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Post by eljefe » Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:41 pm

Shooting boosts UK’s rural economy

A report by the South West Regional Development Agency in the United Kingdom has revealed that shooting boosts the rural economy by £1.6 million. Additionally, as reported in Express & Echo, shooting generates 2.7 million work days on conservation per year, the equivalent of 12,000 full-time jobs.
http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/news/Shoo ... ticle.html

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http://www.nraila.org/News/Read/NewsRel ... x?ID=13958

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30 member shooting team? reverses the usual desi competitor to official ratio? :evil:

http://www.ssaa.org.au/media-monitoring ... delhi.html
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Post by Prabhath » Thu Jul 22, 2010 6:45 pm

It was a good read eljefe . But the gun laws in UK are so very archaic that it does no good for shooting enthusiasts.

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Post by eljefe » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:05 pm

not to compare per se, but rkba info.last i remember, ammo quota in bangalore was 25 per year, in uk it was 600.who's archaic? :roll:
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Post by Ticky » Thu Jul 22, 2010 7:18 pm

eljefe wrote:not to compare per se, but rkba info.last i remember, ammo quota in bangalore was 25 per year, in uk it was 600.who's archaic? :roll:
Don't know about others, but mine is a hundred!

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Post by m24 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:01 pm

Great site, ssaa. Everything w.r.t shooting sports, licensing everything under the sun is there.

NRAI should learn from their counterparts. :x

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Post by hamiclar01 » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:23 pm

Prabhath wrote:It was a good read eljefe . But the gun laws in UK are so very archaic that it does no good for shooting enthusiasts.
Not sure how you got this impression.

There is a blanket handgun ban, admitted. But apart from that, the legal system/licensing is very fair while the shooting facilities/equipment/ammo are easy, approachable, and reasonably priced.

The one big difference I noted, apart from the obvious points above was in the nature of shooters. Unlike a lot of people in mera Bharat mahaan, there is no high and mighty coterie who stay aloof and discourage newbies.

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Post by Vikram » Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:10 pm

eljefe wrote:not to compare per se, but rkba info.last i remember, ammo quota in bangalore was 25 per year, in uk it was 600.who's archaic? :roll:
Jefe/Prabhat,

The quote in UK does not apply to number of ammunition one can buy in a year.It simply applies to the ammunition one can buy each time for a particular firearm.There are no limits on the ammunition one can shoot in a year.

One can even buy a .50BMG if one can show a place to shoot it.

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Post by shooter » Thu Jul 22, 2010 11:36 pm

Jefe/Prabhat,

The quote in UK does not apply to number of ammunition one can buy in a year.It simply applies to the ammunition one can buy each time for a particular firearm.There are no limits on the ammunition one can shoot in a year.

One can even buy a .50BMG if one can show a place to shoot it.

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:agree:

Maybe i didnt express myself well.
'Quota' means how much one can buy at a time. for. eg. if my quota is 600, i can buy 600, shoot it go back and buy it again. theoritically i could buy 1800+ in a day. (if i had the money and if my shoulder could take it)
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Post by MoA » Fri Jul 23, 2010 3:50 pm

shooter wrote: :agree:

Maybe i didnt express myself well.
'Quota' means how much one can buy at a time. for. eg. if my quota is 600, i can buy 600, shoot it go back and buy it again. theoritically i could buy 1800+ in a day. (if i had the money and if my shoulder could take it)
Theoretically I hope you will using an autmatic to shoot 1800 cartridges in a day. :P

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Post by eljefe » Fri Jul 23, 2010 8:09 pm

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