How to shoot the BULLS EYE!

You wanna know how to shoot the bulls eye of the firing ring? Very simple, man just imagine you’re firing at someone you extremely disliked ;) Of course the officer instructed that the correct gun position is to maintain the tree dots (above the hole) leveled and centered at the black circle of the target so you can shoot the bulls-eye. Sounds easy enough yes? But mind you –it’s little bit hard to do especially for first timers.

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!