I recently talked with Megan Watts, an Eastern Shore native who loves to shoot targets and waterfowl, upland game, deer and also love fishing and drawing. She’s recently joined the Syren ProStaff and currently is shooting our Syren XLR5 Waterfowler. Sponsored by Syren USA The WON: Please will you tell our readers what you want […]

After I turned 70 and later retired from competitive shooting, I knew I needed to find ways to keep my body in shape and my mind sharp. I cannot ignore the facts. I am getting old. I will turn 73 later this year. However, we all can take steps to try to stave off physical […]

I shot in the World FITASC several years ago when it was at Caribou Gun Club in Minnesota, but the events that I attended in Italy and France had been as a photographer, not as a shooter. Participating as a shooter is a whole different experience altogether and as it turns out, a lot more […]

Over 25 years ago, I believed (as a young competitive shooter), that winning a gold medal was the only way I could consider myself a champion. And who wouldn’t, especially when you are training 6 days a week? Well, I sure believed so. But as we all know, winning a gold medal doesn’t happen all […]

Whenever I was little, I admired the people who got in the Guinness World Records book. Every time a new one would come out for the year, it was a race to see who could get to the elementary school library first, to get the coveted book and see all the latest oddities and champions […]

Kassidy has been on the Syren ProStaff for many years now and in her Junior year as a collegiate competition shooter at Lindenwood University.  She competes in International Trap (aka Bunker Trap) and has attended several USA Shooting qualifying events with the goal to join the team and travel to international competitons.  She’s also on […]

Remember that scene in the movie “Home Alone,” where the McAlister family is sprinting through Chicago O’Hare in a desperate effort to make their flight? That’s exactly what I felt like dashing through the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport on my way to Saskatchewan for the 2019 Waterfowl Media Conference. It was my second year attending, and […]

They did it! We’ve mentioned the CZ-USA Guinness World Record attempt since June, when they first made the announcement. David Miller, the Shotgun Product and Special Event Manager for CZ-USA, wanted to elevate youth from both the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) and A.I.M. by choosing his team from their national events.  Sponsored by CZ-USA […]

I first began precision shooting through some employees from SilencerCo that teach precision shooting classes. Curtis Broadbent and Casey Knorr, from Learn to Shoot Long Range, invited me out to their precision shooting range near Five Mile Pass Recreation Area in Utah County, where they had me hitting targets back-to-back at a mile in my […]

We welcome Avery Skipalis to TeamWON. We have been following her interesting Instagram account for a while and we think she’s a great fit for our mission – of informing, influencing and inspiring women in shooting, hunting, fishing and adventure. Since she is a GLOCK armorer and a firearms trainer, she’s a natural fit for […]

I had the great fortune of being included in “Time” magazine’s Guns in America, recently nominated for an Emmy. This feature used 245 people, their pictures and their words, mine included, to start a discussion about the gun issue. The artist, JR, captured all of our pictures and put them together in a mural that […]

She is known throughout the world of long-range shooting as “30 Cal Gal.” She also is known for accomplishments at long-range rifle competitions, for being a spokesperson for the shooting sports through a popular blog – also titled “30 Cal Gal” – and most recently, for her jewelry design. Meet Anette Wachter, who lives near […]

While spending time at the Scholastic Action Shooting Sports (SASP) Nationals, I couldn’t help but be impressed by the amazing youth involved in the shooting sports. These young athletes are kind, respectful, polite and encouraging.  Honestly, they are a pleasure to be around.    The SASP offers youth from grade school through college the opportunity […]

Something I’ve learned the hard way through competing and hunting is that preparation is extremely important. Whether you’re on the professional sporting clay circuit or a pheasant hunt of a lifetime in Kansas, it’s no fun to reach in your range bag and discover that you’ve forgotten your shotgun chokes or your warm gloves. The […]

There aren’t that many competition shooters in any discipline who are coming up on 50 years of matches. Meet Nancy Tompkins, a long-range competition rifle shooter. She’s been competing in Palma (.308 caliber at 800 yards, 900 yards and 1000 yards – iron sights), Long Range (1000 yards – iron sights) and Smallbore prone for […]

Andrea Bogard, aka Andi, is a NSCA Level 1 Instructor based in Northern Michigan. She started shooting pistol competitively at 12. She travelled and participated in IPSC, IDPA and bowling pin matches for 4 years. At 16, she was introduced to the shotgun sports. At age 18 and 3 months, she became the youngest NSCA […]

