Shooting and aiming a gun tips?

- Always treat the gun as if it is loaded and ready to fire
- Don't point a weapon at anything that you aren't willing to shoot
- Always have the safety ON until you are ready to fire

Aiming:
- line up the rear sight with the front sight, sights differ, so I would ask your dad how to use that particular gun's sights
- close one eye (the opposite one to your trigger hand), after practice you can shoot with both eyes open
- take normal breaths, do not hold your breath

Firing:
- place your finger on the trigger, so the trigger rests in the middle of the end digit of your index finger
- wait till the point where you have exhaled, and are about to inhale
- slowly squeeze the trigger
- do not anticipate the gun going off, let it surprise you (otherwise you'll instinctively tense up, and it will throw off your aim)

Recoil:
- stand with a wide base, slightly larger than shoulder width apart, with your non shooting side leg forward (left leg if you're right handed, etc)
- rifle/shotgun: keep the stock of the weapon resting in front of your shoulder, not sitting on top of your shoulder
- pistol: hold the weapon straight out with both hands, but do not lock your elbows
you can seriously injure your hand/lose fingers when the slide moves back when firing. Rule of thumb: dont have any fingers sitting higher than the trigger.
- put 70-80% of your weight on your front foot, so you don't go off balance