Funds have shot up for the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter following the annual Peak View Range fundraiser shoot earlier this month.
Organiser and owner of the Whangamoa facility Carl McAllansmith says 19 shooters from experienced to newbies locked and loaded for the good cause in 22 long-range, rimfire and pistol competitions.
He says it was “set up like an 18 round of golf”, with more than 60 centre fire-rated bulletproof plates.
“We got a little bit of cloudy weather, which scared a few people off, but it was still a great day of shooting,” he says.
“Probably half of them were hunters, the other half were competitive shooters, and we even had some newbies that wanted to get into hunting, which was a great way for them to try out shooting from different positions.
“We had one guy, it was the first time he’d shot in New Zealand, and he actually ended up with one of the highest scores in our 22-long rifle division… he had previously been with the Philippines police force.”
Carl says around $520 was raised.
