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

  • wattanao@fedia.io
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    3 days ago

    Yes, only once. I was visiting my landlord at the time to do some yard work for him, he took me to the side of his house, asked if I wanted to shoot his shotgun, and put it in my hands before I could answer.

    I don’t really have any desire to try another.

    • SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Yeah I don’t blame you!

      If I was going to show a person gun stuff I wouldn’t just hand them a gun on a whim. Also I wouldn’t do it with a shotgun to start since the recoil is so stout and the controls are quite a bit different from other gun types.