BJ Norris started shooting and competing with he was only 11 years old. He was a very competitive junior shooter and took many National titles. BJ went on to earn a gold medal with the US National team in 2008 and has won the World Speed Shooting Championship ...
Shannon Smith, if you don't know him, is a multi-division Grandmaster shooter in USPSA. Shannon has won the national championship in the Limited Division as well as multiple Florida State championships. Shannon also was talented enough to make TEAM USA for three World Shoots. Before Shannon got into ...
Bennie Cooley is a 3 Gun National Champion many times over. He also competes in the PRS (Precision Rifle Series) and NRL Hunter competitions. A man of the mountains, he excels at these outdoors, long-range rifle shooting challenges. Bennie has also worked at the Department of Energy on ...
Les Kismartoni is a phenomenal competitive shooter. Just don't give him a hot dog with ketchup on it! He is from Chicago where good hotdogs have other accessories like pickles, mustard, and relish. That being said, Les is a Distinguished Master in IDPA and a Grandmaster in USPSA, ...
Do you want to be the best competitive shooter, soldier, and protector? I was lucky to sit down with Matthew Little who is not only a former Army Special Forces veteran, a former Chicago police SWAT officer, and a competitive shooter but the author of an exciting new ...
Yong Lee is back dropping more knowledge bombs in 2023. Yong is a 5 division grandmaster shooter in USPSA. He recently retired as a 30-year veteran police officer, swat operator, and firearms instructor from his department. Now, Yong is traveling to other police departments teaching their instructors and ...
Christian Sailer won the 2022 IPSC World Shoot in the Open Division. He is 22 years old. How did he do it? Christian started shooting when he was a "short" kid of 13 when his mom took him to the range the first time. He then started competing ...
Keith Garcia is a 3 Gun champion. He made a name for himself winning the 3 Gun Nation championship back when "they" allowed it to be on NBC Sports. Keith always distinguished himself as a very fast and efficient shooter with a pistol, rifle, and shotgun. Keith also ...
What does it mean to train to "obsession, dedication, and madness"? 4 time grandmaster practical shooter Yong Lee says it took him to train six days a week, 2 hours each day to make GM. Yong is a retired police officer, SWAT team member, and firearms instructor. Yong ...
Eric Grauffel is now a 9 time World Champion. There is no one like him in shooting sports. He has dominated practical shooting for over 20 years. What makes him so special? Why does someone consistently win? Is Eric ever going to lose? I was able to talk ...
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