I was taught to shoot years ago by my grandad on the familiy farm in Yorkshire.
He started me off as a lad of about 9 (about 30 years ago now), on his .22 BSA Meteor, then onto a single barrel 410 shotgun which he later gave me. Then I progressed onto his .22 semi-automatic rifle - a Remington I think - it was butt loading and held about 12 rounds or so in the butt, fitted with a silencer.
From there (when he thought I was ready) I moved upto his 12 gauge and then ultimatley his Lee Enfield 303.....god knows how he came to have that
.....we never did find out.
Sadly, when he passed away the farm had to go and so did the guns, except for the BSA which I still have but haven 't had the heart to use in years. Instead I have a Webley Exocet .22 (got it just before they went bust) with 4-9x50 scope and really love it. I tried a mates AA S200 before I got the Webley but just couldn't get on with a PCP.....too much kit and faffing about for me...call me old fashioned
