My First 3-Gun Competition
[su_heading size=”30″]Youth Pistol Competitor Emily Robinson Steps Into The Next Arena[/su_heading] STORY BY EMILY ROBINSON * PHOTOGRAPHS BY RODNEY ROBINSON [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”5″]I[/su_dropcap] have always been a pistol shooter. Even the first time I was out on the range, I loved everything about shooting, from the smell of the gunpowder to the sound the steel […]
Adults! Stand Down, The Kids Got This
[su_heading size=”30″]Ohio’s Moriah Combs Is Thankful For Her Supportive Shooting Community[/su_heading] Story by Moriah Combs * Photographs by Amy Combs [su_dropcap style=”flat” size=”5″]L[/su_dropcap]ast year, the American Shooting Journal featured a young lady named Moriah Katherine Combs in our July issue, introducing her as one of the new ambassadors of the shooting sports. Moriah is a […]
To Fiercely Guard And Protect
[su_heading size=”30″]The Reasons Women Carry Are Diverse – Here’s Why Veteran And Mother Rachel Trexler Does[/su_heading] STORY AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY RACHEL TREXLER [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”5″]“T[/su_dropcap]his is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine.” The Rifleman’s Creed vibrated through my bones the day I became a United States Marine, and has recently taken […]
Women In High-threat Security Exist
[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”0″]Female Security Contractors [/su_heading] Story by Danielle Breteau • Photographs by John Oliver There are thousands of security contractors operating in high-threat environments and within that group there are a handful of women. They sport the same body armor and equipment, have to uphold the same physical requirements and are expected, by their male peers, […]
The Making Of A Huntress
[su_heading size=”30″ margin=”1″]Raising Girls To Hunt[/su_heading] Story and photographs by Jason Brooks [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”4″]I[/su_dropcap]f you are a hunter and think that merchandisers and marketers are getting girly lately, you would be right. In recent years the fastest growing demographic of hunters are actually huntresses – women who head afield to put food on the […]
She’s No Mirage
[su_heading size=”30″ align=”left”]Gabrielle Pitre: Champion Rifle Markswoman[/su_heading] Story by Frank Jardim • Photographs provided by Gabrielle Pitre [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”3″]B[/su_dropcap]y first appearances, Gabrielle Pitre is a typical American teenage girl, but behind her bubbly good-humored demeanor there is intense personal discipline and mental focus that has allowed her to master not one, but three shooting disciplines. At […]
Glamor Guns Gals
[su_heading size=”40″ align=”center”]Guns And Glamour[/su_heading] By Jodee Sussman [su_dropcap style=”light” size=”2″]J[/su_dropcap]odee was born and raised in Orange County, Calif. She spent summers on her grandparents 500-acre working farm and hunting property in Breezewood, Pa. It was there where she learned to shoot and fish and developed a love and appreciation for the great outdoors. She […]
Blazing The Trail – Kenda Lenseigne
Story by Robin Taylor Photographs by David Mechin, Douglas Smith, Kristen Daulton and J2 Photography All the shooting sports have unusual athletes. Call them champions, or even stars. Among the stars you find greats that do more than win. They change the sport. Kenda Lenseigne grew beyond star status some time ago, becoming part […]
Women and Guns Data Pt 3
We’ve investigated almost every feature of gun proprietorship for women with the exception of an exceptionally key inquiry: What are the reasons that motivates women to buy and own guns? In this last segment of NSSF’s report, we look at the driving variables of a women enthusiasm for owning guns. According to NSSF’s survey, the […]
Women and Guns Data Pt 2
More findings in this segment on Women & Guns from NSSF (National Shooting Sports Foundation) data. The first Women & Guns Data segment dealt with the raw demographic data on women and guns. Now let’s look at the specific types of guns women purchase or own. Then we’ll look to see if manufacturers are providing […]