Advice for a first time gun owner

You can anticipate a shot
The whole "be surprised by it" is how you break your arm on high recoiling guns

Don't flinch
Relax
Don't hold your breath fully inhaled when you shoot
Exhale half of it then hold

>>34890602
I'm not huge on recommending little girl 22lr guns for first time owners but 7.62x54r is a bit much, man

>>34890602
You picked one hell of a rifle to start off with. You're probably flinching in anticipation. The only way to get over it is to shoot more and build up your shoulder. Also do strength exercises to be able to hold up control your rifle better. Arms outstretched hold your rifle parallel to the ground for a minute, rest, another minute, rest, minute, keep going until you cant do it anymore. Then add 15 sec to your next set and do this process as part of your daily routine from now on. Also pushups, pullups, forearms, and all that jazz.

>>34890650

>>You can anticipate a shot

I gotcha. That makes sense. I wouldn't throw my arm up or anything, but my face would draw back a bit. The breathing advice is good. I would kinda breathe in deep, hold it really long, then shoot. I'll try to make it more natural, and get cutting the inhale in half.


>>34890678

That's pretty good. I was kinda swaying all over the place my arms got weaker way faster than I thought. So, practicing holding it will probably really help. Should I try to stop relying on stabilizing the rifle on something?

>>34890668

Yeah, I figured you'd guys would say that haha. I couldn't resist though. It's a really beautiful rifle I had a lot of fun shooting it this morning. Really interesting thinking about how old it is and the things it's been through.

>>34890756
Nah, bench shooting is fun as hell too, but if you do a lot of innawoods shit then get them forearms yoked. It's a long heavy rifle. But if you want to better your accuracy then you need to work out.

>>34890778

Makes sense. I do occasionally get out there, but it would be pretty cool to shoot with my grandpa and not have to stabilize it on something. He'd bust my balls for it pretty hard lol. How often should I clean my gun when shooting? I'll probably be shooting again tomorrow morning. It would probably be excessive to clean it now, shoot, then clean again. Wouldn't it?

>>34890813
Any time you shoot corrosive (all milsurp) clean it immediately after. It's also a good practice to get into cleaning your rifle after every shooting session, but shit happens. Your mosins barrel has some shit in it that will take you about a year to get out, don't worry about this stuff it's just Commie ooze. Just run you brush through it thoroughly and then clean it out and you're set.

get a .22lr raifu and do an https://appleseedinfo.org/ event

>>34890602
That isn't bad at all for your first time.

The best advice I can give is: Go out and shoot, like a lot.

If you go shoot a pack of ammo at least once a week, you are going to see improvement in the 1st month.