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Have you ever fired a gun? Would you try it if given a chance? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 2 weeks ago by SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works to c/AskUSA@discuss.online

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I do target shooting as a hobby but I'm genuinely curious. The US is known (for better and worse) for it's culture of gun ownership but the US is also know for widely differing experiences

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[–] Cxyz@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What about skeet shooting made you dislike it?

My friend took me trap shooting a couple times and I found I enjoy it more than target shooting because it felt fast paced and a bit more challenging imo.

[–] DelightfullyDivisive@discuss.online 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I didn't write the above, but it might be recoil. For example, a 12 gauge kicks a lot more than a 5.56.

[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

The recoil didn't help, but I think the main thing for me was the lack of a feedback loop. I hit the pigeon or I didn't, and I can't really see how good my tracking was other than that. Target shooting, I could see if I had a near miss, a hit, or a bullseye.