The Maharashtra Rifle Association has produced more than 30 international shooters of repute.  Maharashtra shooters have won a very large number of international medals for the country. 
Maharashtra shooters have been playing a dominant role at the National Shooting Championships. We have the largest number of participants  – even larger than that of the Army. We contribute more than 40% of Maharashtra’s medals at every National Games.

The first Pistol shooting Gold medal at an international event  [Commonwealth Games] was won by Ashok Pandit of Maharashtra.  The first Shooter to be ranked number 1 in the world – Anjali Bhagwat is from Maharashtra, the first Indian shooter to equal the world record – Suma Shirur is from Maharashtra.  Maharashtra is the dominating state in the national scenario and the popularity of this sport in our state is growing by leaps and bounds.