The Guyana National Rifle Association’s Smallbore Captain, Dale Hing emerged as the winner of the Secure Innovations and Concepts Inc. , IPSC Sanctioned Level I match at the refurbished Guyana Defence Force (GDF) Ranges at Timehri. Hing accumulated 225.6469 match points out of the 230 points available from three stages.
The first stage, a 32 round, long stage, designed by IPSC Regional Director Harold `Top Gun’ Hopkinson, was the highlight of the day.
Dale Hing (centre front) winner of GNRA latest competition with top performers and other participants
Gordon Richards won this stage with 160 points in 51.04 seconds, second in a blistering time of 48.90 seconds was Dale Hing with 158.3266 , Dr. Johan Da Silva saw enough to claim the third position with 144.4319 points. Harold Hopkinson 138.4939 and Terry Milling 128.0507 took the 4th and 5th positions.
In explaining what happened during this segment of the competition Hopkinson said it was designed to encompass a multitude of IPSC sanctioned rules.
“ This stage had the competitors place their unloaded firearm on one of the two barrels and all magazines to be used on the other barrel. The predicament here was the items were on either end of the stage,” Hopkinson said. .
“On the start signal, the shooter had to run to the barrel of their choosing, while adhering to all the rules of firearm safety to avoid disqualification. After completing the task the competitor engaged 10 classic targets and 12 poppers and plates from four positions on the stage.”
In the second Stage the shooters utilized an eight round IPSC classifier comprising of three classic targets and two plates.
Da Silva with the fastest time of 5.71 seconds and 40 stage points took first position, second was Murtland Smith 6.52 seconds and 39.151 stage points, third Dale Hing 6.84 seconds and 37.3203 stage points, closely followed by Gordon Richards with 37.0779 points and Jermaine Softly took fifth with 35.7322.
The third stage comprised of two IPSC classic targets and two plates, Hing took the stage with 30 points, second Dr. DaSilva with 24.1889, third Lawrence Layne 20.3359, fourth Lindsay Baird, 19.6171 and Fifth Harold Hopkinson with 19.1105.
Overall winner of the A Class was Small Bore Captain, Dale Hing, second Gordon Richards, third Dr. Johan DaSilva, fourth Harold Hopkinson and fifth Terry Milling.
In B Class Murthland Smith first, Sherrard Williams second, third Lawrence Payne, fourth Gordon Pearson and fifth Jermaine Softly.
In C Class first Surujbali Persaud, Jermaine Softly took the second Spot, third Charles Clayton, fourth Bassu Dawarkha and Lindsay Baird took fifth.
The Small Bore section extended gratitude to the IPSC Regional Director, Harold Hopkinson and his team comprising of members Clayton Charles, Terry Milling, Mike Tang, Lindsay Baird and Sherwin Solomon for assisting in setting up their first IPSC stages.
The Regional Director remarked that he would be happy to tour with any of the new shooters, who completed the three stages, whilst observing all of the safety rules. He is meanwhile preparing for the IPSC World Shoot that will be held in France in August and the GNRA wishes him all the best.
This IPSC Level 1 event was sponsored by Secure Innovations and Concepts Inc., Guyana’s premiere security company.
