NATIONAL handgun captain Dale Hing shot his way into a comfortable position at the end of the second round of the Guyana National Rifle Shooting Association’s (GNRA) Handgun section end-of-year championships, following the Practical Pistol Shoot held last Sunday at the Timehri Ranges.

Hing finished with an overall combined score of 209 points in the two-stage competition.
The first stage was won by David Dharry with Gordon Richards finishing second, Hing third, Ryan McKinnon fourth and Azaad Hassan fifth.
Hing won the second stage followed by McKinnon, Hassan, Hemant Narine and Dharry in that order.
The overall combined stage results were Hing with 209 points, McKinnon 158 points, Dharry 142, Hassan 136 and Gordon Richards 123 points.
The first-round leaders reigning Caribbean fullbore shooting champion Lennox Braithwaite, female shooter Vidushi Persaud and Hemant Narine who held the top three positions, slipped down the order and only Narine remained in the overall top five.
The final leg of the championships, an Action Pistol match is scheduled for tomorrow at the Tactical Services Unit range at Eve Leary.
The overall championship is a combination of points for all three events and the standing so far reads: Hing in the lead followed by Dharry, Richards, Narine and McKinnon. The winner will be declared tomorrow.
The presentation of prizes for the handgun and fullbore championships will be done during the GNRA Annual Presentation Ceremony to be held later this month at a venue to be finalised.