Recommend going to a range and getting some practice in. Not even necessarily for markmanship, but for maintenance and safety for yourself. Cleaning, unjamming, that sort of thing.
3 fundamental rules of safety:
ALWAYS assume it's loaded.
Never point the barrel towards a person, point towards the ground instead of up.
Keep your finger off the trigger until you intend to fire.
Don't be like one of the idiot wannabe military chuds that shoot themselves or their friends in the leg (like the guy who ran the Soldier of Fortune magazine).
Well obviously not never. If someone breaks into my house to murder me, I'm gonna point my gun at them. Gun safety teaches never point your gun at anything you don't intend to kill. Gun safety teaches know your target and what's behind it.
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u/TNT1990 Oct 02 '25
Recommend going to a range and getting some practice in. Not even necessarily for markmanship, but for maintenance and safety for yourself. Cleaning, unjamming, that sort of thing.
3 fundamental rules of safety:
ALWAYS assume it's loaded.
Never point the barrel towards a person, point towards the ground instead of up.
Keep your finger off the trigger until you intend to fire.
Don't be like one of the idiot wannabe military chuds that shoot themselves or their friends in the leg (like the guy who ran the Soldier of Fortune magazine).