Kawshik Rahman
AH elite
I feel like sharing an excellent news with my dear respected forum members .
As l have detailed previously , the arms laws in Bangladesh , my home - land are like this :
A normal citizen is legally permitted to own up to six firearms ( although certain methods exist , to allow a citizen to own more ) . They can legally own one hand-gun and the rest of the six firearms can be rifles and/ or shot-guns. They can legally own any rifle calibre , except a rifle calibrated for the British .303 service cartridge .
They can own any hand-gun , except a hand-gun calibrated for the 9 millimeter Parabellum cartridge .
While the arms laws are not the most sensible , at least they are far better than most Asian countries and hopefully , even these laws will be relaxed over the years .
The problem , however is availability. Very few choices of firearms and cartridges are commercially imported into Bangladesh till now . The calibres for which arms and ammunition are commercially imported and available in Bangladesh are :
1) .22 Long Rifle
2) .22 Winchester magnum rim-fire
3) .32 Automatic Colt Pistol
4) .32 Smith and Wesson
5) 12 bore ( all varieties )
While the availability of these basic calibres are nothing worth gloating about , at least it is better than most other Asian countries , like India ( where a citizen can only only own one firearm and they are not allowed to own imported firearms at all ) or South Korea ( Where firearm ownership is not allowed at all ) .
Even though the five aforementioned calibres are what is commercially available , many citizens do go to foreign countries and purchase other calibres of arms and ammunition , which they bring back to Bangladesh and can legally own and use . On every trip back to Bangladesh , a citizen can bring back 250 cartridges into the country ( with the first one hundred cartridges being duty- free ) . I knew one such gentleman who used to own a mauser mechanism bolt operation rifle calibrated for the 7 millimeter mauser cartridge . The name of the rifle was a zkk- 600 made by the Czechoslovakian firm , Brno . He would use it to hunt Sambhar deer in the area near the Sundarban forests . Recently , however this gentleman and his family have decided to move to Europe permanently . Thus , the gentleman offered to sell me his zkk- 600 bolt operation rifle for a very reasonable sum of 160,000 Bangladesh Taka ( 76 Bangladesh Taka is the equivalent of one American Dollar ) .
I was thrilled ! The 7 millimeter mauser calibre was what was used by my childhood hero , Jim Corbett to slay man - eating hunting leopards and Royal Bengal tigers . During my career as a professional Shikari in Darjeeling , India from 1962 to 1970 , l had dozens of clients who would bring beautiful bolt operation rifles calibrated for the 7 millimeter mauser cartridge , which they would use successfully , even for securing 2000 pound Gaurs ( although l certainly do not advocate this practice ! ) . I knew that l simply HAD to have it . And so , l applied for a fourth rifle license . After l fortunately got the positive confirmation , l purchased the rifle yesterday. The very first two people ( outside my family ) whom l shared this excellent news with , was my boyhood friend , former fellow professional Shikari and fellow forum member , @Major Khan and my good friend and fellow forum member , @Shootist43 . Here is the beautiful rifle with a piece of boric cotton stuffed into the muzzle to prevent any nasty insects from getting into the bore.
I made my niece and her fiance give the stock a good oiling . I do not have any cartridges for it yet . However , good old Poton has taken it upon himself to find me twenty cartridges by tomorrow , come what may . He knows a friend in the division of Rajshahi who also owns a bolt operation rifle calibrated for the 7 millimeter mauser cartridge and the friend has agreed to sell Poton twenty cartridges from his personal stock .
To make matters better , my niece's in-laws- to -be ( who live in Alabama in the United States of America ) have readily volunteered to bring me 250 cartridges every time they come to Bangladesh. Also , every time l go to foreign countries , l shall purchase 250 cartridges to bring back to Bangladesh . Hopefully , l shall build up quite the stock soon .
After eight miserable years of backing up clients with a cheap Indian Ordinance Factories 12 bore side by side shot-gun , loaded with SG cartridges ( 1962 to 1970) , 53 years of using SG cartridges to shoot deer , bears and boars ( 1962 to 2015 ) and five years of shooting deer and boars with a .22 Winchester magnum rim-fire calibre bolt operation rifle ( 2015 to 2019 ) , l have finally , at 77 years of age , succeeded in acquiring my very first proper ( central- fire ) rifle . I have already sold my .22 Long Rifle calibre Belgian auto - loading rifle and transferred my .22 Long Rifle calibre Brno bolt operation rifle's legal ownership to my wonderful niece . Now , my battery is the following :
-12 bore Westley Richards side by side game-gun for shooting land- fowl and hares .
- 12 bore Beretta over-under shot-gun ( model S. 686 Special ) for shooting water- fowl .
- .22 Winchester magnum rim-fire calibre Austrian ISSC bolt operation rifle for shooting barking deer and mouse deer .
- 7 millimeter mauser calibre Brno zkk- 600 bolt operation rifle for shooting Sambhar deer , Chital deer , boars and the odd bear .
I have conducted a search on the internet and to my old eyes , the best factory loaded ammunition for the 7 millimeter mauser calibre appears to be the 175 grain soft nose cartridges produced by the American firm , Federal . Hopefully , l shall build up a good stock of these cartridges in due time .
After acquiring the cartridges , l will shoot it tomorrow and report to my dear respected forum members , how the rifle fires . The seller was a good friend and l believe that he is an honest gentleman and is being very truthful when he says that the rifle is a very fine one .
I cannot wait to try it this March for our upcoming Chital deer Shikar.
I would also like to humbly apologize to my fellow forum members for being a little irregular in the forums lately . My niece is getting married and thus l have to do quite a bit of running around at the moment .
