JUNE 9 and 10, 2018 - INTERMARITIME MATCH and BRITISH TEAM MATCH - RESULTS

Thanks to Gord Holloway and Michelle Cormier for sending the pictures and write-up.

Last weekend, the Annual Intermaritime Match and British Team match were shot in PEI at the Alexandra Ranges just outside of Charlottetown. It was cold and windy both days but the rain held off and so did the bugs. Sunday, the day of the British Team Match was miserable at 10C and with winds from 10 to 30 km/hr. 

Despite these conditions, New Brunswick wind coaches, Don Coleman and Adam MacDonald did an excellent job of guiding the shooters to a win in both matches. Thanks to them and congratulations to the team are in order.

INTERMARITIME MATCH TROPHY

L to R: Ron Surette., Don Coleman., Adam MacDonald., Michelle Cormier.,
Gordon Holloway., Paul Bastarache., Ken Geddes., Francis Bezeau., Tony Pham
all sporting the official New Brunswick tartan tie

PEI provided lunches both days, and we had our Banquet at Hunter's Ale House in Charlottetown.  It was announced at the Banquet that Team New Brunswick had won the Inter-Maritime Team Match, a very close match as we beat Team Nova Scotia by only one bullseye.  It came as a surprise and we were all very happy with the win. Sunday afternoon, after the match, the trophies and medals were presented inside the range building.  Dave Hanson gave the presentations, and announced that Team New Brunswick had also won the British Team Match, needless to say we were over the moon!!

BRITISH TEAM MATCH TROPHY

L to R: Adam MacDonald., Ken Geddes., Don Coleman., Gordon Holloway
Paul Bastarache., Tony Pham., Michelle Cormier., Ron Surette., Francis Bezeau

With that, we all said our good-byes and called it another year. Our thanks go to Chuck Bachmanek and Dave Hanson and all the crew from PEI for a very fine event. Great range, great coordination, great effort by all.

Until next year in Nova Scotia,

RESULTS - 2018:

JUNE 6, 2018 - PRECISION RIFLE STEEL CHALLENGE

From Mark McMullen:

On June 6, 2018 the Fullbore section hosted a precision rifle steel challenge on Batouche range at 5 CDSB Gagetown.  

The match was loosely styled

after PRS (Precision Rifle Series) matches popular in the US and Canada. Steel targets were between 300m and 600m from the shooter and were engaged from a varity of barricades.  

Thanks to all the competitors and visitors who came out from PEI, NS, and NB and I hope to see you all at the next one.

JUNE 2, 2018 - IM/BT TEAM PRACTICE

Today's match was a mixture of practice and testing the relay format for the Easterns F-Class Championships. We had a reduced match fee of $10. We used dedicated scorekeepers and the ShotMarker e-target configured to only show one shot at a time, which will be used for the Easterns. This system worked very well and we think the Easterns should go smoothly with this scorekeeping method.

Special thanks to Jesse MacArthur who came to learn the ropes in preparation to be the e-target helper at the Easterns.

There was some difficult wind and no mirage to read at all. It was an incredibly clear picture, with the cool weather, clouds, and wind to keep mirage away. In general, we were happy with waterlines but couldn't help shooting 3's and 4's on the more challenging ICFRA target with only the flags to go on.

We each fired two strings on score, and then some extra shooting afterwards. Here are the attendees:

F-Class Shooters:

Gord Holloway - 47-2, 50-2

Adam MacDonald - 44-2, 49-1

Harrison Brown - 49-1, 40-1

Roly Trainor - 44-2, 32-0

Steven Stewart (no scorecard)

Matt Wolf (did not shoot)

Ken Kyle (no scorecard)

TR Shooters:

Don Coleman 48-4, 45-2

Ken Geddes (no scorecard)

MAY 27, 2018 - WORK DAY AT BATOUCHE - GETTING READY FOR EASTERNS

Our thanks are due to Harrison Brown, Ken Kyle, Gordon Holloway, Adam MacDonald and Laura Kaderly for their hard work last Sunday at the Batouche ranges. They prepared a number of target frames for the Eastern F-Class Championships which will be held there later in June.
This crew of dedicated workers stripped the paper from 10 targets, repaired much of the shot out coreplast, glued on ICFRA targets, ferried (1 at a time) and set up 7 targets. They then shot at and calibrated these targets for electronic scoring. Then back again and the targets were safely stored for the big opening day. They tell me it was a long day in a pretty hot sun. Thanks folks for your work!! 
Click here for many photos of hard working fellows: Pictures of May 28, 2018

MAY 26, 2018 - IM/BT TEAM TRIALS - RESULTS

The New Brunswick Team Trials were held last Saturday at the Saint Antoine ranges under the direction of Match Director Ron Surette with the capable assistance of Michelle Cormier.
It looks to have been a good day of shooting with a good number of shooters vying for positions on New Brunswick's team to the Intermaritime and British Team Match competition.
The Team selected Gordon Holloway as captain and Adam MacDonald will be the wind coach. Congratulations to all team members. You have the best wishes of New Brunswick shooters for a successful shoot in PEI!

L to R: Ron S., Don C., Michelle C., Gord H., Francis B., Adam MacD., Paul B., Tony P.

