Thursday, August 14, 2014

DCRA - FULLBORE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Several of New Brunswick's finest shooters have gone to Ottawa to shoot in the Fullbore National Championships.

We wish Matt Wolf and Francis Bezeau "good shooting" in the F-Class Championships

We also wish Steven Stewart and John Stamp success in the Service Rifle Championships.

TR Championship competitors from New Brunswick include Michael Lutes and Daniel Chisholm. Our best wishes for a good shoot!

You can follow the results here: http://www.dcra.ca/results/2014/CFRC

Saturday, August 9, 2014

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW BRUNSWICK FIRST NATIONS SHOOTERS


Our congratulations go to the first-ever shooting team from New Brunswick to go to the North American Indigenous Games held in Regina Saskatchewan recently.

Three Maliseet and Mi'qmaq boys, David Knockwood from the Fort Folly First Nation, Hunter Polchies from the Woodstock First Nation and Brandon Brooks from the St. Mary's First Nation, under the able tutelage of coach Bob Kierstead, brought home 2 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze medals. These honours were won in the 3-position competition where 40 rounds were fired from a prone, standing and kneeling position and additionally, in a 60 round prone match.

Click on this link for additional information: Telegraph-Journal Article 2014-08-03



For those interested here are the overall team medal standings. As you can see, this is truly a major international/North American event with over 5000 competitors that is held every 4 years.

Team nameGoldSilverBronzeTotal
 British Columbia 634948160
 Saskatchewan725433159
 Ontario555440149
 Eastern Door and the North20211758
 Manitoba12202254
 Northwest Territories7172751
 Wisconsin9141538
 Newfoundland and Labrador9101534
 New Brunswick851326
 Nova Scotia181423
 Alberta39921
 Yukon43411
 Washington60410
 Nunavut0415
 New York1225
 Connecticut3003
 California1113
 Florida1102
 Colorado0202
 Prince Edward Island0000

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

NOVA SCOTIA RIFLE ASSOCIATION 140th ANNUAL PRIZE MEET - RESULTS

The Nova Scotia Rifle Association Anual Prize Meet was held on the long weekend - August 1 to August 3, 2014 with about 30 shooters participating.

RESULTS - HIGHLIGHTS OF TR CLASS

Lieutenant Governor's HPS 275
(Stanfield 300 & 500, Higgins-Merchant 500) 
(Navy 600 & MacDonald Stewart 800)

1 Kolb, Marcel - 275 35 V
2 Ferguson, Alan - 273 30 V
3 Langille, Barry - 273 21 V
4 Lutes, Mike - (NB) - 272 36 V
5 Coleman, Don -(NB) - 270 30 V
6 Jenkins, Jeff - 269 24 V
7 Maly, Steve - 265 22 V
8 Hulburt, Eric - 262 18 V
9 Dobson, Peter - 261 23 V
10 Bachmanek, Chuck - (PEI) - 253 14 V
11 MacLeod, Mitch - (PEI) 253 11 V
12 Marshall, John - 148 16 V
13 Selig, Bob - 118 6 V

Grand Aggregate HPS 630

1 Kolb, Marcel - 621 74 V
2 Langille, Barry - 621 60 V
3 Jenkins, Jeff Vet - 619 57 V
4 Coleman, Don -(NB) - 615 58 V
5 Ferguson, Alan - 614 57 V
6 Maly, Steve Vet - 602 42 V
7 Hulburt, Eric - 594 36 V
8 Dobson, Peter - 585 40 V
9 MacLeod, Mitch - (PEI) - 569 24 V
10 Bachmanek, Chuck -(PEI) Vet - 562 28 V
11 Lutes, Mike - (NB) - 466 51 V
12 Selig, Bob - 360 18 V
13 Marshall, John - 248 25 V
14 Craig, Glenn - 143 3 V
 
RESULTS - HIGHLIGHTS OF FTR CLASS

Lieutenant Governor's HPS 330
(Stanfield 300 & 500, Higgins-Merchants 500,)
(Navy 600 & Macdonald Stewart 800)

1 Reid, Wendy - 326 (Count back)
2 Bastarache, Paul - (NB) - 326
3 Papazyan, Armen - 324
4 Ferguson, Ken - 324
5 Smith, Robert - (NL) - 323
6 LeBrasseur, Pierre - 322
7 Webber, Andy - 320
8 Milner, Ted - 318
9 MacLeod, Dale - (PEI) - 317
10 Giles, Bill - 313
11 Wu, Jian - 309
12 Whitty, Jim - 309
13 Hilchey, Ron - 308
14 Eichhorst, Eric - 303
15 Mutch, Al - 166
16 Miller, Mark - 165


