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Billings Kidney Walk – Mission Accomplished!

2013 Billings Kidney Walk

Team Take Aim passed our goal and raised $305 for the 2013 Billings Kidney Walk! A huge thank you to John Hubler, Tisma Juett, Rick Bandy and two anonymous contributors who took a virtual walk with me and generously made donations to the National Kidney Foundation.

JulieG 014 – The Army Episode

JGR 014-Army Episode

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 24:15 — 28.3MB) | Embed Wishing the United States Army a happy 238th Birthday and a look back on my military career in this all Army episode of JulieG Radio. Plus, a shout out to all the dads for a happy Father’s Day and information on National [...]

Gun Girl Radio – Summertime Shooting Tips

GGP 020 - Summer Shooting Tips

Advice on how to beat the heat in this new episode of Gun Girl Radio! After catching up on the past two weeks, Randi and I share tips on staying hydrated, what to pack when heading to the range and more. Have a listen to Episode 20 of Gun Girl Radio! Learn more about this [...]

15 Questions with 15-Time Bianchi Cup Champion

DK-Bianchi

15 Questions with 15-Time Bianchi Cup Champion and Team S&W® Member Doug Koenig SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (June 13, 2013) – Smith & Wesson Corp. announced today that Team Smith & Wesson® member Doug Koenig was named the winner of the 2013 NRA Bianchi Cup National Championship. Shooting a Smith & Wesson 1911DK pistol, Koenig posted a [...]

Make a memory this weekend

Shooting buddies! Here's a photo of my dad and me from the awards banquet at the Miller Invitational circa 1990.

This weekend is very special. Not only is it Father’s Day on Sunday, the day we celebrate our dads and all the father-like figures in our lives, but Saturday is also National Take Your Daughter to the Range Day (NTYDTTRD)! In its second year, NTYDTTRD was founded to “promote firearms safety and education, as well as family [...]

Wanna take a walk with me?

Team Take Aim

If you know me or my story, you know I am a daddy’s girl. If it weren’t for my dad, I seriously doubt I would have ever made a career out of my passion for shooting and the shooting sports. It’s been almost two years now since my dad was diagnosed with kidney disease. Being [...]

Blast from the Past – IRC, Guns & Puppies!

Blast from the Past with Apex Puppy at the IRC! Photo courtesy of ApexTactical.com.

Last weekend Team Smith & Wesson cleaned up once again at the ICORE International Revolver Championships. It’s a fun and challenging match near beautiful Morro Bay, CA which is also not too far from Apex Tactical HQ. I have shot the match twice with my Smith & Wesson 627 V-Comp made open division race-ready by [...]

Gun Girl Radio – Bianchi Recap and Tips for the Mental Game

GGP-019 Bianchi Recap

This week I am catching up with Randi on her trip to the NRA Bianchi Cup! We discuss tips on how to handle match pressure as well as how to be at the top of your mental game in competition. Then we wrap up the show by tackling some great listener questions. I would also [...]

ICYMI – Impossible Shots El Prez

Impossible Shots - El Prez

Just in case you missed it, on tonight’s Impossible Shots I’m using my trusty Smith & Wesson M&P Pro to take on the El Prez with a twist… Shooting USA’s Impossible Shots – Floating Away! This time it’s up, up, and away!  Byron Ferguson is taking aim at the sky. First releasing a helium filled balloon [...]

Memorial Day

Memorial Day

“It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather we should thank God that such men lived.” – George S. Patton

Team Smith & Wesson Turns in Dominating Performance at USPSA Revolver National Championships

Jerry lays claim to yet another USPSA Revolver National Title. This makes number 11! Photo courtesy of Paul Hyland of LiveShots.net

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (May 22, 2013) – Smith & Wesson Corp. today announced that Team Smith & Wesson members captured three national titles in the Overall as well as the Senior and Women’s categories at the 2013 United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Revolver National Championships. Top winners included Smith & Wesson Champion Jerry Miculek, who [...]

Praying for Oklahoma

Oklahoma 2013

Thoughts and prayers to all those affected by the tornado devastation…

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