The RED 8.5-25 LR. should be hear next week. Retail value of 1599. Calvin can you get the raffle license?
We will be able to sit at the Korth booth at hunfest and sell tickets, but I will need volunteers at each one. The only one I am worried about is the Winnipeg one as it is only 2 weeks away and we will be pushed to be ready.
Saskatoon is on the July23 to 25th.
Edmonton is Aug. 5 to 6th and I will be at that one.
If we get the raffle tickets in time it will be advertised on wild tv that BRSC members will be in attendance.
If you can fine tiome to help please let me know.

O.K. guys and gals I am at 14 shooters for the first leg of the provincials. That is assuming that the Bouwers are coming. The rest are confirmed, but I haven't heard from the wasp whisperer yet. Are you coming Calvin??? If so we will have 2 relays.

Leupold 24x boosted by Siebert to 33. Black gloss, Dot. Non locking AO. 500.00

2 guys from Lethbridge  are probably (might be) going to come to the july 10 and 11 provincials with me. One only wants to observe (can he bring his 308 i'm working on getting him to shoot the match) and the other one will bring his br rig.

-Not to be an idiot but how many rounds a day do we usually shoot at the most? I'm guessing 120.
-Where is the closest hotel?
-How much are match fees for the 2 days? 40 $
-Registration at 7 am shooting starts at 9am
-Is Maxine going to be there regarding membership purchases.
-Can we show up Friday and camp?
I just want to be organised.

Mike

Closest accomadations are Chocrane.
Fees will be 40. for 2 days.
Registration is 7 match at 9
membership fee will be collected at the match and Max will mail a membership.
Yes, you can. you may have to walk in and get someone to open the gate.

You only have one true freind wasp whisperer!

I am not sure that in short range BR it would make much difference. Don't know of anyone using it in BR.

I would open the bolt face and go with 6 ppc.  Henry Rempel in Calgary could do the whole job fairly quickly and she could be shooting it at the next shoot. Just don't run any red lights on the way to his place! You will find out that word spreads pretty fast in the Alberta BR circle!!!!!!!!

Glad to hear the Bouwer's made it and I hear Adriaan has a new bench gun! I am sure we have 2 new shooters in  Alberta  in the BR sport!
I got out of the hospital Saturday morning and was debating the recomended bed rest or the match, but take care of the long term instead. Not that it did me any good as I ended up back in ER last night and am back on a pee bag. Looks like they left a chunk too big to pass so may be back in surgery Monday. Intend to be at the next match, but someone will have to help me as no lifting for a couple of months!

Competition scopes don't need nitrogen. You don't subject it to the conditions that a hunting scope is.

Bill is right about freezing scopes. If a Leupold is having an issue with POI it is likely a loose lens assembly. Freezing it only gaurantees that there is no guarantee!  A scope is a hollow tube with a system sitting on a spring and moved with 2 threaded screws. Those "screws" are your adjusters. If you picture a screw held in place with a nut welded to a unmovable piece and the end of the screw against a movable piece, when turning the screw into (clockwise) the nut the movable piece has to move. When turning the screw away from the moveable piece the spring should hold the moveable piece against the screw. If it doesn't it is likely that the lube on the moveable piece is not slippery any more. A heavier spring will move it longer after it gets sticky, but adds a lot of stress to the screw. They all require some internal clearance to enable the system to move. some have more clearance than others, that is why some scopes have more adjustment than others. The more adjustment they have the more clearance they have. The more clearance they have internally the more chance of movement when the recoil hits it.
Now all you have to do is determine which models have the most clearance. I will give you a hint - the cheaper the scope the less workmanship put into close fitting parts. A lot of the lower price scopes in bench rest are what got frozen scopes started. They had frozen scopes back in the 70's ( I am starting to sound like Paul Ross!) and when internally adjusted scopes came along it was a vast improvement in accuracy. Now scopes are being frozen and it is also supposed to be a vast improvement in accuracy?
All I can tell you is there is no warranty on a frozen, or converted Leupold scope. I can't afford to buy scopes that had a life time warranty and now don't because someone tampered with it!