ALL systems are in place and ready for Guyana’s hosting of the West Indies Full Bore Shooting Council (WIFBSC) championships and Guyana National Rifle Association (NRA) 150th Anniversary shoot.

During a press briefing yesterday, Full-bore captain Mahendra Persaud confirmed that despite the organisation’s major shortfall of funding, $14M to be precise, they are still going ahead with the event which begins on Monday.
Normally, there are three days of individual shooting where the Caribbean Champion will be named following the grand aggregate.
This is usually followed by two days of team shooting at both the short (300, 500 and 600 yards) and long (900 and 1000 yard) ranges to determine both long and short range country champions.
But what the Guyana NRA is doing, as part of its 150th year in action is mirroring the Queens shoot that takes place in Bisley, England, which takes a fraction of the top shooters and eliminates until there is a core group that shoots for the title.
Persaud said, “After the end of the grand aggregate for the three days, we are going to be taking the top sixty shooters who will then shoot together in one detail at 300, 500 and 600 yards,” Persaud said.
He continued, “After lunch on that day, they will take the top 30 shooters who will move onto the 900- and 1000-yard ranges where the winner will be crowned the 150th Anniversary champion.
The Friday will be used for the WIFBSC meeting and as relaxation while Saturday will be the Milex/Crown Mining long range trophy and Sunday will be WIFBSC short range trophy.
The local long range trophy has been sponsored by Queensway and the Short range by International Safety Supplies Limited.
The event will be opened on Monday by President David Granger with competitors coming from Antigua, Bermuda, Trinidad, and Tobago, Barbados, Jamaica, the Falkland Islands, the United States, Britain, Ireland and Scotland.