THE Guyana NRA National Rifle Team continued their preparation for the upcoming West Indies championship with a closely contested record shoot over the weekend.
The Record Shoot was held over the 300, 600 and 900 ranges under initial overcast conditions but developed into a bright day with deceitful winds at the 600 range. There were two possibles at the 300 range shot by Lennox Braithwaite (500.3) and Mahendra Persaud (50.5) followed by Ransford Goodluck (49.3) and Dylan Fields (49.1). However the 600 yards saw no shooter record the maximum score but Braithwaite, Goodluck and Fields shot 34 out of 35.
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 ranges respectfully. Close 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 from Ramalho. Both shooters ended with similar aggregate scores but Ramalho (110.5) pipped Sampson (110.4) by one V-Bull to win the O-Class.