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Underdog Cartridge? .243 Win for the Win

By North American Outdoors / November 10, 2022 / Comments Off on Underdog Cartridge? .243 Win for the Win

Underdog Cartridge? .243 Win for the Win – NRA Women.com Largely mislabeled as a youth or “girl’s” cartridge these days, the long-lived .243 Winchester deserves respect for the number of big-game animals it can handle. The attempts to develop a .243 cartridge began in the 1940s, but the popular cartridge did not become a reality…

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6 Creepy Woodland Creatures to Look Out for on Halloween  

By North American Outdoors / October 28, 2022 / Comments Off on 6 Creepy Woodland Creatures to Look Out for on Halloween  

6 Creepy Woodland Creatures to Look Out for on Halloween – NRA Women.com Here’s your spooky field guide to America’s creepiest creatures! October is the time of year when many of us head to the fields or deep into the woods to go hunting, camping or hiking. This is also when there is a greater…

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6 Small But Mighty Household Items to Keep In Your Hunt Pack

By North American Outdoors / October 27, 2022 / Comments Off on 6 Small But Mighty Household Items to Keep In Your Hunt Pack

6 Small But Mighty Household Items to Keep In Your Hunt Pack – NRA Women.com Keep a list of these handy items in your backpack year-round so you won’t forget to include them. If you hunt, you probably have a backpack that stays packed year-round–ready to go in case a hunting opportunity presents itself. The…

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8 Essentials for Effective Firearm Training

By North American Outdoors / October 25, 2022 / Comments Off on 8 Essentials for Effective Firearm Training

8 Essentials for Effective Firearm Training – NRA Women.com By understanding the requirements for effective training, the instructor can be a more effective teacher. Many people are knowledgeable on a particular subject, but not everyone is a good teacher. Think back to all the instructors you have had in your life. Some were knowledgeable, just…

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How to Market Your Firearm Training Business—and Attract More Students

By North American Outdoors / October 20, 2022 / Comments Off on How to Market Your Firearm Training Business—and Attract More Students

How to Market Your Firearm Training Business—and Attract More Students – NRA Women.com Want more students? Tap into your specific community with some imagination and out-of-the-box thinking. The number one question I get from individuals who want to teach others in the NRA firearm disciplines is, “How do I find students?” My answer to them…

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Firearm Trainers: 6 Reasons to Use Training Aids

By North American Outdoors / October 18, 2022 / Comments Off on Firearm Trainers: 6 Reasons to Use Training Aids

Firearm Trainers: 6 Reasons to Use Training Aids – NRA Women.com Without training aids, all you have is a lecture. Training aids are very important in firearm training. The more training aids an instructor has, as long as they relate to the topic at hand, the better his or her class will be. Without training…

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Firearm Trainers: Watch Those Clichés

By North American Outdoors / October 13, 2022 / Comments Off on Firearm Trainers: Watch Those Clichés

Firearm Trainers: Watch Those Clichés – NRA Women.com The next time you catch yourself using often-used phrases when training, stop and ask yourself what they really mean. Clichés are common in the English language, and a staple in our everyday vernacular. We often use them without even knowing we are doing so. Even though some…

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Let’s Go Hunting – For Fish!

By North American Outdoors / October 12, 2022 / Comments Off on Let’s Go Hunting – For Fish!

Let’s Go Hunting – For Fish! – NRA Women.com Bowfishing is the perfect solution for hunting year-round to keep your skills honed between seasons. Keeping your hunting skills honed between seasons can be difficult. Most individuals wait until right before hunting season to start dusting off rifles, bows and other things taken to the field.…

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Firearm Trainers: How to Deal with “Problem” Students (and How Not to be One)

By North American Outdoors / October 5, 2022 / Comments Off on Firearm Trainers: How to Deal with “Problem” Students (and How Not to be One)

Firearm Trainers: How to Deal with “Problem” Students (and How Not to be One) – NRA Women.com Everyone taking your class is entitled to proper training. Here are some suggestions to make sure other students don’t interfere with that goal. Firearm training classes are filled with students from all walks of life. More often than…

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5 Steps to Finding the Right Firearm Instructor—For You

By North American Outdoors / October 3, 2022 / Comments Off on 5 Steps to Finding the Right Firearm Instructor—For You

5 Steps to Finding the Right Firearm Instructor—For You – NRA Women.com You are the client, so you need to interview your firearm trainer the same as you would any contractor. Firearms instructors everywhere will tell you that business has never been better. With crime increasing in nearly every city in the United States, gun…

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