Got my cannon fodder ;)

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Lots of cartridges in 6mm.6mm BR is referred to as such.I have never seen it referred to as a.243.

HI! I was just mentioning the metric Vs milimeter sizes of the bore (diameter) not interchangability between the calibers. Obviously you read too much between the lines.

A 30-06 is not something that would help you in creating ripples internationally in the 300mtr ISSF rifle shooting.Most shooters get as it sells for a shitload of money in India.However,does not help them in achieving anything in the international sphere.

I have never claimed to be a international big bore shooter and have never said I would use a '06 in a international comp . So stop preaching . Try buying a Big Bore Rifle which any renowned shot has imported in the past 5 years and let me know how sucessful you were. Pl read the notification on Disposal of old weapons at the NRAI website for further clarification. The "International" sphere in big bore rifle unfortunatly is in the domain of the INDIAN ARMY which has a foreign coach all year round and several rifles in .308 and 6 mmbr and they practice all year round on sarkari arms and ammo and acheive *zilch*

BTW,if the Chandigarh DM's office has entered the .308 rifle on your license as NPB rifle,they obviously are not doing their work.The notification to allow renowned shooters to own a .308 rifle does exist but the authority to grant you a license for it would still be the MOH,GOI.

This point had come up specifically in the discussion with the Jt. Secy. Home and he said that as the notification exempted me from certain provisions of the act he had no qualms about giving me licence for any caliber mentioned in the notification - INCLUDING 7.62mm and .303. Going by your interpretation not only Chandigarh DM but DM's all over India who have issued licences for .308 have not done their jobs - this includes at least 4 .308 licence holders I know of in NEW DELHI itself! What can we do in this country of illitrate babus but to tolerate their whims and fancies. I suggest you read the notification yourself carefully and clearly.

Enjoy your rifle.Your aim is obviously to retain your current status of a renowned shot.Wish you the best of luck.Somehow can't visualize you doing the country proud internationally,considering your limited ambition emphasized by your choice of calibers.

I will enjoy it as well as all the others that may come my way . Dont bother your sweet head trying to visualise anything for me as the Babus in charge of the MOS ,MOH are doing that work already. Whatever they decide has to be followed and their knowledge of the calibers used range to their old days and thats what they still visualise. My choice of calibers is only limited by what is allowed and my own decision to follow the rules and not bend the rules to import something which can later be questioned as manipulative. The Indian Army is where you have to look at for doing the country proud in the forthcomming commonwealth games big bore (BTW they also have acess to all the calibers which I dont have to including the 6 mmBR ) - but if it gives you any satisfaction in knowing I will definatly try to qualify for the trials though. AFAIK about the renowned status its just there waiting to be had by whoever qualifies for it - If I qualify again I will get it otherwise another time another place next year - why dont you try for it yourself?? If I remember correctly you had mentioned that you would be competing in the 300M and would be training at the PAP jalandhar range.

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Hello Shutzen

Would love to see the gun for which you got the ammo for..

Jonah

HI! its in the works - Its a Blaser R93 LRS-II with anshutz peep sights. You can chk out the specs at the blaser website under the precision rifles category.

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You mean to say that you wished to import a rifle in 6mm BR and were told that you could get one in .308 alone

As far as issuing licenses goes,I have seen a lot of firearms that would come in the category of firearms for which a license could only be issued by the MOH,on licenses issued by DM's.So,there are a lot of DM's who have not done their homework .This is not only true in issuing licenses but also in not issuing them.

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BTW seem to remember that some not very nice things were said about the Blaser R93 on nitroexpress.com I hope that you don't end up with a lemon.

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You mean to say that you wished to import a rifle in 6mm BR and were told that you could get one in .308 alone

Yes! Infact I was told that only calibers in the notification would be cleared no matter how well any other round does in the world championships /or even if all the rest of the world uses it - despite this several shooters who have kundis with the babus managed .223 and 6br

As far as issuing licenses goes,I have seen a lot of firearms that would come in the category of firearms for which a license could only be issued by the MOH,on licenses issued by DM's.So,there are a lot of DM's who have not done their homework .This is not only true in issuing licenses but also in not issuing them.

Well each "learned" babu who comes along formulates his own set of rules and if his sucessor in his own infinite wisdom does not even screw things up for the worse keeps following the stoopid first guys lead. The Home secy office in Chandigarh now actually enter the Weapon make and serial number in your licence for which they give you all india

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BTW seem to remember that some not very nice things were said about the Blaser R93 on nitroexpress.com I hope that you don't end up with a lemon.

Well I did my fair bit of research and am pretty confident about my choice. The Blaser got the Rifle of the year in 2006 and again in 2007 award. Besides it is the best selling rifle in Europe. Its expensive but then all the good ones are and its modular construction makes for easy maintenance with replaceable parts which is important in a country like India where you dont have acess to qualified gunsmiths. Other similar option are the Mauser M03 and Sig.
The dude who blew up the Blaser used pistol powder in his handloads and the faster burn rate of the pistol powder did him in - would and will blow up any rifle . I had posted a link of the swedish army tests where they plugged the barrels of sevral rifles and they fired them - the blaser did pretty well