Benchrest in Canada
BR News => WBSF - World Benchrest Shooting Federation Events => Topic started by: DanO on August 12, 2011, 07:11:41 AM
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I would like to wish all the folks heading to France for the WBC event, a safe and enjoyable trip.
Shoot well and have fun.
DanO
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Hope everyone going to the World Shoot has a safe trip and lots of success, especially Vera. I say this so that she can have a little payback of gloating all the way home and George havin to put up with it for once. :)
Whatever happens enjoy your trip!
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I'll let everyone know.
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You have to see this range to believe it.
I imagine most will have already seen these, but for anyone that hasnt, photos are available at http://www.wbc11.com/en/the-range.html
I hear the baffles make it a challenging range for BR. Plus I dont think the bench line is permanent. Hopefully the competitors will give us some better pictures.
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Yes good luck to all our Canadian Comrads in France. Do us proud but most of all enjoy the moment.
Calvin
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Bonne chance les boys et aussi à toi Vera.
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Well I made it in about 6PM today. Really don't care to see the inside of an airplane or airport for a while! Anyhow the gang is all here. Dinner with the Canadian team and some liquid bonding. Everybody looking forward to getting going in the morning for a practice day. Pictures and intrepid reporting to follow from Bill Gammon.
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Glad everyone made it there in one piece. Looking forward to hearing all about it Rick when you get home.
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Good practice day. Range was calm in the morning, breezy in the afternoon. Tall walls out to 100M will make things interesting. Very humid today.
Loading area.
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100M Firing line, and Manny Garcia on 09
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200M Firing Line
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Down Range View
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Bill Mitchell - Team Canada
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Competitor showing the effects the day after a late night encounter with the Canadian drinking er... Benchrest Team
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Mike Ratigan and Wayne Campbell
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BR cartridge loading device
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Great pictures Rick , keep them coming. Thanks
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Thanks for the Pics and comentary. All the best to team Canada. I hope everyone shoots well and has a great time.
Rob
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Great pictures Rick and thanks a lot for the updates. Good luck to the Canadian teams, and bring home the gold boys and girl.
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Busy day today. It was our last practice day, everyone seems pleased with the way their rifles are working. Sorry no pictures today as I left the camera at the range. It was a really nice day again, about 29C and light winds. Everyone is anxious to get under way. We start at 8am Tuesday morning. Apparently www.WBC11.com will have frequent updates on the scores. Follow the results link at the top of the home page.
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YEHAWWWWWWWWWWWW.........
Vera Carter owned the men today as she just won the LV 100. Her agg was a 4.912mm or better known in these parts as .193.
Way to go girl. Congratulations.
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Way to go Vera.
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Congratulations Vera, we are proud of you!
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Things got under way in earnest on Tuesday morning with the opening ceremonies followed by the 100M LV. It was another nice day, tep was around 29C most of the day, humidity was high as well. Winds were light but we have taken to calling the range the mixing bowl. So many small currents to keep track of. Vera handled it superbly and gave us all a beating. Today is 100M HV.
Tuesday Morning - Opening Ceremonies
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Wailing Wall
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GREAT SHOOTING VERA ,YOU MAKE US PROUD.
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Jack Neary just took home the gold in the HV 100.
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That is some AWESOME shooting by Jack. I did a bit of math via online conversion and come up with some interesting info. Jacks agg was a 4.064mm which converts to a .160. Beautiful teen agg.
I went to the World Benchrest Shooting Federation sight to see what the current record is. The current record on the website is a 4.45mm shot in 2007. On line conversion converts that to a .175 agg.
Depending what the Federations rules are for records is it possible we could have a new Federation Record????????
Regardless, the little I know about Jack it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. A man who is willing to share his thoughts on what strategies have or appear to work for him.
Calvin
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Weather was rain off and on today, but conditions were on the whole better and the aggs reflected it. Depending on the bench you were on though, you could still find yourself in the mixing bowl. Stretching out to 200m tomorrow. Should be interesting to see what effect the tall concrete walls have once the bullet passes the end of the wall at 100m.