Grand Aggregate HPS 756

1 Bastarache, Paul - (NB) - 746
2 Ferguson, Ken - 743
3 Papazyan, Armen - 742
4 Reid, Wendy - 741
5 Smith, Robert - (NL) - 737
6 Webber, Andy - 734
7 LeBrasseur, Pierre - 725
8 Milner, Ted - 722
9 MacLeod, Dale - (PEI) - 719
10 Giles, Bill - 710
11 Hilchey, Ron - 702
12 Whitty, Jim - 699
13 Wu, Jian - 698
14 Eichhorst, Eric - 621
15 Mutch, Al  - 510
16 Miller, Mark - 278


  More results are available here Nova Scotia - APM - RESULTS

REMINDER FOR MINI-PALMA

Selection for the Mini-Palma this year will be at the Atlantic Championships with captain John Marshall rounding out the roster with shooters from across the maritimes.
John also reminds everyone who may be interested in going to get their paperwork done - it may not be too late yet. This is necessary to transport firearms into the USA. 

These are available from Michael Lutes at Michael Lutes e-mail

Friday, August 1, 2014

JULY 26 AND 27, 2014 - PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND RIFLE ASSOCIATION - 142nd ANNUAL PRIZE MEET - RESULTS

The Prince Edward Island Rifle Association hosted it's 142nd Annual Prize Meet at the Alexandra Range outside of Charlottetown last weekend. It was a well attended two days of shooting with 21 shooters coming from Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and, of course from Prince Edward Island. It appears that some shooters shot very well indeed and that some had a great deal of fun - some even did both! Although we don't have specifics of the weather over the two days, pictures suggest that it might have been a bit cool and that the wind may have presented a mild challenge at times.
We want to acknowledge the hard work of Chuck Bachmanek, Mitch MacLeod, Glenn Craig and other members of the PEIRA and thank them for their hospitality, the fine lunches and a well organized event.

HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS - TR CLASS

1.  ALL COMERS AGGREGATE:


Marcel Kolb - 394 V35
Daniel Chisholm - 391 V33
Ron Surette - 390 V40
Don Coleman - 387 V36
Mitch MacLeod - 380 V21
Bob Selig - 363 V17
Chuck Bachmanek - 331 V8
Glenn Craig - 263 V2
Myron Ling - 246 V9  
Clifford Craswell - 78 V2

2.  GRAND AGGREGATE:

Marcel Kolb - 543 V53
Daniel Chisholm - 538 V44
Ron Surette - 536 V53
Don Coleman - 532 V50
Mitch MacLeod -  521 V24
Bob Selig - 500 V22
Chuck Bachmanek - 442 V14
Myron Ling - 370 V15
Glenn Craig - 368 V15   
Clifford Craswell - 188 V2

HIGHLIGHTS OF RESULTS - FTR CLASS

1.   ALL COMERS AGGREGATE:
 
Paul Bastarache - 400 V68 = 468 F score
Ken Kyle - 399 V61 = 460
Francis Bezeau - 400 V58 = 458
Robert Smith - 397 V60 = 457   
Conrad Leroux - 397 V51 = 448
Al Mutch - 395 V51 = 446
Dale MacLeod - 392 V37 = 429
Mark Clark - 370 V26 = 396
Bob Barwise - 365 V21 = 386
Jian Wu - 247 V27 = 274

2.   GRAND AGGREGATE:

Paul Bastarache - 500 V93 = 593 F score
Francis Bezeau - 500 V84 = 584     
Ken Kyle - 499 V84 = 583
Robert Smith - 496 V82 = 578
Conrad Leroux - 497 V76 = 573
Al Mutch - 490 V68 = 558
Mark Clark - 472 V33 = 505
Bob Barwise - 463 V31 = 494
Dale MacLeod - 440 V51 = 491
Jian Wu - 349 V42 = 491



You may view all F-CLASS results here: PEIRA 2014 APM - F CLASS RESULTS
and TR results are here: PEIRA 2014 APM - TR CLASS RESULTS


Wednesday, July 23, 2014

2014 MID-SUMMER REPORT FROM RNBRA PRESIDENT - MICHAEL LUTES

Please follow this link to view the mid-summer report from the Royal New Brunswick Rifle Association President - Michael Lutes:


Monday, July 21, 2014

JULY 20, 2014 - RCR CENTENNIAL MATCH - SAINT ANTOINE

The RCR Centennial Match took place under hot sunny skies with 16 shooters attending. Thanks to Ron Surrette for being Match Director and Range Safety Officer and for setting up the range. It was good to see that Ron Mason and Ken Kyle were able to attend this shoot.





