Wednesday, July 9, 2008

Monday, July 07


On Monday morning the team was at Drouet Range for Match 2 – The Defence Match (also known as the Roupell Cup). This range has “electric targets” set in the field at 100, 200 and 300 meters. The match starts with a respirator run and then a series of snap shoots from the prone, from the fire trench, from the kneeling around cover, from the standing or kneeling unsupported. Top Canadians were CWO Atkins and Sgt Walsh, tied with a score of 136.

In the afternoon, we fired Match 6 – The Fleeting Encounter Match, commonly called The Mover. This is a moving target match, with fast and slow runs from the left and from the right. Top Canadians were Cpl Leduc and Sgt McKillop with scores of 44 and 42 respectively.

The picture shows a range officer watching one of the Canadians shooting the Mover. The target can be seen just emerging from the barricade into the shooter’s firing lane.

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