Also, one thing very important, remember
to wear a closed neck t-shirt too, saves you from the flying HOT cartridges
from diving inside your shirt. Didn’t know that so I’ve got burned skin souvenir
from the incident…
The Abu Dhabi Officer’s club proudly
housed the Caracal Shooting Club- the first commercial shooting club in Abu
Dhabi. This place is also open on weekends although it looked very silent. It offers
a great sport and adventure in one. This is a copy of their short introduction…
“…the creation of the shooting club has considerable significance as it
is intended to revive the art of shooting and marksmanship; sports that have
always been traditionally linked to the Islamic Culture….the club also provides
complimentary safety awareness to first time shooters…”
True. After registration, they orient
you hands-on of the safety procedures and correct way of handling a gun. Only
one person is assigned to each officer for instructions. My officer is a tall Arab
who is very supportive and patient – thank goodness. He’s a tall guy with well-built
physique wearing the club’s cool uniform, black sweat shirt and pants with
caracal’s logo although he is more nervous than me while he is teaching the
basics.
So, to get ready for action, you
have to put on the earplugs, and eye goggles-that’s protection from the noise
and gun powders.
If you don’t know yet how to load
a gun, he’ll load it for you. He then orders to shoot at the target- BANG 5x5!!!
Woah just like that!?! 30minutes
and 25 bullets quickly over?!
Safety tip: when you finish shooting,
you need to gently release the gun and lay it down on the table coz your hands
will still be shaking (believe me!). Gosh! the feel of the 0.22 in your fingers
is awesome and the slight sudden retraction as the bullet is fired, and the
sound of each shot! Shooting is exciting, man! Firing a gun is like releasing
your stress too! Very effective, friendsss!
Au revoir!