Dhoni buys a Walther Carbontec

[to_saptarshi]

Skipper Dhoni to own top-end Walther rifle

After James Bond and Beijing Olympic Games gold-medallist Abhinav Bindra, India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni to will own a world famous Walther rifle. A top importer of shooting equipment for leading Indian marksmen, indianshooting.com, received an invoice from Dhoni on October 21 for a top-end rifle priced at 2,400 euros (Rs 14.8 lakh approximately).

“This is the best rifle Walther has. And I have received confirmation from the company that the amount has been received from the Indian skipper,” said Shimon Sharif, the website’s director and an international marksman who represented India in the 2003 World Cup in Seoul along with Bindra.

“A week after the Commonwealth Games, I got a mail from Dhoni wanting to buy a Walther rifle. At first we didn’t realise it was him as we get many mails from people wanting to purchase rifles and pistols. Our company is Walther’s representatives in India,” said Sharif.

“Later, when I saw the mail (again) around 2 am, I realised it was our very own India skipper, Mahi. I was overjoyed. I replied to him personally and, to my surprise, I got an answer in five minutes. He seemed very serious about buying the rifle.

“Dhoni had shown interest in the Carbontec air rifle, the one used by Bindra at the Beijing Olympic Games. The rifle is expected to reach India in a week’s time. He also told me that he has recently shifted to his new house,” said the Delhi-based Sharif, adding that Dhoni said he was a life-member of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), shooting’s apex body in India.

“Usually, I assemble and adjust the rifles for all our clients and shooters and would be happy to do it for Mahi as well. Every rifle has to be adjusted as per the shooter’s specifications. Till now, people at Walther don’t know about their latest high-profile client in India,” said Sharif, adding,

“It’s good to see top cricketers being attracted to shooting.”

Read the orginal story herehttp://www.hindustantimes.com/Skipper-D ... 28575.aspx

Question : Can somebody please enlighten me the secret mathematics of making 14.8 lac in INR from 2400 Euro
2. As far I remember Abi was using a Protouch with MEC electornic Trigger in beijing 2008, and NOT a Carbontec model.

[grewal]

top-end rifle priced at 2,400 euros (Rs 14.8 lakh approximately).

it's 1.48 lac. It's an old story, it was all over the papers roughly a month ago.

[Subal das]

2,400 euros - that will be new LG400 expert

I never heard of MEC electronic trigger, not sure it exist, not on MEC catalog at least. Abhi was shooting Protouch not Carbontec. Also it was fitted with MEC sights, MEX extension tube and most important MEC cheek piece. I recently ordered same check piece from MEC for LG300 alutech. Not alutech not protouch cheek pieces are good for elevated position of rifle.

same problem seems with new LG400 rifles. if some one looking to buy new air rife better go for MEC stock and fix Walter action on it. I wasted few months of time trying to solve all adjustments in LG300 alutech. Till I noticed MEC cheek piece on Abhis rifle.