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How Should I Start My Career In Shooting? Where Can I Get Training?
By ugeshji, Section Ask Questions  Q. I have been very fascinated with shooting since I was a kid. How should I start my career in shooting? Where can I get training? Please give me some contacts?Shooting, seems to be bang on target ever since Maj Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore's triumph at the Olympics in Athens followed by Abhinav Bindra bagging India's very first Olympics Gold at Beijing. While a few elite schools and colleges offer shooting facilities, aspiring marksmen like you can begin practicing at local sports clubs and ranges in several major cities. You will need to check if there is a local shooting range in your city where you can get started. A number of government schemes are offered for training marksmen and cash incentives are offered to medal winners. Some training centres in North India: * The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) is the central administrative body for promoting shooting sport in India. Affiliated to the International Shooting Sports Federation (ISSF), the apex body of shooting sport, NRAI has a network of 46 State Rifle Associations/Units all over India, and holds national level competitions in Rifle and Air Pistol events.
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But notwithstanding its soaring popularity, shooting is generally regarded an expensive sport which only the affluent, powerful and the talented with institutional support can pursue as a serious career. While shooters like Abhinav Bindra and Gagan Narang come from affluent families (Abhinav has the luxury of an air-conditioned indoor range in his backyard), others like Rathore are decorated Indian Army officers (Vishisth Sena Medal).
The expenses are a major inhibiting factor, which is why most of the earlier shooters belonged to royal families. A second hand air pistol for example can cost upwards of Rs 80,000 (the best are Austrian); a standard pistol Rs 1.5 lakh while trap shooting is exorbitantly expensive as the shotgun itself costs Rs 3-4 lakh. Ammunition costs are prohibitive. Besides, the equipment and rifle, gear including jacket pants and shoes can vary from event to event and cost anything between Rs 15,000 to Rs 3 lakh for rifle shooting. Ironically all the top 25 ranked players in India get an eligibility certificate from the Sports Federation of India to import the weapon of their choice (although no financial assistance is given). The certificate is valid for one year and more often than not it takes about as much time to get the certificate. We have so much undiscovered and uncelebrated talent in India -- scores of Abhinavs in the making. Aspiring marksmen can begin practicing at local clubs and ranges, which are registered with the rifle association.
You will need to check if there is a local shooting range in your city where you can get started.
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