White River Shooting Club, a club that has been in existence since 1969, hosted the 16th Interprovincial IPSC (International Practical Shooting Confederation) handgun match between Mpumalanga and Limpopo on Saturday.

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The IPSC  was well attended with 71 shooters who entered and shot the seven-stage match consisting of 163 rounds of ammunition.
Shooters sent a minimum of 11 573 rounds down the range during the event.

The first interprovincial took place in 2004, and ever since, Mpumalanga Practical Pistol Association managed to win 10 competitions. The Mpumalanga team were victorious, 1 961 points ahead of Limpopo, finishing on 10 054. The different classifications of shooters consisted of ladies, juniors, general, senior (50 – 59 years) as well as super senior (60+).

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“We would like to thank all members and contributors who made this event possible. If you would like to know more about practical shooting visit the SAPSA (South African Practical Shooting Association) or MPSA (Mpumalanga Practical Shooting Association) website. Alternatively, you can contact Gideon Botha on 076-753-5003 to find out more about White River Shooting Club.

We are situated in White River behind the White River Rugby Club and club shoots are held every first Saturday of the month,” Botha said.