SPRINGFIELD 1/2K & 1/2Mile CHALLENGE - RESULTS

This match, shot on Saturday June 23, 2012 was the first mid-range/long-range match held at the Fredericton Recreational Shooting Assn. Springfield range. Many thanks to Daniel for organising the match, for being the RO and for installing and maintaining his electronic scoring system which made scoring so much more efficient - we like it a lot!! Despite the weather predictions, ten shooters were on hand and fired 2 sighters and 10 on score twice at 500M and twice at 800M. It was great to see a junior shooter, Tanner Anderson,  join us to give long range shooting a try. Despite the abundant wildlife in the form of mosquitos and flies, it was a heck of a lot of fun for everyone and thankfully the weather cooperated with no rain or wind.

RESULTS TR CLASS     500M  500M  800M  800M   AGG.
NAME                 
Mike Lutes           49.4  48.4  49.5  48.2  194.15

RESULTS FTR CLASS    500M  500M  800M  800M   AGG.
NAME
Ron Mason            50.9  50.9  50.10 50.10 200.38
Bert deVink          49.8  50.8  50.10 50.10 199.36
John Holleran        50.7  50.5  50.3  48.3  198.18
Bob Kierstead        48.4  50.6  49.3  49.4  196.17
Greg Gilbert         47.2  50.3  46.3  49.5  192.13
Jeff Seeley          49.4  50.4  46.3  47.2  192.13
Steven Stewart       49.6  49.4  46.1   --   144.11

RESULTS FO CLASS     500M  500M  800M  800M   AGG.
NAME
Joe Anderson         46.1  50.7  50.5  50.5  196.18
Tanner Anderson       --    --    --   34.0    --

23 June 2012 - First shot fired in competition on Springfield's long distance range; John Holleran firing a .223 at 800 metres

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Fullbore Match this weekend at Springfield

UPDATE 615AM - THE MATCH IS A "GO".
If you are driving from far away you might or might not want to make the drive.


Currently there is a very fine drizzle, though this morning's forecast isn't terribly encouraging -  Cloudy. 60 percent chance of showers early this morning. Periods of rain beginning this morning. Amount 10 to 15 mm. Fog patches dissipating this morning. High 18,


We'll see who show up by 0930-0945, and see  what we can do with the day.


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This Saturday-23-June we are running the first ever fullbore match at the Springfield range.  This match is being hosted by the Springfield club and is sanctioned by the RNBRA Fullbore Section.  It is open to RNBRA members, to Springfield members, and also to guests or new shooters.

The "Springfield Half-K, Half-Mile Challenge" will be fired at 500m (half a kilometre) and 800m (half a mile). Course of fire will be:

500m - 2 convertible sighters and 10 rounds on score

500m - 2 convertible sighters and 10 rounds on score

800m - 2 convertible sighters and 10 rounds on score

800m - 2 convertible sighters and 10 rounds on score

Start time is 10:00 (first shot downrange) , registration at 09:30. Match fee is $20.

Electronic targets will be used; bring a tablet/smartphone etc if you have one.

I encourage RNBRA members to come out and shoot this RNBRA Fullbore sanctioned event. An RSVP by email to dmc@danielchisholm.com would be appreciated!

INTERMARITIME AND BRITISH TEAM MATCH - RESULTS

In a glorious and "well celebrated" effort, Team New Brunswick won both the Intermaritime Match (by 14 points) and the British Team Match (by 1 big point). The IM MAtch was fired on June 16th, 2012 and the BT Match was fired on the next day, June 17th, 2012. The five TR shooters and 3 FClass shooters of TeamNB pulled together with the dedicated work of coach Daniel Chisholm and plotter Ron Mason. Many thanks fellows, without you we could not have done it. Many thanks to the PEIRA as well for hosting this annual event at the beautiful Alexandra Range in PEI. The weather was great  -  dry, beautiful and turbulent at times.



Victorious 2012 RNBRA Fullbore Team, posing with the InterMaritime Trophy won 16-June-2012
Back row Keighan Toomey, Daniel Chisholm, Ron Mason, Bert deVink
Front row Nancy Bourgeois, Egdar Poirier, Michelle Cormier, Ron Surette




INTERMARITIME MATCH RESULTS
(COURSE OF FIRE: 2 Sighters, 7 Shots on score)

NEW BRUNSWICK - TOTAL = 858.25
NAME                300YD   500YD   600YD   AGG.