BR Brain Trust
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Vera Carter
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Bill Mitchell and Andy Laidlaw
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Well it is all said and done. Gene Bukys repeats as World Champ and Team USA 1 takes home the gold as well. Congrats to them.
Congrats to Vera on her top 10 finish in the 2 Gun as well.
To all the team Canada members, THANK YOU for representing Canadian Benchrest at the Worlds. I look forward to hearing all kinds of stories and seeing some pictures.
Have a safe trip home and may we se you at a range soon.
Calvin
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Saturday is the fun shoot! 10 shot groups at 200. Considering how challenging things were with 5 shot groups, 10 should be a panic.
Vera was in top form. We are all very proud of her. Kudos to her for her 10th place in the 2-Gun!
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That was a tough shoot by the looks of it. Vera did very well, a .231 aggregate in the 2 gun, wins the lv 100 and has a 215 aggregate in the hv aggregate and still finishes 10th overall, what a heartbreak!
Congratulations everyone and have a great time tomorrow. Don't forget to have some fun while you are out there!
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Another fantastic performance by a Canadian to report! Bill Mitchell won the HV 200 Yd 10 shot agg, plus set a record for the smallest group. Closing ceremonies take place tonight.
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Congratulations Bill on your win and to Vera on her 5th place!
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Great to see Team Canada go out with a strong finish.......
Congrats Bill on the 200m HV 10 shot win and for the new 10 shot record that was previously held by Gammon.
Calvin
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Congratulations to all the Canadian Team members, we all enjoyed following your efforts.
Have a safe trip home, and I look forward to hearing about your adventures in the near future.
Well done all.
DanO
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Here are the results:
TEAM 2-GUN (http://www.benchrest.ca/uploads/TEAM_TWO_GUN_AGGREGATE.pdf)
2-GUN (http://www.benchrest.ca/uploads/TWO_GUN_AGGREGATE.pdf)
100M LV (http://www.benchrest.ca/uploads/100M_LIGHT_VARMINT.pdf)
200M LV (http://www.benchrest.ca/uploads/200M_LIGHT_VARMINT.pdf)
LV GRAND (http://www.benchrest.ca/uploads/LIGHT_VARMINT_AGGREGATE.pdf)
100M HV (http://www.benchrest.ca/uploads/100M_HEAVY_VARMINT.pdf)
200M HV (http://www.benchrest.ca/uploads/200M_HEAVY_VARMINT.pdf)
HV GRAND (http://www.benchrest.ca/uploads/HEAVY_VARMINT_GRAND_AGGREGATE.pdf)
200M HV 10-SHOT (http://www.benchrest.ca/uploads/200_HEAVY_VARMINT_10_SHOTS_PROVISIONNEL.pdf)
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Some more pictures:
Closing Ceremonies
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Vera Carter
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Vera Carter
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Jack Neary
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Tony Boyer
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Thanks for clarifying this Bill. I just figured they would have converted it.
I see though what you are getting at. You shot your record in the US right??????? at 200 yards, which is measured in inches.
So the WBSF is using to sets of records, Imperial/standard and metric.
Later, Calvin
Oh and welcome home.
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Bill, I have been in suspense long enough, please finish the story!!
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John, I am starting to wonder if he had a pre mature............
Calvin
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Bill, I am doing the math 42 + 32=74. Take that away and you still have enough room for your loading trailer. How did you sleep ? :)
So the army guys with the subs didn't stop to frisk you when they seen you walking around with your gun in your hand?
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Bill?
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Loading Area at WBC 11 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swxEycc6ixc
Vera Carter at WBC 11 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX53uslpXNE
George Carter at WBC 11 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X3XdtXgueA
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One more:
Jack Neary at the WBC 11 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd-irq17RLg
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Dave Abbott at WBC 11 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PuJBhFGa8Us
This was a practice day.
Range was squirelly as this video shows.
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Found this write up on the Worlds. It is in Target Shooter, which is an online magazine. Worth having a look. Starts on page 6: http://content.yudu.com/A1u4w2/tsoct2011/resources/index.htm?referrerUrl=