MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR

New Brunswick fullbore shooters wish all of our good friends in the Maritimes, across Canada, and around the world, a very Happy Holiday Season and good shooting in the New Year.

We hope to see all of you at the range
in 2016.

NOVEMBER 8, 2015 - MINUTES OF THE FULLBORE SECTION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

below are the minutes of the 2015 agm. many thanks to secretary, don coleman for preparing them early - i've had little time to post them until now - so here they are at last!

Annual General Meeting of the RNBRA Fullbore Section was held on November 8th, 2015 at the Four Seasons Motel in Sussex.

In attendance were Thomas Nowlan, JC Gautreau, Daniel Chisholm, Don Coleman, Bert DeVink, Conrad Leroux, Michael Lutes, Ron Surette, Harrison Brown, Gordon Holloway, Adam MacDonald, Ken Kyle, Dollard LeBlanc , Adam MacDonald and Mike Lutes.

The Chairperson for the meeting was Bert deVink and Don Coleman recorded the minutes.

1. New Business arising from a call from the Floor

Item vii -  The 150th Anniversary of the RNBRA by Conrad Leroux

Item viii - APM course of fire by Gordon Holloway.

Item ix -  Electronic Targets by Adam MacDonald.

Item x -  Small memorabilia item to be handed out representing the RNBRA by Ken Kyle.

Item xi - Investment of the Fullbore funds by Conrad Leroux.

Item xii -Team Training by Mike Lutes

Adoption of the Agenda moved by Michael Lutes and seconded by Daniel Chisholm.

JC CUSTOM BARRELS INC. - FULL-TIME RIFLE SERVICE

JC (Jean-Claude) Gautreau has made the big leap to full-time barrel making as of October 23. He is now known by the name JC CUSTOM BARRELS. He has work requested of him from the Maritime Provinces and elsewhere.
JC is an accomplished shooter having shot BR out west and Fullbore in New Brunswick. He is a force to be reckoned with at any match.

JC's barrels are made from the finest stainless barrel steel and samples are performing very well indeed in local, provincial, Inter-Maritime and national matches. He researches what he does, talks to other barrel makers and does a meticulous job on all aspects of this work. I, for one, am very pleased with the barrels he made for me.

Congratulations to JC and we wish him well in this endeavour.

Here are a couple of examples of his work:

F-TR Rifle - BAT "B", RB, LP; JC Custom Barrel in .308, 10.33" twist, 6 groove, 30" long

 HV Bench Rest Rifle - Borden Rimrock BRM, RB, RP;
JC Custom Barrel in 6MM PPC, 13.5" twist, 4 groove, 22" long

Here is a link to his web-site: http://www.jccustombarrels.com
You may contact him at the following:
 jccustombarrels@gmail.com 
and by phone:  506-743-6488

NOVEMBER 8, 2015 - PICTURES OF 2015 FULLBORE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Here are the guys all having a good lunch in between the AGM and the Scheduling Meeting.

Here's Michael Lutes receiving the M. Ellen MacGillivray Award for his outstanding service to Fullbore Shooting over the years.

OCTOBER 18, 2015 - MINUTES OF THE RNBRA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Minutes of RNBRA Annual General Meeting

Sussex, NB

October 18th, 2015

Attendees: Michael Lutes, Steven Stewart, Matt Wolf, Don Brown, Don Coleman, Shelley Gregan, Gordon Holloway, Lorraine Chapman, Edison Chapman, Francis Bezeau, Conrad Leroux, Paul Bastarache, Willie Cormier, April Brewer, Dollard LeBlanc, Brian Bastarache, J.R. MacDonald, Tony Wood, Charles Gregan, Adam MacDonald, Austin MacPhee, Ron Surette, Daniel Chisholm, Jean Claude Gautreau, Hugh O’Neill, Darlene Turner, Rodney Turner, Cheryl Bastarache, Daniel Bastarache, Michelle Cormier, Ken Kyle, Bert deVink, Edward Weatherdon, Ronald Mason, Amanda Bennett, Chris Lynch, Tom Nowlan

