Posting on behalf of Vera:



Ontario Rifle Shooters Association

Elmira Rod and Gun Club - Reminder!

Score match at Elmira this Sunday July 24! Here is this year's remaining match schedule.

All matches are at 100/200 yards.

Registration is at 8 a.m. and shooting starts at 9. Fees are $40.00 per day - the fees include lunch and tips for the target crew.

▪ July 24 - Score
▪ August 20 and 21 - Group - Horace Brotherton Memorial
▪ September 24 and 25 - Group - Vic Swindlehurst Cup
▪ November 20 - Score - Alex Calder Memorial.

Membership Dues

Membership is $25, due at the June 18 match - payable to Brian Shoemaker (he takes cash - your receipt will be your SORSA membership card :-) You need to be a member to be eligible for trophies and records.

Hope to see everyone out for these great local matches!

Email me at vera.carter@on.aibn.com for more info.

Match schedule is also posted at https://precisionshooting.ca/short-range-benchrest-match-dates-2016/

Please take note that Vicky Duncan has generously quilted another quilt to raffle off as a fundraiser for the World Team in 2017. Last time she did this it was sellout. Get your orders in quick to Vicky or be left behind!

Tickets are $5 each. Contact Vicky at vicky.duncan@nexicom.net to order your tickets.

Rick

Reminder to everyone our first sanctioned shoot this year is the Heavy Iron on June 11. This will be a 1 day affair. Basically it is the anything goes class (unlimited). We will 10 shot groups at 100 yards in the morning and 10 shot groups at 200 yards in the afternoon. If you can lift it on a bench then you can shoot it, provided it isn't fixed to the bench. No muzzle brakes.

Let me know if you are planning to come so we can be sure to have the correct amount of volunteers.

Thanks
rickpollock@shaw.ca

Hot on the heals of hosting the group shoot in Mission on May 1, the folks in Mission are ready to host the Fourth Annual Varmint for Score (VFS) Fraser Valley Center Fire Benchrest Championship. register early or be left on the outside looking in! It is that good!

Details here:

 Fraser Valley VFS Championship

Sorry about the quality, I was using the iphone to capture this.

BR 101 Invitation

For the 6th year, The Rosebud Silhouette & Benchrest Club is pleased to announce it will hold a Benchrest 101 Clinic on May 28, 2016 at the club. This clinic provides an introduction to competitive Benchrest shooting. The focus will be on short range (100-200 yd) group shooting using center fire BR rifles AND for the first time rimfire BR!

This clinic will appeal to the accuracy enthusiast who is serious about entering the world of competitive BR shooting. The Clinic will provide the first step of many steps in learning to shoot BR at a national and international level. The clinic is available to shooters who have not taken the clinic in previous years. You do not have to be a Rosebud member to attend.

The Clinic takes the better part of a full day, so you will need to plan accordingly. We will start at around 9:00 AM with part of the morning taken up in the clubhouse discussing the basics of Benchrest shooting, such as suitable cartridges, rifles, reloading, the match format, among many other topics. We will also use the morning to set up wind flags and bench rest equipment such as front rest and rear bags.

There will be a 30 minute lunch break and then in the afternoon there will be informal shooting instruction on the rifle range. Students will compete using actual BR rifles and rests, wind flags, and all other associated equipment. This will also be a good time to see what BR reloading at the range is all about, and to see what BR bore cleaning is all about.

For the informal shoot the rifles will be provided, along with all the other equipment necessary to shoot a match. A coach will be assigned to each student. There is no need to bring a rifle or sand bags etc., the coaches will provide that.

All you need to do is bring your hearing protection, eye protection, lunch and refreshments. We expect to be done at about 4:00 PM.

Depending on availability of spare rifles, coaches etc we will likely limit this to about 10 shooters. I would recommend people sign up early.

To register please contact me at the phone number or e-mail below. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Rick Pollock
VP Benchrest  - Rosebud Silhouette & Benchrest Club
rickpollock@shaw.ca
403-650-6650

Courtesy of Ann Brummell in Australia she has sent 3 pages out of the Precision Shooting - March 1972 issue dealing with the early days of International BR sanctioned competition, one in which Canada played a role, not unlike we do today. Many Thanks to Ann for including us in her research.
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G’day Rick
 
I have been researching through old documents and magazines for nostalgia articles 1965-1989 I have and continue to contribute to Benchrest Bulletin here in Australia and have come across the attached and thought your current shooters may be interested
to read about the roots of Benchrest in Canada.
 
All the best and keep  those groups small.
 
Ann

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Precision Shooting March 1972 Page 1

Precision Shooting March 1972 Page 2

Precision Shooting March 1972 Page 3

Have a look. Explains the unlimited class pretty well.

Ontario Rifle Shooters Association

Elmira Rod and Gun Club - 2016 Match Schedule

Are you ready? Here is this year's match schedule.

All matches are at 100/200 yards.

Registration is at 8 a.m. and shooting starts at 9. Fees are $40.00 per day - the fees include lunch and tips for the target crew.

▪ June 18 and 19 - Group - Clayton Martin Memorial
▪ July 24 - Score
▪ August 20 and 21 - Group - Horace Brotherton Memorial
▪ September 24 and 25 - Group - Vic Swindlehurst Cup
▪ November 20 - Score - Alex Calder Memorial.

Membership Dues

Membership is $25, due at the June 18 match - payable to Brian Shoemaker (he takes cash - your receipt will be your SORSA membership card :-) You need to be a member to be eligible for trophies and records.

Hope to see everyone out for these great local matches!

Email me at vera.carter@on.aibn.com for more info.

2016 ROSEBUD BENCHREST SCHEDULE
Contact Rick Pollock for further information: rickpollock@shaw.ca

MAY 28 -- BR101 Both rimfire and centerfire this year!
JUNE 11 – Heavy Iron (Unl 10 shot 100/200)
JUNE 18 – Rimfire BR Shoot
JULY 2/3 – BRSC Nationals  (LV/HV 100/200)
JULY 9 – Rimfire BR Shoot
AUG 7 – Rimfire BR Shoot
AUG 20/ 21 – BRSC Super Shoot (LV/HV 100/200)
SEPT 17/18 – Alberta Provincials (LV/HV 100/200)