Shooting team profile

I have always been very competitive and started shooting archery tournaments when I was six. I did this pretty much up until I went off to college, but it wasn’t long before I was looking for something to take its place. I had always been around firearms and hunting growing up in North Dakota so I joined a local range to sight in rifles and heard about an IDPA pistol competition they held once a month. After watching a match I knew I had to give it a try, I bought a pistol and was quickly hooked on the action shooting sports. From there I expanded into USPSA and got started in 3 gun in 2015.

Probably my 2016 season. In USPSA I won my class at the WI and MN sections and Area 3 while moving up from B to Master. In 3 gun I placed top 10 in all three majors I competed in and capped it off with a 4th place finish at the Benelli Generation 3 Gun championship.

Getting in and out of position. I have a tendency to run to my next position and not set myself up to start shooting quickly and end up losing time settling in.

I have always loved the CZ platform, so in 2015 I picked up a CZ custom SP-01 shadow for USPSA production and 3 gun. I use Mec-gar mags for both and run CZC extensions for 3 gun, Comp-tac holster and CR speed mag pouches (Blade-Tech WRS retention holster for 3 gun) and it all rides on a Double-Alpha belt.

JP Rifles JP-15 with an 18” light profile barrel, 3 port comp, silent captured spring, and aluminum bolt carrier. This combo is extremely flat shooting for the fast close up shots and a tack driver to make quick work of the long range targets. I run Pmags for everything and haven’t seen a reason to change that. It is topped with a Vortex Razor 1-6 in a JP mount; after dumping it in barrels all season I have never had it lose zero. If needed, I keep a spare mag in a Weber Tactical rifle mag pouch.

I run a Benelli M2 from the RCI custom shop. The M2 is the standard to which all 3 gun shotguns are compared, and for good reason. I load weak hand quads out of Taccom Quaload shell caddies. I keep all my 3 gun belt gear on Teklok attachments to change things out between stages.

Go out and try it. Even if you don’t think you have the right gear, show up to a match and ask questions. The action shooting community is about the nicest and most helpful group of people you will ever meet.