Growing up I was always small game hunting with a bow and bird hunting and then moved to big game with a bow. I was interested in more long range shooting but I'll admit that I am not steady enough for that kind of shooting and even with archery found that traditional archery was better suited for me. I still had the interest in guns but not in rifle hunting, while trapping with my dad he carried an old Iver Johnson .22 revolver with .22short CB's and I watched him shoot plenty of rabbits with it and it got me thinking of handguns. When I turned 21 I bought my first .22 auto a S&W 22A and carried it while trapping and shot plenty of rabbits and armadillos with it, now I have a DW 15-2 .357mag that I carry while coyote hunting and carried during the Kansas firearms season in hopes of trying it on a doe for the freezer. So far with it I've only taken a handful of armadillos and jackrabbits but I'll take all the practice I can get right now.