Ryan McKinnon emerged victorious in the latest round of the Guyana Sport Shooting Federation (GSSF) Steel Challenge Shooting held on Saturday at the GDF Timehri Ranges.
McKinnon (50.47) won ahead of Pravesh Harry (65.98) and Ray Beharry (72.04) who finished second and third respectively after two rounds of shooting. According to the GSSF, the challenging first stage ‘Speed Option’ featured the stop plate located about 35 yards away from the competitors, making hitting easy for match favourite McKinnon who set the bar high causing the other competitors to follow sometimes doubling and even tripling his time total. Needless to say, a lot of extra rounds were needed as several seasoned competitors relentlessly strove to secure hits on the steel plates thus causing them to ring with that ‘ping’.
Despite the heavy downpour, local handgun shooters made their way to the Range to hear the melodic pings of lead impacting steel. The GSSF, through its affiliation with the