Nancy Bourgeois     31.0    33.0    29.1    93.1
Daniel Chisholm     33.3    34.4    34.3   101.10
Michelle Cormier    33.0    35.3    35.3   103.6
Edgar Poirier       30.0    33.0    34.6    97.1
Ron Surrette        35.5    34.1    33.1   102.7
Bert deVink         40      42      40     122
Ron Mason           41      42      40     123
Keighan Toomey      40      40      37     117

NOVA SCOTIA - TOTAL = 844.47
NAME                300YD   500YD   600YD   AGG.

Barry L.            35.4    35.5    35.6    105.15
John M.             33.0    35.4    33.1    101.5
Ray S.              34.5    34.5    34.4    102.14
Michel V.           35.3    25.1    29.1     89.5
Andrew W.           34.3    34.2    32.3    100.8
Bert M.             41      40      32      113
Wendy R.            41      38      40      118
Jim W.              41      38      37      116 

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - TOTAL = 833.26
NAME                300YD   500YD   600YD   AGG.

Bob B.              33.1    35.1    34.3    101.5
Ian H.              35.5    35.5    35.3    105.13
Allison J.          31.0    30.1    30.0     91.2
Lindsay J.          31.0    30.3    27.2     88.5
Myron L.            32.0    29.0    31.1     92.1
Dale M.             41      42      36      119
Rob S.              42      40      40      122
Pierre (?)          37      41      37      115
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BRITISH TEAM MATCH RESULTS*
(COURSE OF FIRE: 2 Sighters, 10 Shots on score)

NEW BRUNSWICK - TOTAL = 1069.43
NAME                300YD   500YD   600YD   AGG.

Nancy Bourgeois     45.2    46.1    46.3    137.6
Daniel Chisholm     49.6    49.3    49.2    147.11
Michelle Cormier    48.4    48.2    48.2    144.8
Edgar Poirier       50.5    44.0    48.2    142.7
Ron Surrette        48.5    50.3    48.3    146.11
Bert deVink         60      60      59      179
Ron Mason           57      59      58      174
Keighan Toomey      55      57      58      170

NOVA SCOTIA - TOTAL = 1068.68
NAME                300YD   500YD   600YD   AGG.

Barry L.            50.9    50.3    50.7    150.19
John M.             47.4    48.2    50.4    145.10
Ray S.              50.7    50.7    48.6    148.20
Michel V.           46.2    44.1    46.3    136.6
Andrew W.           49.6    49.1    49.6    147.13
Bert M.             55      56      56      167
Wendy R.            55      59      58      172
Jim W.              60      56      54      170

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND - TOTAL = 1040.42
NAME                300YD   500YD   600YD   AGG.

Bob B.              49.2    46.2    47.2    142.6
Ian H.              50.6    50.6    50.8    150.20
Allison J.          43.2    45.2    44.1    132.5
Lindsay J.          43.3    41.1    45.2    129.6
Myron L.            46.2    44.1    48.1    138.5
Dale M.             58      59      55      172
Rob S.              57      60      60      177

*Because TeamPEI could field only 2 F-Class shooters, total scores for TeamNB and TeamNS include only the two highest F-Class shooters' scores.

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RNBRA Team to Intermaritime and British Team matches

Subject to confirmation, this is the NB team that will be heading to PEI this weekend:

F-Class shooters:
Keighan Toomey
Bert Devink
Ron Mason

TR shooters:
Michelle Cormier
Ron Surette
Nancy Bourgeois
Edgar Poirier
Daniel Chisholm (coach/captain)

We'll fire the Intermaritime Match on Saturday (start time 0900), 2ss7 at 300, 500 and 600 yards.  On Sunday we shoot the British Team Match, which is 2ss10 at 300, 500 and 600yards.  Total rounds for the weekend: 63

STAPLEFORD/COLEMAN MATCH RESULTS

Eighteen shooters attended this match at the Batouche Range at Base Gagetown on June 9th, 2012. Thanks Matt Wolf for being the Match Director and RO. Conditions were dry (!), mostly sunny and a switching wind that encouraged over-corrections based on very sensitive flags.

