Firearms

Recruiting Firearm Instructors Who Rise to the Top

By North America Outdoors / June 6, 2025 / Comments Off on Recruiting Firearm Instructors Who Rise to the Top

Here’s how to be the firearm instructor candidate who displays the attributes that make NRA Instructors the โ€œGold Standardโ€ in the industry. The NRA Training Department expects a lot of its Training Counselors (TCs). This is because Training Counselors are tasked with ensuring that the instructor candidates who they are recommending for certification meet the NRAโ€™s…

The Pros and Cons of Using a Muzzle Brake

By North America Outdoors / June 4, 2025 / Comments Off on The Pros and Cons of Using a Muzzle Brake

Muzzle brakes are a tool to aid in accurate shooting, but are not a replacement for practicing at the range. Have you ever fired a rifle with severe and unmanageable recoil (the energy transferred to the shoulder when the shot is fired), and muzzle flip (the sharp rise of the muzzle after the shot)? Extreme…

3 Factors That Affect Felt Recoil

By North America Outdoors / May 27, 2025 / Comments Off on 3 Factors That Affect Felt Recoil

The concept of felt recoil is subjective because there is no accurate way of measuring it, in fact, it is just how the shooter perceives the actual recoil of the firearm. Felt recoil means something different to every shooter. Some shooters can handle felt recoil better than other individuals. The concept of felt recoil is…

Understanding Felt Recoil Through Physics

By North America Outdoors / May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Understanding Felt Recoil Through Physics

It affects everything we do, from getting out of bed, performing specific tasks, and even how we shoot. While actual recoil is measurable, felt recoil is extremely subjective. It does not matter what the actual recoil is, it is the perceived recoil that the shooter experiences. Recoil is the โ€œkickโ€ or โ€œpushโ€ of the firearm…

Go Retro with German Drillings and Vierlings

By North America Outdoors / April 16, 2025 / Comments Off on Go Retro with German Drillings and Vierlings

Add a new level of cool to your shooting with one of these historic but hip firearms. Go Retro with German Drillings and Vierlings There seems to be a trend in the U.S. firearms market. Firearm owners are going retro! You can identify this is the trend based on what is being marketed to consumers.…

What a New Gun Owner Really Wants to Know

By North America Outdoors / April 15, 2025 / Comments Off on What a New Gun Owner Really Wants to Know

STORY AND PHOTOS BY HEIDI LYN RAO What a New Gun Owner Really Wants to Know An increasing number of individuals are exploring their options to purchase a firearm for the very first time. Many of these people did not grow up in a household with firearms. As adults, they have either married into firearms,…

Do You Have What It Takes to Become an NRA Firearms Instructor?

By North American Outdoors / April 11, 2025 / Comments Off on Do You Have What It Takes to Become an NRA Firearms Instructor?

One of the best ways to support the 2nd Amendment is by becoming an NRA Certified Instructor. by Heidi Lyn Rao As an advocate for the 2nd Amendment and an active member of the shooting sports community, the duty lies upon all of us to introduce as many new shooters as we can to firearms. By…

What is a Damascus Barrel?

By North American Outdoors / April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on What is a Damascus Barrel?

The intricate patterns, whirls, wavy lines, and light and dark areas make whatever is made from this ancient metal very pleasing to the eye. by Heidi Lyn Rao Damascus steel is some of the most beautiful metal in the world. It has been used in the making of knives, swords, rifles, shotguns and pistol barrels. Items…

5 Reasons to Become an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor

By North American Outdoors / March 23, 2025 / Comments Off on 5 Reasons to Become an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor

By becoming an NRA Certified Instructor, you are not only protecting your own Second Amendment Rights, but you are protecting the rights of those who have not yet joined our ranks. by Heidi Lyn Rao Have you ever thought of becoming an NRA Certified Firearms Instructor? There are many benefits to achieving this sought after title.…

How to Slug a Rifle Barrel

By North American Outdoors / March 15, 2025 / Comments Off on How to Slug a Rifle Barrel

In possession of your grandfather’s old military rifle? Before you fire it, be sure you know the proper caliber. Here’s how to find out. by Heidi Lyn Rao If you are a collector of old rifles, or maybe you inherited some war trophies from your father, grandfather, or a treasured heirloom that has been passed down,…