WWE, I can sympathise, as I was also brought up in the military method.
My first B/P revolver was a second hand, Uberti made, Colt 1860 Army, and no-one else in my club had anything similar.
Luckily I have always been an avid reader of Zane Grey and Louis L'Amour, so I thought,,,,'how hard can it be??
No problems occurred during loading, so I let loose at 25 yards at a PL12 target,,,sheer magic,,,and when the smoke cleared and I stopped coughing, lo and behold, a really tight group of ONE in the top righthand corner of the card!!!
I have improved considerably since then and have enjoyed 25 years of Holy Black through nearly all makes of pistol and revolver.
AE