I'm interested in firearms from a academic sense but know no one in my personal sphere of influence that uses them. When i was a young teenager and we used to go to the U.P. to our extended family cabin (WAY THE HELL OUT IN BFE) we used to shoot various guns of all sorts but I don't remember any specifics.
There is a place here in Westland called "The Firearms Exchange" I've toyed with going in there and seeing if they have some sort of club or place that they meet up just try try and learn a bit more about the subject, but with my 9 billion different interests, I've yet to get around to it.