I "wasted" my youth mainly shooting rimfire and centerfire rifles and for fun, would often times pick the heads off ruffed grouse, while deer hunting (never did elk hunting). I went though thousands of rounds of rimfire at ground squirrels and targets and mainly targets with centerfire.

My folks didn't give me money for my rimfire ammo needs, I would walk the highway picking up beer and pop bottles to sell to the store at 3 cents apiece to supply my 22 cal needs at 9 or 10 years old and mow lawns or other odd jobs later on for the same reason. Centerfire, I would reload from my dad's ample stock. My shooting ability has slipped as I've gotten older, my eyes have deteriorated and I shoot much less.

Concerning a shotgun, I got tired of embarrassing myself while upland hunting with friends so was determined to improve. I've spent the past 8-9 years during the off season shooting clays, which has helped me to become a fair upland shot, with still much room for improvement.

Cameron Hughes