
Instructor Spotlight – Willie Parent
Willie Parent is the Director of Training for GLOCK Professional and GSSF. He spent 17 years on active duty in the Marine Corps with assignments
Friendly and Certified Firearms Training for Women Since 2011
Willie Parent is the Director of Training for GLOCK Professional and GSSF. He spent 17 years on active duty in the Marine Corps with assignments
Riley Bowman is the Director of Training at ConcealedCarry.com and the Host of the Concealed Carry Podcast. He has made the study of deadly force
Brian Hill is co-owner of The Complete Combatant, a Heckler & Koch Brand Ambassador, produces weekly videos for Active Self Protection’s YouTube channel, is on
Dan Brady is an instructor with Apache Solutions Firearms Training out of Yadkinville, NC. He has spent his entire adult life as a public servant,
Tes Salb is no stranger to fitness or firearms, having received her start in shooting through the sport of Modern Pentathlon (running, swimming, shooting, fencing,
Legendary firearms instructor John Farnam is credited with coining the Rules of Stupid, which is wisdom that everyone should live by.
January marked a great start to our 12th year! Memberships in January were up 13% over last year and we had a 37% increase in attendance! We were able to see some friends at SHOT Show and at a lot of meetings throughout the month. Our chapters hosted a variety of events to kick off the new year! Here are our highlights for January 2023!
AG & AG proudly announces the winners of the 2022 4th Quarter League Match. Participants from 33 chapters across the United States submitted scores. Congratulations to Sheree McCabe, a member of the Frisco, TX chapter for earning 1st Place Overall. Congratulations also go out to Ashley Krenek, a member of the South Houston, TX chapter for earning All Star Winner status. Members that win 1st Place Overall for a 2nd time in the next 4 matches they participate in become All Star Winners. Ashley also earned a 1st Place division win in Centerfire Optics. Other 1st Place division winners are Margaret Gable of League City, TX in the Centerfire Irons division, Sandra Polega of Portage, MI in the Rimfire Irons division and Wendy Deane of Osseo, MN in the Rimfire Optics division. Big congratulations go out to all the winners!
I asked a couple of our favorite instructors and friends to test out Liberty Ammunition’s Civil Defense and Ultra-Light 9mm +P rounds and give us the down-and-dirty on it. It’s incredibly lightweight, which makes it attractive for EDC, but how does it perform?
A Girl & A Gun does more in one month than most clubs do in an entire year! We had a great December to close out our 11th year in the industry! More students, more events, and more excitement! Here are the highlights for December 2022!
On Dec. 5-7, 2023, 13 A Girl & A Gun Chapter Facilitator gathered in Killeen, TX, for the USCCA AR-15 Fundamentals Instructor Certification Course. This curriculum was one of the newest USCCA classes available that was developed in response to the popularity of the AR-15 platform. According to the NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation), Americans own more than 20 million AR-styled rifles.
A Girl & A Gun hosted its 4th Upland Adventure pheasant hunt from November 30 to December 3, 2022, at Upland Inn Hunts in Greensburg, Kansas. The hunting group comprised 6 women from around the country, along with 3 of their husbands. The ladies had the honor of hunting with AG & AG Founder Julianna Crowder as well as Dave Miller of CZ-USA with his bird dogs, Guinness and Sailor.
In November 2022, A Girl & A Gun added new chapters, new host ranges, new training programs — and engaged a lot of paper turkey targets! We saw a lot of training, coaching, and camaraderie across the nation. Here are our highlights for November 2022.
Dry-fire practice is one of the best ways to develop your shooting skills at home on your own time and without the cost of range
SAN ANTONIO TX — A Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting League (AG & AG) participated in the 15th Annual Honored American Veterans Afield (HAVA)
Becoming ambidextrous is a worthy goal for any serious pistol shooter. Very few people are naturally ambidextrous, meaning they can use both hands equally well.
In October, A Girl & A Gun crisscrossed the country for training and matches, bringing new opportunities for women to learn and compete. As always, we were movers and shakers in the firearms industry! Here are our highlights for October 2022.
Gun safety is undoubtedly the primary focus of all shooting activities, both on and off the range. However, one element of gun safety that can
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.
The most accurate way to determine the best handguns for women is to observe what women are bringing to the range. At the A Girl & A Gun National Conference CELEBRATE 2022, attendees brought 739 handguns to use for training classes ranging from concealed carry to competition. These numbers represent the best handguns preferred and used by women.
A Girl & A Gun (AG & AG) Women’s Shooting League hosted its 6th ‘Back the Women in Blue’ law enforcement training event presented by GLOCK from October 12-15, 2022, at the Round Rock Public Safety Training Center. The student group comprised 16 female officers from around the country, who had been nominated by citizens or colleagues in their home communities as deserving of this experience.
A Girl & A Gun Women’s Shooting League (AG & AG) proudly announces the winners of the 2022 3rd Quarter League Match. A total of 130 participants from 34 chapters across the United States submitted scores.
Another idea I had to overcome was the idea that students MUST learn to shoot with iron sights first. But I’ve changed that viewpoint. I feel it is important to understand how both sighting systems work but if a student wishes to shoot a dot for whatever reason that is their decision. It is not mine. Many of my clients are at the point in their life where readers are required and just like me cannot see their front sights. If a dot makes shooting easier and more enjoyable than I say go for it! As long as they understand that they must still employ proper shooting fundamentals. For those thinking red dots are a fad; I can say they are here to stay!
As an A Girl & A Gun Member, you have access to one of our most powerful training resources, our Shooting Journal. Over the years,
Earlier this month ladies traveled to Missouri from 17 different states to participate in shooting clinics, stage walkthroughs, social activities, and ultimately 2 fantastic matches. The Team Pistol Challenge and Multigun Challenge took place at the beautiful Lucas Ranch with 80 female competitors tackling 14 stages over 3 days. A Girl & A Gun (AG & AG) is proud to announce the results of the 2022 Fall Festival, which included the only all-ladies 3-gun match in the Nation.
This month we set a record for our National Conference registrations and our Sniper School was the talk of the town as a dozen of
CAMEO — (AGirlandAGun.org) A Girl & A Gun welcomed 12 women who traveled to Grand Junction, CO, for the inaugural Sniper School event. Comprising riflecraft
Shot timers are excellent live fire and dry fire training aids and tools always used in competition shooting sports. Shot timers are electronic devices with
We spend a lot of quality time working with newer shooters on the handling and manipulation skills necessary to load, make ready, and shoot safely.
August was a ton of fun! Our members came to the range between their family vacations and back-to-school activities: AG & AG chapters hosted 355 events, a 15% increase from last year. Our members celebrated National Shooting Sports Month with enthusiasm! Here are some of our highlights:.
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A Girl & A Gun
2051 Gattis School Rd.
Suite 540 Box 116
Round Rock, TX 78664