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\"guyana<\/p>\n

It is a great honour to be asked to captain a representative team from one\u2019s country and I was really pleased when the English Twenty Club invited me to lead a team to Guyana to join in their 150th anniversary celebrations, as ambassadors from English rifle shooting. The West Indies Full-Bore Shooting Championships were first inaugurated in 1928 and are held every year with the venue rotating around the ranges in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

Shooters are always seeking to use the best equipment available. In individual competitions, however, the most important element to consider is the \u2018nut\u2019 behind the backsight. In team matches it is the combination of shooter and wind coach that matters. We have had to select a really good crew, because we know we will meet stiff opposition in the West Indies. Our team of 16 combines a few hardened \u2018oldies\u2019 with a solid core of \u2018up and coming\u2019 shooters. To be precise, we have four \u2018Veterans\u2019 (over 60s) and three under 30s; eight GB Shots and six new \u2018caps\u2019 for England. We know, however, that the matches will be very friendly, as the West Indies are renowned for the fact that their disposition reflects the local climate \u2013 warm and sunny! We can look forward to renewing old friendships and making permanent new ones, lubricated by the finest agricultural products from Angostura and Demerara.<\/p>\n

\"CaptainI wish to thank my wife Helen and, indeed, all the other spouses and partners for their unstinting support; we wouldn\u2019t be able to achieve the desired standard without them.<\/p>\n

Dick Winney
\nCaptain
\nEngland Rifle Team, 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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