I have also had a busy day and have returned to my hotel just now. Let us now assess the statements made .
Firstly , l have already provided links in my previous posts on this thread. They will let the truth become clear about the situation of beef eaters in India , the issue relating to imported arms and the definition of Nilgai. It is up to my dear respected forum members as to decide which source is more reliable : International media or two gentlemen posting on this forum who's views do not match anything the international fire arms and hunting community knows about India.
Furthermore , here are the names and contact details of three arms shops in India.
Varun Armoury - +917006995434
Pitamber gun house - + 919312504522
East India Arms company -
+ 919864091813
A simple telephone call to any of these shops and asking about imported fire arms should lay any controversy to rest.
Three arms shops cannot lie .
Nilgai does not mean blue cow . It is an antelope and not even a bovine . Call me a liar if you will. Then go call wikipedia a liar as well .
Furthermore , what you two are attempting to do here is basically pretend that anything you do not agree with , simply did not happen . Let us get something very clear here and now . People appointed by the government to occasionally deal with a man eating leopard or a man eating Royal Bengal tiger have my utmost respect ( regardless of what you think of me ) . They save lives. However , these people do not represent the international hunting community , which is what this entire site is about . I am not gloating , but l used to be a professional Shikari guiding foreign clients from 1962 to 1970 . Perhaps , l am not the most knowledgeable person about fire arms or hunting , but it can be safely said that l do know a thing or two about both fire arms and hunting in India .
This is a piece of the Wildlife Protection Act - 1972 . " Hunting wild animals is prohibited " is clearly written here . This means that after 1972 , anyone hunting in India was committing a criminal offence ( yes , many did continue to hunt anyway , but l am talking about legally hunting , not hiding from the police and hunting ) .
Being an Indian myself , by birth and having lived there until 1979 , l admit that l have written things here that others may take offence to , but so what ? Does this mean that if you take offense to some one else's views , you will try desperately to make them look like fraudulent people ?
And is it a mere co incidence that everything l said about Indian hunting laws and fire arms laws , match what the international hunting world knows to be true ?
About photographs , people seem to be fond of repeating the same issue again , no matter how many times we resolve it . The photographs were removed long ago and l despised putting them there in the first place , doing so only because l believed another forum member here who l entered into a contractual agreement with ( to his credit however , he was quick to publicly admit his mistake like a true gentleman ) .
The only way a person can own an imported fire arm in India is by :
1) Becoming a " renowned shooter " and
achieving the minimum qualifying score at the NSCC . Good luck to ordinary citizens and casual shooters , accomplishing this .
2) Obtaining a fire arm on a Transfer of Residence certificate ( TR ) . So , go live in a foreign country long enough to get a citizenship there . Purchase a fire arm in THAT country and then return to India . But best of luck passing on this fire arm to your son or daughter after you pass away
3) Obtaining a second hand fire arm that was imported into India prior to 1986 . So , you are getting a fire arm which is at least 33 years old ( if not more ) and has been used by a wide plethora of users ( who may or may not have improperly taken care of the gun ) . Good luck finding an imported fire arm made prior to 1986 in India in good condition . Just yesterday , l have seen a gun shop which had four imported shot-guns there ( l actually went there to see if any Belgian shot-guns or Astra shot-guns were there ) . EVERY shot-gun there either had a cracked stock , a bulged muzzle or in one case , a broken external hammer .
And one more thing . In India , you cannot legally own any shot size larger that number 1 . So that means , no AAA , SSG , SG or LG .
Finally , l have read about Prasant Singh and l have nothing but admiration for that selfless gentleman . He uses ( last time l have read ) a .3006 calibre rifle , although to be fair , l have not read about him in a year.
