My grandfather taught me with a bolt action .22 rifle and then when I was in high school I took a gun safety class and learned how to shoot and handle a shotgun (my one and only time to ever fire a shotgun, 30 some years ago). My dad was an avid hunter and trap shooter but never ever showed me how to handle or shoot a gun of any kind. He never took me hunting or even talked about guns. His cousin was a reloader but I never got to learn that either. I used to listen with great joy as my dad's uncle (Otto) would talk about fox hunting. His stories were awesome about how he and the fox would have a battle of wits. It was like the fox knew he was being hunted and could read Uncle Otto's mind. Great memories/

Everything I know about handguns I learned here from the great people on the S&W Forum. Guess I spend too much time here.