The Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA) Smallbore section’s Annual Yearend Handgun championships will fire off this weekend at Eve Leary with the first of two days of competition featuring some of the country’s top shooters.
The .22 Pistol shoot will take place on Saturday at the TSU range at Eve Leary starting at 14:00 hours.
Participants will battle for supremacy at three ranges – 5, 8 and 12 metres for an overall aggregate of 166 points.
Several of the top handguns shooters will be in contention said Smallbore captain Dale Hing.
Next Sunday, November 30, the action will switch to the Timehri pistol range for the three-stage Practical Pistol championships starting at 09:00 hours.
Among the leading shooters expected to be in contention are Dr. Johan DaSilva, Dale Hing, Murtland Smith, Ray Beharry, Gordon Richards and Harold Hopkinson who have all participated in the recently held Suriname Open IPSC sanctioned Level 111 shooting championships in the neighbouring republic.
Several promising shooters will also be looking to make their mark in the final tournament for 2014.
Interested shooters can contact Captain Dale Hing for further details.