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Weight Loss and the Shooting Sports: The Side Effects Nobody Warns You About

Losing a significant amount of weight can dramatically improve your health, but it can also change the way your shotgun fits your body. As your body composition changes, factors like length of pull, cheek weld, recoil management, balance, and gun mount all shift, often leading to missed targets and unexpected discomfort. This article explains why weight loss affects shotgun fit, how it impacts shooting performance, and the simple adjustments that can help you regain consistency and confidence on the range.

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The Community We Build

A Girl & A Gun is more than a women’s firearms organization. It’s a community where firearms training becomes the foundation for lifelong friendships, outdoor adventures, and personal growth. While women often join to improve their shooting skills through self-defense classes, competitive shooting, and firearms education, they stay because of the supportive community they discover along the way. At every event, conversations naturally expand beyond the range to hiking, camping, fitness, travel, kayaking, healthy living, and the next adventure. Members encourage one another to learn new skills, pursue ambitious goals, and embrace active lifestyles that build confidence both on and off the range. From training partners who become workout partners to classmates who become lifelong friends, the connections formed through A Girl & A Gun extend far beyond firearms. This article explores how shared experiences, mutual encouragement, and a passion for continuous learning create a unique community where women inspire one another to live healthier, more adventurous lives. It’s a reminder that while the range is where introductions begin, the friendships and confidence built through A Girl & A Gun truly embody the organization’s mission of being More Than Shooting®.

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Two Mothers Raise Awareness of Accidental Gun Deaths

’Tis the season for family gatherings, hunting trips, and the excitement of new holiday firearms. But while many of us look forward to these moments, several of our A Girl & A Gun sisters enter this season carrying a grief that never softens. This time of year brings back memories that sit heavy on the heart, reminders of sons who should still be here.

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A Girl & A Gun Members Sharpen Skills at GLOCK Getaway

From August 5–7, 2025, fourteen members of A Girl & A Gun (AG & AG) traveled to GLOCK Professional in Smyrna, GA, for a firearms training experience unlike any other. The GLOCK Getaway gave participants insider access to GLOCK Professional’s headquarters, world-class instructors, and training curriculum.

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Beyond the Bullseye: The Real Impact of A Girl & A Gun

When you think of a gun club, you might picture target practice, gear reviews, or tactical drills. But step inside a meeting of A Girl & A Gun (AG & AG), and you’ll discover something deeper: connection, confidence, and a nationwide sisterhood that’s quietly transforming the face of firearms ownership in America.

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A Girl & A Gun Chapters in Washington Featured in The Seattle Times for Empowering Women Through Firearms Training

A Girl & A Gun is proud to announce that two of its Washington State chapters were recently featured in an article by The Seattle Times, which highlighted the growing number of women turning to firearms for personal safety, confidence, and community. The article, titled “In Western WA, women hit the gun range for safety and community,” showcases the experiences and impact of the Puyallup WA Chapter, led by Christa Beasley, and the Everett WA Chapter, led by Martha Holschen.

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AG & AG Ladies Enjoy 1st Antelope Hunt

Eight adventurous ladies successfully harvested gorgeous antelope during the first A Girl & A Gun Antelope Hunt. The antelope were abundant this year, so they were blessed to have harvested antelope in the first two days of the all-inclusive, weeklong stay. There were also opportunities for the ladies to learn to hunt coyotes and prairie dogs, which are detrimental to the host ranch and cattle.

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A Girl & A Gun Sniper School: Targets to 1.138 Miles

A Girl & A Gun (AG & AG) hosted 13 women at its annual Sniper School that took place August 20-24, 2024, on the breathtaking long range of the Cameo Shooting and Education Complex near Grand Junction, CO. The location was the perfect backdrop for the riflecraft, fieldcraft, and snipercraft instruction blocks presented by instructors from Defenders USA. Savage Arms, Ruger, Stag Arms, Primary Arms, and Vortex equipped the participants with scoped rifles and spotting scopes to use at the event.

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Virtual Learning for AG & AG Members

Virtual GNOs were such a success that after the world reopened, the GNOs have continued. Two GNOs are scheduled each month. The first focuses on the AG & AG monthly value from the Shooting Journal and is presented by a Chapter Facilitator. The second is usually presented by Tatiana Whitlock (AG & AG’s Director of Training) and focuses on that month’s pistol skill.

