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

    Indiana Jones

    Wolverine
    Mar 18, 2011
    19,480
    CCN
    first gun i ever shot was at a friends dads class 3 extravaganza on his WV property. full auto mp5 was my first ever. i was 15 or 16. as far as actual teaching, my best buddy was a fantastic shot and we got out early senior year everyday. at least 2x a week we were at Seitzland shooting high powered rifles while other kids were taking tests. thats the beauty of overloading your schedule in 11th grade! easy senior year. after said friend went into, and got out of army, (11 bravo in 1st Cav) he taught me all the stuff he learned. however thats no substitute for real military training! but still GREAT fun.
     

    lilgibby

    "man gotta have a code."
    Sep 17, 2011
    1,038
    Elkton
    my old man. may he r.i.p. but wadda ya expect when your dads a vietnam vet ? ha wasnt the only thing i learned from the old codger.
     

    mbz300sdl

    Gone living free now!!!
    Apr 12, 2010
    10,644
    South Carolina
    My dad, well at least he put the guns in my hands and said aim and shoot pointing at an old tree stump I was six and it was a FA UZI. Later then came .22 revolver, we shot rather often or a 10/22 or 77/22 or his GP-100 or 686. If I remember correctly the first center fire rifle I shot was his semi-auto "Tommygun".
     

    MRA

    Active Member
    Dec 10, 2010
    706
    Damascus
    Started off with family teaching me. The I went to college where Dr. Ed Etzel (Olympic Gold Medalist) taught me to really shoot. Thanks Ed!
     

    Jack Ryan

    Ultimate Member
    Jul 29, 2011
    3,870
    People’s Republic of Maryland
    I went to a school that had a rifle range in the basement of one of the buildings. They had a rifle club, I was interested, and joined. My Physics teacher was the coach/instructor, he taught us how to shoot military surplus bolt action .22lrs with Peep scopes.

    It was alot of fun, and planted the seed.
     

    teratos

    My hair is amazing
    MDS Supporter
    Patriot Picket
    Jan 22, 2009
    59,775
    Bel Air
    My dad. First with a BB gun, then with .22's. He wasn't a big shooter, but since I was interested, he went out of his way to make sure I learned safety and got to shoot. Thanks, Dad.

    Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner
     

    futureseabee

    CTT not seabee anymore
    Aug 18, 2008
    4,302
    Va Beach
    my dad with the bb gun, boy scouts with the .22 and 12 ga. killing clays. cousin with the SKS, AK, K98, 30-30 and 10/22
     

    ffemtreed

    Ultimate Member
    Feb 1, 2011
    1,383
    Wilmington, NC
    I learned how to shoot pistols because a lot of my friends in HS were into EMS/Firefighting (as was I). A lot of them went on to become cops, so we spend some fun days shooting at the police ranges. I also volunteered on the TEMS team for the local police agency's so I got to handle some weapons there as well.
     

    B1web

    Cogito Ergo Sum! (cogito)
    Jan 11, 2008
    345
    First Dad
    Then Boy Scouts
    Then my Uncle Sam
    Then Practice, Practice, Practice
    (I'm still learning)
     

    mjacksonii

    Member
    Jun 9, 2011
    7
    Baltimore
    My brother and I both wanted to learn how to shoot, so we read up, researched and have been learning pistols on our own. six months and counting, still feel there is much to learn :) :gun2:

    looking forward to learning rifles soon
     

    r3t1awr3yd

    Meh.
    MDS Supporter
    Dec 14, 2010
    4,721
    Bowie, MD
    I overheard a coworker was selling a Ruger 10/22 rifle about 8 years ago and decided (for no apparent reason) to speak up and take it off of his hands. Went to the range one time and got hooked. Bought a pistol the week after that.

    No one ever taught me how to shoot. My coworker ran me through a quick break down of the 10/22 and Chuck Heston ran me through the ten commandments of shooting. Between those two things, it's kind of intuitive IMO. Since then, I've seen a few videos on how to improve but for the most part, I think it comes naturally to guys. *shrugs*
     

    lx1x

    Peanut Gallery
    Apr 19, 2009
    26,992
    Maryland
    them good old western movies thought me how to shoot.. LOL



    disclaimer.. i dont shoot that way. i thought myself.
     

    Glaug-Eldare

    Senior Member
    BANNED!!!
    Jan 17, 2011
    1,837
    I guess I oughta reply by now -- I voted "Civilian Instructor" because my first firearms experience was out in Hagerstown with that Hal Noer fella. Bonus: The training rifles happened to include the very model of Savage .22 I was already interested in buying!
     

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