Recoil – Reducing shooting flinch by Mia Anstine In sighting in my Little Gal's rifle for her elk hunt I noticed she had developed a flinch. She was anticipating the recoil when shooting her rifle. It was significantly decreasing her shooting accuracy. Her shots were all over the target, and some were even missing it entirely. I have tried a couple of teaching techniques to help reduce her [...] Read more of this post

Shooting Safety – Nothing to joke about by Mia Anstine NEVER USE ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WHILE HANDLING A FIREARM I tend to be a jokester. I like to make light of a lot of things. However, the people who are close to me know very well there are things I do NOT joke about. One important one is shooting safety. I take the responsibility of [...] Read more of this post

Fun day in Albuquerque: learn to hunt, fish and shoot by Mia Anstine This sure sounds like a lot of fun! If you are in the area. Be sure to take your kids. Don't pass it up. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, AUG. 14, 2012: FREE FUN! LEARN TO HUNT, FISH, SHOOT AND MORE AT OUTDOOR EXPO ALBUQUERQUE – Have you ever wanted to feel what it’s like to shoot a [...] Read more of this post

Mia & the Little Gal: Adventure Camp post up at the WON Posted on July 27, 2012 by Mia Anstine Guess what?!A new post is up at the WON. Head over there and let us know what YOU’VE been doing this summer. Mia & The Little Gal: A very special adventure camp July 27, 2012 by Women’s Outdoor News Leave a Comment The Little Gal and I have been experiencing an amazing, whirlwind of a summer. We hope you have been enjoying yours as well. We already shared some of oursummer vacation with you, but summer did no…Read more of this post at:  http://www.womensoutdoornews.com/2012/07/mia-the-little-gal-a-very-special-adventure-camp/ Getting kids outside! ….. Don’t forget to read about Mia & the Little Gal’s adventures at the Women’s Outdoor News Visit Prois Hunting for hunting and field apparel for women. Visit TenPoint Crossbows for “the mark of perfection” in crossbows Advertisements on this site are random and do not express or represent the opinion of Mia Anstine.

Shooting safety tip – June 2012 by Mia Anstine As an instructor and mentor to new shooters I notice things shooters are doing. One thing that I notice on every firing line, video, television show and movie is where the shooters trigger finger is. Keep your finger out of the trigger guard until you are ready to shoot. Keep your finger off the trigger until [...] Read more of this post

Summer fun idea for you & the kids by Mia Anstine It is of the highest importance to teach the kids properly. Before you shoot, please refresh yourself with the safety rules and/or take a firearms safety course: It is early on in the way of summer time, but I know eventually we will hear "I'm bored." Do you have a ton of ideas of fun [...] Read more of this post

ReVO 26 Pro Ears youth hearing protection by Mia Anstine "Wear eye and ear protection as appropriate. Guns are loud and the noise can cause hearing damage. They can also emit debris and hot gas that could cause eye injury. For these reasons, shooting glasses and hearing protectors should be worn by shooters and spectator" From the fundamental rules of safe gun handling by NRA When [...] Read more of this post

The difference between a Clip and a Magazine by Mia Anstine Over the years it has become a pet peeve of mine. It is the use of the term "clip" and "magazine". I have my ideas as to why people use the words incorrectly. It may be that they were taught wrong. Maybe they think "clip" sounds cool. Could it be that "clip" is a shorter [...] Read more of this post

Microstamping Threat Back in New York Anti-gun legislators from New York City have once again introduced firearms microstamping legislation (A. 1157b, Assembly Codes Committee) that would result in banning firearms in the Empire State. If microstamping were to become law, firearms manufacturers would be forced to employ a patented, sole-sourced concept that independent studies, including those from the National Academy of Sciences and the University of California at Davis, found to be flawed and easily defeated by criminals. Passage of this bill could result in layoffs of factory workers throughout New York as manufacturers, already being heavily lobbied by tax and gun friendly states, consider moving out of New York. Furthermore, firearms manufacturers could be forced to abandon the New York market altogether rather than spend the astronomical sums of money needed to completely reconfigure their manufacturing and assembly processes. This would directly impact law enforcement, firearms retailers and their law-abiding customers. "This is an extraordinarily dangerous bill," said NSSF Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane. "As legislation that would mandate microstamping not only threatens law-abiding gun owners but our industry's ability to supply the nation's law enforcement officers and military with high-quality firearms, we encourage all citizens of New York to contact members of the Codes Committee and their assemblymember today and urge them to oppose A. 1157b, firearms microstamping. Learn more about microstamping by viewing the NSSF Microstamping Fact Sheet.

Published: December 26, 2011 8:54 PM By EILEEN SULLIVAN. The Associated Press   QUANTICO, Va. -- Call it a playground for Bambi and G-men, where imaginary criminals are hunted and deer are the spectators. The 547-acre FBI Academy, where some of the nation's best marksmen fire off more than 1 million bullets every month, happens to be one of the safest places for deer during hunting season. The property on the Marine Corps base here is home to some of the FBI's most elite forces and training programs as well as a de facto wildlife refuge where deer, fox, wild turkeys, groundhogs and vultures roam fearless and free. The most common furry friends on the sprawling campus some 30 miles outside Washington are the deer, a regular at the shooting ranges, driving courses and physical training trails. On a December afternoon, deer grazed above one of the academy's 16 practice shooting ranges. They stood just 15 feet away from the paper targets. Nearby, shots popped loudly from a Colt M4 Carbine rifle, and the white-tailed deer did not flinch. "They're pretty immune to the sound," said Sean Boyle, a firearms instructor at the academy. The deer typically graze on top of the berm, about 15 feet away from the targets and rarely go directly in the line of fire. Boyle said he doesn't recall an instance where a deer was shot accidentally. "It's like they think, 'We've pushed the limit for this far, and all our generations have pushed the limit for this far,' " Boyle said. "They're just so docile around here. They don't know what a gun is."