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Buying Your First Firearm: Tips for a Safe, Stress-Free Experience

Walking into a gun shop for the first time can be exciting, and a little nerve-wracking. The glass cases are full of options, the counter is lined with choices, and it can feel like you’re supposed to “already know everything.”

Here’s what experienced retail staff and trainers wish every first-time buyer knew and how you can make the process fun, educational, and safe for everyone involved.

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09/15/2025
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No Range, No Problem: Essential At-Home Training for All Skill Levels

Life often presents unexpected challenges that can disrupt your time at the range, whether it’s due to bad weather, unforeseen events, or the need to recover from an illness or injury. Don’t be discouraged if you’re unable to attend Chapter events. Just because you can’t visit the range doesn’t mean that all the hard work you’ve invested in your shooting practice is in vain. We have a plan and resources to help you continue your training, whether you’re on a short or long hiatus. Regardless of the reason for your absence, there are effective ways to keep your skills sharp and gain new insights without visiting a live-fire range. Here’s how you can make the most of your AG & AG membership and training opportunities when accessing the range isn’t feasible.

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12/23/2024
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Ammo Safety Check: What Every Shooter Needs to Know

One of the simplest yet most important habits you can develop as a new shooter is inspecting your ammunition before use. Think of it as part of your pre-flight checklist—a small step that ensures a safe and smooth experience at the range. Ammunition defects are rare but not impossible, and overlooking a problem round can lead to frustrating malfunctions or even dangerous situations. Giving your ammo a thorough once-over sets you up for success and reinforces your commitment to safe shooting practices.

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12/16/2024
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Lead Exposure and Lowering Lead Levels

In February 2024, Ranae Knapp learned that her bloodwork showed a lead level of 37.7. A normal level is below 5. She got to work researching the effects of high lead levels, how to counteract lead, and what steps she could take to protect herself. 

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06/21/2024
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Range-Safe Fashion

For many women, the shooting range is a unique blend of femininity, utility, and personal identity. It’s where she can assert control over her body, master a powerful tool, and discover her inner strength.  However, for some women, the range can also reveal where personal expression and firearm safety collide. Fashion and firearms can coexist if some ground rules, prioritizing safety, are followed.  

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05/13/2024
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The 180 Rule

Whenever you are holding a firearm, whether loaded or unloaded, it is imperative that you keep it facing a safe direction. More specifically, you must obey the 180 Rule. The muzzle of your gun may NEVER break the 180-degree plane — the imaginary line that extends to your left and right on the shooting line. If you pivot your body, the line doesn’t move with you. It stays anchored to the targets and parallel with the back of the berm.

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09/30/2020
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How to Pack Up Your Gear After a Shooting Session

When you finish a practice session and are ready to prepare to leave the range, use good etiquette for packing your gear. Be deliberate in your motions when packing up, just as you are when you are setting up your bench for your shooting session.

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07/07/2020
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Setting Up Your Shooting Area

When you go to the range, it is important that you set up your shooting workspace to be safe and efficient. In these videos, Tatiana Whitlock walks you through the equipment so that you can be prepared for your practice session at the range.

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07/30/2019
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Ammo Basics

If you are heading to a Girl’s Night Out at the range, you will need to get full metal jacket (FMJ) rounds.

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03/19/2019
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Establish a Safe Direction

Anytime you are handling a firearm, you must follow the 4 Rules of Gun Safety with great care. When you’re at a range, it’s very clear what is down range, but what if you are at your home, a hotel, a classroom, or somewhere else where you have to manipulate your firearm? Rounds go through walls and can leave houses and buildings. If you’re not in a place with a proper backstop, you must establish what is a safe direction that can minimize damage if a round was accidentally discharged.

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12/24/2017
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Understanding Range Commands

The purpose of range commands is to establish clear, concise, and standard methods of range operation in order to make things move efficiently and enhance safety. On a shooting range, in a firearms class, or in competition, commands are just that: commands! They are not suggestions or good ideas – they are words that demand a particular course of action.

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12/21/2016
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Etiquette on the Range

There are unspoken rules of etiquette within our shooting community that should be observed at the range. Sometimes you don’t find out about them until you have done something wrong and are on the receiving end of some harsh criticism. To save you from having to learn the hard way, here are seven ways you can be a respected shooter the first time – and every time – you walk into the range.

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12/21/2016

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