Braithwaite edges Goodluck & Persaud in latest GNRA Recorded Shoot

Feb 20, 2014 Sports

– preparations for Caribbean Championships continue

Caribbean Individual shooting king, Lennox Braithwaite continued his fine form when the

Lennox Braithwaite

Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) National Rifle Team continued its preparation for the upcoming West Indies Fullbore Shooting championships in Jamaica.
This past weekend’s Recorded Shoot held at the Timehri Rifle Ranges was closely contested over the 300, 600 and 900 Yards Ranges with the initial conditions being overcast, but this eventually developed into a bright day but with deceitful winds at the 600 yards range.
On the day, two possibles were recorded at the 300 yards range, shot by Lennox Braithwaite (50.3) and Fullbore Captain Mahendra Persaud (50.5) who was closely followed by Ransford Goodluck (49.3) and Dylan Fields (49.1).
At the 600 yards range no shooter shot the maximum, achieving 34 out of a possible 35 were Braithwaite, Goodluck and Dylan Fields.
This intensity in the X-Class continued at the 900 yards range with Braithwaite and Goodluck shooting possibles of 35.3 and 35.4 respectively, followed by Persaud (33.2) and Fields (33.1). In the final count in the X Class Lennox Braithwaite won the Record Shoot with a score of 119.9V.
The O-Class shooters had a keenly contested shoot also with returning shooter Leo Ramalho leading at the first two ranges having shot 48.4 and 32.1 at the 300 and 600 yards ranges respectfully. Closely behind was Ryan Sampson shooting 47.3 and 30.0 at the 300 and 600 yards respectively.
With Ramalho’s three point lead after the 600, Ryan Sampson closed the gap with a 33.1 at 900 compared to a 30.0 by Ramalho. Both shooters ended with similar aggregate scores but Ramalho (110.5) edged Sampson (110.4) by a single V-Bull to win the O’ Class.
The National team continues their intense preparations next weekend at the same venue. Meanwhile, this Sunday, Mash Day, the association will be having their annual fund raising bar on Vlissengen Road and Crown Streets. The public’s support will be appreciated as they seek to raise funds for upcoming competitions.

Ransford Goodluck

And newly elected Guyana NRA President, Brigadier General Mark Phillips also visited the ranges where he observed the shooters in action. Phillips took the opportunity to fire a few rifle shots to demonstrate to the members his accuracy which they all applauded.

300                 600                 900                 Total
Class   Shooter                       Points V         Points V         Points V         Points V
X         Lennox Braithwaite   50        3          34        3          35        3          119      9          1st
X         Ransford Goodluck             49        3          34        4          35        4          118      11
X         Mahendra Persaud     50        5          33        2          33        2          116      9
X         Dylan Fields                          49        1          34        5          33        1          116      7
O         Leo Ramalho               48        4          32        1          30        0          110      5          1st
O         Ryan Sampson                   47        3          30        0          33        1          110      4
O         Terrene Stuart                   46        1          29        1          32        3          107      5
O         Sherwin Felicien               45        2          31        2          26        0          102      4
O         Peter Persaud                    40        2          28        0          33        0          101      2

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