Hard to believe but our last shoot for 2012 at Rosebud is coming quickly. It is the BRSC Super Shoot. This is a LV/HV shoot.

This is a BRSC registered match. You will need a membership in the BRSC, we will have these available at the match, $25.

Match fees are $15 for each aggregate, which works out to $60 for the weekend.

LV100 and HV100 on Saturday, we will rotate benches at the end of Saturday, then shoot HV200 and LV200 on Sunday. First shots at 9:00, break for lunch around 12:00 - 1:00, and hope to be done at about 5:00.
 
There is dry camping at the range.

Competitors are welcome to show up a day or two early to camp and get some practice in. Anyone looking to do this should contact me in advance for a letter authorizing them to be on the range in advance of the match.

Map to the club is here:



Closest hotels are in Cochrane, Alberta - about a 30 min drive from the range:
www.bestwesternalberta.com
www.travelodge.com
www.super8.com


Any questions please e-mail me at rickpollock@shaw.ca

Report courtesy of Jim Latham
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Benchrest Shoot #4 at Mission Rod and Gun Club: Sunday, June 10, 2012

Another cold, damp and slightly breezy midwinter day, except it was June 10th! Once again the Meteorologists lied. Maybe they are in training for politics! No problem with Global Warming at the Mission Range. I could swear the next Ice Age had started moving down on us. However this did not dampen the spirits of the 8 shooters who braved the elements for the Shoot. We had two new shooters. If all our shooters managed to make it we would have taken up the entire range! As it was there were a few other shooters who came up so there was enough room for all and everyone played nice and had a good time. It is always interesting to watch the others saunter over to see the targets we have fired with our itty bitty 6 ppc’s. I make sure someone like Joe’s targets are sitting on top of the pile where almost every shot is a 10 or an X. But it does intrigue them and almost every time someone asks about the Benchrest Discipline when they see what these guns and some of the shooters can manage.  Highlight for me is always the new shooters. We now have our first female shooter, Bob Hampton’s wife, Dori, so the dropped shots now illicit comments like “darn” instead of “$%##$$%^^&**”  Joe did his usual great job of mentoring. I had promised newcomer Wally McDonald that if he came to day it would be the best $5 he ever spent. He said afterwards it was, but he did not offer to pay me an extra $5. Both shot very well indeed. Congratulations.
The course of fire for this match again was five 100 yard Hunter score targets. This time we threw in a Racoon fun target to finish the day. Maybe I should get back to shooting real varmints as I managed a score of 50 on that target today, something I have never done before. For me following the bypass surgery it was just great to be able to shoot again, period!
Despite the very cool day everyone shot very well; I think everyone had a personal best. Special congrats to Joe for setting a new record which he intends to rub into arch rival Chris Klump.
We were very pleased to have a visitor with us from Sunshine Coast Rod and Gun Club, Rob Finnigan where they also have a few Benchrest shooters and he informed me that Powell River has some as well. Hopefully we are going to be able to get a few of us joining up with one another for some good meets.
Following the match and scoring everyone went to go the clubhouse for coffee, lunch and lies. It was good to see many folks using the Clubhouse food services and enjoying the camaraderie after the match. It was a very big day for the concessions.
We welcome newcomers and if more information is wanted please contact me,  Jim Latham, at lathamconsult@telus.net or phone me at 604-795-0618. Please feel free to pass this summary on to anyone you wish who may be interested.

Next match is planned for Sunday July 22nd, meeting at the Rifle Range at 8:30, Match commencing at 9:00, completing at 11:30 with Coffee, Lunch and Lies to follow at the Clubhouse.
Please note that we do not shoot in August or September due to the Public Range Use but that our BIG MATCH is October 14th


Name   Rifle Class   Clbr.   Target1   Target2   Target3   Target4   Target5   Aggregate   Position
Bob Hampton   benchrest   6ppc   52   48   50   53   52   255   2 (tie)
Dori Hampton   benchrest   6ppc   50   51   51   50   49     248   4
Sam Parrotta   factory   .223   41   42   34   24   37   178   2 (fac)
Wally McDonald   benchrest   6ppc   49   42   47   49   46   233   6
Joe Mendham   benchrest   6ppc   54   54   53   52   53   266   1(record)
Travis Kienas   factory   6mm Rem   38   42   41   35   39   195   1 (fac)
Lowell Boyd   benchrest   6ppc   42   50   47   49   47   235   5
Jim Latham   benchrest   6ppc   50   50   51   52   52   255   2 (tie)
                           
                           

For those of you wondering about the scores over 50 per target, we score the pencil dot center as an 11 rather than counting as X rings. But touching that dot is no easy task. A couple of guys were thinking they should build a .338 ppc just to get a wider bullet!!

Got this in e-mail yesterday:

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As you are now aware, the Canadian Firearms Registry for long guns is
finished except for Quebec at the moment. Please take a moment to review the
new Customs Notice 12-013 procedures below for Canadian residences returning
to Canada with your firearms. You will have to stop at Canadian Customs
southbound and get a Form BSF407 completed listing your firearms you will
have in USA now or in the future. It replaces the old Y-38 that we used
prior to the long gun registry. The firearms registration certificate is no
longer proof of ownership of a long gun firearm as they can now be freely
sold without proof of new ownership. Your PAL must be valid and accompany
you with the new form BSF407.

