Who taught you to shoot?

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  • Who taught you to shoot?

    • Family

      Votes: 131 46.8%
    • Friends

      Votes: 11 3.9%
    • Civilian instructor

      Votes: 7 2.5%
    • The gubmint (police/military)

      Votes: 36 12.9%
    • Me, myself, and my assistant I

      Votes: 81 28.9%
    • Somebody else (who?)

      Votes: 14 5.0%

    • Total voters
      280

    Glaug-Eldare

    Senior Member
    BANNED!!!
    Jan 17, 2011
    1,837
    I just got into shooting this year because all my out-of-state co-workers shoot, but I wonder how much of a disadvantage I'm really at being a first-generation shooter. How did you guys (and gals) learn to toss lead?
     

    rj1974

    Ultimate Member
    Jan 31, 2011
    11,207
    Edgemere , md.
    Started when I was a kid with my uncles and father .Then lil bit in boyscouts . from there just picking up things myself anlong the way .
     

    sixfivesavage

    Active Member
    Jun 30, 2011
    854
    Jarrettsville
    My father served in the Corps and taught me to be a rifleman. By the time I was 15 I shot better with irons than most people I knew did with an optic. Things have changed a little as my company became better and we all got into long range. So far I have been on my own with pistols.
     

    WeaponsCollector

    EXTREME GUN OWNER
    Mar 30, 2009
    12,120
    Southern MD
    My grandfather taught me how to shoot when I was about 8 years old, then when I was 12 my brother-in-law let me shoot his handguns and that was when I became completely addicted to guns.
     

    BlueHeeler

    Ultimate Member
    Apr 28, 2010
    7,086
    Washington, DC
    You are not at a disadvantage. It just takes time, instruction on fundamentals, and practice. Natural talent does not hurt either.;)

    I learned from my Dad.
     

    ProShooter

    Ultimate Member
    Oct 8, 2008
    4,189
    Richmond, Va
    Although I have had alot of good instructors in the past in LE, I would say that I'm 90% self-taught.

    When I was in LE, I had other instructors beg me not to teach the recruits to shoot the way I did, or to even let them see me shoot. My style is apparently somewhat unconventional in the eyes of your standard LE instructor.....I still shot 98 -100 though, every time. Making your shots count is all that matters.
     

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