Benchrest in Canada

BR Discussions => Centerfire Discussions => Topic started by: lejarretnoir on December 19, 2012, 12:43:23 AM

Title: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: lejarretnoir on December 19, 2012, 12:43:23 AM

New guy here looking to get into BR.
I use to remember Stittsville and possibly others, but never did make it there when I moved ages ago.
Any clubs and local centerfire BR matches around Peterborough to Ottawa area?

Title: Re: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: bcshoemaker on December 19, 2012, 03:41:44 AM

About the closest BR club to you would be Elmira ont. Should contact George & Vera carter.

Title: Re: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: lejarretnoir on December 19, 2012, 08:37:43 AM

That's about 5 hrs from me. Seems like everything is locked down in SW Ontario.

Title: Re: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: John VM on December 19, 2012, 06:04:03 PM

 They used to have matches in the Oshawa area which would be a little closer. Not sure if they still do or not.It was a great place to shoot, I got one of my first trophy's there!

Title: Re: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: K Hope on December 19, 2012, 06:14:57 PM

lejarretnoir,

You may want to consider Northern New York.  The Camillus Club looks like its about 3 hours from Ottawa. I haven’t made it there yet but I shot a few times at their sister club Canastota, unfortunately not a active BR range anymore.  Good people and always helpful.

Good Luck and Welcome to BR

Ken

Title: Re: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: lejarretnoir on December 21, 2012, 05:55:30 PM

Thanks Ken.
Looks like Camillus, NY it is. About 3.5 hrs from me.

Title: Re: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: K Hope on December 22, 2012, 06:08:02 AM

lejarretnoir,

They run non registered shoots through the winter months.  Contact Gerry Malerba for dates. 

Ken

Title: Re: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: FBMAYER on December 28, 2012, 02:43:30 PM

I did some load development at the Oshawa Skeet and Gun Club last summer.
No organized shooting of any kind.
A lot of pistol and assault rifle shooters.

Title: Re: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: RJohansen on December 28, 2012, 04:20:46 PM

we have not held any matches at Oshawa since before the club allowed the handguns on the range. Since there is only one line (direction of fire ) the range needs to be shut down for the match to proceed. It is such a busy club now 900 members I am told,  it would be quite a task to push this idea thru. A lot of screaming and protest to be sure.

Title: Re: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: John VM on December 28, 2012, 06:01:54 PM

 That is bad news as the Oshawa club was a great place to shoot and they even built a nice loading building and everything.

Title: Re: Eastern Ontario Benchrest Clubs?
Post by: lejarretnoir on February 08, 2013, 10:50:18 PM

I did find out that Eganville and Beachburg, ON have some local matches which I intend on checking out this spring. I don't believe they are registered though. I think they do VFS type matches.