyone, 

 The RNBRA fullbore section would like to invite all fullbore shooters to our APM July 06-07 2019 at Batouche range in Oromocto.  If you could pass the following information along to any interested shooters, I'd appreciate it.  I've attached the schedule and a few match notes.  A light lunch will be provided both days, if anyone has any dietary issues please advise me.  

 

Pre-registration is encouraged to help with squadding.  Anyone wishing to attend can register by contacting me.

Mark McMullin

Fullbore section vice chair

CLICK ON THIS LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION: https://docs.google.com - RNBRA APM 2019

JUNE 15 and 16, 2019 - INTERMARITIME MATCH and BRITISH TEAM MATCH - RESULTS

Thanks to Adam MacDonald for sending results and pics.

"Here's pictures and scores from the Intermaritime Match. New Brunswick's score was 600-35 scaled up to 800-46. Nova Scotia's score was 798-63. Prince Edward Island's score was 774-55.

I don't have the British Team match scores. New Brunswick won that by a larger margin.

The Intermaritime and British Team Match were held in Nova Scotia this year. Team New Brunswick was formed by five NB shooters: Ken Kyle, Adam MacDonald, Perry Wright, Roly Trainer, and Ken Geddes. (Note that Gordon Holloway shot for New Brunswick in the British Team Match. ed.) In addition we recruited Ian Hogg from PEI, and wind coach Adam MacDonald. The scores from 6 shooters were scaled up to be equivalent to as if we had 8. We ended up squeaking out a victory by only 2 points! Wind was fairly light, but frequent small switches meant in order to not lose points we needed to make tiny adjustments based on the mirage on nearly every shot. It was challenging and a very fun time. We also had a great dinner at the Future Inn in Halifax. Thank you to Nova Scotia for hosting the match this year!"

From L. to R. Adam MacDonald, Captain and wind coach; Ken Kyle, FTR; Gordon Holloway, FTR; Perry Wright, FTR; 
Ken Geddes, TR; Roly Trainor, FTR. Missing Ian Hogg, TR.

RESULTS - TEAM NEW BRUNSWICK - TOTAL = 800V46

TR - Ken Geddes - 32V0 + 34V3 + 31V1 = 97V4

TR - Ian Hogg - 35V3 + 34V4 + 35V3 = 104V10

FTR - Ken Kyle - 34V1 + 34V2 + 34V2 = 102V5

FTR - Adam McDonald - 35V3 + 34V1 + 34V4 = 103V8

FTR - Roly Trainor - 29V1 + 34V1 + 33V1 = 96V3

FTR - Perry Wright - 34V1 + 32V2 + 32V2 = 98V5

RESULTS - TEAM NOVA SCOTIA - TOTAL = 798V63

TR - Braden Coleman-Sadd - 34V4 + 34V2 + 35V1 = 103V7

TR - Peter Dobson - 30V1 + 31V2 + 30V2 = 91V5

TR - Marcel Kolb - 35V7 + 35V6 + 35V4 = 105V17

TR - Barry langille - 34V4 + 35V3 + 35V2 = 104V9

TR - John Marshall - 32V1 + 33V3 + 29V0 = 94V4

TR - David Oakie - 33V1 + 35V5 + 35V3 = 103V9

FTR - Bill Giles - 33V1 + 31V1 + 32V1 = 96V3

FTR - Steven Joy - 33V2 + 34V4 + 35V3 = 102v9

RESULTS - TEAM PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - TOTAL = 774V55

FTR - Bill Anderson - 28V0 + 30V0 + 33V4 = 91V4

FTR - Mike Arsenault - 32V3 + 33V1 + 31V0 = 96V4

FTR - Chuck Bachmanek - 22V0 + 29V1 + 29V1 = 80V2

FTR - Kris Feng - 35V3 + 35V1 + 34V3 = 104V7

FTR - Dave Hanson - 34V4 + 35V4 + 34V3 = 103V11

FTR - Lee - 30V0 + 31V1 + 35V5 = 96V6

FTR - Tyler Nichols - 33V3 + 34V3 + 33V3 = 100V9

FTR - Jian Wu - 34V3 + 35V5 + 35V4 = 104V12

JUNE 11, 2019 - ATTENTION! - NOVA SCOTIA APM

 ATTENTION ALL FULLBORE SHOOTERS!
The Nova Scotia Rifle Association Annual Prize Meet will be held from Friday, June 21, 2019 to Sunday, June 23, 2019 at the Beaverbank Ranges.
Click here for more information: NOVA SCOTIA - APM 2019

JUNE 11, 2019 - BILL 71 - MUST READ

HOW BILL 71 WILL AFFECT YOU UPON ROYAL PROCLAMATION - 
https://nfa.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/C-71-Explainer-06-10-2019.pdf

JUNE 1, 2019 - RCR/CENTENNIAL MATCHES - RESULTS

On Saturday, June 1, 2019, several matches were held at the same time in St. Antoine under the direction of Match Director Ron Surette. The Fredericton Centennial Match had been scheduled for earlier in the year but had had to be cancelled due to inclement weather. It was to have been shot at 300, 500 and 600 meters.
These were the same ranges as for the RCR match scheduled for this weekend. A natural fit - especially as Ron would be the match director for both matches and the same course of fire was to have been shot as well.
In addition, this Saturday was to have been the selection of shooters for the New Brunswick Team to the Inter-Maritime and British Team Matches which will be held in Nova Scotia later in June. See previous post for New Brunswick's Team.
Thanks to Michelle Cormier for sending the results and pics.



RESULTS - RCR/CENTENNIAL MATCH - TR CLASS:
Daniel Chisholm - 147V7
Ron Surette - 145V11
Ken Geddes - 141V5
Michelle Cormier - 131V5

RESULTS - RCR/CENTENNIAL MATCH - FTR CLASS:
Gordon Holloway - 148V11
Ken Kyle - 147V17
Adam MacDonald - 147V16
Tony Pham - 146V6
Harrison Brown - 141V11
Paul Bastarache - 140V10
Mark McMullin - 138V8
Francis Bezeau - 135V4
Roly Trainor - 129V1

JUNE 1, 2019 - NEW BRUNSWICK TEAM TO INTER-MARITIME MATCH and BRITISH TEAM MATCH ON JUNE 15/16, 2019

Daniel Chisholm - TR

Michelle Cormier - TR

Ron Surrete - TR

Ken Geddes - TR

Ken Kyle - FTR

Francis Bezeau - FTR

Adam MacDonald -  FTR
Captain

Roly Trainor - FTR