The Rosebud Silhouette & Benchrest Club is pleased to announce it will hold a BR 101 Clinic on May 10, 2025 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.
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 of many steps in learning to shoot BR at a regional, national and world 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 shoot using state of the art BR rifles and rests, wind flags, and all other associated equipment. This will also be a good time to see what cartridge reloading at the range is all about, and to see how to clean a rifle bore to BR standards.
Note: This clinic is not an introductory rifle shooting type of course, you will need to have your PAL and some experience shooting rifles. It is also not about field shooting, or long range hunting for example. It is about learning what it will take to be able to shoot bullets through the same hole at 100 and 200 yards.
For this Clinic the coaches will supply the rifles and ammo, 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 your own rifle or sand bags etc., the coaches will provide that. Note the coaches are current and past members of the club who are top level shooters in their own right.
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.
Check this thread for a video of the last time we held this Clinic:
https://benchrestforum.ca/index.php?topic=1882.msg7258#msg7258Depending on availability of spare rifles, coaches etc we will likely limit this to about 20 shooters. I would recommend people sign up early.
To register please contact me at the e-mail below, also feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Rick Pollock
rickpollock@shaw.ca