This week on Winchester Deadly Passion, host Melissa Bachman heads to familiar territory with Powder River Outfitters with new ammo from Winchester that hadn’t even hit the market yet – the Winchester 350 Legend. Tune in for an all-new episode of Winchester Deadly Passion on Sportsman Channel Sundays at 11:30 a.m. ET.  The Powder River area of southeastern Montana […]

Kayla Kane is a dynamic young shooter from Texas who won High Lady at the Texas State Championships in the FITASC (aka, Federation Internationale de Tir Aux Sportives de Chasse) event last summer – when it was about 110 degrees.  Syren Savvy is sponsored by Syren USA She bested National Champion Desi Edmunds, and won […]

It was April of 2016. I was a shy, 13-year old who was extremely insecure, and my self-confidence was basically non-existent. I can remember seeing the confident girls and women playing softball saying, “Come with us, Makayla, you’ll have fun.” And every time I went with them, I was so scared of the ball that […]

In this guest review, renowned firearms trainer Il Ling New gives us her honest opinion of Vera Koo’s book, “The Most Unlikely Champion.” Il Ling read the book twice, and it’s safe to conclude that it changed her life. ~BB What would you do if life handed you not 1, not 2, not 3 … […]

The National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) today unveiled a new video series, “Many Paths to Firearm Safety,” to help new and potential gun owners understand the responsibilities they have if they decide to keep a firearm in their home.   The series reflects that more Americans—especially women—are buying guns […]

As more women are gaining an interest in the shooting sports, we are finding more female gun-store staff at retail counters and in management positions within the industry. I wanted to talk with some of these ladies whose profession is in the retail firearms workplace. Since I am the female owner of a firearms store, AZFirearms, […]

Just recently, I received the opportunity of a lifetime – to take a lesson with master sporting clays and wing shooting instructor Daniel Schindler of the Paragon School of Sporting. After spending time on the range with Daniel, I came away knowing why it’s not only important to know why I missed the target, but […]

4-H was founded in 1902 in Clark County, Ohio by a schoolmaster by the name of Albert Belmont Graham. Albert started the first agriculture youth program, although 4-h was founded in 1902 It wasn’t until 1912 that they came up with the name and symbol. The symbol is a four-leaf clover with 4-H’s on each […]

March is Women’s History Month. For the past 4 years, I’ve dedicated this month’s column to an interesting woman or to women in history who were firearms enthusiasts and perhaps a bit outspoken for their time. This year is no exception. Meet 6-foot-tall, 200-pound Mary Fields, also known as “Stagecoach Mary,” the first African American […]

“You have to meet Nancy Friedman,” said a friend in the shooting industry. “She’s ‘The Telephone Doctor’ and she shoots a GLOCK.” Sponsored by GLOCK Since that day, I’ve enjoyed a few entertaining phone conversations with Nancy, and we’ve never had 5 minutes lapse without a laugh. Nancy is an expert on customer service, communications […]

Whether you’re a firearms enthusiast, or just getting introduced to the world of guns, you’ve most likely heard of Springfield Armory, Inc. in Geneseo, Illinois. But do you know the history and iconic heritage of the name Springfield Armory? I found interesting information and resources about Springfield Armory that I think you will enjoy. Gear […]

Back in June, Moira Antal, 14, of Bealeton, Va., helped make history as she became the first Paralympic athlete to compete at the Civilian Marksmanship Program’s (CMP) Three-Position Air Rifle National Championship, held at the Gary Anderson CMP Competition Center at Camp Perry, Ohio. “It’s very fun,” she said with a laugh, speaking of competing […]

No matter what event you find women participating in, they are competitive. The more competitive they are, the more confidence you see in their demeanors. From very stereotypical “girl stuff,” such as shopping, to sports, like women’s rugby, women can be fierce. But what separates the demure from the tenacious? How do you encourage a […]

Skeet athlete Caitlin Connor had a pretty special year in 2018 after being crowned World Champion while helping lead an historic podium sweep. She was one of the brightest shooting stars among a group of fantastic shooting sports ambassadors that compete for the USA Shooting Team.  As we get set to take time with our […]

In this final part of the series titled “Fairies and Firearms,” where we travel from then Isle of Skye in Scotland to Worcestershire in England and then, over to the west, to Yorkshire, you will see what it means to go on a proper British pheasant driven shooting experience. They don’t call them hunts. Hunts […]