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BRSC - Benchrest Shooters Canada / Re: BRSC Canadian Benchrest Records
« on: June 16, 2025, 12:10:43 PM »
We have had some late additions to the 2024 record book!

August 31, 2024   Canadian Record -  Phil Nick
Heavy Varmint For Score at 200 Yards 250-5X

August 17, 2024   Canadian International Record -  Rick Pollock
Light Varmint 100 Yards 5-Shot Group .058"

September 14/15, 2024 Canadian Record - Hugh Williamson
  -Heavy Varmint 100 Yards Aggregate .1728"
  -Light Varmint 100+ 200 Yards Grand Aggregate .2081"
  -2-Gun Aggregate (LV+HV) .2041"

For the 2025 Record Book we already have one entry:

March 6, 2025 Canadian International Record - Doug Thompson
Light Varmint 200 Yards 5-Shot Group .127"

Kudos to our shooters for a job well done in earning these records!

I will update the record book accordingly and distribute the Record certificates.

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BRSC - Benchrest Shooters Canada / Re: 2025 Rosebud BRSC Stampede Shootout (4-Guns 100yds) - July 10th-13th
« on: June 14, 2025, 08:40:08 AM »
Extra bonus for the Friday practice day. Fresh off his win of the Super Shoot, Rob Seemann will give a talk on setting up your front and rear bags. Robbie Unplugged will take place at 1pm on Friday. Don't miss it!

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BRSC - Benchrest Shooters Canada / 2025 Rosebud BRSC Stampede Shootout (4-Guns 100yds) - July 10th-13th
« on: June 09, 2025, 08:38:09 PM »
This shoot has become Rosebud's most popular BR shoot. I am expecting about 25 shooters. Taking place July 10-13. Don't miss it!

Thursday July 10 is a practice day and we will run BR201 starting about 3pm. It will be a classroom session. Topics include; gun handling, target strategy, wind reading.
Friday July 11 is a practice day and "Ask Hugh a Question Day" - A great time to get feedback from a future Hall of Fame Shooter.
Saturday July 12 will be Sporter 100 in the morning and LV 100 in the afternoon. There will be a club supplied Dinner/BBQ and soft drinks after the matches. All are welcome.
Sunday July 13 will be HV 100 in the morning and Unlimited 100 in the afternoon. Trophy presentation to follow the matches.

There will also be a swap meet for the duration of the shoot. Bring your items for sale and display them in the clubhouse.

There is camping available, those interested in camping should let me know in advance.

Lastly, please let me know if you plan to attend so I can plan for helpers accordingly, and let the cooks know how many will attend for the club supplied dinner/BBQ on Saturday.

Thanks,

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

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BRSC - Benchrest Shooters Canada / Re: 2025 BRSC Unlimited Nationals (Unl 5/10 Shot 100/200 yds) June 7-8
« on: June 09, 2025, 08:24:11 PM »
The BRSC Unlimited Nationals is complete! Congratulations to Hugh Williamson who is our new Champion! It should be noted that Mark Dumont was the top bag gun shooter against the rails.

A great turnout for a rail gun shoot, we had 11 rail guns and 7 bag guns. Two very daring individuals made their first BR shoot the Unlimited Nationals! Kudos to Shawn and Craig for making this shoot their first ever shoot.

Take note the next shoot is the Stampede Shootout at Rosebud July 12th/13th. Look forward to seeing you there.

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Club Events / Re: Mission - Jim Latham Memorial Score Match - Sunday, June 1, 2025
« on: June 04, 2025, 05:59:59 PM »
Thanks for pics Mark! Looking forward to seeing everyone in August.

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March Scopes Canada (tm) / Rob Seemann Wins Super Shoot 51 Using a March Scope
« on: June 02, 2025, 12:51:58 PM »
Just in case anyone is asking, and I don't know if we will see an equipment list from the Super Shoot........ Rob Seemann was using a March scope when he won Super Shoot 51. Congratulations to Rob and to March for producing a scope that meets the demanding needs of the highest level of BR competition.

 https://benchrestforum.ca/index.php?topic=2435.0

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BRSC - Benchrest Shooters Canada / 2025 BRSC Unlimited Nationals (Unl 5/10 Shot 100/200 yds) June 7-8
« on: May 27, 2025, 08:17:15 AM »
Reminder that we will be shooting the BRSC Unlimited Nationals on June 7-8.

All rifles and shooters are welcome. There are no weight restrictions for the unlimited class. However, no muzzle breaks.

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

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Club Events / Robert Seemann wins 51st. Super Shoot
« on: May 25, 2025, 01:34:17 PM »
To everyone out there, we need to take a moment and recognize a terrific win by a terrific guy and supporter of BR. Congratulations go out to Robert Seemann who has won the 51st Super Shoot!

This shoot takes place at the St. Louis Benchrest and Rifle Club. Full results here:  https://www.supershootsports.com/copy-of-year-2024-1

Match conditions were probably some of the worst conditions we have seen in a long time, and Rob made it look routine! Simply amazing to watch him shoot.
 
Pictured below L-R is: Eddie Harris 3rd Place, Al Auman 2nd Place, Robert Seeman 1st Place, and Wade Hull Super Shoot Organizer and owner of Shilen Barrels.
 
We are very proud of Rob, he has worked incredibly hard at BR to get to this point. A real feather in the cap to win this event against the very best the BR world has to offer.

