About
Built by shooters, for shooters
Our story
A family that has shot for Gujarat for three decades
The academy is the Rajput family's sport, turned into a school. Founder and chief coach Hardiksinh Rajput picked up a rifle at thirteen and won a national medal the same year; his father Rajeshsinh has coached rifle and pistol in Gujarat since 1996; his wife Pankti competes and officiates at state and national level. Between them they have refereed the 36th National Games and coached at the Gujarat State Rifle Association and Ahmedabad Military & Rifle Training Association.
In 2021 they opened a range of their own. Today, at Club O7 in Shela and Ahmedabad Racquet Academy, academy shooters have stood on the podium at district, state and national championships, and the youngest of them started at ten.
Coach every shooter properly
Beginners get the same technical foundation as national-level shooters — stance, hold, trigger, follow-through — from a certified coach on the line.
Enter them, then prepare them
District, state, Khel Mahakumbh, SGFI and national championships are on the calendar every season. Match preparation is part of the course, not an extra.
Safety before scores
One shooter per lane, commands of the line, and a range officer at every session. Air weapons are real weapons and are handled that way.
Coaching experience
Coached by a national medallist
The academy is led by Hardiksinh Rajput, 28 years in the sport, with a senior coach who has coached in Gujarat for two decades. Every session is coached on the firing line by a certified coach who has competed, judged and officiated at state and national level.
Hardiksinh Rajput in the sport — national medallist at 13
Rajeshsinh Rajput coaching Gujarat's shooters
certified coaches on the firing line
National Games — our coaches were technical officials
- NSNIS Patiala certified coach
- ISSF B-Certificate judge
- NRAI certified judge
- 36th National Games officials
- Honoured by CM & Governor of Gujarat
What we coach
Disciplines
10m Air Rifle
Open sight for beginners and school programmes; peep (aperture) sight for competitive shooters, in 40- and 60-shot match formats.
10m Air Pistol
The academy's strongest event at state level. Grip, stance, trigger control and the mental routine of a 60-shot match.
25m Pistol
Standard and sports pistol for shooters moving beyond air weapons, coached at approved 25m facilities.
Para shooting
Seated and wheelchair shooting in line with World Shooting Para Sport rules, with adapted equipment and rests.
How a session runs
One hour on the line
- 01
Safety brief
Range rules, muzzle discipline and the commands of the line. Every shooter, every session, no exceptions.
- 02
Set-up and dry fire
Stance, natural point of aim, hold and trigger release, checked by the coach before a pellet is loaded.
- 03
Live fire
Scored strings on electronic or paper targets, one shooter per lane, with the coach on the line.
- 04
Review
Shot groups read together, one correction to work on, and the plan for the next session.
The people
Hardiksinh, Rajeshsinh, Pankti — and every shooter they have coached
NSNIS Patiala, ISSF B-certificate, NRAI judging and twenty years of coaching. See their full records.