A 16-member Canadian Ranger marksmanship team, competing with their traditional .303 calibre, bolt-action Lee-Enfield rifles, has won top individual and team prizes in national and provincial shooting contests. “They did well,” said Warrant Officer Gary DesRoches, an instructor with 3rd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group and the team captain. “They’re going home with a lot of medals.”
The team came first in the Dominion of Canada Rifle Association’s bolt-action rifle team contest in Ottawa. Ranger Simon Shewaybick of Webequie won the individual top shot award in the contest and Cpl. Derreck Hookimaw of Attawapiskat won the top shot medal for a competitor shooting in it for the first time.
The team took first place in the Ontario Rifle Association’s bolt-action rifle team competition at Canadian Forces Base Borden. Ranger Shewaybick won the top shot award and Master Cpl. Daniel Wesley of Constance Lake took the first place medal for first time contestants.
At the Canadian Forces Small Arms Competition in Ottawa, Ranger Shewaybick came ninth in the Canadian Ranger bolt-action contest, making him one of the top shots out of 4,700 Rangers across Canada’s North. “The Rangers from northern Ontario did well,” Warrant Officer DesRoches said. “We held our own against the best shooters from among the Canadian Rangers from across Canada.”
Ranger Shewaybick took two trophies and four medals home with him. “I enjoyed myself,” he said. “It’s a good experience. It’s my second year doing this. The army has made me a better shot.”
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