Sometimes it just has to be done; It's not essential of course but it can be a rewarding experience, and can satisfy one's curiosity or urges and simply bring a great deal of enjoyment. I refer to brother shooting of course, and I'm going to be doing exactly that next week!
Of course I'm not actually shooting my brother; I mean taking him shooting. Seriously, you think I'd shoot my brother? I might have wanted to throttle him when he was a little kid but now...Not so much. 😁
None of my brothers have guns of their own or have had any real experience in shooting them. The brother I am taking next week has come to the range with me once before and I think that's the sum and total of his experience. He was ok at shooting, hit the target where he wanted to and all, but was tentative, cautious and a little uncomfortable which is good for a first-time shooter. It means things happen more slowly and that means more safely.
My brother is coming own for my dad's funeral and will be here for ten days which will be cool; An unexpected visit but a welcome one as we don't get to see each other much at all. He's pretty good value so we have a good time.
My plan is to take him culling which will be a nice time for him I think; He's never done it before and the property I cull on is a particularly beautiful one at this time of year; As green as you can get! On a nice-weather day it is peaceful and relaxing...Until I open up on the animals I am there to cull, and then it's noisy.
I plan to show my brother a few of the concepts around long range shooting and let him take some shots although I'm not sure if he'll want to kill anything. If he wants to, and I'm confident he will make the shot, the kill, cleanly then I'll let him I guess, but killing something can't be taken back so I need to know he's committed to the experience.
Shooting has been a large part of my life. I do a lot of it and over the years have acquired a lot of skill, knowledge and understanding. My brother knows virtually nothing about it. I think it's cool that I'll have the chance to take him out there and show him how I do what I do; The shooting aspect and culling/hunting situation also I mean.
Unfortunately having children wasn't a thing for Faith and I, and my brothers all live very far from here, so I've missed out on the enjoyment that comes from shared experiences with them. I think this is why I'm looking forward to taking my brother for a sneaky shoot (or two) next week and the by-product is he may enjoy it enough to want to get into it himself!
When I spoke to my brother last night he seemed very keen so I think we'll have a good time out there together. It will also be a good time to talk, just the two of us without the wives around. We're not real good at opening up about things really, but the shooting expeditions will be only a few days after we lay our father to rest (Monday 13th) so maybe some discussions will happen also. I'm not sure about that...Although am sure there'll be a lot of shooting.
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