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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq
I'm a firm believer in "If there is a gun in the house, you need to know how to load it and fire it safely."
There's a good chance you could hurt yourself as I've seen grown men with bruises on their shoulder from not firing the shotgun properly braced on their shoulder.
If you get the chance, ask your father or friend to take you to a range to practice firing the weapon.
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I've ended up with bruises after shouldering it properly, it might be time to be a wuss and get the recoil reducer mechanism if I'm going to keep going to the range that only allows slugs.
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Originally Posted by miss_psychosexy
refer to my post above. He doesn't care if I handle it, just probably wouldn't appreciate it much while he's sleeping. As for instruction, my cousins are some good ole' country boys who would probably find enjoyment in teaching a novice girly girl like myself how to fire off a shotgun.
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Good Ole Country Boys are going to either instill in you terrible habits that will infuriate and frustrate anyone who attempts to teach you to use it properly, or they're going to load three reduced recoil shells then a max load slug and laugh when you fall on your ass.
Also, almost every girl makes the mistake of leaning back when starts shooting, be aware of it and make sure you lean into the gun for proper form.