Gordon Richards shot his way to 87 points to be deemed the winner of the Guyana National Rifles Association (GuyanaNRA) Smallbore Section .22 Presision Pistol competition which took place on Saturday at the Tactical Service Unit (TSU) Range, Eve Leary.
Gordon Richards (2nd right) along with the four other top shooters displaying their trophies and medals
The competition which saw shooters facing off at the 5m, 7m, 10m, 15m and 20m distances and Richards piped Surujballi Persaud (78 points), Raval Seojattan (76 points), Murtland Smith (64 points) and Compton Sarabo (56 points). All shooters were required to shoot 10-rounds with their strong hand unsupported from the 5m, 7m and 10m distances after which only the top 10 advanced to 15m range where they shot 10-rounds with their strong hand supported. Only the best would advance from this stage and it was the top five where they shot from the 20m mark with 10 available rounds with their strong hand supported. Richards emerged as the best.
