Target shooting

“I took my time by watching the other members of our group shoot one at a time and was extremely thankful for the earplugs (although it made it difficult to talk to people next to me at times). Once it was my turn to step into the circle I was given an empty gun to feel the weight and shown how to put the safety on and load the bullets. Next, I worked on my stance and tucking the gun into my shoulder. I was then warned about having my cheek down tight on the gun before shooting so that the kickback would not hit and bruise me in the face. Then it was time for pulling the trigger. . . At the first station when I was using the shotgun I realized that I didn’t close one eye and even aim right because I was just so focused on what the gun was going to feel like once I fired it. It was really powerful and I definitely experienced a bit of an adrenaline rush.”