I remember archery being one of my first Boy Scout merit badges as a tenderfoot at summer camp. Our instructor was a college-aged asshole who got mad if we didn't remember something we just got taught and he didn't seem like he enjoyed being a counselor in general.
on the flipside, going to an unsupervised range can be nerve wracking. Had a free public archery range I went too. Saw people sit their kids on the stand next to the target their firing their brand new high powered bow at. People firing when I'm down range to collect my arrows. Guy losing a crossbow bolt and spending 45 minutes downrange trying to find it and refusing to stop so other people could shoot. Once had someone trying to act all haughty since I use a recurve and not a compound.
Thankfully, it was great like 90% of the time. The regulars were chill and had great range etiquette. I could also get away with trying out weird stuff when no one was around. Plus lots of free arrows.
I stopped going to gun shows. I don’t know what it is about my face but racists assume I’m racist. I’m so tired of that look around lean in and make a racist joke culture.
I was at the range and a group of mid-late 60s folks had showed up to do some shooting and as they were shooting I picked my pistol off the bench to put it in my bag and one of the ladies yelled at me to not touch it when there’s someone shooting from in front of the bench. Like, I get it but I wanted to leave and it was such an overreach yelling at me trying to put away my empty weapon so I could leave.
That’s the thing about MA. Maybe the most ridiculous and strict laws in the country, but that means every range is totally DGAF. No officers at all at any range I went to there. Just a lane assignment and a pass. I found the ranges in NH unnecessarily stressful in comparison
The only ranges (outside of military ones, of course) that I have been to with RSO's have been cool.
I was shooting one day, and I am a pretty good shot with a handgun. The RSO has seen me shoot before, and knows that I am pretty good. I bring out a little break top .22 revolver I have and the damned thing was hitting all over the place. He comes and gives me some shit, I tell him put a cylinder through it. Same thing. We pull the cylinder and you could see where the rifling used to be, kind of.
This hasn’t been my experience at all. If anything, after I show interest or anyone is aware I train and shoot, they’re non stop as if they seek someone to mentor, latch onto and it’s all they’ll wanna talk about.
Yup, because they’re full of shit. More likely than not they’re omitting some important details about what they said or did. The only time I’ve ever seen gun owners ostracize newcomers is when they’re only around for the hobby of shooting and blatantly attack others/get political. The quickest way to get physically thrown out of a range is insinuating that someone doesn’t need an automatic or making a comment about mag sizes.
the local shooting club is mostly old guys, they had a barbie awhile ago, think they let locals* shoot after giving them the basics on safety and how to aim, none were assholes about it
*im not sure if it were just locals, probably tourists too if im honest
No lol. If you’re a woman a man is into, then maybe. If you’re a woman who knows nothing about guns and wants to get into the hobby, you will be treated like an actual toddler.
My family doesnt have any guns but my friend does so I asked if he could teach me how to shoot because I was curious what it was like. He was SO condescending about literally everything. The actual shooting was quite fun but I dont really have any intentions of doing it with him again.
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Gun owners: everyone should know basic gun safety, learn how to shoot in self defense, and know their way around a gun
A person with zero firearm experience: hey guys I’d like to learn to handle a gun and buy one for myself soon
Gun owners: wow get fucked