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- [Voiceover] Serious shooters faced challenging stages
in Covington, Georgia.
In three gun, it's all about the time.
- Stand by.
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- [Voiceover] It's something that we can own,
it's ours, you know.
This is really personal to all of us
and it's almost.
We were joking that it's a sisterhood.
It's a sorority.
We're all our shooting sisters
and it's engaging on so many levels physically,
emotionally, mentally.
There's so many levels of engagement here
and for guys it just may be another match,
but for women, it's all walks of life
from all over the country have shown up
just to be a part of this
and that is really something special.
- [Julie] January of this year
was my first three gun nation match
and I'm using it as brain rehab.
I had brain surgery a few years ago and I woke up blind
on my right side, which is my strong side.
My brain surgeon is actually an avid shooter
and he's the one who told me about three gun
and told me to get involved with it.
He said the concentration that it takes
is the best rehab that you'll ever get
because it's between you and that piece of paper.
So as soon as that buzzer goes off,
your brain goes nuts anyways and that's normal for anybody.
For me, I'm trying to get rid of that
and trying to remember what's going on
on the stages.
In life, that's making me remember more things.
The people who will bend over backwards
to help you and they made me feel
like I'm part of them.
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- I've shot a lot of matches, but this all ladies match
is different because these women
are excited about the experience.
The friendship, the camaraderie, the social aspect of it.
As much as they are excited about pulling the trigger.
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- I think it went pretty good.
- For guys it's a lot of about the grit,
and the stamina, and the skill, but for women
it's a more emotional, more social experience.
A lot of selfies, a lot of Instagram, a lot of social media,
and of course, it's all about the shooting fashion.
You see a whole lot more colors at a women's match
than you would at a predominately male match.
What are those shoes? Are the comfortable?
What about those pants?
Mine look like guy pants, but yours are really girly pants.
Where did you find those and how did you get them
to fit right?
There's a lot of different conversations
that are going on.
- Women like to accessorize and pretty is good
as long as it functions well.
- So here's some of the things you need for three gun.
You need your belt.
I like this kinda belt 'cause I have an inner belt
and an outer belt.
This is by Blade Tech and I can easily just put it around
my waist and it velcros on.
On it I have my holster for my pistol.
I also have magazine holders for both my pistol
and my rifle that'll fit on the back.
On the front, is my shotgun loader.
It holds two shells at a time; I just grab them like this,
and I can load them quickly into my shotgun.
I have my Mossberg shotgun with my chamber flag in it,
so everybody knows this gun is unloaded
and safe.
A DoubleStar rifle is what I use.
Again, chamber flag inside, everybody knows
it's a safe rifle.
They don't have to worry about it.
I have my 45 degrees side sights on for those closer shots,
and then I have my scope for any long distance shots.
That's about all you need to shoot three gun.
Your three guns and then some equipment.
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- [Voiceover] The reason why women are getting into
three gun is because it's something they can go do
as a family.
You go to major matches, you go to local matches,
and the husband, the wife, and the children come.
Everybody will enjoy it.
- I just started shooting three gun this year
and I'm a mom.
I've got three little girls.
My husband shoots three gun as well.
It's just great to be able to bring the whole family
and have everybody come and be a part of it.
- The vibe here is really something special.
These ladies are just very excited to have something
that's shows that we actually recognize that we're here.
We're doing it.
We're very excited that the industry
is taking notice for us.
I mean there's a lot of first time shooters here
that've never even shot in a match
and to come here for this event,
it's just a really empowering great event.
- It was a lot of fun, so first time, check.
- This is a big family.
We are all feel like we are part of a sisterhood now.
- Hi mom.
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