Shooter ,By profession

[alameinite]

Hi all
Feels good to be a part of a community that is so close to my heart..shooting.
As a kid, my toys profile used to be guns, guns and guns,,only exception, a wooden catapult, given to me by a local from my maternal uncle's place near Dudhwa national Park..
I have always had a passion for guns, though the only ones I could fire before coming to my present profession was air rifles and one off 12 bore Holland & Holland, whose one barrel is damaged now.
Anyways, had a chance to fire an imported air rifle during 10 m air rifle trials some time back..score was decent but stiff competition. So I've decided to take up shooting as a hobby again, other than the service weapons.. (my faithful catapult is always there though).about to get my license for a rifle anytime now..
Waiting to grab a .22 single shot n side by side, planned to buy a Winchester 1100WS airrifle..hoping for the best.
looking ahead to a healthy and mature interaction with the experienced ol' timers and josh type hardcore shooters.
regards
Bhupender aka Alameinite

[ckkalyan]

Hi Bhupender and welcome to IFG; wish you an enjoyable stay here!

[TC]

Hi Bhupender and welcome to IFG; wish you an enjoyable stay here!

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TC

[alameinite]

Thanks "CKKalyan" n TC

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[mundaire]

Welcome aboard Alameinite and hope you enjoy your stay here!

Incidentally, both good choices - single shot 22's are still relatively affordable and IMHO for most tasks single shots do just fine. I'd suggest you skip the Chinese made Winchester air-rifle for something a little better, but then that's just my opinion.

As to the H&H with one bad barrel, you can contact the company in London and send it to them for repairs. It will take paperwork/ hassle and cost some serious money for the repairs, but the gun will come back to you as good as new - I'd say it would be well worth it and in your place I'd not even think twice about doing it.

Cheers!
Abhijeet

P.S. - We are somewhat old fashioned here - in the sense that none of us appreciate (most don't even understand) SMS slang/ textspeak, so would be great if you would be nice enough to type out your posts in proper English

[Poccur2]

I am a new person here too so have no weight...yet:)

But welcome new friend....:)

[bennedose]

Hi all

As a kid, my toys profile used to be guns, guns and guns,,only exception, a wooden catapult,

Welcome. This would describe me too.

[alameinite]

Thanks a ton Mundaire, Bennedose and Poccur. And Mundaire, about the language, will definitely take care. Actually too much texting at times takes a toll on our language. Regards

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[alameinite]

And about Winchester,I was not aware that this particular air rifle was chinese made..then May be Beeman is a better choice

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[Prabhath]

Welcome aboard. When thinking about airguns, have a look at the Weihrauch, Airarms and Daystate range.

[brihacharan]

"alameinite" wrote:
Hi all
Feels good to be a part of a community that is so close to my heart..shooting.
As a kid, my toys profile used to be guns, guns and guns,,only exception, a wooden catapult, given to me by a local from my maternal uncle's place near Dudhwa national Park..


Hi Buphinder,
> Welcome to IFG
> Well most of us began the way you did
> Best wishes...
Briha

[najeeb_khan]

Welcome to the forum Bhupender and have a nice stay.

[Ravindrane]

Welcome ! let us flock together