On Target Africa

Increasingly, South African sportsshooting competitors are travelling to compete in their chosen discipline internationally, as international competitors and especially those from neighbouring countries travel to compete in South Africa. Most recently, On Target Africa travelled to the international extreme long range (ELR) four-day combined seminar and shooting competition held at Karoo King of the Plains Shooting Range, a mere seven kilometres from the Northern Cape town of Hanover. The event was the culmination of the ambitious plans of Send IT, ELR Shooting to host international guest Eduardo Abril De Fontcuberta alongside their friendly 2-mile challenge, followed by a two-day shooting competition, the Send It, ELR Shooting ULTRA 2022. With precision-like implementation over the four days, the event was a resounding success. The bulk of this issue is devoted entirely to the event. We…

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What is it? IPSC Mini Rifle is shot with 22LR semi-automatic rifles. It is a dynamic sport whereby competitors engage a variety of metal and paper targets from 5 m to 100 m. In some cases, reduced size targets are utilised to mimic greater distances. On occasion, moving targets may be encountered during the course of fire. Competitors shoot from a variety of positions and sometimes on the move. The division is a great test of both marksmanship and gun-handling skills. The IPSC principle of ‘Diligentia, Vis, Celeritas’ (DVC), or ‘Accuracy, Power, and Speed’ applies. In short, the competitor who completes the course of fire in the quickest time with the highest score is the winner. Maintaining a balance of these elements is the key to success. Why shoot it? Mini Rifle offers all…

Hoëveldjagters, under the leadership of chairperson Frik Coetzee, hosted the first inter-association team shoot of the CHASA 2022 sports-shooting season on the weekend of 18 to 19 March. CHASA’s mantra is “hunters who shoot”. By nature, we are hunters first and foremost, but by design we shoot to improve our rifle craft and shooting technique. The first arrivals from midday on the Friday settled in at the little gem of the Olifants River Lodge. Marlene and her team had everything ready. Teams were soon catching up on some energy after the long drive from various parts of the country to the banks of the Olifants River. With the crackling coals and leaping flames, plus the usual bit of fortification, the shoot got off with a briefing around a braai on the Friday…

Last year the event took place from 17 to 18 April. Zeroing in was on the Friday afternoon, with the 100 m targets barely visible. On Saturday, the wind was still, allowing the frontrunners to produce close to perfect scores. Sunday saw some light wind separating the frontrunners. This year the event took place from 30 April to 1 May. On the Friday afternoon, I already entertained doubts as to how easy the course would be, with the 1 000 m Dope gong’s hit indicator lighting up like a 1990s rave party. There was a 2 mil wind hold. On Saturday we were all set to go. The zero range and Dope were good. Following the safety briefing, the 08:30 start saw 25 competitors divided into their squads and sent to their…

In 2017, we contacted Eduardo Abril de Fontcuberta, at that stage the primary contact person for the King of 2 Miles and founding member of the most prominent ELR franchise in the world. Our initial interest was to take part in the 2018 match in the USA. The conversation quickly turned to Eduardo visiting South Africa to present an ELR seminar to local shooters to assist in tackling this challenging sport. We hosted Eduardo in 2018, and his insights and expertise played a key role in what set us on course to establish Send IT, ELR Shooting. Eduardo is an unbelievably talented individual who is happy to share his knowledge and life experience with fellow shooters. He is a renowned firearm author and weapons expert, a 50 BMG World Champion, Master…