The 2014 National Senior and Junior Fullbore Rifle Shooting championships will fire off tomorrow (Sunday) at the Timehri Rifle and Pistol Ranges starting at 10:00 hours.
The shooters will contest three 10-round shoots at 300, 500 and 600 yards in the first of three days of shooting supremacy.
National Fullbore captain Mahendra Persaud said yesterday that the marksmen were eager to compete in the competition which will continue next Saturday and will conclude the following day at the same venue.
At first glance the championships appear to be a three-person race with defending senior champion Ransford Goodluck,
reigning West Indies individual champion Lennox Braithwaite, and Persaud who performed admirably at this year’s Commonwealth Games, the font runners.
Persaud and Braithwaite have both displayed tremendous form going into competition having won recent Recorded shoots while Persaud, who finished 14th overall in the Govenor General’s final at the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association championships, will be looking to keep the two inform-shooters in check.
Also expected to battle for top honours in the senior category are national vice-captain Dylan Fields, Richard Fields, Ryan Sampson, Leo Romalho and Inspector Dane Blair among other competitors.
The ‘O’ Class will also provide much excitement with Sherwin Felicien, Peter Persaud and Lt. Col. retired Terrence Stuart among the top contenders.
With the highest possible score (HPS) being 150 points over the three ranges, the shooters will be looking to take early advantage to lead the first day’s aggregate.
Despite the absence of the West Indies fullbore shooting championships (WIFSC) next year due to Trinidad and Tobago’s inability to host the championships in 2015, the local marksmen will be setting their sights at participating in several international competitions next year including the Palma World Shooting championships billed for Ohio, United States and the Annual Bisley championships in Great Britain.
