Maharashtra Rifle Association

[sniperdude]

I have visted the MRA club shooting premises a long time ago 1992-1994.
It was in pretty good nick at that time, most memorable however was the mounted head of a buffalo on the premises.I would be very obliged if some kind soul could post a picture of the head, and have for comparison a person in the picture as well.

Please do not hesitate to PM me if you need to.

Greeting from Auckland.

[Ashwin Soni]

Hi Members,

I am new to this forum.Kudos to the moderators for maintaining such a clean forum.

I wanted to join Rifle Training Camp at the MRA.I have already read Shadow's earlier posts which were helpful.

@Shadow and any other member who has attended the training camp at MRA ,

I would like to know that what exactly was taught to you guys at the camp. I am asking this coz i have
done rifle shooting( with real 303 and .22 Rifles ) in my NCC days and thus I am aware about the basic
of shooting.

But again that was around 9 years ago.So I have grown rusty.I would appreciate if you could share your
experience with me . This would help me decide the usefulness of the course.

looking forwards for a reply.

Cheers

Ashwin Soni

[Bhargav]

Hi comrades,

This in continuation of my previous post. It was a great learning experience. Ofcourse I felt the duration of 4 days was too short a time to learn. The coach was Sheila Kanungo, national champion in pistol shooting - very helpful indeed!

Am taking up the membership of MRA. Apparently they have not been spending on beautification of the venue as they want to invest in buying good firearms & ammo for the association.

More later...

Cheers,
Rup

Hey Rup,

Thanks for sharing the information in a detailed manner, pls let us know how is the practise and everything at the club ?

Also were you able to take part in the national matches ?

-B

[son_of_a_gun]

yes the MRA holds competitions twice in a year.One is around July and other is in Dec or Jan.you can take part in it after you have done your safety course and registered with MRA.

If you score well in these competitions you are elligible for nationals,mavlankar.

Sheila mam is very good when it comes to pistol shooting.She teaches nicely and is very particular.If you are into rifles i dont think MRA is the best place.Instead try Veer Savarkar at Shivaji Park or Ruia ,Matunga.

[hobbyshooter2010]

hi, thanks for the details.

it seems their website, contact details haven't been updated. does anyone have the latest news from MRA, any new courses etc. is Sheila Maam still involved with MRA.

[Dara]

Hi all,

Went to Maharashtra Rifle Association shooting range today to get some details. I know shadow has posted details about this before but below are my latest findings in case they help -

Rs 2,000 - Rifle shooting course
Rs 3,000 - Pistol shooting course

Both courses are for 4days each, 2hrs/day. Mention in your application if you only want a course on Saturday/Sunday. All equipment will be provided by the club and Mr Damodar said that they have German guns which will be used

Memberships -
Rs 30,000 - Life time membership + Rs 2,000/yr for renewal
Rs 10,000 - Annual membership

You can use club equipment under both memberships. Club facilities can be used for 6 days (except Wed) and timings are 8:00am to 7:00pm.

Checking out the ranges -
I saw all 3 ranges - 10m > was empty, has some sort of manual pulley system in each lane which pushes-out/pulls-in the target. All parts looked rusty. 25m > there was 1 lady shooting a multiple shot pistol (loud bangs, there was some mechanism under the target which automatically turned after each shot, there was a man operating some electronic device to calculate scores/groupings I guess, the lady had a telescope sitting on the table which she used to see her target board). 50m - deserted, looked dilapidated. I walked up to the back-stop boards made of Al sheets which were completely destroyed due to repeated shooting. There was some tin sheet put up at the shooter's end on top (i guess sun shade) which had some holes made by stray bullets i guess.

