Setting up a private shooting range
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Setting up a private shooting range
Hi,
I am very keen to start a coaching centre for the .177 air pistol and air rifles. I was a Major in the Indian Army and have considerable experience in handling weapons/arms and ammunition and am an accomplished shooter myself. Can anyone provide me with guidance on the following topics:
-Legal formalities required for setting up a training centre for air weapons
-Customs/excise requirements for import of air weapons
-Legality for owning/possessing of air weapons
-Security requirements for such a training establishment
-Role of District Rifle Association and the NRAI in this
I'll be grateful to anyone who can help me with the above.
Regards,
Bhooshan
I am very keen to start a coaching centre for the .177 air pistol and air rifles. I was a Major in the Indian Army and have considerable experience in handling weapons/arms and ammunition and am an accomplished shooter myself. Can anyone provide me with guidance on the following topics:
-Legal formalities required for setting up a training centre for air weapons
-Customs/excise requirements for import of air weapons
-Legality for owning/possessing of air weapons
-Security requirements for such a training establishment
-Role of District Rifle Association and the NRAI in this
I'll be grateful to anyone who can help me with the above.
Regards,
Bhooshan
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Hello Major,
Laudable objectives, where do you wish to set up the above mentioned center? Once I know that, then we can take it up from there.
Regards
Laudable objectives, where do you wish to set up the above mentioned center? Once I know that, then we can take it up from there.
Regards
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Hello major.
Do post an introduction about yourself. Do tell us more. How long have you been based in denmark. What sort of shooting do you have experience in etc.
Welcome aboard and post often.
Do post an introduction about yourself. Do tell us more. How long have you been based in denmark. What sort of shooting do you have experience in etc.
Welcome aboard and post often.
You want more gun control? Use both hands!
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One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
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One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Hi,
I am very keen to start a coaching centre for the .177 air pistol and air rifles. I was a Major in the Indian Army and have considerable experience in handling weapons/arms and ammunition and am an accomplished shooter myself. Can anyone provide me with guidance - I'll be grateful to anyone who can help me with the above.
Regards,
Bhooshan
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Hi Major Bhooshan,
> Firstly welcome to IFG.
> What a great thought & benefit to all aspiring shooters.
> Where in India (I presume) do you want to start the coaching centre?
Cheers
Brihacharan
PS. I'm from a family with military background - There's a Military Cross, Maha Vir Chakra & Kaiser-e-Hind medals in the family.
I am very keen to start a coaching centre for the .177 air pistol and air rifles. I was a Major in the Indian Army and have considerable experience in handling weapons/arms and ammunition and am an accomplished shooter myself. Can anyone provide me with guidance - I'll be grateful to anyone who can help me with the above.
Regards,
Bhooshan
bhooshan.parikh
Hi Major Bhooshan,
> Firstly welcome to IFG.
> What a great thought & benefit to all aspiring shooters.
> Where in India (I presume) do you want to start the coaching centre?
Cheers
Brihacharan
PS. I'm from a family with military background - There's a Military Cross, Maha Vir Chakra & Kaiser-e-Hind medals in the family.
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Thanks a lot for the encouraging words for my thought. To give a brief about myself; I was commissioned into the Jammu & Kashmir Rifles regiment in 1999 and have served in North as well as in North East India. I have also been an instructor at the Regimental Training Centre during my service of 8 years. I decided to pursue higher studies and resigned my commission in 2007. I have completed my MBA from Denmark and am currently employed with a large MNC in the field of outsourcing/offshoring in Bangalore, India.
While in the services, I have participated in a number of Div/Corps level shooting competitions. My biggest accomplishments are having captained the Central Command Shooting Team for the NCFSC held at Mhow in Dec 2005 where we came in second. I also had the sole responsibility of establishing two indoor shooting ranges at our regimental centre for air rifle/pistol training.
