Ammunitions manufacturer, ELEY, held the first competition in its Speed Steel series over the Easter break (20th April 2019) with Nick Towndrow taking the top spot in the Mini Rifle discipline and Chris Edwards claiming first place in the LBP open division.
Not only did they win themselves bragging rights, but they also bagged £750 cash prize each, along with a £100 bonus because they were using ELEY ammunition. Second and third place also claimed cash prizes of £600 and £350.
Mini Rifle champion, Nick Towndrow won with a time of 83.1. His fastest time was on stage 8, Roundabout, where he took just 8.29 seconds in total. In the LBP division, the winning time was 89.7 seconds, a huge 7 seconds faster than second place!
Shooters from across the country travelled to Stourport on Severn Pistol & Rifle club to compete in the first of ELEY’s Speed Steel challenges. It was an early start with doors opening at 7:30am and the first stage of the competition commencing at 9:30am.
As well as the early start, shooters also had to contend with the warm weather. In fact, it was on record as being the hottest day in April in the UK for the last 70 years! Nevertheless, competitors fought their way through each of the courses of fire, varying in levels of difficulty.
Taking on a similar format to the successful US steel challenges, the competition consisted of eight standardised stages with steel targets in three sizes; small circular, large circular and square. Competitors were scored solely by the time it took them to complete each stage, and the winner was the competitor with the lowest overall time.
Michael Atkinson, Brand Manager for ELEY, said: “The sun was shining and there was a fantastic atmosphere at the Speed Steel event. It shows how much of an appetite there is for this growing sport in the UK and we’re proud at ELEY to be a part of it.
“We are producing some excellent quality practical rounds for this type of sport – smooth functioning, incredibly accurate, while still making sure they go bang every time. ELEY action is our newest product delivering reliability and performance in every round.”
Do you fancy your chances in ELEY’s next Speed Steel competition? Now is your chance to test your mettle. Register for the next event on 20th July by visiting www.eley.co.uk/speed-steel.
To view the full results, statistics and gallery from the Speed Steel competition, head over to the ELEY website for more.