RESULTS :
FTR CLASS                    300m          500m          600m          Total          Total F Score
Ron Mason -                   50.8              49.9            50.9            149.26                 175
John Holleran -                50.8              50.7            50.8            150.23                 173
Paul Bastarache -            50.8              50.8            50.6            150.22                 172
Adam MacDonald -           50.8              50.7            50.6            150.21                171
Francis Bezeau -              50.9              49.7            49.5            148.21                169
JC Gautreau -                   50.8              50.4            50.6            150.18                168
Ken Kyle -                        50.6              48.6            50.7            148.19                167
Conrad Leroux -                49.6              48.5            50.7            147.18                165
Harrison Brown -               50.9              47.2            48.3            145.14                159
Ahmed Alsagzaf -             49.5              47.1            47.4            143.10                153   
Andre Charlebois -            33.0              35.0            28.0              96.0                    96

 










RESULTS:
TR CLASS                       300m          500m          600m           Total           
Mike Lutes -                      49.5             48.4             48.4             145.13
Ron Surette -                     48.3             48.1             49.2             145.12
Don Coleman -                   47.4             49.2             48.5             144.11
Michelle Cormier -              45.4             48.0             48.2              141.6
Edgar Poirier -                    45.4             41.2             46.1              132.7


 
Many thanks go to Peter Dobson of Hirsch Precision who has so often supported Fullbore Shooters in the Maritime Provinces. His donation of a pair of Sightron Binoculars was won by Michelle Cormier.

Monday, July 14, 2014

JULY 12 & 13, 2014 - RNBRA FULLBORE SECTION ANNUAL PRIZE MEET - RESULTS

The Annual Prize Meet of the Royal New Brunswick Rifle Assn. - Fullbore Section, took place on July 12th and 13th, 2014 with 15 shooters attending. There was representation from Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and, of course, New Brunswick. The number of shooters was lower than expected and this may well have been due to the massive clean-up underway in New Brunswick after Tropical Storm "Arthur" passed through last weekend and to the fact that several Maritime shooters are presently at the British Nationals at Bisley .
The weather was beautiful with no hint of rain or even clouds. Both days were warm with temperatures up to 30C. The wind was the real weather story with gusty winds to 25 km/hr switching from 9 to 3 o'clock and mostly downrange. We would often dial in larger corrections than needed and would pay the penalty in scores. This made the whole weekend quite challenging for shooting. Despite this some shot very well indeed while others are still baffled by what happened. This is
especially true of those unfortunate few who might have made other mistakes like turning knobs in the wrong direction!
 
A major event like this one, cannot happen unless there are volunteers who put in a good amount of work. We thank these people for their dedication to the sport and to our group of shooters. We were fortunate to have as Match Director, John Holleran, who worked for weeks before, and almost around the clock during the match looking after everything from setting up the range, opening the gate at 7:30, changing target faces, helping with statistics, cooking at the barbeque. He even managed to shoot every relay! Thanks also to Adam MacDonald who ensured that our electronic target system was calibrated. Thanks to Conrad Leroux who helped set up the range and who was chief statistician during the match. Thanks to Steven Stewart for serving as RSO during the entire weekend. Thanks to those shooters who drove many miles to join us in our beloved sport.To all those shooters who pitched in to help during the match, changing target faces, getting keys, tearing down the range, and putting up with tired grumpy organizers, etc - our thanks! To Chuck, Marcel and Leo - our thanks for your willingness to serve on the Match Committee. The fact that this committee did not have to adjudicate any difficulties is a testament to the work of the above organizers.
We want to acknowledge and thank the local businesses who donated the necessities for the BBQ. Victory Meat Market donated hamburgers and sausages that were devoured by hungry shooters. Trent Ford Enterprises, Canadian Bread donated buns, and Miller Motors donated water. Many thanks for your generosity!