1.   Call to order @ 9:35 am. The Rule of Order (Article 10-02 of RNBRA Bylaws) was read by President, Mike Lutes.

2.  A moment of silence was observed to remember deceased comrades of the shooting fraternity.

3     President Mike asked each one of the Board members to introduce themselves and state their position on the RNBRA Board. He thanked those attending on behalf of the Board and stated that the Annual General Meeting is an opportunity to become informed of the news and business of the Association. It is a forum for discussion and input and an opportunity to honour those members who have given so much to the Association. It is also the responsibility of those in attendance to elect the President, two Vice-presidents, and three Directors at Large. Mike spoke of the RNBRA’s reason for existence which is to develop shooting ability in New Brunswick. In 2016 RNBRA will celebrate 150 years of doing that. As the provincially recognized sport governing body for shooting in NB, RNBRA receives funding from the province. As such, the RNBRA is accountable for that money. There is much work to be done and Mike encouraged those in attendance to consider what help they are willing to give. The full text of the President’s opening remarks will be included with the Secretary’s minutes.

OCTOBER 25, 2015 - ATLANTIC HIGHPOWER (FULLBORE) COMMITTEE MEETING

Wendy Reid, who took minutes for this meeting, sends the following link 2015 ATLANTIC HIGHPOWER (FULLBORE) MINUTES

Please Note: 
The Team Composition and selection of each province's team members for the 2016 InterMaritime Match and the British Team Match will change substantially. Here is an excerpt from the minutes:

Inter-Maritime Match and British Team Match Changes: 
 The team composition will change to 4 TR shooters and 4 F-TR shooters from 5 and 3 respectively. 
 Since PEI will have difficulty fielding an 8 person team, the other provinces agreed to share some of their shooters to ensure all three provinces would have enough team members and have 3 competitive teams. 
 Since PEI has difficulty getting enough range time prior to these matches, the matches will be scheduled later in June than traditionally shot. 
 These changes will be a trial situation and will be re-assessed at this meeting next year.

The following conditions and procedures will be followed in doing so:  
1. Each Province with ample shooters will (“protect”) designate 2 TR & 2 F-TR shooters to shoot on their team. 
2. The other shooters from the province (based on their own selection match/method) will be put into a ”pool” and their names will be drawn to represent one of the 3 provinces. 
3. The Fullbore Chairman from each province will coordinate the pools and draws 2 weeks prior to the event and shooters will be notified. 
4. The  teams arranged in this manner will shoot in both the Inter-Maritime match and the British Team match. 

So, for us in New Brunswick, we would have our annual InterMaritime/British Team Match trials and the top 2 TR and F-TR shooters would form the "core" of our New Brunswick Team. 
All other shooters who want to compete in these matches would enter a "pool" of available shooters which would include shooters from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and possibly a few from PEI. From this pool, each province would draw shooters in sequence to round out their 8 person teams. 
So, New Brunswick would have a "core" of our own shooters and could have shooters from both NS and PEI on our team. Likewise, both the teams from NS and PEI could have shooters from New Brunswick on their teams.

2015 - ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FULLBORE SECTION

2015 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RNBRA FULLBORE SECTION

TO THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE

ROYAL NEW BRUNSWICK RIFLE ASSOCIATION

OCTOBER 18, 2015

This has been another busy year for the RNBRA Fullbore Section. We sponsored 22 matches in total, which were attended by 204 participants. Each of these matches required the services of dedicated people to prepare, set up and take down the range, to organize the event, to serve as Range Safety Officer and to set up and take down the scoring system. Needless to say, many people helped in making these matches successful.

18-10-2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE RNBRA - NEW BOARD AND EXECUTIVE.

The Board and Executive of the Royal New Brunswick Rifle Association for 2015-2016
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From Left: Don Coleman - Fullbore Representative to the Board; Michael Lutes - Past President; Conrad Leroux - President;
 Lorraine Chapman - Director at Large; Shelley Gregan - Treasurer; Bert deVink - Director at Large; Matt Wolf - Second Vice President; 
Steven Stewart - Director at Large; Gordon Holloway - First Vice President

18-10-2015 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE ROYAL NEW BRUNSWICK RIFLE ASSOCIATION

Here are some pictures of the RNBRA - AGM which was held in Sussex NB last Sunday.

