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I love hearing people share their shooting or hunting stories. So I thought I'd share one of my own and start a thread, so as to hear others tell theirs.
When I was 15, me and my dad went to the WV National hunting and fishing days event. It was held at a state park and had a satellite area at a range where you could try out some guns, watch exhibition shooters, etc. They had a fundraiser going on there. You could pay $1 a shot or 6 shots for $5 with a target .22lr offhand at 25yds, closest to a perfect bullseye won (bullseye was about the size of a .22lr hole). It was a fundraiser put on by the West Virginia University rifle team so it was using one of their high dollar competition rifles. Shots were unlimited so long as you kept paying to shoot. I was in second place after my first set of shots (I was 15 and it was mostly against grown men and women) and as we were watching other people shoot, my dad asked if I could do better if I shot another set of shots. I lied and said I thought I could (I didnt really think I could, I just wanted to shoot more). So after my second set, I did better and was in first place. I remember a couple people spent over $100 trying to beat me. They didnt, and I won first place and got a really nice burris scope that is still on my .30-06 to this day. One of my favorite memories from my youth. I basically just got lucky to win but I loved that feeling of competing. Any of you guys have any cool shooting stories?
When I was 15, me and my dad went to the WV National hunting and fishing days event. It was held at a state park and had a satellite area at a range where you could try out some guns, watch exhibition shooters, etc. They had a fundraiser going on there. You could pay $1 a shot or 6 shots for $5 with a target .22lr offhand at 25yds, closest to a perfect bullseye won (bullseye was about the size of a .22lr hole). It was a fundraiser put on by the West Virginia University rifle team so it was using one of their high dollar competition rifles. Shots were unlimited so long as you kept paying to shoot. I was in second place after my first set of shots (I was 15 and it was mostly against grown men and women) and as we were watching other people shoot, my dad asked if I could do better if I shot another set of shots. I lied and said I thought I could (I didnt really think I could, I just wanted to shoot more). So after my second set, I did better and was in first place. I remember a couple people spent over $100 trying to beat me. They didnt, and I won first place and got a really nice burris scope that is still on my .30-06 to this day. One of my favorite memories from my youth. I basically just got lucky to win but I loved that feeling of competing. Any of you guys have any cool shooting stories?