Gagan Narang has finally been able to leave behind the disappointment of the Beijing Olympics after shooting the perfect score for the third time in less than six months as he again hit 400 at the German shooting league, Bundesliga.

Gagan, who had missed a final berth by a whisker in the Olympics this August, scored 400/400 against Jamie Beyerele of the USA who shot 397 in the air rifle event.

He had shot down the world record of 600/600 in July in Germany and a perfect 400 late last month at the Bundesliga.

"Shooting perfect is always high because we always strive for perfection. For me it's even better than winning a medal, and now l feel very happy to shoot three perfect scores in a very short period. These scores have also helped me in forgetting about the Beijing disappointment," Gagan said.

The league has a 40 shot format common to both men and women.

"In today's match I knew Jamie had one point less than me as I had a 100 in the first series and she a 99. Then after she shot the second 9 I decided to keep the lead and not give away any points.

"Jamie is a slow shooter and if she did not shoot any nines I would have to shoot one to build the pressure on her but she gave me a 2 point lead after which I decided to just go on without letting any gaps."

Gagan had earlier shot a perfect score of 400 against Karin Prediger of the Petersaurach club. "It is tough to beat a shooter like Gagan who shoots perfect scores, he is just too good," said Jamie after the match.

With this win Gagan's team Affalterbach beat Germania Prittlebach 4-1 to enter the knock-out stage of the league where four teams each from north and south will compete in a place called Coburg.

Gagan is now being termed as the best shooter of Bundesliga ahead of German world record holder Sonja Fileshifter.

Gagan, meanwhile, feels the new rule change brought about by the ISSF (International Shooting Sports Federation) -- those tying for the last place have to go through a play-off to determine the finalist -- would have helped him qualify for the title round in Beijing.

However, it was the count back rule in the Olympics that dashed Gagan's hopes.

"This new rule would have certainly given me a very good chance to enter the finals but in sports the rules are always the same for everyone. This year is about to end and Beijing Games is already a past.

"I am looking forward to the year ahead and working towards my next target," said the ace Indian shooter.