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Peter Persaud wins Guyana NRA Recorded Shoot
Peter Persaud
The Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) recently held its first Recorded Shoot for 2019 at the Timehri Rifle Ranges, Yarrowcabra, Linden Soesdyke Highway. The competition was shot over the 300 and 600 yards ranges with a maximum total score of 100.20 attainable.
After the smoke from the rifle nozzles had cleared, it was Peter Persaud who had outshot the sharp shooters. Persaud has been having good scores in recent months as a result of his dedicated training.
He edged seasoned campaigner Lennox Braithwaite by a single point to win the competition, amassing 98 points with 6 VBulls. At the 300 yards range, Persaud recorded a score of 49.2 and followed up with 49.4 score at the 600 yards.
Braithwaite amassed 97.10 having shot 49.5 at the 300 and 48.5 at the 600 yards. Three other shooters, vice captain Dylan Fields, Ransford Goodluck and Leo Romalho had a photo finish, each tallying 96 points but were separated by VBulls.
Fields shot 8Vs, four more that Goodluck with Romalho getting 2. At 300 yards, Fields shot 49.5 and 47.3 at 600 yards. Goodluck accumulated 47.2 at 300 yards and 49.2 at 600 yards, while Romalho notched 47.1 at 300 yards and 49.1 at 600 yards.
According to a Guyana NRA release, it was a keenly contested competition and the shooters are now awaiting the next Recorded Shoot to try and better scores attained in the first shoot.
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