ISSF – Metro Rifle & Pistol Club

September 10, 2023September 10, 2023

NSRA Gammell + Sirtonski Matches – Sept. 9, 2023

Fast, and Furious Firsts

The older I get the more I take joy in the simple pleasures of life, like attending events, spending time with friends, shooting. Metro R&P recently received an invitation from the Nova Scotia Rifle Association (NSRA). The NSRA Handgun Section Chair Daniel Zaenker put on the Nova Scotia Provincials (Gammell Memorial) for the Olympic Sport of Rapid Fire Pistol, on Saturday morning past and also another match, the Sirtonski Cup in the afternoon. My self and Joe MacHoll went as ambassadors for Metro. Joe journeying up from the Cape Friday and camped right on the range, I drove to Halifax in the wee morning hours.

At Sunup, Joe started a fire, then put on a pot of coffee and breakfast. As the sun climbed higher competitors started to trickle in, their first sight being ‘Quick Draw Joe’ with a coffee sitting by a fire as he slowly drawled, “Mornin”; Man it was a scene out of a Western.

It’s the simple things, like watching the loss of all hope in the eyes of the mainlanders upon seeing Joe. It’s the simple things, like overhearing whispers, “The Capers showed… lost another one…”. Yes it’s the simple things that I find pleasure in as I age. 🤣

As always, Metro R&P put on a great showing, we were in the Metals for the sport of Olympic rapid fire pistol. Shooting 5 targets, a third of a football field away, in 4 seconds, from the draw is something let me tell ya! Especially when athletes that compete on the National Circuit arrive, like Glenn from Pictou and René from Quebec! That puts tension on the competitors! How did it pan out? Well, we actually won the event, keeping a provincial record score intact and taking home the Cup… again…

The Sirtonski Cup was a new experience for Joe and I as neither of us had shot it before or even knew the complicated course of fire. It went from very precise headshots behind hostage targets to smokin’ hot-speed shooting requiring multiple targets while changing magazines, to man-against-man shoot-offs. That separates the ‘wheat from the chaff’ man let me tell ya! Shooting a shot with an audience behind you hootin’, knowing full well if you miss you are out; shooting until only one person is left! Bob Selig, a legend at the Bull Meadow Range won that round by a quarter of an inch! Whoo!

Since we weren’t really sure about the match and the different stages we just shot all ‘bulls-eye’s’ (almost). Needless to say… We medaled. Actually, we won that trophy and, coincidentally, set the Provincial record score for the event as well. Yes as I age, I find solace in the simple things in life…

Regards

Mike

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MRPC Club Championships (22LR)

‘Cheddy’ Hollingsworth Match

This is an ISSF .22 calibre 25m Standard Pistol Match. It is shot one handed and may be shot with either a pistol or revolver.

20 Precision shots – 4 relays of 5 shots. They are taken over 150 seconds for each relay.
20 Timed shots. 4 relays of 5 shots. They are taken over 20 seconds for each relay.
20 Rapid shots. 4 relays of 5 shots. They are taken over 10 seconds for each relay.

50m Pistol Match (Free Pistol)

This is a .22 calibre, one handed shoot. 60 shots in 2 hours. It is shot at a distance of 50m.

May 26, 2023July 24, 2023

2023 MRPC Pistol Training + Competitions (ISSF)

The Club is setting up some issf pistol training sessions for free

Our president Mike Kelly (countless National and Provincial Pistol Champion) will hold an introduction course and practise sessions for all levels – beginners to long-time shooters – on the ISSF pistol competitions 50m (Free) Pistol and Standard Pistol.

Start date: Wednesday June 7th, 5:00 pm. Limited to 12 people. Email to register at president@metroriflepistolclub.ca

Practise sessions will be on June 14th and June 21st, 2023 at 5:00 pm at our new range.

Metro Rifle & Pistol Club Match at our own range (50m Pistol and Standard Pistol) on July 19th at 5:00 pm. We will have free T-Shirts and other surprises.

The Provincials Championships (very relaxed competition for first-timers) will be held at the NSRA on Sunday, July 30th, starting at 9:00 am. We will send a team!

Here is a short description:

ISSF Standard Pistol

This is a .22 caliber (22LR) 25m Pistol Match. It is shot one-handed and may be shot with either a pistol or revolver with open sights.

Target: Standard 25m rimfire pistol target

20 Precision shots – 4 relays of 5 shots. They are taken over 150 seconds for each 5-shot relay.
20 Timed shots. 4 relays of 5 shots. They are taken over 20 seconds for each 5-shot relay.
20 Rapid shots. 4 relays of 5 shots. They are taken over 10 seconds for each 5-shot relay.

ISSF 50m Pistol

This event, formerly and unofficially still often called Free Pistol, is one of the ISSF shooting events. It provides the purest precision shooting among the pistol events, and is one of the oldest shooting disciplines, dating back to the 19th century and only having seen marginal rule changes since 1936.

This is a .22 caliber (22LR) match. It is shot one-handed and may be shot with either a pistol or revolver with open sights.

Target: same as 25m Centerfire Pistol Target

The course of fire: Unlimited sighters in a 10-minute period, then 60 precision shots over 2 hours.

Cheddy Hollingsworth Memorial Pistol Match

This will be a modified version of an ISSF Standard Pistol Match. It is shot with a .22 pistol and uses 60 rounds for score. The highest score of the possible 600 points available takes home the Hollingsworth Cup.

Match Format:
Sighter Series – 3 minutes, unlimited sighters that don’t count for score.
Precision series – Four rounds of 5 shots with 2min per round.
Timed Fire series- Four rounds of 5 shots shot in 20-second rounds
Rapid Fire series- Four rounds of 5 shots shot in 10-second rounds

The ISSF version of this match is shot at 25m with one hand. Because of range constraints, we will be shooting it at 15m and we will give you the option of shooting with two hands but if you use two hands you will be given a 25-point penalty.

July 17, 2022July 17, 2022

NSRA OPEN HANDGUN MATCHES July 16, 2022

History repeats itself!

The ‘dead shots’, AKA ‘The Metro Rifle & Pistol Team’, headed off to the Provincial Championships held at Bull Meadow Range, and once against emerge victorious!

The MacDonald Challenge, an ISSF Standard Pistol Match held at the Nova Scotia Rifle Association since the 1960’s is the regional championship for Standard Pistol Shooting. The Metro R&P Club has won the match more times in the last quarter century than any other club in Atlantic Canada. This year we won it again. Joe MacHoll and Andy Maxwell started the match on fire, shooting ’bulls’ so often they made it look easy! Mike Kelly narrowly squeezed past Joe MacHoll in the final Rapid Fire event taking first place leaving Joe with the silver and Andy in the top 5 in Atlantic Canada.

The Selig Free Pistol Match, an ISSF- 50m Match is the regional Championship held by the Nova Scotia Rifle Association and Metro won that cup as well. The Selig Free Pistol Match is named after volunteer Bob Selig to commemorate his long-time commitment to the shooting sports in Atlantic Canada.

Again it was Andy, Joe, and Mike neck and neck kicking mainlander ass all the way 😆, and when the final scores were tallied the Metro Rifle & Pistol Club reined supreme. Mike taking gold, Joe taking silver, and Andy missing bronze because of one errant shot.

That Day the Metro Rifle & Pistol Club tasted again from the cup of Victory!

At the end of the day, all the shooters present, no matter their individual placing, had a fabulous day. The weather was perfect, Bob’s burgers and dessert were exemplary, and all had loads of laughter and fun!