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AG & AG Adds 4 New NSCA Instructors

Four A Girl & A Gun leaders earned their shotgun instructor certification from the National Sporting Clays Association! Theresa Schneider, Julie Fingeroos, Krystal Schmidt, and Stephanie Soendker earned their NSCA Level I instructor certificate from David Miller (Owner of Miller Shooting Sports, Guinness World Record Holder, and Product Manager of CZ-USA).

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Mothers & Daughters Training Together

More than 450 women descended upon the Cameo Shooting Complex in spectacular Grand Junction, Co. These ladies represented more than 95 chapters and 36 states. Many chapters came as large groups in matching chapter shirts. Women from the E-chapter came solo and made new connections. There was a record number of first-time conference attendees and there were ladies who have attended EVERY conference since its inception.

What was so exciting to see were the mother & daughter attendees who came together to train; and I had the opportunity to chat with several of them.

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More Women Falling in Love with Precision Rifle Shooting

One of the most popular training topics at the 9th Annual A Girl & A Gun National Conference Presented by GLOCK was precision rifle. More than 40 women were able to participate in the training, which was led by Russell Anthon and Hank Ownbey of Defenders USA. Participants enjoyed Ruger precision rifles with Vortex optics and Hornady ammunition.

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Founder’s Statement: A Look Back

I took the negatives and turned them into positives. Every girl needs a night out, right? We go to bunco, art night, book club, lunch… we all do something to get in that “me time” and spend money on ourselves without feeling too much guilt of taking money out of the family budget. If I could change the hearts and minds on making self defense and firearms education not only a fun experience but an easier process to provide access to learning this necessary life skill, I knew I would find success. And success did come!

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Why Join A Girl & A Gun?

In addition to the valuable tangible and intangible benefits of being a member, here are a few more reasons why joining a Girl & A Gun is one of the best decisions you can make for yourself.

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Firearms Training During Pandemic Shows Love for Our Families Not Fear

In our home we have had continuous conversations about personal safety and protection, and we have discussed that many people are feeling angry or vulnerable during the pandemic because of employment or unemployment stress, food shortages, race relations, and social distancing. My kids understand that we have firearms not because we are fearful, but to protect our family.

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The Road to Fall Fest

I’ve been perusing my A Girl & A Gun Shooting Journal this week and I came upon “The Road to Fall Fest” and my notes from last February. It really made me giggle thinking about my own personal road to Fall Fest. I love how the journal lays out how to prepare for the match and I shake my head at myself because my preparation was a bit different.

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Lessons Learned: My First Pheasant Hunt

Dave Miller, Shotgun Manager of CZ-USA and frequent guest on Gun Dog TV, invited Julianna Crowder and me to be a part of a televised hunt. We joined the group in Greensburg, Kansas, on a cold and windy weekend. I wasn’t sure what to expect, and came away with a lot of wonderful memories and lessons learned.

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League City Celebrates

The League City, TX, chapter had over 30 ladies attend their annual holiday party. The photos shows the expressions of fun and concentration as they were putting their strings of lights in their Christmas tree targets. They had their traditional “Ugly Sweater Contest” that the ladies voted on, and Facilitator Cindy Scott supplied a lot of prizes to give away! They had a volunteer gift exchange that was a big hit, and almost everyone in attendance gathered for dinner. They also celebrated their A-Team, who all recently became NRA Certified Instructors and NRA Chief Range Safety Officers!

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Follow Up: Kat’s Story

Since sharing my home-invasion story in 2016, I’ve been wanting to write a follow up. Today just seems like a great day to start. As you may know our journey began (and almost ended) the morning of 1 March 2014, when we had a home invasion with assault at 0320 while we were both sleeping. At the time, neither my husband nor I owned a firearm, nor did we endorse those who did. I can tell you, a home invasion will change those beliefs — at least they did for us.

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Good Girl With A Gun: 1, Bad Guy: 0

DeeAnn shares her story: I was able to firmly plant myself at the far side of the dining room. I met him with a loaded gun as he rounded the corner from the stairs and came towards me.

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