{"id":50773,"date":"2020-04-15T10:40:41","date_gmt":"2020-04-15T15:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=50773"},"modified":"2020-04-15T10:40:41","modified_gmt":"2020-04-15T15:40:41","slug":"50773","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/?p=50773","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

4 TIPS FOR GUN OWNERS TO BEAT BOREDOM WHILE AT HOME<\/a><\/p>\n

While the Coronavirus pandemic has left many of us stuck indoors, that doesn\u2019t mean that we can\u2019t still dedicate some time to our favorite activity \u2014 guns. We at Guns.com have gathered together a handful of activities for you to pass the time.<\/p>\n

1. CATCH UP ON READING<\/h2>\n
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Brush up on some reading with gun themed books. (Photo: Kristin Alberts\/Guns.com)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Practicing social distancing has given many of us time to catch up on reading we might perhaps ignore the rest of the year. If you\u2019re 2020 goal is to be a bit better read, brush the dust off your favorite books or download some new ones to your preferred electronic device. Some of our favorites include\u00a0The Dry Fire Primer<\/a>\u00a0by Annette Evans,\u00a0Handgun Hunting<\/a>\u00a0by Kat Ainsworth and\u00a0You\u2019re Not Lost if You Can Still See the Truck<\/a>\u00a0by Bill Heavey.<\/p>\n

2. INVEST IN DRY FIRE PRACTICE<\/h2>\n
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Using a laser pistol like a SIRT, pictured in the hands of trainer Rob Pincus, is a great way to train at home. (Photo: Jacki Billings\/Guns.com)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Just because you can\u2019t head to the range doesn\u2019t mean those skills have to deteriorate. Break out that laser trainer pistol or unload your current firearm and put in some dry fire reps. Simple drills can include malfunction drills, reloads, drawing from concealment and trigger press \u2014 but remember, carefully inspect your gun prior to any manipulation to ensure it is\u00a0unloaded<\/strong>and free from ammunition. We also suggest removing all ammunition from the training area just to be sure no rounds accidentally make their way into the firearm.<\/p>\n

3. CLEAN YOUR GUNS AND ORGANIZE YOUR STASH<\/h2>\n
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Caring for guns is a great way to maintain firearms and pass the time. (Photo: Jacki Billings\/Guns.com)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Take advantage of the time home to do a little spring cleaning and organize your stash. Now is the perfect time to break out the CLP and ready guns for your next hunt or range visit. With a little cleaner, some gun oil and some spare cloth you can clean up any gunk and make sure your guns are functioning properly. Once your done cleaning, invest some time organizing guns and gear.<\/p>\n

Whether you choose to focus on prettying up the gun safe or you want to rearrange a favorite range bag, take stock of what you have and make sure to organize it in a way that fits your range or hunting flow. You can even take it a step further by making a list of items you want or need in the future like\u00a0ammunition<\/a>, targets, extra\u00a0mags<\/a>\u00a0and even\u00a0guns<\/a>\u00a0that are on your mind.<\/p>\n

4. EDUCATE YOUR FAMILY<\/h2>\n
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According to the NRA, the Eddie Eagle program started in 1988 and has taught over 30 million youth the basics of firearm accident prevention (Photo: Chris Eger\/Guns.com)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

If your family isn\u2019t already on the up-and-up when it comes to gun safety practices, now is a great time to get them involved. For younger kids, the\u00a0NRA\u2019s Eddie Eagle<\/a>\u00a0or NSSF\u2019s\u00a0Project ChildSafe<\/a>\u00a0offers fun learning tools to educate little ones on the importance of gun safety. Making sure that everyone understands what to do if they see a gun in addition to covering safe handling practices keeps family members safe. While you\u2019re at it, now is a good time to evaluate how you store guns and make sure that little ones don\u2019t have access.<\/p>\n

If you want to continue the education with fun books for the kiddos, check out some of our favorite gun oriented books for youth by some of our favorite authors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

4 TIPS FOR GUN OWNERS TO BEAT BOREDOM WHILE AT HOME While the Coronavirus pandemic has left many of us stuck indoors, that doesn\u2019t mean that we can\u2019t still dedicate some time to our favorite activity \u2014 guns. We at Guns.com have gathered together a handful of activities for you to pass the time. 1. … Continue reading “”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41,8,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-50773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health-medicine","category-rkba","category-safety"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=50773"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50774,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/50773\/revisions\/50774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=50773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=50773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=50773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}