#TBT Breaking Out of Your Comfort Zone, by Melissa Gilliland from #Issue3

​I was raised in the South where it seemed like everyone owned some type of firearm.  Being taught from an early age about firearms has helped define who I am today.  If you would have asked me 10 years ago if I would be a competitive shooter, I would probably have answered something like, "It sounds cool, but I don't think I'm competition material".  It takes breaking out of your comfort zone and taking risks.  I didn't want to get out there and be so nervous that I couldn't hit the broad side of a barn!  I didn't want to get out there and sustain the typical stereotype that we have all heard of too well.  So, I started training and I started training hard.  Not only have I been training on the range by putting down some lead, but I have also been doing "classroom" type training.

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