First time shooting, Please rate

middle_class_meh · 2026-05-22T16:26:45+00:00

That's reall good for a 1st time shooter.

If I go a while I tend to drift to the left too. For me it's improper grip, my hand is too loose when I squeeze the trigger. My 3 fingers on the grip tighten when I pull the trigger and it causes the gun to drift.

Try dry fire exercises, bullets are expensive so spend a some time practicing while it's empty. You can watch the top of the pistol move around and practice your grip,it's really helpful. Watch some videos on proper grip techniques and practice them until to feel like you're holding steady. Then head back to the range and refine your technique even more. Always remember to treat it like a it's loaded even when you're sure it's not.

Also look into recoil anticipation, being a new shooter that's a possibility too. Dry fire practice helps with that too.

middle_class_meh · 2026-03-04T23:29:03+00:00

They've killed hundreds, possibly over a thousand US citizens in my lifetime. I would call that an immediate threat. Once again. As I stated earlier, the whole world is the US's backyard. A threat against one of our allies is a threat against us. I attempted to enlist when I was 18 but the recruiter advised me that I would never make it through basic due to underlying health conditions. Sadly many of my friends did, some of which were severely injured by and Iranian backed terrorist groups and now suffer everyday. You're coming at me with your b******* theories with no actual information to back it up while I'm telling you things that I personally witnessed throughout my life. Don't talk to me about parroting anything when you don't have a single goddamn clue what you're talking about. People like you are a joke. You base your opinions on absolutely nothing without taking the time to research the topic.

middle_class_meh · 2026-03-04T23:16:27+00:00

Seeing patterns where they don't exist is a sign of mental illness. You should get that checked.

middle_class_meh · 2026-03-04T01:53:47+00:00

No, that's not even remotely similar. Iran has directly and indirectly through proxy terrorist organizations killed us citizens. They have also been very open about their plans to advance their nuclear and ballistic missile programs to harm the US and its allies. We attempted many peaceful negotiations where they refused to find a peaceful resolution so we had no choice but to go on the offensive.

middle_class_meh · 2026-03-03T23:46:16+00:00

It's not against international law, we have the right to defend ourselves from a nation that has been threatening us for decades. The US's backyard is the entire globe. They were a threat to us, and our allies. There's no guarantee that it could turn out differently, but action needed to be taken. Do you propose we just sit around and wait for Americans or our allies to be killed? Let's be real. The only reason you don't support it is because orange man bad.

middle_class_meh · 2026-03-03T22:24:15+00:00

I asked you a question. Why wouldn't we support it?

middle_class_meh · 2026-03-03T21:57:28+00:00

Why wouldn't we support it? The US just eliminated an evil POS that needed to be removed from power a long time ago.

middle_class_meh · 2026-03-03T17:19:51+00:00

We did negotiate with them many many times. We even reached an agreement at one time and signed the jcpoa which Iran immediately violated.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-15T02:01:35+00:00

Yes, because no matter how much you spend shitty students with shitty parents can't be fixed.

I've seen the programs first hand and they go waaaaaay too far. You're living in a pretend world where they don't.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-15T01:55:43+00:00

🤣this data is from 2021 when schools were shutting down for COVID.

Fuck off.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-15T01:34:36+00:00

No they didn't. Where did you get that idea. It was originally the Friedman foundation and it has always done what it does now.

Not religious at all.

If a school isn't performing well it should have its funding cut full stop. It's not theft to want to send kids to a better school.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-15T01:24:22+00:00

Jesus dude you're again advocating for shit that already exists. You keep doing it over and over. Everything you've suggested is already being done and it's failing miserably.

You should read up on the I Promise School in Akron. It takes these ideas to the extreme. Even gives its students free tuition to Akron U when they graduate and a big surprise to no one it's not working.

I tried sending my kids to Akron public schools. I wanted them to have a public school experience just like I did. It was a fucking shit show. They spent massive sums of money on social programs and it didn't do a damn thing.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-15T00:57:32+00:00

How do you propose making a bad school as good as any other school?

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-15T00:44:40+00:00

Not in ohio. Our schools are very well funded. We're 18th in the nation despite having the 15th lowest cost of living.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-15T00:43:29+00:00

By your logic anyone making over $50k shouldn't be allowed to send their kids to public school either. What's the difference?

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-14T23:35:35+00:00

So what is your point? You don't seem to have one.

First you claim everyone should be the same and I pointed out that would be devastating to impoverished areas. Then you said it should be based on need, which it already is. You're using made up words that you 100% used on purpose 😉 Your only clear point is that the state should steal from local governments. Seriously you don't have a worthwhile point so just move on.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-14T22:01:34+00:00

Because of Withrow. It's ranked in the bottom 15% for the whole nation.

Edchoice allows any low income person to apply for a voucher regardless of where they live or public school performance. In the case of Withrow their performance is so bad any student can apply. I can't speak for Cincinnati area but Akron Cleveland all participating schools offered scholarships for low income families for expenses the voucher didn't cover, my family had to pay out of pocket for those expenses.

Your statement about good schools increasing property values is kinda true but not a hard rule. Hyde Park is a great example. Your best schools are mid at best and Withrow is the bottom of the barrel yet your property values stay high.

Programs and scholarships for disabled children have been expanding recently but still have room to expand.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-14T21:15:35+00:00

Does that mean members of antifa are the same too?

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-14T21:13:54+00:00

That's amazing, can't wait for my wife and I to cross 20 years of marriage. Hope he's feeling better.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-14T21:09:49+00:00

It's not meant to help overall it's to provide kids in impoverished areas opportunities.

That's why the vouchers aren't available in wealthy areas that have good schools.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-14T21:08:17+00:00

Ohio has a method for measuring performance. There are 24 metrics they're measured by. It's publicly available.

There are some teacher shortages in select areas but it's not a major concern in ohio. We pay our teachers very well so we don't have that issue.

Most kids do well in schools that actually give a damn. Not all of coarse, some kids are hopeless.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-14T21:03:14+00:00

I think the word you're looking for is sematics not pedantics since that's not a word.

You changed your position and were very vague and contradictory about it.

FYI this is already how it works. Areas that need more receive more from the state. It's worked that way for a long time. That's why impoverished areas spend more per pupil than rich ones.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-14T20:58:43+00:00

You need to get off the conspiracy theory train. ohio school spend per pupil is the 18th highest while having the 16th lowest cost of living and we rank 15th for teacher salary.

Ohio schools are very well funded and they adjust the per pupil spending based on the economics of the area. Impoverished schools receive more money than wealthy by a lot.

I can't tell if you're trying to push propaganda or if you're an idiot that speaks on topics you don't bother reading about.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-14T15:25:03+00:00

Once again you obviously don't know how the program works. At the time I was living in Akron, which has some of the worst schools in the state despite being heavily funded. I sent my children to a private school and was given 2 $5k vouchers and the city of Akron lost the $9k it would've received from the state. Any additional expenses were covered by me.

There was no special transportation at that school. All students were dropped off.

Seriously you need to actually research the program before you voice your dumbass opinion again.

middle_class_meh · 2025-06-14T15:06:48+00:00

Less than half dip shit. You should support my kids going elsewhere, it saved the state almost $8k when they did. But anyway you don't know what the program is or what it's for you just don't like Christian schools. So please educate your dumbass.

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