This was the seventh year that Noodhulp Farm had the honour of hosting the Koning van die Myl (King of the Mile). Its mantra was, and will always be, that there can only be ONE! From its humble beginnings in 2019, it has become one of the most popular shoots in the Western Cape. In the spirit of making the event welcoming to all, specifically beginners, juniors, and women, calibres were limited to .30 max, which in 2019 was effectively a .300 Win Mag.
Evolving gun technology has inadvertently undermined Noodhulp’s focus on beginners, juniors, and women, who are more ‘recoil sensitive’, to the point where they could not compete at all. This necessitated a rethink of the format, so this year we implemented an Open Class (Koning) and a…