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[ChaitanyaS]

Hello Shooters !

This is Chaitanya from Hyderabad. A police officer under training. Started off my shooting career with a wide range of service weapons at the Academy. I'm in love with shooting and enjoy every minute of our firing classes. Now I want to take it up as a sport. IFG seems to be a good place to start to know something about it.

[timmy]

Welcome Chaitanya! We're glad to have you here, and look forward to some of the stories of your shooting and training experiences. As you are under training, do you get to see the guns available in the police arsenals? I am interested to know if there are any of the old SMLE muskets converted to .410 bore single shot. One of these days, I would like to have one. Enjoy the boards and welcome to our merry band.

[Safarigent]

Welcome aboard chaitanya!
What all have you laid your hands on till now?

[ChaitanyaS]

@timmy,

Thanks !

We dont have any SMLE .410 muskets at the Academy (we train with SMLE MKIII .303 rifles) but I've seen quite a few with reserve police in Maharashtra. They're supposed to be used mainly for law and order situations but they're not preferred as the .410 ball causes really ugly injuries. They go out in large numbers for election duties. Rest of the time, they lie dormant in the armouries. They're maintained well.

Cheers

[Katana]

Welcome Chaitanya. It's a pleasure to see a serving police officer take interest in firearms. Hope you enjoy the banter here!

[ChaitanyaS]

@Safarigent,

Got to fire the following weapons so far:

Browning HiPower 9mm pistol
Glock 17 9mm pistol
H&K MP5 9mm machine pistol

SM Lee Enfield MkIII .303 rifle
1A1 7.62mm SLR
AKM 7.62mm assault rifle

Will be firing these in the coming days:

.38 revolver
INSAS 5.56mm assault rifle
Bren 7.62mm LMG
Steyr SSG69 7.62mm sniper rifle
Steyr .50 HS anti-materiel rifle (if I'm lucky enough; right now we dont have .50 BMG ammo or the range to fire this)

[Katana]

Interesting line up, especially the Steyr SSG69. Glad to learn the Police actually use these. What about ammo for these? It's 7.62x51, so where does the ammo come from? Imports? Could also be the civilian .308 Win.

I have an IOF .30-06 (7.62x63) and quite enjoy it. Most of the big bore shooters in India use this too.

Was also wondering they teach you weapon tactics and basic gunsmithing.

[ckkalyan]

Welcome ChaitanyaS - Namaskaram Chaitanya Gaaru!

Nice to have you on board..trust you will have a great time at the forum; sharing, learning and enjoying the comradrie!

Are you training in HYD, if yes, who is the top man at the academy now? I have and old friend, Syed Anwarul Huda IPS, since when he was an ASP, who is still around in AP - in the academy, last I heard - I think; but I have lost touch - too many years ago!

Have fun and

[ChaitanyaS]

@Katana,

7.62x51mm NATO M80 type is manufactured locally at Ordnance Factory Varangaon. The same ammo is used for SLRs and LMGs, so it is produced in quite a large number.

The IOF .30-06 seems to be a really popular weapon. But I've never seen one.

We are not trained in gunsmithing but they do teach tactics. A lot of it in fact. After 26/11, there has been increased emphasis on training in special tactics. A very well equipped Special Tactics Wing has been established, thanks to the efforts of Vijay Kumar. We learn the basics of field craft, map reading, tactics in jungle and urban scenarios including tactical movement, ambush and counterambush drills, raids, house/building intervention techniques, CASO etc. The training is very basic but that is all we need at this stage. We'll learn as we go in the field.

[ChaitanyaS]

@ckkalyan,

Namaskaram andi

I'm already having a good time at the board.

I am training at NPA, Hyderabad and the current Director is V. N. Rai. Sorry havent come across Syed Anwarul Huda. People come and go, so he must have left a long time back.

Thanks and cheers

[naveen.navodaya]

Welcome to the forum

Chaitanya

Mee lanti yuva officers valla konta marpu vastundani ashisdam

Good luck