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Nice shooting! Navy? Marine Corps? After 4 years in the Navy the realized I over 6' tall so the released me from active duty and said: "Go join the Coast Guard." So I did for 26 years. I was going to join the Marine Corps until they found out my parents were married when I was conceived!

Yoteklr says: "I wouldn't have started you shooting a magnum. I would have you start with a 223 or even 22lr for a few months. The smaller cartridges allow you to build good form and habits." I've been shooting guns for 50 years; not the first magnum rifle I've shot; but yes, dry fire helps...

cloverleaf: My problem isn't the muzzle blast nor other guns going off around me; the bulk of my shooting has been with handguns. I've never had a "coach" to guide me shooting long rifles. Practice makes for better...

Over the last 20 years the bulk of my shooting has been handguns from the 25 yard line in. I've shot some of my rifles but I've never claimed to be "Little Sure Shot" so I know I can get better. I went to my local range (Mission Ridge, San Antonio, TX) that has a 4 shooting lanes at 100 yards...

Many thanks for the comments; but especially a big shout out and thank you to Ben (aka bkorden) for the tremendous kickstart!

I forgot I do have a very nice Swede.

This is the “3rd” rifle I have that is chambered in 6.5mm; in addition to a 6.5 Creedmoor AR Upper I also have a Savage Model 110, Desert Tactical in 6.5 Creedmoor. Time to buy some 26NOS Ammo and as Troy on Swamp People says: “Choot it!” For Christmas my wife bought me a Winchester Model 70...

Tim here, aka CWO4USCGRET (Retired Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 and also a Retired Customs and Border Protection Officer). I learned to shoot in the early 1960s as a lad at the local YMCA on Saturday Mornings. I think it was $.15 for 10 rounds of .22 Long shot prone with single shot...