I've spent since Saturday taking my neice who is in a Master Degree program for photography all around New Mexico. She has shot will over 1200 pictures with her SLR digital camera. Today I got a break she is in Santa Fe with a high school friend who is stationed here in the Air Force, good thing since I spent yesterday climbing around Spanish missions from the 1600s at 6-7,000 feet and I'm tired. :P She makes it look so easy and when she is explaining it I just nod alot, cause I ain't got a clue what she is talking about.
Mine was a Marlin single shot Woodchuck or Chipmunk that a buddy gave me after he got a Marlin Model 60, I didn't have it long before I bought a 10/22 and I passed it on to a friend who was a Boy Scout Leader who wanted to teach his troop to shoot.
Depending on the type of shooting sometimes I like to go alone. For instance if I'm shooting bolt action I prefer to go alone, I can completely lose myself in the mechanics and really concentrate on each part. Pistol shooting can be a fun group thing, unless I'm working on technique or trying a new drill. Semi-auto rifle is more fun with more than one, I want to get a dueling target and have someone to shoot against. I also want to find someone to teach me Sporting Clays which is definitely a more than one thing.
>:D @ Micro I've kicked around different forums for many years, woodworking, scrollsawing, knives and shooting and all seem to have a spring slow down as we come out of hibernation. Then picks back up a bit after everyone gets their first good dose of the outdoors. I know I'm on the computer less this time of the year as I'm planting my garden, taking care of winter's ravages on my yard or just wanting to be out in the sun.
That is one of the reason I like Brownells and several others who let you tack on a few bucks for the NRA with each order. The NRA has a tool bar also and you can funnel money their way by just doing searches.