Dharry, Beharry emerge victors

GSSF Practical Pistol Shooting…

The Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) successfully hosted another Practical Pistol match for 2019 on Saturday, April 27.

Prize Winners of Orinduik Development Inc.’s 2019 sponsored GSSF Practical Shooting Match

Sponsored by Orinduik Development Inc., this match was held at the Timehri shooting ranges, where local practical shooters gathered as they participated in Practical Pistol matches which comprised of five stages. The match was conducted by Match Director David Dharry.
At the opening ceremony, Managing Director Brian Backer delivered brief remarks, during which he explained that Orinduik Development Inc. is a private security firm based on the Demerara East Coast and specialising in aviation security and VIP personal protection.

Division Winners David Dharry (L) and Ray Beharry

The shooters participated in 2 divisions — the Limited and Production divisions. Since each division has its own regulations, the shooters do not directly compete with each other across divisions. As such, prizes were awarded for 1st to 3rd place winners in each division.
Stages included Bookout’s Boogie, Lots of Sand, Stage 95 Max, Fluffy’s Revenge 2 and Alternate.
“Alternate” proved to be the most challenging stage of the match, as it consisted of seven paper targets. Upon the signal to start, competitors had to engage the three targets most downrange with the strong hand only; then proceed to the second barrel, make a mandatory reload and engage with his/her weak hand the remaining targets, some of which forced the shooters to be very wary of the 180-degree safety rule.
“Stage 95 Max” consisted of nine paper targets and one metal target. The shooters’ start position was being seated on a chair with their backs touching the back of the chair and hands on their knees. On the signal to start, all targets were to be engaged from within set fault lines.
“Fluffy’s Revenge 2” was the second USPSA Classifier for the day, and consisted of two metal poppers and three paper targets. The shooters started this stage while facing up range with wrists above the shoulder. Despite the challenge of having to turn, draw and engage all targets without hitting any of the ‘no shoot’ targets, most, if not all competitors, emerged triumphant in their scores.
“Lots of Sand” comprised nine paper targets and four metal falling plates. Even though some of the targets were at challenging distances and required the most movement for the day, competitors could be heard remarking that this was their favourite stage for the day.
After competing in their respective divisions, the match results were as follows: In the Production Division, 1st place went to Ray Beharry (375.0000 points) while 2nd and 3rd places went to Michael Blake (195.9057 points) and Lancelot Khan (189.4942 points) respectively.
In the Limited Division, 1st place saw David Dharry (325.5765 points) edging Johan DaSilva (319.1012 points), who claimed second position while Pravesh Harry settled for third (296.3801 points).
The GSSF would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to Brian Backer and the Board of Directors of Orinduik Development Inc for the kind sponsorship and support of the Foundation’s activities and events.
More information on the Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation can be found on the GSSF website: www.GuyanaSportShooting.com