[buffaloguy]

“When I was 12, my dad told me that in lieu of my chores I could prep cases for him a couple nights a week.”

Lucky boy. Very lucky. My dad taught me to shoot when I was 8 and my mother wouldn’t speak to him for a week. I had to wait until I was much older to start shooting.

[jboot]

Dad was an Army rifle Expert, and he got me started on .22 before I remember, maybe 7 or 8. By 10 I was shooting centerfire pistol and shotgun. I didn't get to fire high-powered rifle until I was 16.

I was indeed very lucky.