r/canadaguns • u/Western_Wish4280 • Aug 14 '26

Shooting First day at the range

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Hi all, it was my first day at the range and first time ever firing a firearm. I didnt expect it to be like this honestly.

So i sign up for the membership, old man there is the president of the club, he does the boresighting for me chuckles a little as he hands me back the firearm and wishes me luck.

I load three bullets in my mag and set my stuff up ready to go. Seen a few videos on how to fire a firearm before. I lock in and pull the trigger.

It was a NUKE.

I had never imagined the kick to be soooo harsh and trust me when i say it, it SHOOK ME TO THE BONE.

I was absolutely terrified and i could fathom at that moment that those who shoot on youtube (my fav is hicko45) are actually on a league wayyyyy beyond what i had placed them on.

Fired 10 rounds and packed up, cleaned my stuff and am starting towards home.

Ive trily never felt such mixed emotions before. On hand i was terrified and on the other hand, FUCK YEAHHHHHHHH.

Setup is- Tikka t3x chambered in win308, ammo used is federal 150grain soft point, scope is vortex crossfire 3-9x40mm. Recoil pad is limbsaver airtech for tikka.

Sorry for the long post. Tips are highly appreciated.

TLDR: got rekt on first time ever shooting a firearm.

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u/Western_Wish4280 Aug 15 '26

Dont ask me if i was aiming for the center

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u/Enlinze Aug 15 '26

Not sure of the range but after bore sighting it, start the target closer, 100m, Fire a couple adjust your scope from center to your new holes and do it again, with that ammo it drops 4" at 200 and 14.7" at 300. and so I would split the difference probably looking to be about 2" high at 100m then youre in a +/- 2" range from 0-200.

Congrats I also just sighted in a Tikka Yesterday. Due to the lightness of the rifle It did feel like it kicked a bit harder than my others and I have some bigger calibers but alot more weight on those rifles.

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u/mikeoxlong1699 Aug 15 '26

That’s actually a pretty good tip for zeroing, if you have a sled. I don’t have a sled so bringing my bullets to my cross hair works better, but once I get a sled, I’m stealing that

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u/Enlinze Aug 17 '26

I 3d printed 2 little V grips ontop of an ammo can, 50 cents worth of TPU and its opens enough to grip every rifle I own.

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u/mikeoxlong1699 Aug 17 '26

I’ll have to look into that! Thanks