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On Target Africa
from the editor’s desk
When ‘Within Reach’ Is Not Enough! • Travelling with firearms, nights away from home, the meaning of ‘direct control’ and the potential negative consequences.
SOUTH AFRICAN GUNOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION • Your Firearm. Your Responsibility. Our Collective Voice.
7th F-CLASS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP BISELY (UK) 2026 • From a five-point heartbreak in Bloemfontein, Free State to the top of the podium at the historic home of British full-bore.
2026 Western Province Open Bisley Championship • The 72nd annual Western Province Open Bisley Championships were held at the home of the Western Province Bisley Association (WPBA), the Good Hope Shooting Range near Melkbosstrand on the Cape West Coast, from 1 to 3 October.
PROTEAS ON TARGET: IPRF Centrefire World Championship • Looking back at the 2026 IPRF Precision Rifle World Championship in Texas, USA from 23 to 28 September, it is difficult to describe the experience without an enormous sense of pride. As Team Manager, I had the privilege of watching South African shooters compete against some of the best precision rifle competitors in the world, and the performances across our teams were nothing short of spectacular.
METAL MAYHEM PROJECT: South Africa’s Steel Revolution • There is a particular moment in practical shooting when a match stops feeling like simply another day at the range. The equipment is familiar. The safety briefing is complete. Magazines are loaded, holsters checked and competitors are waiting their turn. Then the timer sounds, the first shot breaks and everything suddenly becomes about movement, decision-making, accuracy, time and a symphony of sound. That is the environment in which South Africa’s Metal Mayhem Project has been building its identity.
EPPSA Handgun Level III Selection Match • The Eastern Province Practical Shooting Association (EPPSA) hosted its Handgun Level III selection match at the Port Elizabeth Rifle and Pistol Club (PERPC) from 8 to 11 October. Range Officers, match officials and sponsors competed in the pre-match on Thursday 8 October and Friday 9 October. The match itself consisted of 295 rounds and 17 stages. A total of 339 competitors made up twentyfour squads. This was the first of three handgun selection matches to determine teams to represent South Africa at the IPSC African Handgun Championship (Level IV) to take place in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe in September 2027. This was also the South African Championship 2026 match.
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY • In the unlikely event you happened to be driving past Arizona farm outside Bloemfontein between 24 and 26 September, you may have thought yourself caught in some bizarre wormhole transporting across space and time to the Wild West frontier days.
The Swarm Gathers in Bloemfontein
HERITAGE VELDSKIET CLINIC AND MINI COMPETITION 24 SEPTEMBER 2026 • THE RANGE AT PHESANTEKRAAL Cape Town, Western cape RIMFIRE and PCP PROTEA SHOOTERS were on site to coach, share tips and help participants improve throughout the event
Swarovski Optik AT Endura 21–65x75 • Premium HD spotting performance in a rugged, lightweight package
Rigby opens the doors to its new London home • John Rigby & Co. has completed its move to 42 Clapham Manor Street, establishing a new London headquarters designed to bring visitors closer to the craft and history behind its guns.
Leofoto Juggernaut S2...