Women's Outdoors

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (August 3, 2015) — The Smith & Wesson Model 642 Airweight®, one of the company’s most popular self-defense revolvers, is now available in a special edition offered exclusively through the Performance Center and TALO Distributors Inc. Manufactured by the skilled hands of Smith & Wesson master gunsmiths, the new TALO exclusive J-Frame revolver offers an easy-to-carry personal protection package with enhanced features available only through the legendary Performance Center. Chambered for five rounds of .38 S&W Special +P, the Model 642 is an ideal personal protection handgun with its lightweight aluminum alloy frame and durable stainless steel cylinder. The hammerless J-Frame model has been elevated by the Performance Center with a hand-tuned action that gives the revolver its renowned smooth double-action trigger pull. Additional Performance Center upgrades include a chrome-plated, polished trigger and high bright, polished cylinder flutes, side plate screws and thumbpiece.

Before I met my husband, Carlos, I had no background in sports. I did not even take physical education classes in school.

Marti Davis Afield Offers Hunting and Fishing Tips and Techniques

Crossbreed Holsters wants to give away 4 brand, spanking new appendix holsters this August. Crossbreed listened not only to its female CEO, Carol Craighead, but also to its women customers and employees on what they expect out of an appendix holster.

In this week’s episode, Barbara Baird and Stacy Bright discuss what’s been happening in the world of hunting, shooting, fishing and adventure. Barbara interviews Taylor Drury, star of “Drury’s Thirteen” on Outdoor Channel, and Stacy talks to Carrie Lightfoot for another tip from The Well Armed Woman.

Meet Chloe Lester, an 18-year old athlete who recently learned important skills for handgun shooting, courtesy of Remington Outdoor Company, while a student at a special course at Gunsite Academy.

Angler’s getaway in Islamorada and Tavernier, FL includes fishing, rigging, conservation and more!

We always enjoy learning about what Tracy and Lanny Barnes, Olympic twin sisters who competed in the biathlon, are doing. We think you’ll be delighted to hear that they are taking their teaching skills and talents to workshops and clinics around the country, and that they have joined the Babes with Bullets team as junior instructors, which is sponsored by Smith & Wesson. ~The Editors

We went. We saw. We shot. A lot.

The competitive shooting industry is trying to find more ways to welcome and encourage women’s and juniors’ involvement in the sport. Thanks to Candace Horner’s original vision, an event took place the weekend of July 11–12, 2015, that accomplished this feat. The WarSport Team Challenge was a 3-Gun team event.

We’re warming up for more summertime giveaways. This week, we’re giving away a Comp-Tac Flatline thumb break holster and a Camo Ammo Jewelry Swarovski crystal tennis bracelet, chambered in .40 cal. That’s right. You can add a little flash to the draw when you wear this bracelet on your strong hand at the range. You can choose a red, blue, black or pink holster. And, you may choose from a wide range of crystal colors for the bracelet, too.

Mountain Grove, MO – July 24 – Team Rough ‘Riters heads to the 13th annual Shooting Industry Masters at Claythorne Lodge in Columbus, Kan., from July 24 to 25. More than likely the first type of its kind to compete in the Masters, Team Rough ’Riters is comprised of 2 freelance writers in the gun world and their better halves.

It’s hard to avoid negativity when you feel like your chosen profession is under constant attack by those you’ve spent your entire career trying to protect. I, and many other first responders, have succumbed to the temptation of negativity over the past few years. It often feels like there are few advocates for emergency responders, but I know one person who is doing her best to prove that we are also human beings … my sister Kathy.

Barbara Baird and Stacy Bright chat, on episode #10 of The Women’s Outdoor News podcast, about news, reviews and stories that surround women who are living lives full of outdoor adventure. The women touch on Downton Abbey at the Shooting Industry Masters, why you should try log rolling and then they answer a question about the federal duck stamp. Barb also talked to My Gun Culture’s Tom McHale about their upcoming trip to the Shooting Industry Masters this week … and of course, Stacy checked in with The Well Armed Woman’s Carrie Lightfoot, with her informative tip of the week.

According to a recent report published by the National Shooting Sports Federation (NSSF) the fastest-growing segment in shooting sports belongs to the ladies. If, like me, you’re a female firearms enthusiast, it’s likely that you’ve had to deal with a gun salesman or two who never read that report.

New videos target parents on important topics of gun safety, education and safe shooting activities for families.

Rita Schimpff gets a lot of her ideas inspired by trips and experiences. Here, she takes us with her on a trip of a lifetime, to Ascension Bay in the Yucatan. 

West Palm Beach, FL – Happy Day Creations and Quail Creek Plantation have joined together with Susan G. Komen South Florida to present the 2015 Think Pink Fun Shoot and needs one hundred women to join them in the fight against breast cancer. The inaugural event, scheduled for Saturday, October 17, 2015, at Quail Creek Plantation in Okeechobee, will be the first of its kind in Florida. This fun, fund-raising clay shooting event, benefitting Susan G. Komen South Florida, encourages women of all shooting skill levels to enjoy a day together, celebrating all things pink!