Stuff you wish you knew before getting into shooting

[grGuns]

I think most people learn a lot about firearms from years of experience shooting. What's stuff you wish you knew before you got into shooting?
(Maybe helpful for folks new to shooting)

For me:

• Ammo is really important. The type of ammo, weight, quality, etc. can completely change the shooting experience. Reliability, accuracy, recoil, etc.
• You don't have to spend a lot of money to get a quality firearm. There are lots of high quality used, new, milsurp, etc. firearms that are reasonably priced. Sig, HK, etc. are great but you don't have to spend that kind of money to get a great gun.

[bogey1]

I wish I knew about NFA in the 80s.

[Knightshift]

I wish I would have known that once I bought my first pistol it would lead to another and another and.........
Oh, then there's ammo and ammo and ammo.....
But it's all good right.

[MARINE DIVISION TWO]

More to life than a 22 caliber firearm !

[Gun]

Ear protection.

[MARINE DIVISION TWO]

Ear protection.

Damm your so right about that !

[JAKIII]

Ear protection.

No, not from shooting... for me it was hearing protection from growing up running lawn mowers all summer.

[grGuns]

No, not from shooting... for me it was hearing protection from growing up running lawn mowers all summer.

Yea, I did that as a kid too and only now wear ear pro doing it lol

[icp4life162005]

Ear protection.

Worth bearing repeating.

[STBear]

Worth bearing repeating.

Huh