Kudos to Rob!

Rick
 

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BRSC - Benchrest Shooters Canada / Re: BR 101 Introduction to BR - May 10, 2025 at Rosebud
« on: May 11, 2025, 08:28:48 AM »
The BR101 is in the bag. We had 17 students and 9 coaches. From all accounts it was a terrific day, with a number of students making 5 shot groups in the 2's and a lot of information to contemplate on the drive home home.

Many thanks to the coaches for donating a Saturday to help push people down the slippery slope of BR. That includes: Rob, Tim, William, Hugh, Bob, Larry, Steve and Brent.

Of course thanks to the Rosebud Club for making the range available for the day.

Rick

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BRSC - Benchrest Shooters Canada / Re: BRSC Spring Tuneup - Mission - April 12, 13 2025
« on: April 21, 2025, 03:09:11 PM »
Thanks for posting Mark.

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Centerfire Discussions / Re: Looking for info on my Swindlehurst
« on: April 21, 2025, 01:32:19 PM »
Rod, good chance 93 is year of mfg, and 004 is the fourth one he built that year, but I stand to be corrected. It was fairly common back then for smaller manufacturers to serialize in this fashion. I had one similar to yours at one time, very well made actions. I am sure you will like it.

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BRSC - Benchrest Shooters Canada / Re: BR 101 Introduction to BR - May 10, 2025 at Rosebud
« on: April 17, 2025, 10:25:27 AM »
A spot has opened up for the BR 101 on May 10th. If you would like to be involved send me an email at rickpollock@shaw.ca Please keep in mind this clinic is for those interested in exploring the path to competitive BR shooting. It does not cover ELR, F-Class or hunting topics.

For anyone who hasn't seen it it, here is a video about BR that was produced at the Rosebud Club: https://youtu.be/I1QN4vCITBQ

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Club Events / Re: Hunter Class 1973
« on: April 12, 2025, 04:27:19 PM »
Correct. I uploaded and posted a link a couple of years ago. I figured some have never seen the link to the Dropbox.

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Club Events / Re: Hunter Class 1973
« on: April 12, 2025, 01:51:51 PM »
For anyone who wants a look in to the history of BR  in Canada, I have BRSC newsletters from 1975-1994 hosted in a dropbox. Follow the link.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/hf9wu7v45ldkbf5j3zlnp/AIzlOiUTJB1ztYV8cDFtA_s?rlkey=30etubjgd66jbgkc6ifgukfjj&st=vsgq46lx&dl=0

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ORSA - Ontario Rifle Shooters Association / Re: Very Sad news today
« on: March 28, 2025, 12:27:54 PM »
I don't have many pictures of Rob, he wasn't that fond of having his picture taken.

None the less here he is at the 2017 BRSC Nationals in Selkirk, in the yellow short for those that didn't know Rob.

Here is Rob is is in the lower right at a BBQ we had in Holton Michigan for the 2018 NBRSA Nationals.

If anyone else some pictures and would like to post them, please feel free to post them, or send them to me to be posted.

Rick

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ORSA - Ontario Rifle Shooters Association / Re: Very Sad news today
« on: March 27, 2025, 08:20:14 AM »
Certainly tough news to hear for everyone who knew Rob. He made an impact on a lot of people in BR and will be missed far and wide.

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Photo And Video Gallery / Rosebud Silhouette & Benchrest Club Introduction to Short Range Group Shooting
« on: March 24, 2025, 05:55:58 PM »
Many thanks to everyone involved with this effort, primarily with Jolene Rempel who produced and narrated it. Feel free to share it amongst your friends and social media contacts.

https://youtu.be/I1QN4vCITBQ

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Club Events / Re: 2025 King Of The Hill?
« on: March 10, 2025, 09:21:12 AM »
It isn't so much a question of exactly how many shooters would be required to commit in order to run this again. It was the declining numbers that were the issue. The expectation was that participation would increase over the years and instead it went down. Hard to justify holding it going forward.

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Club Events / Re: 2025 King Of The Hill?
« on: March 05, 2025, 07:32:45 PM »
No plans for the return of the King of the Hill. Numbers were drifting down every year since the first year it ran.

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BRSC - Benchrest Shooters Canada / Re: BR 101 Introduction to BR - May 10, 2025 at Rosebud
« on: February 04, 2025, 05:20:46 PM »
Stan, we have had great results with the clinics. The first one was 2011, one of the very first signups was Hugh Williamson if you can imagine! Now look at him, you have no chance of keeping him off the rifle range. A number of the current and past members of our World Championship Team have come through BR101. I am not saying we are the best shooters or coaches, but people need good information that gives them a path forward in the sport. Otherwise people will only come out a few times and you never see them again.

I will keep saying this, I think we have the best kept secret in the shooting sports. Once people have a chance to sit behind a BR rifle with a little bit of coaching on flags and gun handling and start to see the bullets go through the same hole, a certain percentage will be hooked for life. That can be as low as 1 in 10 some years, but other years we hook 2-3 who never look back. Before we started this program we were down to about 8 shooters at our local matches. Last year I think we had 24 at one shoot.

Without a doubt we are the only region in Canada or the world for that matter that shows any growth at all in BR. Without my fellow coaches and a mutual desire to see the sport grow, we couldn't have the success we have. Kudos to everyone involved and to Rosebud Club for making the range available.

Rick

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