Babes with Bullets, Women’s Action Shooting Camps for 2012

Babes with Bullets ™ is a three day “immersion” camp program, led by a professional all female staff, teaching novice women how to shoot handguns and some camps also offer rifle training. The program is lead by head instructor, Kay Miculek, who is a several time World “Action Pistol” Champion and also a 14 time national multi-gun champion. The camps also accommodate women who want to move up in competitions such as United States Practical Shooting Association (www.USPSA.org) or IDPA.

The Babes with Bullets program started in 2004 and is organized in regional areas across the US by camp director Deb Ferns. According to Ferns there are over 2,100 camper alumnae, the majority having very little experience with a gun prior to camp. “Think of this camp as part firearms training, part adventure camp and part pajama party” said Ferns. Camp locations selected so far for 2012 are:

March 16^th to 18^th, 2012: Hosted at the Rocky Creek Ranch (www.RockyCreekRanch.org) near Sarasota, FL. Handgun camp for both novice and intermediate women with campers arriving on Thursday afternoon/evening of March 15^th with departure early afternoon of Sunday, March 16^th.

April 13^th to 15^th, 2012: Hosted outside of Shreveport, LA, at the home range of head instructor, Kay Miculek www.Bang-Inc.com . This is a “Combo Camp” offering two days of handgun and one day of AR-15 rifle (both handguns and rifles loaned by S&W.) This will be a camp for novice and intermediate women with late arrival on Thursday, April 12^th. Three full range days with the program ending late Sunday, April 15^th.

May 18^th to 20^th, 2012: Kalamazoo, Michigan is our Midwest location for 2012. This camp is offered to both the intermediate and novice women with campers staying nearby at Willow Lake Lodge. Arrival on Thursday afternoon, May 17^th and departure from the range mid-day Sunday, May 20^th.

June 29^th to July 1^st, 2012: Steamboat Springs, Colorado. We’ll be holding our second annual camp at the Routt County Gun Range with housing nearby. This is a novice and intermediate camp with arrival on Thursday afternoon, June 28^th with departure by mid-day on July 1^st, Sunday.

September 2012: Park City, KY at the Rockcastle Shooting Center (www.RockCastleShootingCenter.com) is one of our new locations offering a beginner and intermediate level camp. This will be a “Combo Camp” offering handgun and rifle training. Arrival on the afternoon of Friday, September 7^th and departure late afternoon of Monday, September 10^th.

October 12^th to 14^th, 2012: Tucson, Arizona. We’ll be at the Tucson Rifle Club, home range of camp director Deb Ferns. Arrival on Thursday afternoon, October 11^th. This will be a novice and intermediate camp with departure early afternoon of Sunday, October 14^th.

November 2^nd to 4^th, 2012: We are planning on a “combo camp” of handgun and rifle in the Texas area the first weekend of November with campers arriving on Thursday evening, November 1^st. Range days of November 2^nd to 4^th (Friday to Sunday.)

The cost of camp is $675, which includes housing, food, range fees, instructor costs and use of complimentary firearms, provided by Smith & Wesson. Since 2004 Smith & Wesson has been the Foundation sponsor of the camps and along with their financial support the loan of both handguns and rifles allows women to “try before they buy”. Additional sponsorship by OTIS Technology (Platinum), United States Practical Shooting Association (Gold), Atlanta Arms & Ammo (Gold), JP Enterprise (Silver), Hi Viz Shooting Systems (Silver), Safariland (Silver) and Howard Leight (Bronze) allows the camps to be offered at a significant discount. Training webisodes, taped at camps, are OutdoorChannel.com/BabeswithBullets and additional pieces can also be seen at the NSSF “Pull the Trigger” on-line.

For more information, visit http://babeswithbullets.com/.