RESULTS TR CLASS
NAME                  800M  900M  900M     AGG.
Don Coleman           50.5  48.5  68.4     166.14
Mike Lutes            44.1  47.1  72.3     163.5
Ron Surrette          44.1  44.4  64.4     152.9
Nancy Poirier         45.2  39.1  55.0     139.3
Michelle Cormier      45.1  43.0  41.1     129.2
Edgar Poirier         41.3  24.0  56.2     121.5

RESULTS F/TR CLASS
NAME                  800M  900M  900M     AGG.
Mark Cormier          50.2  48.1  70.8     168.11
Ken Kyle              49.7  48.2  70.4     167.13
Keaghan Toomey        46.1  44.3  74.8     164.12
Ron Mason             48.5  45.2  71.4     164.11
Stuart Ferguson       46.4  45.7  72.8     163.19
Conrad Leroux         47.1  45.1  70.7     162.9
Paul MacIlveen        45.5  45.2  72.2     162.9
Andre Charlebois      29.0  36.1  59.4     124.5
John Holleran          9.0  32.1  41.1      82.2 

RESULTS MTR CLASS
NAME                  800M  900M  900M     AGG.
Brian Doherty         48.5  41.2  70.2     159.9

RESULTS FO CLASS
NAME                  800M  900M  900M     AGG.
Bert deVink           50.6  48.5  74.3     172.14
Joe Anderson          47.2  41.1  71.3     159.6

These results are being posted by Bert. My apologies if I have misspelled your name or made an error in your score. Let me know asap at bertdevink@gmail.com if this has happened.

Trials for I.M. and B.T. team matches

We've got a full weekend coming up, see our schedule.  This Sat-9-June Bob Kierstead will run the RNBRA Smallbore Championship at Springfield Range.  There's a 60 shot prone match and a 20 shot standing match - hope to see you there!

This Sun-10-June will be our second long range match of the year, the Stapleford Coleman, run by match director Matt Wolf.  We will use the scores fired in the Stapleford Coleman match to select the New Brunswick team that will travel next weekend Sat-Sun-16-17-June to Prince Edward Island to shoot the Intermaritime Match and the British Team Match.  These two team matches consist of 5 TR shooters and 3 F-TR shooters.

On the range immediately following the Stapleford Coleman match, we'll have a brief meeting to select a Captain for the teams and to make arrangements for the match and the trip.

Shooters Wanted for Mini Palma match in September

Interested in Team shooting?  Make arrangements now for a great shooting opportunity this fall!  The Maritimes Team needs TR and F-TR shooters for this fall's match.

Every year there is an annual Mini Palma Friendship Match fired between the New England States and the Maritime Provinces.  It rotates between a US and Canadian location, this year it will be fired 15-Sep-2012 at Nashua, New Hampshire.

Each team consists of ten shooters; it was originally a TR-only match but F-Class is now part of the team.  Each team has seven TR shooters and three F-TR shooters.  The Canadian Team is selected based on individual shooter performance during the Atlantic Championship Match on Labour Day weekend, which this year is 1-2-3- Sept at Batouche range - so please plan on shooting the Atlantics.

Travel to the USA with a rifle requires a BATF form.  They're quite easy to get and there is no fee, but they do take 6-8 weeks to get.  This means that a shooter needs to apply for his permit *BEFORE* the Atlantic Championships are fired and the team selection is made.  *NOW* is a good time to apply.

I would encourage every shooter who thinks they MIGHT want to shoot this match, to apply now for the BATF permit.  One of the things you will need is an official invitation to the match.  Have a look at the invitation form and match info, then please contact me, give me your mailing address, and I will arrange for an official invitation (with your name on it) to be given to you, and then you can apply for the permit.

UPDATE 3-July: Here's a link to the BATF Form 6NIA (.pdf) that you need to fill out.

Memorial/MacGillivray Match, 19-May

Tomorrow is our first long range match of the year, the Memorial/MacGillivray match.  We'll be shooting 2ss10 at 800m, then we'll fall back to 900m and fire 2ss10, twice.

