RANSFORD Goodluck won Sunday’s Recorded Shoot to start 2011 on a winning note at the event held at the Timehri rifle ranges.
Competing over 300, 50 and 600 yards in relatively sunny condition with rapidly changing winds Goodluck recorded 146 points and eight V-bulls out of a possible 150, conditions recording 49:4 at 300 yards, 49:2 at 500 and 48:2 at 600 yards. Current national champion Mahendra Persaud placed second with 144 points and 11 V-bulls with scores of 47:4 at 300 yards, 49:4 at 50 and 48:3 at 600.
Third place went to Ryan Sampson whose overall total was 138:9 with 48:4 at 300, 47:3 at 500 and 43:2 at 600.
In the ‘O’ Class,  Lt. Col. Terry Stuart recorded 126:5  edging out Charles Deane who recorded 126:4 by one V-bull..
Persaud, who is also fullbore captain disclosed that the recorded shoots form part of   Guyana’s preparation for the upcoming West Indies Fullbore Shooting Championships to be held in Antigua from May 2 to 10.
Guyana are presently the defending champions for the Short Range Championships, formerly known as the Benson and Hedges and BWIA Cup.
In Antigua, Guyana will be seeking to make it an unprecedented five in a row, for the short range title having won it for the last four consecutive years – 2007 in Guyana, 2008 in Jamaica, 2009 in Trinidad and 2010 in Barbados.
The local shooters will be attempting to be the first team to win in Antigua who will be hosting the West Indian Championships for the first time since joining the West Indies Full Bore Shooting Council.