Spoke with Mr Damodaran and got a rifle course form which i will submit tomorrow. Asked if I could bring my own 0.22 air rifle in addition to a 0.177 for practice and he said they only allow 0.177 air rifles but could make an exception some times. He will discuss that later when i get membership

Regards
Dara

[m24]

Memberships -
Rs 30,000 - Life time membership + Rs 2,000/yr for renewal
Rs 10,000 - Annual membership

Checking out the ranges -
I saw all 3 ranges - 10m > was empty, has some sort of manual pulley system in each lane which pushes-out/pulls-in the target. All parts looked rusty. 25m > there was 1 lady shooting a multiple shot pistol (loud bangs, there was some mechanism under the target which automatically turned after each shot, there was a man operating some electronic device to calculate scores/groupings I guess, the lady had a telescope sitting on the table which she used to see her target board). 50m - deserted, looked dilapidated. I walked up to the back-stop boards made of Al sheets which were completely destroyed due to repeated shooting. There was some tin sheet put up at the shooter's end on top (i guess sun shade) which had some holes made by stray bullets i guess.

Dara

I am sorry to comment but I am surprised, people are ready to shell out 10K - 30K for such facilities.

Regards

[hvj1]

Try the Veer Savarkar Air indoor range at Shivaji park.

[fantumfan2003]

I agree with hvj1. I am a member of this club and the facilities here are much better than at MRA Worli. Its a 10mtr air rifle/air pistol range. They also run a course for beginners which is about 2000/- and the annual membership should be about 5000/-.

M.

Try the Veer Savarkar Air indoor range at Shivaji park.

[Dara]

Hi hvj1 and fantumfan2003,

Thanks much, I did visit the Veer Savarkar range, really nice - automated pulley system, quiet, air-conditioned, gives access to FWB guns etc. However, they do not have weekend coaching for shooting, hence had to opt for MRA at Worli

There are a few things about MRA that appealed to me -

They have 4 ranges in total (4th I did not see the first time I went, but did so this time). This one is also 10m, but is an indoor range, looked quite nice albeit not as sparkling as Veer Savarkar range. It too had an automated pulley system but I dont think this was air conditioned or at least it wasn't cool when I went. Since MRA has weekend coaching I opted for training there. Membership is something I will think about, advantage with Worli is that they allow you to shoot their firearms + have different ranges .. which is not the case with Veer Savarkar indoor. Checked out MRA's air-rifle store room, they too have FWB. Putting all this together, still confused if premium of Rs 5,000/yr over Veer Savarkar membership is worth it

Regards
Dara

[pratik_mahale]

I have joint basic training course at SVSARC which is starting from 21st June.
The course fee is 2500/- duration 8 days & 7 day free use of range
Life member ship fees is 5000/- & 2000/- per year for using range for one year.
so for first year you have to pay 7k & then 2k for each year
you can use their guns but pellets & target is yours

[pgangar]

Hello everyone,
Can someone please post the address of the Veer Savarkar shooting club in Mumbai. I am aware that it's near Shivaji Park, Dadar, but that's a big area to scout.

Any contact numbers will help too.

Thanks,
Parin Gangar

[player287]

Hello friends and seniors,

...Has anyone tried Ruia College's Shooting Academy. Does anyone has any contact details. I have heard infrastructure-wise its the best.
Seniors pls throw some light.

Thanks

[deepakvarde]

I could give you whereabouts of Veer Savarkar shooting club.
if you have your back at Siddhivinayak temple and pointing your nose towards hinduja hospital, it'll come on your left.
Its on the main road, so after the HP petrol pump, keep looking left.
They share their premises with Price Waterhouse Coopers (a consulting company).
Its a huge setup, you wont miss it. Ask around if you are confused.
Veer Sarvarkar offers a lot of sports options and rifle shooting is just one of them. The range is located on the forth floor, the lift goes only upto 3rd. So take the stairs to the forth.
There you are!

[airgun_novice]

Does anyone have any idea about their (MRA) 1-day safety course schedule. I wrote an email on January 10th - so far no reply has been received.
It was addressed to the following e-mails:
[email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
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Dear Madam/ Sir,

I have been recommended to the MRA by Vishwajeet Shinde. I have completed a Basic Course in Air Rifle handling and shooting at Swatantryaveer Savarkar Air Rifle Club at Shivaji Park and hold a Life Membership of the Club. I wish to pursue one-day safety course at MRA, Worli. Please guide me on the 1-day safety course and the membership rules of the MRA as the web site is wanting in all these details. Thank you very much for the prompt response and guidance.

Regards
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