season 2

Ruger American New Shooter Academy Season 2: Episode 1 Host Kyle Harth, Firearms Instructor, US Army Special Forces, provides firearms training to a family of new shooters. These individuals will receive specialized training to develop their shooting skills with Ruger firearms, while having fun, safely, together as a family. In this first episode, Kyle meets...

Ruger American New Shooter Academy Season 2: Episode 2 Safety first! Before the Johnson’s begin their training with Kyle, the firearms safety rules during training must be reviewed. Treat all guns as if they are always loaded. Never let the muzzle cover anything that you are not willing to destroy. Keep your finger off the...

Ruger American New Shooter Academy Season 2: Episode 3 In episode 3, Kyle trains with Brett, the husband & father of the family. Kyle first discusses the safety & mechanics of the SR22 that Brett will be shooting. They start out with some presentation drills on target to assess his accuracy, then move on to...

Ruger American New Shooter Academy Season 2: Episode 4 In Episode 4, Kyle trains with Taylor. Taylor starts with the SR22 – very new to her, as her experience has mainly been with shotguns. They start slowly, focusing on mechanics, one shot at a time to a target. Once they evaluate her results and refine...

Ruger American New Shooter Academy Season 2: Episode 5 Kyle trains with the son, Nick, in episode 5, and they start with the Ruger 10/22 Takedown rifle. After reviewing the safety rules and learning the proper adjustment to his stance, Nick is tasked with shooting to the close paper target. It’s clear he has had...

Ruger American New Shooter Academy Season 2: Episode 6 Kyle trains with Justice, a competition trap shooter, who is very comfortable with a shotgun. Will the mechanics and skill set of shooting the shotgun carry over to a rifle & carbine? The pressure is on for the experienced shooter to adapt for the family competition...

Ruger American New Shooter Academy Season 2: Episode 7 Nothing makes for family fun like some good old fashioned competition! In episode 7, we’ve reached the end of the range day and Kyle introduces the dueling tree. How it works: The dueling tree consists of a post with 6 arms (targets), 3 on each side....

Ruger American New Shooter Academy Season 2: Episode 8 In the final episode, Kyle goes over each family member’s takeaway and learning points from their day at the range. Brett: really focused on grip mechanics to help with accuracy, as well as sight alignment. Nick: enjoyed learning how to shoot the 9mm caliber and felt...