Thread: New to hunting/shooting

You're off to a decent start. Old british or american single shot .22's can be found quite affordably and if the bore is good will usually shoot beautifully. They often have very long barrels which really helps.

Some observations are that many people still point, or wave/sweep their guns around without much care for muzzle direction. They often check the gun is unloaded, but then proceed to point it at you or turn around and sweep the whole room in the process. Learn to check your gun any time you handle it, and control your muzzle direction at all times. Can't accidentally shoot someone if the muzzle is pointed at the dirt or sky ( situation dependent).

The other one is trigger safety - pretty basic but needs to be practiced from the start. It's not a guarantee that a gun won't discharge, but it definitely reduces user error.

Good call on reading and understanding the law. Lots of misinformation, misunderstandings, outdated knowledge and half truths floating around. Having a firm knowledge of the law helps you follow it, and may just save you in the event someone else decides to try to make your life difficult.