Out going Board and Executive from left: Gordon Holloway,
Shelley Gregan, Steven Stewart, Lorraine Chapman, 
Michael Lutes, Don Coleman, Don Brown, Matt Wolf

And again from left: Gordon Holloway, Shelley Gregan,
Steven Stewart, Lorraine Chapman, Michael Lutes,
Don Coleman, Don Brown, Matt Wolf.

OCTOBER 1, 2015 - RAMBLINGS OF A SHOOTING BUM

HISTORY

As the weather cools and I make preparations for the upcoming winter I've had a little time to reflect on the history of our Association. The 150th  anniversary of the founding of our Association will happen in December 2016 and with a year to plan I hope we can put together a program to celebrate and honour those who have contributed to organized shooting sports in New Brunswick.

A quick check with Lorraine Chapman, our current RNBRA  Historian and Recording Secretary, has revealed the below information researched by Ellen MacGillivray who worked passionately and diligently for the RNBRA for many years, until her passing a few years ago. She wrote of a general order, No. 70 dated 3 December 1866 for a meeting to be held in the Mechanics Institute in Saint John

regarding the formation of a Provincial Rifle Association. The meeting was called by His Excellency the Commander-in-chief who wanted to see this happen. Of course, that was Sir Charles Hastings Doyle, lieutenant-governor and chief of the armed forces. Sir Charles Hastings Doyle had a very distinguished military career and is an important figure in Canadian history. The New Brunswick Rifle Association was originally formed from New Brunswick's Militia units to promote marksmanship in order to assist with the defense of the Realm. For many years the association was supported heavily by our armed forces and we still enjoy close ties with the Canadian Armed Forces today.

I recently came across a picture, (thanks Ron), of the winning Inter-Maritime Match team and it is dated 1913. To the best of my knowledge, the Inter-Maritime Match Trophy is the oldest team competition trophy in Canada and it is still an important match held yearly among New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. I'm currently looking for the RNBRA copy of the match history which should contain a wealth of historic information. If I don't find it I'll ask to borrow a copy from Al Mutch in N.S. and get some copies made. Al is a maritime shooting historian and hearing his reminiscences add great richness to my sport.  

Another of our historic trophies is the Prince of Wales Trophy, (presented by the Prince Edward himself on a visit to New Brunswick), which predates our Association by a few years and was entrusted to our Association for annual marksmanship competition. We have lived up to our commitment and continue to record yearly winners. Our trophy book ( available online at RNBRA.ca ) lists our trophies and information about the donors as well as the winners of many of the shooting competitions held in our past. This history and continuous commitment has helped our Association to evolve into the Provincial Sport Governing Body for shooting sports. We are no longer primarily involved in military type shooting and now in cooperation with affiliated clubs we promote several organized competitive programs representing different shooting disciplines.                 

Throughout our history we have been fortunate that many strong willed people have participated in our administration. The commitment and passion of these people is what has led to our Association's survival and prosperity. I remembers attending  meetings in the late 1970s and early 1980s when members would come together to discuss and decide issues and set direction for our Association. These meetings were always passionate, and at times somewhat heated, but they always followed democratic processes and even those who lost a vote understood that the decision was made by the majority without personal prejudice. Often these meetings were after a long day of competitive shooting and the next day everyone would be shooting and working together. I would marvel at their commitment and cooperation after such apparent disagreement the evening before.

As I've  grown older I've come to learn it takes people with strong personalities and respect for other points of view to ensure the success of organizations such as ours.

The strength of our Association has always been it's members and we must continue to attract strong self confident shooters for leadership roles in the RNBRA.

The future of the RNBRA depends on it's members. Please make plans to attend the 2015 AGM on October 18 in Sussex.

Michael Lutes