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FEMALE GUN ENTHUSIASTS FIND CAMARADERIE AT THE RANGE
By Donna Freedman
(Published June 12, 2000)
Lori Monson was as excited as a kid at Christmas. Which she was, kind of. The
shotgun she brought to Grouse Ridge Shooting Grounds was the gift she got from her
husband last Dec. 25. But Monson hadn't had a chance to fire it yet.
The June 3 Alaska Ladies Charity Classic, a "sporting clays" shoot to benefit the Mat-Su chapter of the American Cancer Society, was her big chance. So she packed up her Remington 12-gauge 870 Express Magnum and headed to Grouse Ridge. There she met 14 other women who were also packing heat.
"This is perfect," said Monson, 40. "I want to shoot clay targets so bad."
What made it perfect was that she'd be getting advice from experienced shooters
who happened to be women. Monson had been on her high-school riflery team, but she'd never handled a shotgun before.
Before she even had the chance to introduce herself, a couple of women complimented her Remington. Monson asked for shooting tips, and within minutes they were all chatting like old friends.
Most of them were in their 30s and 40s, and Amy Ditton, the woman who would win that day's shoot, was 25 and 6 1/2 months pregnant.
Their occupations varied, including photographer, commercial pilot, hospital
administrator, veterinary technician, computer specialist and mayor of Wasilla. But
they shared one trait: the desire to blast White Flyer Sporting Clay Specials to
Kingdom come.
Why?
"It's a good excuse to spend time with your girlfriends," said Trina Brandt.
Brandt, who helped organize the Classic, also competes in league shooting on an all-female shotgun team. Her other favorite pastime: quilting.
About 26 percent of Grouse Ridge members are female, according to Arlene Brunnhoelzl, whose family owns Grouse Ridge, off Wasilla Fishhook Road.
"It's social, it's stress-relieving," she said. "And we dig the game."
Plenty of women dig it. Shotguns are increasing in popularity among American women
faster than any other kind of firearm, said Shari LeGate of the Women's Shooting
Sports Foundation.[/quote]
There's lots more to this story, plus a feedback form, on the Anchorage Daily News website:
http://www.adn.com/lifestyles/story/0,2649,167396,00.html
Well worth the read.
B
FEMALE GUN ENTHUSIASTS FIND CAMARADERIE AT THE RANGE
By Donna Freedman
(Published June 12, 2000)
Lori Monson was as excited as a kid at Christmas. Which she was, kind of. The
shotgun she brought to Grouse Ridge Shooting Grounds was the gift she got from her
husband last Dec. 25. But Monson hadn't had a chance to fire it yet.
The June 3 Alaska Ladies Charity Classic, a "sporting clays" shoot to benefit the Mat-Su chapter of the American Cancer Society, was her big chance. So she packed up her Remington 12-gauge 870 Express Magnum and headed to Grouse Ridge. There she met 14 other women who were also packing heat.
"This is perfect," said Monson, 40. "I want to shoot clay targets so bad."
What made it perfect was that she'd be getting advice from experienced shooters
who happened to be women. Monson had been on her high-school riflery team, but she'd never handled a shotgun before.
Before she even had the chance to introduce herself, a couple of women complimented her Remington. Monson asked for shooting tips, and within minutes they were all chatting like old friends.
Most of them were in their 30s and 40s, and Amy Ditton, the woman who would win that day's shoot, was 25 and 6 1/2 months pregnant.
Their occupations varied, including photographer, commercial pilot, hospital
administrator, veterinary technician, computer specialist and mayor of Wasilla. But
they shared one trait: the desire to blast White Flyer Sporting Clay Specials to
Kingdom come.
Why?
"It's a good excuse to spend time with your girlfriends," said Trina Brandt.
Brandt, who helped organize the Classic, also competes in league shooting on an all-female shotgun team. Her other favorite pastime: quilting.
About 26 percent of Grouse Ridge members are female, according to Arlene Brunnhoelzl, whose family owns Grouse Ridge, off Wasilla Fishhook Road.
"It's social, it's stress-relieving," she said. "And we dig the game."
Plenty of women dig it. Shotguns are increasing in popularity among American women
faster than any other kind of firearm, said Shari LeGate of the Women's Shooting
Sports Foundation.[/quote]
There's lots more to this story, plus a feedback form, on the Anchorage Daily News website:
http://www.adn.com/lifestyles/story/0,2649,167396,00.html
Well worth the read.
B
