almonde

Thanks for the advice but i'm not going to rule it out.

Thanks for the replies, a few lessons wouldn't be a bad idea. My parents live in Lincolnshire so its a bit far. I live in Southampton, although the M3 makes most places in hants. pretty accessible. I was thinking i might pop along to this club and see what its like: http://www.farehamctc.org.uk/default.htm Seem affiliated with CPSA etc, so wouldn't be a bad place to start.

I used to do a little bit of casual shooting when i was a kid (am now 25) but haven't done any in years. I'm quite keen to take it up so i got my shotgun certificate and 'borrowed' one of my mum's guns ( beretta EELL 20g) it seemed to be the one that fitted the best, my dad's brownings felt a little too large. So i'm keen to get stuck in and learn to shoot clays again, i'm in Hampshire and and looked around the net and found a couple of local clubs. Is the best thing to do turn up and stuck in at the practice stand? I'm very novice in terms of shooting but having been around guns a lot etc from when i lived at home so my gun handling/safety is good, i won't embarrass myself or make others nervous in that respect. Any advice or tips welcome, anyone in hants.?