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#msg7258

Depending 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

Last kick at the cat for BR at Rosebud in 2024 is fast approaching! This will be the Alberta Provincials Match set to run Sept 14-15.

There is a practice day on the Friday, and looks like we will have enough interest for a practice day on Thursday as well.
Saturday will be LV 100 in the morning and HV 100 in the afternoon.
Sunday will be HV200 in the morning, and LV200 in the afternoon.

We will have camping, just let me know in advance if you are planning to stay at the range.

There is no BBQ planned, you are on your own for food this weekend.

A note to let everyone know you DO NOT need the K Country Park Pass to shoot at Rosebud.

Reminder to get in touch with me so I know how many helpers to plan for.

rickpollock@shaw.ca

Take note we will be hosting the  BRSC Nationals Championships at Rosebud August 3-4.

Thursday Aug. 1 is a practice day.
Friday Aug. 2nd  is a practice day and we will be hosting the BRSC AGM at 3pm in the clubhouse.
Saturday Aug. 3rd is LV 100 in the morning and HV 100 in the afternoon. There will be a club supplied BBQ and soft drinks after the matches. All are welcome.
Sunday Aug. 4th will be HV 200 in the morning and LV 200 in the afternoon. Trophy presentation to follow the matches.

Camping for the practice days and matches are allowed, just let me know in advance if you plan to camp.

A note to let everyone know you DO NOT need the K Country Park Pass to shoot at Rosebud.

I would also like a head count so we know how much food to prepare for the BBQ, and also how many helpers we need for the match.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there, it looks to be a terrific turnout. So good in fact, I will probably run 2 relays, so you need to find a buddy to share a bench with, and let me know in advance so I can pair everyone up in the computer.

rickpollock@shaw.ca or 403-554-6772

A reminder to everyone we will be hosting the Unlimited Nationals at Rosebud on June 8-9, formerly known as the Heavy Iron Shoot. All rifles and shooters are welcome. There are no weight restrictions for the class. However, no muzzle breaks.

Course of fire is:
Unlimited 5x 5-shot groups at 100 yds on Saturday Morning
Unlimited 5x 10-Shot Groups at at 100 yds on Saturday Afternoon.
Unlimited 5x 10-shot groups at 200 yds on Sunday Morning.
Unlimited 5x 5-Shot Groups at at 200 yds on Sunday Afternoon.

There is a practice day on Friday. There is camping available, those interested in camping should let me know in advance. Also if you plan to attend please let me know so I can plan helpers accordingly.

Thanks
rickpollock@shaw.ca

Hot on the heals of a 5th place at the Cactus, Hugh Williamson has taken 3rd place at the Shamrock! Very impressive!

To all interested parties,
Please consider this an invitation to qualify for the 2025 World Benchrest Team. Canada will be sending 3 teams of 4 shooters on each team. A total of 12 shooters will attend. As of now I will start collecting the names of anyone who wants to get on the qualifying roster for 2025. Cutoff will be Feb 29, 2024 to indicate your interest. If interested send me an email indicating your desire to join the qualifying process. It doesn?t cost anything and there is no harm if you change your mind later about qualifying. rickpollock@shaw.ca
 

All, The World Rimfire Championships will be held in Valencia, Spain from Sept 8 to Sept 14th 2024.

I encourage all interested parties who would like to attend and represent Canada, to get in touch with me.

We are looking for competitors and a delegate to help organize the Canadian entry.

Thanks,

Rick - rickpollock@shaw.ca

After about 14 years of running this forum someone has taken advantage of the good will around here. From now on anybody wishing to post items for sale that I don't personally know, or has just joined the forum, or has no other posts will be required to contact me through the forum or at rickpollock@shaw.ca to gain permission to list items for sale. Sad to say but this is the era we now live in.

This should bring back some memories! It is a picture of a picture, so if anyone has something higher quality it would be great if you could send it to me at rickpollock@shaw.ca

L to R.  Stan Legg, Grant Schick, Martin Clement, Gerry Bourgault, Clayton Martin, Bill Gammon, Ted Gaillard, Wes Carpenter, Mike Edward's, Herb Lang and Jamie Dyck.  Wayne Miller seated.

Rosebud Silhouette & Benchrest Club is pleased to announce the Stampede Shootout will take place July 15th and 16th. This will be a BRSC sanctioned group shoot. Memberships can be purchased at the range if you need one. The Stampede Shootout will be 4-Gun contest where we will shoot all 4 BR group shoot classes. The course of fire will be 5 shot groups at 100 yards over the two days.  The Champion will be the lowest in the combined 4-Gun Grand Aggregate, with individual class aggregates awarded as well. Match Fee is $80 for the weekend. Program as follows:

July 13th Thursday - BR201:Target management/strategy, and neck turning discussion (starts at 1 PM in loading room).
July 14th Friday - Practice Day and Ask Hugh a Question Day (all day).
July 15th Saturday - Sporter 100 yds in AM, and LV 100 yds in afternoon, Club supplied BBQ takes place after the matches.
July 16th Sunday - HV 100 yds in the AM, Unlimited (5-shot) 100 yds in afternoon, Trophy presentations after matches finished.

BR related Swap Meet will be all 4 days. I will have an area set up for a BR swap meet in the clubhouse, so feel free to bring BR related items you wish to display for sale.

Camping is allowed and those looking to camp at the range should contact me in advance to make arrangements. This is dry camping with no amenities. If anyone is looking for hotel recommendations please contact me.

Loading is in the clubhouse where we have space for about 30 shooters and their reloading equipment and there are electrical outlets available for chargemasters, autotricklers etc.

We have 3 sets of range flags available for use by out of town shooters, and we also have Farley bases for people who want to travel only with the Farley tops.
There will be a BBQ on the Saturday after the shooting is completed. The club will supply the main course, side dishes and soft drinks.

Friday practice day and BR201 is available for everyone. Out of towners and non-members let me know in advance if you plan to participate in this so we can arrange gate access on the Thursday and Friday.

If anybody need directions try this link: https://goo.gl/maps/j3MZ9Z2zfEA2 or https://www.albertarifle.com/directions

It is very helpful for us to know in advance who all is coming to this shoot, to arrange helpers and support to make the match run smoothly. To that end please let me know if you are attending, unless we have communicated already.

Any questions please send them through to rickpollock@shaw.ca

This is shaping up to be a very well attended event. Looking forward to seeing everyone there!