Du Preez top individual in Xtreme shooting day
Rifle shooting
More emphasis is placed on the team event than the individual categories.
Xtreme Steel Shooting Namibia (XSSNA) hosted their second league event at Swartrant near Mariental last weekend.
Ultra-long distances are the focus of the sport. In the sport more emphasis is also placed on the team event than the individual categories (Magnum for 7 mm or larger calibre, or non-Magnum for smaller calibre than 7 mm).
The steel targets last Saturday were placed at the following distances: 1 – 588 metres / 2 – 1418 m / 3 – 755 m / 4 – 809 m / 5 – 793 m / 6 – 935 m / 7 – 817 m / 8 – 1003 m / 9 – 475 m / 10 – 544 m / 11 – 574 m / 12 – 750 m / 13 – 702 m / 14 – 934 m / 15 – 580 m / 16 – 883 m.
The top results were:
Magnum Class individuals (maximum 400 points):
1 Mathys du Preez (345 points). 2 Gunther Jacobs (340). 3 Janus van der Merwe (335). 4 Uwe Brockmann (330).
Non Magnum Class individuals:
1 Candau Christian (210). 2 Guido Brusselbach (170). 3 Rufus Brockmann (75).
Overall best teams (maximum 2x 400 = 800):
1 Gunslingers: Janus van der Merwe and Liebies Liebenberg (650).
2 Noisy Boys: Charles Loots and Gunther Jacobs (625, on count-out).
3 Outlaws: Mathys du Preez and Dries Oberholzer (625).
4 Sons of Guns: Gus Holz and Uwe Brockmann (560).
The XSSSNA will have their next shooting event, the .22 ELR (extreme long range), on Thursday 21 March at Okahandja Shooting Club.
Ultra-long distances are the focus of the sport. In the sport more emphasis is also placed on the team event than the individual categories (Magnum for 7 mm or larger calibre, or non-Magnum for smaller calibre than 7 mm).
The steel targets last Saturday were placed at the following distances: 1 – 588 metres / 2 – 1418 m / 3 – 755 m / 4 – 809 m / 5 – 793 m / 6 – 935 m / 7 – 817 m / 8 – 1003 m / 9 – 475 m / 10 – 544 m / 11 – 574 m / 12 – 750 m / 13 – 702 m / 14 – 934 m / 15 – 580 m / 16 – 883 m.
The top results were:
Magnum Class individuals (maximum 400 points):
1 Mathys du Preez (345 points). 2 Gunther Jacobs (340). 3 Janus van der Merwe (335). 4 Uwe Brockmann (330).
Non Magnum Class individuals:
1 Candau Christian (210). 2 Guido Brusselbach (170). 3 Rufus Brockmann (75).
Overall best teams (maximum 2x 400 = 800):
1 Gunslingers: Janus van der Merwe and Liebies Liebenberg (650).
2 Noisy Boys: Charles Loots and Gunther Jacobs (625, on count-out).
3 Outlaws: Mathys du Preez and Dries Oberholzer (625).
4 Sons of Guns: Gus Holz and Uwe Brockmann (560).
The XSSSNA will have their next shooting event, the .22 ELR (extreme long range), on Thursday 21 March at Okahandja Shooting Club.
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