ON TARGET AFRICA prides itself on the in-depth firearm reviews that aim to make the reader fully informed by the time the new firearm owner walks into their gun store to make further enquiries, or better still their purchase. We endeavour to bring new products to the consumer to keep them fully informed as to what is new to market thereby retaining an impartiality. ON TARGET AFRICA is the perfect publication to cover the over 14 sports-shooting disciplines in South Africa, a diverse and growing market, from gear and equipment to coverage of the major long-range, Extreme Long Range events, and related markets such as outdoors, 4X4ing and game farms, hunting and wildlife management and conservation. ON TARGET AFRICA provides expert and professional reviews of the latest firearms and accessories. Also catering for the equally-important collectors’ market, which plays a vital role in preserving our country’s firearm heritage. Another focus for ON TARGET AFRICA is the tactical market, which is of growing importance due to the large number of security companies operating in South Africa at present. This means that a key focus of ON TARGET AFRICA is the family experience. Sports-shooting is, indeed, a family sport, and we cater for every single member, from professional to amateur, and even children, who need to acquire firearm safety and basic knowledge as soon as possible. Sports-shooters, of course, are great outdoors enthusiasts, which is why we will be focusing on the 4x4 community as well, getting stuck into the dust-and-dirt of the many hiking trails available across the country, and showcasing our extremely diverse fauna and flora. ON TARGET AFRICA is a high-quality specialist magazine, with copies distributed nationally ten months of a year through CNA, Exclusive Books, specialist book stores, shooting sports ranges, and gun stores. ON TARGET AFRICA keeps its consumers up-to-date and well-informed. It encourages smart buying decisions by delivering comprehensive and expert product and gun reviews, in addition to topical articles on the latest trends and developments in legislation, regulations and licencing. Stay Safe. On Target Africa advocates correct eye and ear protection be worn at all times on all shooting ranges and at all shooting events. This is for visitors as well.
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//Precision Rifle Shooter Profile: Warren Britnell • Precision rifle is a practical shooting competition format whereby competitors engage steel targets at medium to long ranges (calibre-specific) from a variety of conventional and unconventional positions within tight time constraints. As the term ‘long range’ is calibre-specific, the format has different ranges in rimfire and centrefire calibres.
Send IT, ELR Shooting .22LR ELR Match All-round excellent shooting! • Send IT, ELR Shooting hosted the first local .22LR ELR (Extreme Long Range) competition in September 2020. Our third rimfire ELR match was held on 4 September, with a full house of 34 adults and 10 juniors (younger than 13 years old), competing at the PEKS Shooting Range, Malmesbury Farms, Western Cape. The original format was designed to accommodate 36 shooters, so we had to make some changes.
Strelok Pro: Top-drawer ballistic app
The target is clear but I can’t get a focus on the front sight
‘Smart’ training workshop • This article is a combination of various exclusive extracts from the upcoming book Train Smart: Smart Move 2 by Kita Busse, Movement Coach from 180 Firearms Training, LLC. The book covers a variety of ways to learn skills more efficiently, saving time and money. It will disclose methods I’ve used to train some of the most elite shooters for world-level competitions.
Vortex Viper HD spotting scope Viper HD 15-45X65 • Vortex is most probably the best known brand of rifle scope in South Africa. Local agent...