RESULTS - TR CLASS:
Michelle Cormier - 146.13
Don Coleman - 143.13
Ken Geddes - 139.5
Ron Surette - 135.6

RESULTS - FTR CLASS:
Gordon Holloway - 147.16
Adam MacDonald - 146.15
Paul Bastarache - 143.9
Francis Bezeau - 143.9
Tony Pham - 141.4
Harrison Brown - 135.8
Ken Kyle - 133.6
Conrad Leroux - 127.9

MAY 19, 2018 - THE BASTARACHE 600 - RESULTS

The Bastarache 600 this year appeared to be an F-Class match - perhaps in preparation for the Easterns? Three relays of 2+15 were shot at 600m with a possible of 225.45.

RESULTS - FTR CLASS:
Adam MacDonald - 211.7
J.C. Gautreau - 202.8
Francis Bezeau - 201.9
Jean-Francois Canuel - 201.9
Harrison Brown - 197.4
Nelson LeBrun - 186.5
Ken Kyle - 185.5
Anne Fortin - 184.2
Conrad Leroux - 107.1
Paul Bastarache - DNF

 RESULTS - FO CLASS:
Roly Trainor - 204.8
Brian Bastarache - 202.8

May 12, 2018 - MEMORIAL/MACGILLIVRAY MATCH - RESULTS

Memorial/ MacGillivray - CoF: 2+15@ 900, 900,900

The Memorial/ MacGillivray Match was held at the Batouche Ranges on Base Gagetown on Saturday. Don Coleman was Match Director  and Adam MacDonald directed E-Target setup.

It was a ideal sunny day with temperatures 8C rising to 14C by the end of the shooting. The winds varied from 15 to 20 km/hr from the southwest with Gusts to 30 to keep things interesting and bug free. It was a good day to get reacquainted with mirage and wind reading.

Frequent magpies and occasional outers plagued many shooters although Adam MacDonald managed a 23 point gap over second place and had a firm grip on wind conditions.

Thanks to everyone who helped out today.

RESULTS - TR CLASS:

Don Coleman - 65.2 + 70.4 + 71.4 = 205.10

Mark McMullen - 63.2 + 61.3 + 70.3 = 194.8

RESULTS - FTR CLASS:

MacDonald - 70.5 + 71.4 + 70.3 = 211.12

Gordon Holloway - 64.2 + 61.2 + 63.1 = 188.5

Ken Kyle - 60.2 + 59.2 + 64.4 = 183.8

Paul Bastarache - 58.2 + 64.0 + 61.2 = 183.4
Harrison Brown - 61.1 + 52.2 + 65.5 = 178.8

RESULTS - FO CLASS:
Roland Trainor - 63.1 + 62.4 + 59.2 = 184.7
Jason Bastarache - 59.2 + 57.1 + 64.0 = 180.3
Brian Bastarache - 51.2 + 59.2 + 53.2 = 163.6
Mike Lutes - 53.1 + 52.1 + 58.3 = 163.5

MAY 5, 2018 - FREDERICTON CENTENNIAL

Class	NAME	300	500	600	TOTAL
TR	Don Coleman	49.03	47.05	46.00	142.08	1st
TR	Mark McMullin	46.01	46.03	47.01	139.05
FO	Roly Trainor	45.03	47.02	40.02	132.07
FTR	Adam MacDonald	50.06	48.01	46.o3	144.10	1st
FTR	Gordon Holloway	43.03	45.04	45.03	133.10	2nd
FTR	Harrison Brown	43.02	46.02	43.03	132.07	3rd
FTR	Tyler Nichols	45.02	43.01	37.01	125.04	PEIRA
FTR	James Smith	40.01	43.02	35.01	118.04	GUEST
FTR	Chris Feng	40.01	40.01	34.00	114.02	PEIRA
FTR	Steven Stewart	35.01	35.00	34.00	104.01
	There were 10 contestants plus the match director. We were honored to have a visit from
	two PEI Rifle Association contestants Chris Feng and Tyler Nichols.
	We were also pleased to welcome first-time FTR shooter James Smith from Saint John.
	The match opened under conditions of strong gusty winds which slowed down a bit in
	the afternoon. But it was pleasantly sunny all day.
	Match fees of $250 (10 shooters @ $25) will be given by Conrad to Ken Kyle, Fullbore Treasurer.
	Conrad Leroux, Match Director

APRIL 28, 2018 - RANGE MAINTENANCE AND SHOOT

The first outing for New Brunswick Fullbore shooters took place this Saturday with a good crew of eager people on hand to perform range maintenance tasks and to shoot a little in the afternoon.

This from Adam MacDonald: 
"We had originally planned to build three new target frames for the Eastern's, but when we arrived at the range for the first time this year, we found that we actually had 10 serviceable targets only needing repair. We replaced about half of the legs on the targets and also decided to double-up all the legs which was the best approach to stiffen the targets for accuracy with the e-target system.

This was hard work and I thank everyone for contributing. ("Everyone" included Adam MacDonald, Gord Holloway, Harrison Brown, Roly Trainor, Ken Kyle, Don Coleman, Chris Henderson, Mark McMullen and Laura Kaderly).

Once we finally started shooting at around 1-2pm, we were greeted by excellent weather and challenging winds at 900 meters. It was an ideal start to the year."

APRIL 1, 2018 - FULLBORE EXECUTIVE MEETING

Please follow this link to the Executive Meeting.
https://docs.google.com/document - Fullbore Executive Meeting