Jack Neary Second Interview, worth a listen: https://anchor.fm/erik-cortina/episodes/Jack-Neary--2-e1qs5nt

Bart Sauter post Nationals Interview. Lots of commercials but still worth a look: https://youtu.be/mYYQidGr6Fk



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Here is a short video of our BR101 Clinic

All, please be advised that the Lethbridge Fish & Game Association is hosting the above shoot after a 2 year pause. This shoot has deep roots in Alberta and with their newly renovated firing line it promises to be a great time. Course of fire, rules, and registration details are attached to this post.

Yesterday Hugh Williamson, Wally Pollock and, myself went to the LFGA grand re-opening of their facility. This coincided with National Range Day and the 99th Anniversary of the founding of the Club. Check them out at: https://lfga.club/

Numerous renovations have taken place, notable for bench shooters is the extension of the Range #2 which is the Benchrest range. It now includes an expanded firing line and 16 concrete benches.

 A big shoutout to Dave Fisher and his crew for the fine work they have done to make this possible.

Benchrest is alive and well in Lethbridge!

Rick

The Rosebud Silhouette & Benchrest Club is pleased to announce it will hold a Benchrest 101 Clinic on May 14, 2022 at the club. This is our first chance to resume these clinics after having to cancel the 2020 and 2021 clinics, and are we ever glad to be back and offering this clinic.

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 step of many steps in learning to shoot BR at a regional, 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 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 what how to keep clean a rifle bore to BR standards.

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 shoot at the Regional, National and World level. These folks have been there, done that and got the T-shirt so to speak.

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 20 shooters. I would recommend people sign up early.

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

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

Here is a video that was produced to promote F Class and TR shooting by the Alberta Fullbore Rifle Association

Fellow Shooters,

At this point the WBSF has indicated the World Championships will be held in South Africa in 2023. Of course this is all subject to unforeseen circumstances and restrictions that the host country has no control over. There is no set date yet or location. We are all awaiting that information, but as per previous years the qualifying takes place a year in advance of the tournament.

Here is the qualifying process for the 2023 World Benchrest Team. There are a few things that each shooter needs to take care of to be eligible for the team:

1. Each shooter needs to declare their intention to enter the qualifying process by the end of February 2022. An email to rickpollock@shaw.ca registering their intention to qualify will be sufficient.
2. Each shooter needs to be a member of BRSC during the qualifying year and the competition year.
3. During the competition season in 2022, shooters will need to email rickpollock@shaw.ca with evidence of their placings at various events to be added to the qualifying points tally and roster of shooters. All sanctioned group shoots are eligible for points accumulation.
4. At the end of 2022 each shooter will be asked to confirm by email if they plan to attend the World Championships in South Africa and submit a $500 CDN deposit to the World Team to be used against the entry fee for the World Championship.

Note: the qualifying ranking will be in accordance to the previous years format with your rank based upon how many points you have accumulated in the qualifying year. Points are awarded based upon how many shooters you placed above in your (6) best Grand Aggregates (LV, HV, SP) during 2022. There will be a cap of available points in each Grand Aggregate based upon the total # of shooters entered in the 2022 Cactus Classic.

Team selection will be based on this final ranking of accumulated points, and receipt of entry fee deposit, with the final selection taking place no later than December 31st, 2022.

Please be advised that the WBSF World Rimfire Championships will be held in Luxembourg Sept 12-17 in 2022. Subject of course to all local health regulations at that time. The possibility of a cancellation or postponement always exists but the organizers are confident the competition will take place.

Canadians interested in participating should contact me to register their interest and discuss the next steps.

Regards,

Rick Pollock
403-554-6772

Please take note that the BRSC National Championships have been re-scheduled and will be held at the Rosebud Silhouette & Benchrest Club Sept. 4th and 5th. There will be a practice day on the Friday before the match. This is a registered match and will consist of LV 100 and HV 100 on the Saturday and then HV 200 and LV 200 on the Sunday.

We will have the BRSC AGM on the Friday, Sept. 3rd, in the Clubhouse at 3PM.

For any out of town visitors not familiar with the procedure to access the Club please contact me in advance.

The Club will provide a dinner including a main course and side dishes as well as soft drinks and snacks on the Saturday after the matches are completed. Shooters and guests are welcome, please let me know if you can attend.

Camping is available, just let me know in advance to make arrangements.

This looks like it will be a terrific turnout, and some very stiff competition. Looking forward to seeing everyone there.

Rick Pollock
rickpollock@shaw.ca
403-554-6772

Reminder to everyone that we Rosebud will have our Heavy Iron shoot on June 12 - 13. It is expected by then the Province will have opened covid restrictions enough to host a match. This is an all unlimited class shoot

We will shoot 5 shot 100 yards Saturday morning and 10 shot 100 yards Saturday afternoon. On Sunday we will shoot 10 shot 200 yards in the morning and 5 shot 200 yards in the afternoon.

Out of town attendees planning to camp at the range, or non members needing access on the Friday practice day need to contact me to make arrangements.

Please let me know if you are planning to come so we can be sure to have the correct amount of helpers.

Thanks
rickpollock@shaw.ca