Well on the topic of anecdotal stories, the first time I shot a rifle, when I was 38 (just like a lot of people who haven’t been shooting their entire lives) I missed paper at 25 yards. I didn’t know how to zero the sights, even though I had watched YouTube videos explaining it. I needed to get some help from someone else that was at the range.
Second time I went shooting, I found out that somehow my BCG was re-installed wrong after I cleaned it, consistent failure to eject.
Noob mistakes. There’s a lot of people that are completely noobs. You’ve shot your whole life; but you need to realize a lot people that you and I likely agree with have probably never even held a rifle, let alone shot one.
Valid, and to clarify, nearly all of target shooting has been handguns. I’m not a hunter, so I haven’t had that much experience with long guns, which are much more complicated. Handguns are generally just point and shoot. The safety is the only real complication.
I got a lot of my experience in a buddy’s basement. He was jeweler, and his workbench was in this enormous basement of his ranch house. It was so long, that he actually set up a shooting gallery in it, firing at targets taped onto a big box of old phone books. He’d work on jewelry, and I’d shoot until I got bored, and then I’d go dig through his box of loose jewels, and look for the prettiest ones. I love rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. I think I’m off topic here, nice talking to you.
Well on the topic of anecdotal stories, the first time I shot a rifle, when I was 38 (just like a lot of people who haven’t been shooting their entire lives) I missed paper at 25 yards. I didn’t know how to zero the sights, even though I had watched YouTube videos explaining it. I needed to get some help from someone else that was at the range.
Second time I went shooting, I found out that somehow my BCG was re-installed wrong after I cleaned it, consistent failure to eject.
Noob mistakes. There’s a lot of people that are completely noobs. You’ve shot your whole life; but you need to realize a lot people that you and I likely agree with have probably never even held a rifle, let alone shot one.
Valid, and to clarify, nearly all of target shooting has been handguns. I’m not a hunter, so I haven’t had that much experience with long guns, which are much more complicated. Handguns are generally just point and shoot. The safety is the only real complication.
I got a lot of my experience in a buddy’s basement. He was jeweler, and his workbench was in this enormous basement of his ranch house. It was so long, that he actually set up a shooting gallery in it, firing at targets taped onto a big box of old phone books. He’d work on jewelry, and I’d shoot until I got bored, and then I’d go dig through his box of loose jewels, and look for the prettiest ones. I love rubies, sapphires, and emeralds. I think I’m off topic here, nice talking to you.