FULLBORE captain Mahendra Persaud edged his competitors last Sunday as the Guyana National Rifle Association (GuyanaNRA) held another recorded shoot at the Timehri Rifle and Pistol Ranges.
The competition was held over the 300-, 500- and 900-yard distances after which a grand aggregate was taken.

Captain Persaud, who is just back from the Canadian Fullbore National Championship, was in excellent form at the first two ranges, having shot possible scores of 50.4 at the 300 yards and 35.4 at the 500 yards.

Ryan Sampson was second at the 300 yards with a score of 49.4. The 500 yards saw Sherwin Felicien also shoot a possible with 35.4.
The 900 yards proved to be the most exciting range with heavy winds, causing much distress for the shooters.

When the last shot was fired in fading light, many shooters were left in disbelief as the day was won by Mahendra Persaud with an overall score of 117.9 followed by Peter Persaud with 115.7, Sherwin Felicien 112.9 and Ryan Sampson 111.8.
The day’s scores saw an overall improvement by shooters as noted by the Full-bore captain when announcing the final results.

He stated that this augurs well for the defence of the team-matches at the Championship in October.
The full-bore shooters, in remembrance of their late colleague, Mr Richard Fields, who was laid to rest last Wednesday, observed a one minute’s silence on the 900 yards bank.

Last Thursday, GuyanaNRA president Brig. Patrick West and the Executive Council also paid their respects to their late vice-president during their Council meeting.
Fields was at the time the longest serving Council member.