I am a keen shooter but have not been able to pursue my interests outside of the armed forces. I have always wanted people to learn and respect weapons and strongly believe that shooting sports and imbibe strong values and discipline amongst the younger generation of today, which lacks both of these characteristics. I wish to set up the shooting range ideally in Ahmedabad but Bangalore is also an option that is open.
Any support/guidance in this regard would be highly appreciated.
Regards,
Bhooshan
While in the services, I have participated in a number of Div/Corps level shooting competitions. My biggest accomplishments are having captained the Central Command Shooting Team for the NCFSC held at Mhow in Dec 2005 where we came in second. I also had the sole responsibility of establishing two indoor shooting ranges at our regimental centre for air rifle/pistol training.
I am a keen shooter but have not been able to pursue my interests outside of the armed forces. I have always wanted people to learn and respect weapons and strongly believe that shooting sports and imbibe strong values and discipline amongst the younger generation of today, which lacks both of these characteristics. I wish to set up the shooting range ideally in Ahmedabad but Bangalore is also an option that is open.
Any support/guidance in this regard would be highly appreciated.
Regards,
Bhooshan
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Bhooshan, welcome to IFG. Best of luck on your endeavor. Though I stay in Delhi, still count me in on the support front. hvj1, chief, you can take it up from here.
Regards
Regards
Jeff Cooper advocated four basic rules of gun safety:
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
If you just want to start a shooting range,you do not need a license under the arms act.I am sure you would need a couple of NOC's though.Change of land use being one.
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Sir you do realise there are only a handful of people who can make this claim and you have given away your identity. Now all us internet stalkers can stalk you.PS. I'm from a family with military background - There's a Military Cross, Maha Vir Chakra & Kaiser-e-Hind medals in the family.
Dear Bhooshan JAK rifles was stationed in Kargil in 99, your regiment has done us proud and i salute you. Were you stationed during the war?
You want more gun control? Use both hands!
God made man and God made woman, but Samuel Colt made them equal.
One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
God made man and God made woman, but Samuel Colt made them equal.
One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Watch out for Sherlock!!
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Welcome aboard Bhooshan. An awesome thought indeed. Being a little selfish here..........stick to Bangalore. I am from Bangalore and would be thrilled if something like this happens in Bangalore. Thanks to a senior IFG member who no longer posts regularly, I have leanrt a wee bit from the material he was kind enough to give me. There is lots more that quite a few of us would love to learn and put to practice but no one around to guide us.
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Dear Major,
Check out the IFG SHooting Range thread, if you wish you could join us on this project.
Regards
Check out the IFG SHooting Range thread, if you wish you could join us on this project.
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Hey Hi Bhooshan,
Welcome aboard!
I have been living in Ahmedabad for the last 30 years and am a member of the rifle club here.
I possess a Smith and Wesson 0.32 revolver, a 30-06, model 70(pre64) Winchester rifle and a bolt action
BA Jonas repeater shot gun.
It would be a pleasure to help you out if you are serious about setting a range here in Aapnu Amdavad.
Cheers
GNN
Welcome aboard!
I have been living in Ahmedabad for the last 30 years and am a member of the rifle club here.
I possess a Smith and Wesson 0.32 revolver, a 30-06, model 70(pre64) Winchester rifle and a bolt action
BA Jonas repeater shot gun.
It would be a pleasure to help you out if you are serious about setting a range here in Aapnu Amdavad.
Cheers
GNN
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Bhooshan: best of luck on your plans and welcome to IFG. Please keep us posted on your progress and share in our fun!
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
Uhhh???ganeshnayak wrote:I possess a Smith and Wesson 0.32 revolver, a 30-06, model 70(pre64) Winchester rifle and a bolt action BA Jonas repeater shot gun.
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Re: Setting up a private shooting range
welcome.
Keep the NRAI and DRA bandicoots out of this, or you'll fold up in no time.They are about as useful as a 3rd wheel on a bicycle or something ruder, but I cant say it here
Keep the NRAI and DRA bandicoots out of this, or you'll fold up in no time.They are about as useful as a 3rd wheel on a bicycle or something ruder, but I cant say it here
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