The weather forecast is fantastic (sun and cloud, 20km/h winds, high of 25C).

We don't have paid target markers tomorrow, so we'll be doing competitor marking.

Hope to see you there!

Results

F/TR
Ron Mason 150-17V
Matt Wolf 146-13V
Bert DeVink 142-16V
Paul MacIlveen 138-9V
Andre Charlebois 123-4V
John Holleran 70-3V

MTR
Brian Doherty 139-9V
Conrad Leroux 138-9V

TR
Mike Lutes 124-5V

F/BR
George Cooke 93-4V

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Fredericton Centennial Match Batouche Range

500m, 600m Match Director: Coleman

Cloudy with a few rain showers, temperature on the cool side 10 - 12C and winds mostly from the west and variable. Not all shooting was recorded on the scorecards and rainshowers caused some competitors not to shoot the last range.

A combination of electronic scoring and self marking was used.

Name	Class	500	500	600	600	Total
Bert DeVink	FTR	49.4	50.8	50.6	46.3	195.21
Ron Mason	FTR	49.6	50.9	50.8	45.2	194.25
Adrien Roy	FTR	48.2	50.3	36.0		134.5
Brian Doherty	MTR	50.7	50.8	50.6	50.6	200.27
Paul Mcllveen	MTR	49.4	50.8	50.4	50.3	199.19
Wayne Kay	MTR	50.5	50.6	49.3		149.14
Mike LeRoy	MTR	50.4				50.4
Don Coleman	TR	49.5	48.2	47.4		144.11
Conrad Leroux	TR	45.0	42.0	47.1		134.1

 

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regular target on #10, e-target on #12
(photo taken from 600m firing point) 



Fullbore Season Opener this weekend

The 2012 RNBRA Fullbore season starts at 09:00 this Saturday-5-May, at Springfield Range (google maps link), with a joint FRSA(Springfield)-RNBRA Fullbore "300m Sight-in, Practice and Circle Training".  This is our first event of the year, it is the first time an RNBRA Fullbore event has been fired at Springfield, and it is the first RNBRA event that will be run on electronic targets.

Being a joint event, it is open both to FRSA members and to RNBRA Fullbore Section members (and as always, RNBRA Fullbore Section welcomes new shooters to come out and fire as a guest once or twice).  The fee for this event is $10, it is a training/practice event and no prizes or medals will be awarded (regular RNBRA Fullbore match fee is $20).

We will run an introductory-level "Circle Training" session for those who are interested in shooting in this format.  Other shooters may fire practice (and coaching/helping is permitted/encouraged).

We will fire 300m from 09:00 until about 1:00pm.  At that point the event will be officially over, but we will move back to 600m and anyone who wants to stick around and do some more shooting at 600 is of course welcome to do so.

If you are thinking of attending, it would be most helpful if you could RSVP to me dmc@danielchisholm.com and let me know you're planning to come.  At this point I am not sure if we will have only one electronic target (in which case things will be a bit tight/busy) or if we'll be able to have two running.

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** SAT-AM UPDATE 05:45 ** It's a GO.  There's a bit of very light drizzle, and a couple of mm forecast for the morning; won't be a spectacular day weatherwise, but more-than-good-enough to shoot in.  Bring a raincoat and a warm lunch!

**UPDATE 1 ** 25-30 rounds will probably suffice for the 300m shooting; if you bring 50 rounds you'll have more than enough for the whole day.

** UPDATE 2 ** The weatherman is calling for "2-4mm" of rain tomorrow - so at this point it looks like we're *ON*, though it won't be as much fun as a nice sunny day would have been.  Bring a raincoat and rainpants, and a shooting mat if you have one.

There will only be one electronic target in operation for this match, so the target will be very full for the day; lots of good opportunity to chat (or, warm-up / dry-up!!)

Do check this blog on Saturday morning just before you head for the range, in case there is a last minute cancellation.

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REPORT: We had 11 shooters turn out for this event, coming from as far away as Moncton.  The weather turned out OK, with a bit of a very light drizzle that would come and go.  We fired 140 rounds at 300m, and when everybody had their fill we moved  back to 600m and fired another 250 rounds.  Shooting on the electronic target made for a pretty leisurely day.