As l have detailed previously , the arms laws in Bangladesh , my home - land are like this :
A normal citizen is legally permitted to own up to six firearms ( although certain methods exist , to allow a citizen to own more ) . They can legally own one hand-gun and the rest of the six firearms can be rifles and/ or shot-guns. They can legally own any rifle calibre , except a rifle calibrated for the British .303 service cartridge .
They can own any hand-gun , except a hand-gun calibrated for the 9 millimeter Parabellum cartridge .
While the arms laws are not the most sensible , at least they are far better than most Asian countries and hopefully , even these laws will be relaxed over the years .
The problem , however is availability. Very few choices of firearms and cartridges are commercially imported into Bangladesh till now . The calibres for which arms and ammunition are commercially imported and available in Bangladesh are :
1) .22 Long Rifle
2) .22 Winchester magnum rim-fire
3) .32 Automatic Colt Pistol
4) .32 Smith and Wesson
5) 12 bore ( all varieties )
While the availability of these basic calibres are nothing worth gloating about , at least it is better than most other Asian countries , like India ( where a citizen can only only own one firearm and they are not allowed to own imported firearms at all ) or South Korea ( Where firearm ownership is not allowed at all ) .
Even though the five aforementioned calibres are what is commercially available , many citizens do go to foreign countries and purchase other calibres of arms and ammunition , which they bring back to Bangladesh and can legally own and use . On every trip back to Bangladesh , a citizen can bring back 250 cartridges into the country ( with the first one hundred cartridges being duty- free ) . I knew one such gentleman who used to own a mauser mechanism bolt operation rifle calibrated for the 7 millimeter mauser cartridge . The name of the rifle was a zkk- 600 made by the Czechoslovakian firm , Brno . He would use it to hunt Sambhar deer in the area near the Sundarban forests . Recently , however this gentleman and his family have decided to move to Europe permanently . Thus , the gentleman offered to sell me his zkk- 600 bolt operation rifle for a very reasonable sum of 160,000 Bangladesh Taka ( 76 Bangladesh Taka is the equivalent of one American Dollar ) .
I was thrilled ! The 7 millimeter mauser calibre was what was used by my childhood hero , Jim Corbett to slay man - eating hunting leopards and Royal Bengal tigers . During my career as a professional Shikari in Darjeeling , India from 1962 to 1970 , l had dozens of clients who would bring beautiful bolt operation rifles calibrated for the 7 millimeter mauser cartridge , which they would use successfully , even for securing 2000 pound Gaurs ( although l certainly do not advocate this practice ! ) . I knew that l simply HAD to have it . And so , l applied for a fourth rifle license . After l fortunately got the positive confirmation , l purchased the rifle yesterday. The very first two people ( outside my family ) whom l shared this excellent news with , was my boyhood friend , former fellow professional Shikari and fellow forum member , @Major Khan and my good friend and fellow forum member , @Shootist43 . Here is the beautiful rifle with a piece of boric cotton stuffed into the muzzle to prevent any nasty insects from getting into the bore.
I made my niece and her fiance give the stock a good oiling . I do not have any cartridges for it yet . However , good old Poton has taken it upon himself to find me twenty cartridges by tomorrow , come what may . He knows a friend in the division of Rajshahi who also owns a bolt operation rifle calibrated for the 7 millimeter mauser cartridge and the friend has agreed to sell Poton twenty cartridges from his personal stock .
To make matters better , my niece's in-laws- to -be ( who live in Alabama in the United States of America ) have readily volunteered to bring me 250 cartridges every time they come to Bangladesh. Also , every time l go to foreign countries , l shall purchase 250 cartridges to bring back to Bangladesh . Hopefully , l shall build up quite the stock soon .
After eight miserable years of backing up clients with a cheap Indian Ordinance Factories 12 bore side by side shot-gun , loaded with SG cartridges ( 1962 to 1970) , 53 years of using SG cartridges to shoot deer , bears and boars ( 1962 to 2015 ) and five years of shooting deer and boars with a .22 Winchester magnum rim-fire calibre bolt operation rifle ( 2015 to 2019 ) , l have finally , at 77 years of age , succeeded in acquiring my very first proper ( central- fire ) rifle . I have already sold my .22 Long Rifle calibre Belgian auto - loading rifle and transferred my .22 Long Rifle calibre Brno bolt operation rifle's legal ownership to my wonderful niece . Now , my battery is the following :
-12 bore Westley Richards side by side game-gun for shooting land- fowl and hares .
- 12 bore Beretta over-under shot-gun ( model S. 686 Special ) for shooting water- fowl .
- .22 Winchester magnum rim-fire calibre Austrian ISSC bolt operation rifle for shooting barking deer and mouse deer .
- 7 millimeter mauser calibre Brno zkk- 600 bolt operation rifle for shooting Sambhar deer , Chital deer , boars and the odd bear .
I have conducted a search on the internet and to my old eyes , the best factory loaded ammunition for the 7 millimeter mauser calibre appears to be the 175 grain soft nose cartridges produced by the American firm , Federal . Hopefully , l shall build up a good stock of these cartridges in due time .
After acquiring the cartridges , l will shoot it tomorrow and report to my dear respected forum members , how the rifle fires . The seller was a good friend and l believe that he is an honest gentleman and is being very truthful when he says that the rifle is a very fine one .
I cannot wait to try it this March for our upcoming Chital deer Shikar.
I would also like to humbly apologize to my fellow forum members for being a little irregular in the forums lately . My niece is getting married and thus l have to do quite a bit of running around at the moment .
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