GSSF end 2018 with successful Orinduik Development Steel Challenge

The Guyana Sport Shooting Foundation (GSSF) chose last weekend to end their calendar of activities with a Steel Challenge Shooting Match sponsored by Orinduik Development Inc.
The match, held on November 24 — on the heels of Thanksgiving — was well attended by members and invited shooters of the Guyana National Rifle Association (GNRA), and competition was held in three SCSA divisions: Production, Limited and Wildcat.
Wildcat Division saw competitors using .32ACP and any other calibre less than a 9mm, while those in the Production and Limited Divisions shot 9mm or higher calibre hand guns.
As an affiliate of the Steel Challenge Shooting Association, a sister body of the United States Practical Shooting Association, the GSSF has, over the years, been organising matches following its strict safety policies. This simple yet action-packed shooting sport attracts Guyanese pistol shooters from all around the

country on a regular basis.
Steel Challenge Shooting is considered the fastest practical shooting competition in the world, having proven to be an exciting one consisting of three (3) different stages wherein competitors shoot at 5 individual steel targets per stage. Shooters are scored using an electronic timing device, penalties of added time are applied for any misses after the designated stop plate has been shot and the total time taken was the score, all while being closely monitored by the Foundation’s Range Safety Officers. The shooter with the lowest time to hit all the plates overall in the match in the respective divisions is declared the winner.
Beautiful trophies have been presented by Lt. Colonel Charles Hutson, Director of Orinduik Development Inc., a private security firm based on the East Coast and specialising in aviation security and VIP personal protection.
After remarks from Match Director and Stats Officer Dr. Pravesh Harry, President of the GSSF, Ryan McKinnon, delivered some brief remarks to the participants and spectators regarding the vision of GSSF for the New Year and plans to move the sport shooting forward.
The GSSF would like to extend its sincerest gratitude to Brian Backer, Lt. Col. Charles Hutson, and the Board of Directors of Orinduik Development Inc. for the kind sponsorship. The Foundation also wishes to thank the Guyana Defence Force, Chief of Staff Brigadier Patrick West, Commissioner of Police Mr. Leslie James, OC Mr. Guy Nurse, the ranks of TSU and the GPF Armoury and the Guyana Police Force (GPF); and, of course, the media.
Additional gratitude is extended to Brigadier Patrick West and the GDF for the use of their range facility at Timehri; to Colin Changur of Muneshwers Travels, and to the Management of Clear Waters.