Namaskar mandali. (Kolhapuri in Scotland)

[1905mauser]

Hello Members, greetings

Myself Siddharth, 32 years old male and greying faster. originally from Kolhapur, now in Scotland. (And no I am no pailwaan aka wrestler)

I have been to this forum some time back but did not register then, now as I have officially taken up the sport so have registered and will be keen to participate in forum as well competitions.

To start with; my gun cabinet has .22lr Ruger Deluxe Semi-auto with a economic Hawke scope on it. Serves good for my 50 yard's practices.
My first love is definitely side by side shotgun, even though I never owned one. Always used over and under shotgun for blasting clays, but fancy the beauty, which is s/s.

very first full bore love happenend with 1905 Swedish Carl Gustav mauser 6.5 x 55. I just love it, dont know why. Now my gun cabinet holds it for me. And the group was good enough for 100 yards, minus my marksmanship, which is at the bottom of learning curve still taking shape.

Hope not to offend anyone and be of help to common cause. I do appreciate your time.

Thank you and regards
Siddharth

[shooter]

hi siddharth welcome to the forum please post pics of ur guns here.which o/u do u own?
i wish ud come here earlier. i could have done with a lot of tips from you. anyway, better late than never.
do u hunt/shoot/stalk?

[nagarifle]

welocme aboard ladi, hope you have not xchanged yor kurdta for skirt. so how do you like eating haggis?

[shooter]

welocme aboard ladi, hope you have not xchanged yor kurdta for skirt. so how do you like eating haggis?

hey dont say anything about haggis, i love it.

[1905mauser]

hi siddharth welcome to the forum please post pics of ur guns here.which o/u do u own?
i wish ud come here earlier. i could have done with a lot of tips from you. anyway, better late than never.
do u hunt/shoot/stalk?

I am still getting around resizing the pic for avataar. such a thick brain I am!
tips from me, you look confident on losing the battle!

for now only target shooting. varmin hunting, deer stalking on agenda but in near future!

What about you?

Thanks for the time mate.

-- Thu Apr 08, 2010 3:49 pm --

welocme aboard ladi, hope you have not xchanged yor kurdta for skirt. so how do you like eating haggis?

Thank you mate.
no kurta nor skirt. I keep my balls warm! Although they may be frozen at times. no haggis please.
You liked haggis?

[shooter]

im just learning to shoot. in fact just applied for my first fac today. lets see what happens.

and yes i like haggis. reminds me of a dish i used to eat in india called 'soyta'. except that instead of barley, bajra was used.

[hamiclar01]

welcome to the forum. i think there is another member from aberdeen here.

[kanwar76]

Welcome Sid,

Hope you enjoy here.

-Inder

[MoA]

Sidarth where abouts in Scotland are you?

[Vikram]

Welcome to IFG.

Gokool,another member, is also at Aberdeen at the moment,I think.


Best-
Vikram

[1905mauser]

im just learning to shoot. in fact just applied for my first fac today. lets see what happens.

and yes i like haggis. reminds me of a dish i used to eat in india called 'soyta'. except that instead of barley, bajra was used.

Good luck with your FAC. Hope it goes smoothly. Are you club member there? Sorted out cabinets?
Did you aply co-terminous?

-- Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:36 pm --

hamiclar01, kanwar76, Vikram

Many thanks for the welcome.

-- Thu Apr 08, 2010 7:37 pm --

Sidarth where abouts in Scotland are you?

Aberdeen and you?

[Sakobav]

1905mauser

Welcome aboard other than the Guns you can also write about/educate us on Scotch..

Cheers

[brihacharan]

Hi Sid aka 5Mauser,
Saprem Namaskar Vinanthi Vishesh!
> Welcome to the IFG brigade!
> They say that the Scots wear their 'Cult' under their 'Kilt' - Have you tried wearing one?
> Well Guns are like "Single Malts", you got to nurse & nuture them and enjoy them to the hilt!
> By the way did you know that the famous single malt called "Glenfiddich" in Gaellic (the native tongue of the Scots) means "The Valley of the Deer" - How appropriate!
> Tell us about your shooting experiences - love to hear them.
Cheers
Brihacharan

[1905mauser]

which o/u do u own?

sorry missed this earlier. I dont have any shotgun in my cabinet. I used to hire from club always. I recall it was Beretta. and some more but never bothered for the manufacturer.

-- Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:07 am --

1905mauser

Welcome aboard other than the Guns you can also write about/educate us on Scotch..

Cheers

Thank you.
writing can be done from personal experiences and for that I fancy alcohol no more since 10 years. Sorry to disappoint you on this.

-- Fri Apr 09, 2010 7:21 am --

Hi Sid aka 5Mauser,
Saprem Namaskar Vinanthi Vishesh!
> Welcome to the IFG brigade!
> They say that the Scots wear their 'Cult' under their 'Kilt' - Have you tried wearing one?
> Well Guns are like "Single Malts", you got to nurse & nuture them and enjoy them to the hilt!
> By the way did you know that the famous single malt called "Glenfiddich" in Gaellic (the native tongue of the Scots) means "The Valley of the Deer" - How appropriate!
> Tell us about your shooting experiences - love to hear them.
Cheers
Brihacharan

Namaskar Brihacharan,
Sashtang Dandvat. I see you are very senior, respect for you, sir.

Never fancied wearing kilt, let alone cult. Especially in the cold weather wearing kilt without any other cloth under is beyond my apprehension.
Agree on nursing and nurturing and also preserving the originality.
On that note recall, the fellow from wom I bought the swedish mauser had came across another mauser when buying in first place and that gun had holes drilled in the stock to fit modern scope. He called it plain butchery and forego the gun.

This Sunday I have pre-season North East Scotland Shooting Club Competition, as I dont own a pistol calibre rifle will enter only in one detail for .22. Three practices at 25 yards. Hope to get little practice this Saturday on the range. To be honest I am right now at the bottom of the chart in club competitions. Still a humungous learning curve to be sustained.

Have to go for now. More soon.
Good to talk.
Siddharth
Hope to learn from your experience.

[nagarifle]

1905mauser

Welcome aboard other than the Guns you can also write about/educate us on Scotch..

Cheers

lesson one 'scotch' can be a whiskey or an egg, as in scotch egg

lesson two. Scot or Scottish is a person from Scotland also known as jock, highlander man in skirt, i mean kilt.