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Brass rifle cartridges on wooden surface.

How to Prep Brass for Reloading

By North American Outdoors / December 16, 2024 / Comments Off on How to Prep Brass for Reloading

Not only can reloading be a very rewarding activity, it can be financially beneficial. How to Prep Brass for Reloading – NRA Women.com If you like to shoot, reloading can become a money-saving hobby. There are four components that make up a pistol or rifle cartridge: the case (brass), primer, powder and bullet. Of these…

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5 Things a New Gun Owner Wants to Know

By North American Outdoors / December 8, 2024 / Comments Off on 5 Things a New Gun Owner Wants to Know

NRA Certified Firearm Instructors aren’t mind readers, but they recognize that all new gun owners want to know the most basic and fundamental principles of gun ownership. Read what they are here.  5 Things a New Gun Owner Wants to Know – NRA Women.com What a new gun owner wants to know, and what the…

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Successful Firearm Training: The Range Experience

By North American Outdoors / November 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Successful Firearm Training: The Range Experience

If you are an NRA Certified Instructor, it is your responsibility to welcome new shooters and introduce them to the safe and proper way to handle firearms on the range. Successful Firearm Training: The Range Experience – NRA Women.com NRA Certified Firearm Instructors are seeing more first-time gun owners at greater numbers than ever before. These newbies…

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Coin depicting Wampanoag, Thanksgiving theme, colorful corn.

Thank the Women of the Wampanoag for Thanksgiving

By North American Outdoors / November 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Thank the Women of the Wampanoag for Thanksgiving

This year, when you construct your centerpiece, make it a tribute to the women that made this holiday possible. Thank the Women of the Wampanoag for Thanksgiving – NRA Women.com Thanksgiving occurs every year on the fourth Thursday of November. When we think of the first Thanksgiving, we visualize the image of the pilgrims and…

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Shotgun shells on a target with pellets.

Know Your Shot—So You Are Not Taking a Shot In the Dark 

By North American Outdoors / November 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Know Your Shot—So You Are Not Taking a Shot In the Dark 

There is a lot to know about using the correct type of size and shot for your intended shotgun activity. Take the time to learn this lesson ahead of time! Know Your Shot—So You Are Not Taking a Shot In the Dark  – NRA Women.com To a beginner shotgun shooter, understanding the different sizes and…

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Successful Firearm Training: The Classroom Experience

By North American Outdoors / November 18, 2024 / Comments Off on Successful Firearm Training: The Classroom Experience

Are you an NRA Certified Instructor? Enhance your students’ journeys by incorporating a variety teaching methods and effectively communicating with them. Successful Firearm Training: The Classroom Experience – NRA Women.com More and more people are exploring their options to purchase a firearm for the very first time—and many of them did not grow up in…

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Hornady Rapid Safe Keypad Vault for Kids

3 More Ways for Parents to Reinforce Gun Safety in the Home

By North American Outdoors / November 4, 2024 / Comments Off on 3 More Ways for Parents to Reinforce Gun Safety in the Home

Have kids and guns? Don’t be passive. Do your part so your children are safe in and out of your home.  3 More Ways for Parents to Reinforce Gun Safety in the Home – NRA Women.com When you decide to keep a firearm in the home for protection, and there are children present, extra precautions…

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NRA Instructors: The Basics of Making a Good First Impression

By North American Outdoors / October 28, 2024 / Comments Off on NRA Instructors: The Basics of Making a Good First Impression

The perception students have of their instructor and the classroom can set the tone for the whole day, so here’s how to make it count! NRA Instructors: The Basics of Making a Good First Impression – NRA Women.com Planning a basic NRA Firearm Training course can be time-consuming for an instructor—even just responding to inquiries about the…

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Group discussing gun ownership in a park.

Who is the Non-Gun-Owner?

By North American Outdoors / October 24, 2024 / Comments Off on Who is the Non-Gun-Owner?

Just because some people do not own a firearm doesn’t mean they are anti-gun—or unable to change their minds. Here are a few ways we can earn their support. Who is the Non-Gun-Owner? – NRA Women.com Just because a person does not own a gun—a non-gun owner—does not necessarily mean that his or she is…

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Four different types of bullet cartridges.

Know Your Metallic Cartridge Cases

By North American Outdoors / October 14, 2024 / Comments Off on Know Your Metallic Cartridge Cases

The metallic case cartridge is one of the most important firearm components that is not part of the gun! Know Your Metallic Cartridge Cases – NRA Women.com Without the metallic cartridge case, self-contained cartridges could not exist. We would still be in the cap-and-ball era. It was the metallic case that made it possible to…

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