Thank you for attending our Rimfire Night

Thanks to all the families who brought their kids for our first evening Rimfire Kids event. Big thank you to Kerry and Gerry Irvine and their volunteers who organized the event. And special gratitude to Tiger Armsand Poco Military for their generous support in introducing the younger generation to our sport.

Petition Addressing Bill C-71

An official online petition is open currently asking that the government not adopt Bill-C71, the bill that is summarized below. The board strongly urges our members to educate themselves on the bill itself and to decide whether the changes proposed will unfairly impact on their activities and rights. The various Canadian firearms associations have discussed…

Annual Doc Harrison Memorial Turkey Shoot

Sunday Dec 6 saw the Port Coquitlam club hosting the 11th Annual Doc Harrison Memorial Turkey Shoot. The number of shooters was down a little bit this year – I blame the heavy, heavy, rain and the 3 other competing events taking place in the Fraser Valley that same day – but everyone who attended…

The Burke Mtn Archers Medal in BC Indoor Championships

The Burke Mtn Archers had 7 archers attend the B.C. indoor championships this Easter weekend in Victoria and were able to take 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals in their age and equipment categories. One particular archer (Andrew Keaton) stood out in his outstanding performance and good sportsmanship who is shown in the pictures…

Dry Ball – A Burke’s Eye View

“Powder, Patch, Ball. Powder, Patch, Ball.” You keep repeating the muzzle loader mantra as you start to dribble some FFFg powder from your horn into the powder measure hanging from it’s strap over your left shoulder. After pouring the correct amount of powder from the measure into the barrel of your rifle, you thrust your…