My brother and dad had guns for hunting and I was once or twice allowed to shoot a shotgun into the ground. I assisted by scraping a few rabbit hides for curing. But that’s the extent of my experience.

When I went to the range accompanying a friend I used the bench mounted precision guns with tiny bores. I took a long time aiming which is how I got good results. (Farsighted.)

I don’t have any experience in loading, breaking the gun open, cleaning, or maintenance. Any ‘masculine’ skills I just wasn’t taught and had to try and pick up myself later in life.

I do have some very limited experience with metalwork so could potentially smelt down soft scrap metal for pellets like birdshot, but wouldn’t know how to recast bullets or pack them with powder.

I also don’t know how I’d handle shooting under pressure, or manage the weight or recoil. Bigger guns kick back.