with Mia Anstine — Encouraging everyone to get outside, hunt, fish, shoot, and savor all life has to offer.
Let's learn where you can learn or continue training with your firearms with the Armed Women of America AWA). Mia and Marti reminisce about the Girls with Guns Ruger Rendezvous at Gunite Academy. The pair also discuss how you can come to the AWA to learn, train, and become more confident with your firearms. Important …
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Where is Your Muzzle Pointed? I watched a video of a group of hunters loading up on a boat and heading out to hunt. One of the hunters spoke a reminder indicating, "to be safe, you should always point your firearm in the air." While in a boat, “in the air” may be a great …
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As a teacher of archery, shooting, and as a keynote speaker, I travel around the country. In April I joined the A Girl and A Gun Women's Shooting League leaders for their kickoff event as their keynote speaker and then taught basic archery and introduction to bowhunting classes. At the Cameo Shooting Complex, we hosted …
If you're an archer who has a low-poundage draw-weight or a short draw-length, this week's episode of the MAC Outdoors podcast is for you. Links of interest: Affiliate advertisements in this episode:WSI HEATR Gear use discount code LLCO10MAC Outdoors support the channel! I’m often asked for advice on low-poundage compound bow set up for hunting big game. …
Thanks to the Colorado Bowhunters Association the past three years I've trekked down to teach archery at the annual She Never Quit event in Texas. I’m blessed to be able to share my passions with over 50 wonderful women. In the past, archery has been an optional afternoon activity. This year I got lucky with …
Sighting in your rifle scope really should be quick and easy. Aside from a windy day, or a loose or defective scope, the only thing that would cause a poor shot grouping this the shooter. Let's eliminate some of those factors and get sighted in. After your rifle scope has been properly mounted and bore-sighted, …
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I enjoy volunteering time to teach gun and hunting safety. I've written and spoken about the NRA's Eddie Eagle GunSafe program many times. That's why I'm excited to share this great news with you! July 2018 Marks Biggest Month in Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program History FAIRFAX, Va. – The NRA Eddie Eagle GunSafe® Program reached another milestone in its 30th …
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As we get closer to hunting season, this week's tip to get your shots on target is about muzzle brakes. When we plan to hunt with a rifle, we must do our best to ensure we have good shot groupings. I've shared ways to attain a tighter shot grouping and a few ways to reduce …
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If you've been to the range to prep for hunting season and have noticed that your shot groups aren't consistent, it may be due to the developed bad habit of Shooting Flinch. While sighting in with a friend, I noticed that she'd developed a flinch. She was anticipating the recoil while shooting her rifle, which …
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Spending all day teaching at the women's shooting day I remembered that I need to remind you how to attain smaller shot groups with your rifle. The occasion at which I helped instruct is one designed for ladies who are new to shooting, or at least new to the event. If a lady is a …
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