RESULTS - GIBSON MEMORIAL
TR Class:
Marcel Kolb - 50V7
Mike Lutes - 49V3
Don Coleman - 48V5
Chuck Bachmanek - 45V1

FTR Class:
Paul Bastarache - 60
Bert deVink - 60
Adam MacDonald - 59
John Holleran - 58
Francis Bezeau - 57
Moe Bennett - 56
Conrad Leroux - 56
Gordon Holloway - 54
Harrison Brown - 51

FO Group:
Leo d'Amour - 56
Jikn Wu - 38

RESULTS - PRINCE OF WALES AGGREGATE
TR Class:

Marcel Kolb - 132V13
Don Coleman - 128V9
Chuck Bachmanek - 119v2
Mike Lutes (DNC) - 80V2

FTR Class:
Adam MacDonald - 152
Paul Bastarache - 151
Conrad Leroux - 151
Bert deVink - 145
John Holleran - 144
Gordon Holloway - 141
Harrison Brown - 141
Francis Bezeau - 137
Moe Bennett (DNC) - 95

FO Group:
Leo d'Amour - 150
Jikn Wu - 135

RESULTS - ALBAN EMERY AGGREGATE

TR Class:
Don Coleman - 96V5
Marcel Kolb - 91V6
Chuck Bachmanek - 80V3

FTR Class:
Paul Bastarache - 113
Bert deVink - 109
Harrison Brown - 107
Adam MacDonald - 107
John Holleran - 106
Francis Bezeau - 105
Conrad Leroux - 105
Gordon Holloway - 104
Moe Bennett - 103

FO Group:
Leo d"Amour - 112
Jikn Wu - 98 

RESULTS - PARKER - HALE AGGREGATE

TR Class:
Don Coleman - 194V17
Marcel Kolb - 189V14
Chuck Bachmanek - 168V5
Mike Lutes (DNC) - 47V2

FTR Class:
Paul Bastarache - 225
Francis Bezeau - 218
Adam MacDonald - 218
Conrad Leroux - 217                
Bert deVink - 214
John Holleran - 212
Gordon Holloway - 210
Harrison Brown - 207
Moe Bennett (DNC) - 157

FO Group:
Leo d"Amour - 223
Jikn Wu - 199

RESULTS - MACDONALD-STEWART  

GRAND AGGREGATE (except 4C)
TR Class:
Don Coleman - 370V32
Marcel Kolb - 366V33
Chuck Bachmanek - 333V9
Mike Lutes (DNC) - 129V5

FTR Class:
Paul Bastarache - 440
Adam MacDonald - 429
Bert deVink - 424                                      

Conrad Leroux - 424
John Holleran - 416
Francis Bezeau - 408
Gordon Holloway - 408
Harrison Brown - 395
Moe Bennett (DNC) - 254

FO Group:
Leo d"Amour - 433
Jikn Wu - 374

RESULTS - MACGILLVRAY MEMORIAL
TR Class:
Don Coleman - 96V9
Marcel Kolb - 89V5
Chuck Bachmanek - 58V2

FTR Class:
Paul Bastarache - 112
Conrad Leroux - 112
Adam MacDonald - 106
Gordon Holloway - 102 

Bert deVink - 102
Francis Bezeau - 100
John Holleran - 99
Harrison Brown - 96

FO Group:
Leo d"Amour - 111
Jikn Wu - 99

RESULTS - MOE NORMAN
LONG RANGE AGGREGATE (800 + 900)
TR Class:
Don Coleman - 144V11
Marcel Kolb - 138V11
Chuck Bachmanek - 103V2

FTR Class:
Paul Bastarache - 168
Conrad Leroux - 168
Adam MacDonald - 161
Bert deVink - 158
Francis Bezeau - 153
John Holleran - 152
Gordon Holloway - 149
Harrison  Brown - 148

FO Group:
Leo d"Amour - 168
Jikn Wu - 152

RESULTS  - GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S AGGREGATE
TR Class:
Don Coleman - 145V16
Marcel Kolb - 138V9
Chuck Bachmanek (DNC) - 104V3

FTR Class:
Paul Bastarache - 170
Conrad Leroux - 168
Adam MacDonald - 168
Francis Bezeau - 159
Bert deVink 157
Gordon Holloway - 155       
John Holleran - 153
Harrison Brown - 144

FO Group:
Leo d'Amour - 169
Jikn Wu - 151

RESULTS - DCRA GRAND AGGREGATE
TOTAL OF ALL SHOTS
TR Class:
Don Coleman - 417V35
Marcel Kolb - 411V35
Chuck Bachmanek (DNC) - 348V9
Mike Lutes (DNC) - 129V5

FTR Class:
Paul Bastarache - 494
Adam MacDonald - 480
Conrad Leroux - 480
Bert deVink - 471
John Holleran - 461
Francis Bezeau - 458
Gordon Holloway - 454
Harrison Brown - 443
Moe Bennett (DNC) - 254

FO Group:
Leo d'Amour - 487
Jikn Wu - 422

Hope you all had a good time and that we'll see you next year!