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How To Teach โ€œDealing with Stoppagesโ€ in an NRA Basic Firearms Class

By North American Outdoors / January 12, 2025 / Comments Off on How To Teach โ€œDealing with Stoppagesโ€ in an NRA Basic Firearms Class

When teaching a new shooter how to deal with a stoppage, it is important to remember that they are a beginner. How To Teach “Dealing with Stoppages†in an NRA Basic Firearms Class – NRA Women.com Anyone who regularly shoots firearms has, or will eventually have to, deal with some type of stoppage. A stoppage…

4 New Yearโ€™s Resolutions for Firearm Instructors

By North American Outdoors / December 31, 2024 / Comments Off on 4 New Yearโ€™s Resolutions for Firearm Instructors

Follow these tips to keep your training classes fresh and your reputation as a quality trainer intact!  4 New Year’s Resolutions for Firearm Instructors – NRA Women.com Has your firearm training business grown with you over the past year? Now is the time to think of this year’s New Year’s Resolutions to improve your effectiveness…

Javelina: Americaโ€™s Newest Big Game Animal

By North American Outdoors / December 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Javelina: Americaโ€™s Newest Big Game Animal

In December 2024, the Boone and Crockett Club announced it was creating a new big game category for javelina. Javelina: America’s Newest Big Game Animal – NRA Women.com Javelina, also called the collard peccary, have been part of the Central American landscape for millions of years. These feisty little critters migrated to the southwestern United…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Know Your Shotโ€”So You Are Not Taking a Shot In the Darkย 

By North American Outdoors / November 21, 2024 / Comments Off on Know Your Shotโ€”So You Are Not Taking a Shot In the Darkย 

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…

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 timeโ€”and many of them did not grow up in…

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…