Used to whenever I'd get a new firearm, long or handgun, I'd always besuper nervous on the first pull and sometimes, like in the case of my .270 and my CVA Bobcat, there wasa massive amount of anxiety because then centerfire rifles and muzzle loaders were totally foreign to me.

But now that I'm growing more and more accustomed to a variety of guns, typicallywhen I get a new one or shoot someone else's I just give 'er a quick look over and make sure everything seems to be in working order, load a round, and then it's simply sight alignment - trigger squeeze.