A Beginner's Guide to Pro Shooting
Posted: Wed May 23, 2007 4:45 am
A Beginner's Guide to Pro Shooting
The sport that got India its first and only silver medal at the Olympics
Since time immemorial when Maharajas of the erstwhile princely states reigned, shooting has been a part of Indian history. Training with a gun was an essential part of the royal grooming. Shooting as a sport developed over the years and took an organized form in 1951 in India, with the establishment of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), which is affiliated to the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF).
There are many things to the sport besides holding a gun and shooting at a target. You need extreme accuracy and precision to get that perfect shot and the maximum points. The shooting events are divided into three categories: Air Pistol and Air Rifle, Pistol and Rifle and Shotgun.
In the Air Pistol and Air Rifle events category, compressed air or carbon dioxide is used to discharge a 4.5 mm pellet made out of lead. These events are further divided into 10 and 50 meter events (which is the distance of the shooting target).
In the Pistol and Rifle category, the shooter fires a .22 inch caliber at the target. The pistol event is sub-divided further into 25 and 50 meter category. In the
rifle event, the shooter shoots from a distance of 50 meters at the target.
The shotgun is a smooth-bore firearm that fires round shots at clay targets. The shotgun event has two categories, known as Trap and Double Trap. In these single or double saucer-shaped clay targets are thrown into the air (when the shooters calls) from a machine known as Trap. The shooter, then, shoot these targets in air.
This sport is expensive as the equipment like guns, ammunition, metallic sight, apparel and eyewear come at a hefty price. The guns are imported into India from
various makers like Parazzi, Anschutz, Walther, etc.The prices of air and hand pistols start at Rs 1 lac and go up to 1.5 lacs, whereas for rifles and air rifles prices range between Rs 2 and 3 lacs. Shotguns come for around Rs 3 lacs. The import duty on these guns is nil for athletes who rank in the top 25 in India in the sport. If anyone other than the top 25 ranked shooters in India imports these guns, he has to pay a duty of 32 percent over the gun price.
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The sport that got India its first and only silver medal at the Olympics
Since time immemorial when Maharajas of the erstwhile princely states reigned, shooting has been a part of Indian history. Training with a gun was an essential part of the royal grooming. Shooting as a sport developed over the years and took an organized form in 1951 in India, with the establishment of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI), which is affiliated to the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF).
There are many things to the sport besides holding a gun and shooting at a target. You need extreme accuracy and precision to get that perfect shot and the maximum points. The shooting events are divided into three categories: Air Pistol and Air Rifle, Pistol and Rifle and Shotgun.
In the Air Pistol and Air Rifle events category, compressed air or carbon dioxide is used to discharge a 4.5 mm pellet made out of lead. These events are further divided into 10 and 50 meter events (which is the distance of the shooting target).
In the Pistol and Rifle category, the shooter fires a .22 inch caliber at the target. The pistol event is sub-divided further into 25 and 50 meter category. In the
rifle event, the shooter shoots from a distance of 50 meters at the target.
The shotgun is a smooth-bore firearm that fires round shots at clay targets. The shotgun event has two categories, known as Trap and Double Trap. In these single or double saucer-shaped clay targets are thrown into the air (when the shooters calls) from a machine known as Trap. The shooter, then, shoot these targets in air.
This sport is expensive as the equipment like guns, ammunition, metallic sight, apparel and eyewear come at a hefty price. The guns are imported into India from
various makers like Parazzi, Anschutz, Walther, etc.The prices of air and hand pistols start at Rs 1 lac and go up to 1.5 lacs, whereas for rifles and air rifles prices range between Rs 2 and 3 lacs. Shotguns come for around Rs 3 lacs. The import duty on these guns is nil for athletes who rank in the top 25 in India in the sport. If anyone other than the top 25 ranked shooters in India imports these guns, he has to pay a duty of 32 percent over the gun price.
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