I learned a little from my father..but the person who really taught me to shoot was a farmer friend who I worked for as a kid. He was a good shooter and a fairly good teacher...but his father was better at both. Today many years later I teach shotgun shooting...mostly to women. Teaching two women now..mother and daughter and they are coming along really well. Women are so much easier to teach than men!! I have also taken a shooting course or two..mainly to see the teachers techniques. My serious suggeation to you is get the basics from a friend or family member...especially the safety aspects as Billy D said...then go to an instructor. You may have to pay a bit but the things you learn will be invaluable. BTW most instructors get paid from 25 to 50 bucks an hour...not cheap but worth every penny
