Armed Women of America - McHenry County, IL Chapter

09/08/2025

What is MantisX? (presentation at meeting tomorrow night) One-of-a-kind training system
Master your marksmanship
Improve trigger pull, grip, accuracy and more
Train at home and on the range
Works with any firearm
Used by the Army, Marines, and Special Forces

Explore the Mantis X3 dry fire training system. The X3 training system for any firearm helps improve trigger pull, grip, accuracy, and more. Order yours now.

08/15/2025

The August meeting was Revolver night and we learned loading, unloading, decocking, difference between single and double action revolvers and hammerless. Also brought "Dirty Harry's" 44 magnum. Such a fun night and learned a ton - plan to join us next month for another great learning opportunity!

07/08/2025

New to shooting, visit us at our 6pm meeting at NorthShore Sports Crystal Lake

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07/08/2025

July Chapter Meeting tomorrow night, July 8 at 6pm at NorthShore Sports, Crystal Lake. Fundamentals - so important!! If you're new, this is a great meeting to visit us!! If you're not... still a great meeting to review these important life saving skills!!

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07/01/2025

Short on cash or just don't have time to get to the range and need to train regularly? We encourage you to to try Dry Firing, a sure way to get some experience in ..

Dry-fire practice is one of the best ways to become a better shooter. Learn how to practice safely, effectively, and cheaply at home. Plus the best gadgets.

06/16/2025

New to Handguns? Check out our 10 Beginner Tips...https://armedwomen.org/2024/09/11/new-to-handguns-our-10-beginner-tips-when-learning-to-shoot-a-gun/

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06/13/2025

The world is in a bit of chaos right now, so don't delay in learning how to protect yourself and your loved ones, just like the lady in this article!

Why Did You Decide to Join AWA? After the crime in my neighborhood started to rise, I felt the need to learn how to protect myself and my home. There was an invitation on a chat from an AWA member for women to attend a meeting. I attended the meeting and took a first steps

06/11/2025

Thought of protecting yourself or your family but been intimated to come to a meeting with "strangers"? Don't be! We have all been where you so we welcome at our next meeting on July 8 at 6pm. (mark your calendar!)
We have a very welcoming group so give us a try. Here's an article on someone just like you who was brave and took the first step and hasn't stopped training since! DM us if you have questions!

Why did you decide to join AWA? I decided to join the Armed Women of America because there was a school shooting in Nashville that made me realize I wasn't prepared to protect myself or my family if I needed to. That night I googled for local women's fi****ms groups, I found the Armed Women

06/10/2025

If you've been thinking about joining us, come visit us tonight 6pm at NorthShore Sports Crystal Lake. We'd love to meet you!

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02/13/2025

If you have been interesting in visiting (or joining) our Chapter we welcome you to come to our next meeting, March 11, 2025 and check us out.

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