Customs Notice 12-013

Changes to the Import Requirements for Non-restricted Firearms

April 13, 2012

http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/cn-ad/cn12-013-eng.html

Canadian Shooters who apply with the ATF Form 6NIA in the future may omit
the Registration Certificate number using N/A in question 15 but must still
list the full description of the firearms. You must also list your PAL
number in Question 12. See the following link for more details.

http://losttarget.blogspot.com/2012/04/atf-form-6nia-guidance-re-canadian.html

I am pleased to announce we will be offering a Benchrest 201 Clinic in 2012. This will be on Saturday, March 31st.

This is somewhat different than the BR101, in that it is meant as a strictly classroom exercise. It will be structured to include a thought provoking presentation with a leading National level shooter. In this case we are lucky to have Jack Neary of Ohio join us and give his thoughts on what it takes to be competitive in BR. For those that are unfamiliar with Jack’s resume, he is widely recognized as one of the top shooters in the world of short range BR. Jack is a member of the USA BR Hall of Fame and member of the USA World Championship BR team.

You can see more of Jack on the benchrestcanada youtube channel:

http://www.youtube.com/user/benchrestcanada?feature=mhee

This session will focus on the short range (100-200 yd) world of group shooting.

This clinic will appeal to the BR shooter, or accuracy enthusiast, or competitive rifle shooter. The clinic is open to anyone who is interested. You do not have to be a BR shooter or club member to attend.

The session takes the better part of a full day, so you will need to plan accordingly. We will start at around 9:00 AM with a presentation by Jack Neary. Then a lunch break (likely a pizza lunch) and the afternoon will be an open format Q/A session. I expect to be done around 4:00 PM

The session will be near the Calgary airport, either at a local hotel or a nearby office/classroom. Exact location to be advised.

I need about 10 students at $200/ea to cover the costs associated with this session, so I need any interested students to contact me and get registered. If we get more than 10 students any excess funds above the costs to hold the school will be refunded to each student. This is stricty a cost recovery effort.

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

Rick Pollock
rickpollock@shaw.ca
403-968-2354

Hard to believe 2 years have passed since this forum was fired up. I am pleased to say it has had a positive effect on attracting new shooters and bringing old shooters back into the fold. Participation is up at the matches. 2012 is shaping up to be another excellent year in BR. Once again we will be running BR101 at Rosebud and it looks like we will be running BR101 at another soon to be announced range in Alberta. Something new will be a guest speaker at what I am calling BR201. This will take place in Calgary, and will be a one day Q/A session with a Current BR Hall of Fame shooter. Best wishes to everyone in 2012!

I am putting this post up with the permission of Dave Abbott who is our WBSF delegate. It is not too early to begin thinking about participating in this event.

Details for the match can be found at http://www.wbc2013.com.au/

One of the first steps anyone who is interested in competing at this event needs to do, is to become a member of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH). Under WBSF rules only one organization from each country can submit a team. OFAH is the recognized organization for Canada. In order to be eligible for the team you will need to be a member in good standing with OFAH during 2012 and 2013. Take note the 2013 team will be selected during 2012. OFAH is a strong supporter of the World Team and this is very much appreciated by the shooters.

Interested parties can obtain an OFAH membership by mailing a cheque for $33.50 to:

Dave Abbott
4 PINE HILL   R.R.1
BARRIE, ONTARIO L4M 4Y8

Dave can also be reached at: dave.abbott@sympatico.ca

There will be a World Rimfire BR Championship held in Australia in May of 2012. It will be in Brisbane. The shoot will be sanctioned under The World Benchrest Shooting Federation. Currently there is no rimfire delegate or team members from Canada. Anyone interested in participating in this event, and in particular interested in becoming the WBSF rimfire delegate for Canada should contact Dave Abbott dave.abbott@sympatico.ca Initial contact will be through Dave, however the rimfire shooters will need to elect their own delegate and select the team as well.

I have a youtube channel for BR: http://www.youtube.com/user/benchrestcanada?feature=mhee

I have a question for the more senior of our participants  , does anybody know if any Canadians have accumulated any Hall of Fame Points? Just curious, and with the NBRSA site down, I can't access the list of points winners.

Listen up!  

The return of the BRSC Super Shoot is fast approaching! This will be a BRSC sanctioned LV/HV group shoot. After an absence of many years, you won't want to miss this event!

There will be (5) $100 gas cards available as prizes, courtesy of The Rosebud Silhouette and Benchrest Club. One card will be awarded to the winner of each aggregate, and one to the winner of the 2-gun.

Legendary Wasp Whisperer is sure to delight his legions of fans!

Joe Mendham will also be there to dispense his collected BR wisdom!

Dry camping is available. E-mail me in advance if you want to camp.

Closest hotels are in Cochrane:
www.bestwesternalberta.com
www.travelodge.com
 www.super8.com

Practice day on Friday.

BBQ on Saturday, bring your own meat.

Map to the club is here:



We have arranged for some fantastic sponsorship for this event. I want to thank our sponsors in advance for their generous support:

Rosebud Silhouette and Benchrest Club www.albertarifle.com
Peter Dobson - Hirsch Precision www.hirschprecision.com
Berger Bullets www.bergerbullets.com
Plenty O' Patches and Opel Bullets www.plentyopatches.com
Edgewood Bags www.edgebags.com
Sinclair International www.sinclairintl.com
Dave Kiff - Pacific Tool and Gauge www.pacifictoolandgauge.com
Jerry Teo - Mystic Precision www.mysticprecision.com
www.benchrest.ca
Paul Ross
Korth Canada - Leupold

If there any questions about this event, please call me 403-968-2354 or e-mail rickpollock@shaw.ca