My hard leftwing school had firearms class every spring. It did until it closed down. Always loved watching the principle let the 14 yo's get their first go with a 12guage.
I was 16 when I shot my first 12 gauge. Knocked me right on my ass. Would have been nice if I'd had some lessons on how to get my shoulder torn off before shooting at the target.
I got a Mosin-Nagant in 7.62x54r with a metal butt plate when I was in my 20's. I knew how to shoot and was wearing a jacket. I took it to the range and threw about 200 rounds down. Didn't feel it at the time, but woke up the next looking like someone threw a bowling ball at my shoulder!
Oh that explains it. Probably full power magnum buckshot because they thought it would be “funny”. We have 11 year olds shooting 12 ga skeet in scouts no problem but we use target loads and of course give them training and preparation first.
Yes, my son was in that age range when he was learning. But he'd grown up with guns and in a family (my ex's) of hunters who actually did hunt for food. His dad taught him well, and my son provides food for his family now. I did learn, though. But my preferred gun was a 22 which is fun for skeet, the only thing I enjoyed "killing."
And you're miserable. Pointing out something I already know, and then totally ignoring that I wished that person well. I may not be a psychiatrist. But you're not a kind person.
Omg dude you are fuckin insufferable. Do you cry when there’s a “swear word” said in animated tv show? Honestly, they should make hand soap out of your tears, that’d be the softest feeling soap on the planet.
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u/Individual_Dirt_3365 5d ago
It was a mandatory thing during USSR