Yeah it helps for sure! I think I remember you saying about writing the shots down which is important for those reasons on lack of tech if you're in that scenario but it's also good to keep it for the ammo and other specs too. We have good memories but maybe not that good lol.
I've always liked rifle shooting, I just didn't get to do it much since it required a bit more space to do so. Handgun is less space requisite so ive done that more.
Yeah I'm sure the SKS is a lot to use! If it's anything like the AR-15 my dad has it's going to be something to handle that's for sure. One thing he mentioned was the ammo was cheaper than others because it's military surplus stuff so it's easy to find. He gave me a website that he gets ammo from and it wasn't bad at all. Box of 500 was 175$ I think or something close to that. As much as I'm looking forward to having and using it, I'm really excited for the .22 so I can do some good practice without breaking the bank!
There's probably so much 7.62×39mm kicking about that it'll never run out! That box of 500 seems cheap enough, far cheaper than the rounds I make which are about $1.80AUD each to make. ($1.29 US). It's hard to quantify it though as I re-use cases and they last for different periods of time. 500 7.62's for that price is great. You'll have a lot of fun.