2016 Fallen Brethren 3 Gun Challenge

Vortex Optics & Shooters Source 3 Gun Championship

2016 Zombies in the Heartland Pandemic

2016 3 Gun Nation SW Regional

2016 Texas 3 Gun Championships

2016 Mossberg Shooters Source Shotgun Match

2015 3 Gun Nation Nationals

2015 Fallen Brethren 3 Gun Match 

Rockcastle ProAm 3 Gun Championships presented by Brownells

3 Gun Nation classifier match hosted by North Texas Multigun

North Texas Multi Gun Club Matches

A couple of videos from local club matches with North Texas Multi Gun

3 Gun Nation Southwest Regional

In March, 3 Gun Nation hosted their South West Regional match at Copperhead Creek Range in Marble Falls, TX. This was my first time shooting in a 3 Gun Nation match as well as at this range.The match consisted of 8 stages over 2 rainy days. The field included 3GN Pro and Semi Pro competitors and I was able to squad with a few of them. This enabled me to watch and learn from some of the best in this sport. The facility was awesome and I will return when they hold another major match. 3GN did an excellent job hosting this match and I will try to enter into two Regionals next year!

Double Tap Ranch- 3 Gun Nation Classifier

This month I attended my first match at Double Tap Ranch in Wichita Falls, Tx. This shooting club is also a 3 Gun Nation Club Member and hosts a classifier stage every match. To check out how the classifier works, check out www.3gunnation.com. This was my first match to use my new Stoeger M3000 and was trying out some different shotgun shell loads. On Stage 1 I found out quickly which load it liked best (that is why I had to rack it once). Stage 2 was the 3GN classifier stage "Crash and Burn". I started out on fire, flying through the stage, until the mandatory rifle mag change. For an unknown reason, the PMAG would not stay in the magwell. Same thing happened half way through stage 3 and then ended with a double feed. On stage 4 I used a spare Troy mag I had in my bag and didn't have any further problems. The day ended with a nice walk through the woods using the Stoeger M3000 to take down steel plates. I absolutely love my new shotgun and am focusing on the 3GN Regional Match coming up in March.

Proactive Defense 2 Gun Match

This winter has not been cooperative with my shooting schedule. Since most matches were canceled because of weather, by the end of January, I was itching to find a match to shoot in. Through an internet search and some friends on Facebook, I came across a monthly 2 gun match held at Proactive Defense in Northlake, Tx (close to Texas Motor Speedway). 3 guns is better than 2, but at this point I just wanted some time behind a trigger. Throughout the winter months I have been training indoors with dry fire and reloading drills, so I was interested to see my improvements. In the video I was only able to capture 2 of the 4 stages, but I shot well on all of them. I won the first stage and finished second at the end of the match. Although I felt like I was shooting well all day, and had some of the lower times in my squad, the second place result really surprised me. This match proved that my indoor training is paying off and has pushed me to train harder and more often.

2015 Sponsors

I am excited to announce my sponsors for this upcoming year! These great companies produce amazing products that I love using and assist me on my pursuit to becoming a pro competitor.

Grizzly Targets- 

The highest quality steel target manufacturer in America. All the targets are handmade out of AR500 steel in Florida by hard working Americans! Check out their website (www.GrizzlyTargets.com) and upgrade your shooting experience to an entirely different level.

ESS Eye Pro- 

ESS makes the toughest eyewear in the world for military, law enforcement, fire/rescue and shooting sport markets. The entire line of ESS ballistic-grade eye pro is engineered to meet or exceed the most stringent U.S. Military and ANSI Z87.1-2010 specifications. I currently use their Suppressor frames and love the way they fit under my earphones. Check out the testimonials on their website; pretty amazing.

Fort Mill Munitions- 

FMM provides high quality match grade pistol ammunition manufactured in the USA. This ammo is reliable, accurate, and they offer many options. For competitions I shoot their low recoil 147 gr 9mm rounds. This round allows for enough power to knock down steel targets but low recoil for faster followup shots.

Yeti Coolers- 

I never go to the range or a competition without my Tundra 35 in the back of my truck. This cooler truly works and retains ice longer than any other I have owned. 

Head over to their websites and check out their products for yourself. 

Special thanks to all these companies. 

Loadapalooza presented by NTXLF

Each month the North Texas Lead Farmers host a match called "Loadapalooza". This beastly match lives up to the name with a total of 6 high round stages. We started off with 3 shotgun only stages with a minimum of 30 targets per stage. Then finished with 3 pistol only stages with a minimum of 40 rounds per stage. I was happy with my results on the shotgun stages, reloading practice is paying off. As for the pistol, the Irish Plate Rack and running through doors was exciting and my first time doing so. This match is held every month on the first Sunday at Extreme Tactics and Training Solutions in Waxahachie, Tx. This range is great and getting better by the day! Check out the NTXLF and ETTS web pages on my other links page. I am looking forward to attending next month and am interested to see what MD's Ryan Wilkes and Jeff Livengood have in store for us. Make the trip down to ETTS in January; it will be worth it!

Tac Pro Multi Gun Match

During November I attended the Tac Pro Multigun Match in the small town of Mingus, Texas. Tac Pro is known for their Law Enforcement training facility but they also host two multigun matches a year. The weather was wet and cloudy but heavy rain held off long enough to finish the match. Because of the weather I was only able to capture a few stages on video. I enjoyed the match and stages and will ruturn for their match in the spring. I finished 14th out of 38.

Shooter's Profile- Colt Hatcher

This edition of Shooter's Profile will feature Colt Hatcher. Colt introduced me to 3 gun in the beginning of 2014 and is a great shooting partner, friend, and competitor. Colt possesses a great love for our Lord, his family and friends, and shooting sports. Check out his YouTube channel for match videos.

1)      When did you start shooting? What was your first competition and discipline? 

"I have been hunting and handling firearms for as long as I can remember. I shot my first competition shooting with the ATA (Armature Trapshooting Association) shooting competitive trap. My first competition was at the age of 10 years old."

2)      Provide an overview of the equipment you use and why you chose it. Include any modifications you made and are planning to make.

"I have been a good example of shoot what you have at first and make adjustments along the way. 

Pistol: Smith and Wesson M&P 9 with custom stippling, Dawson precision fiber optic front sight. I have equipped my magazines with the Taran Tactical +5 basepads and will soon have a Speed Shooters Specialties Magwell.  

Rifle: I currently shoot a Bushmaster XM15 with a Luth AR buttstock and NcStar 4x illuminated scope. I just picked up two sponsors Whiskey Arms out of Texas and Bison Armory out of Washington. They are building me a custom rifle. 

Shotgun: Mossberg JM 930 Pro. The lifter has been enhanced to avoid the ever lingering thumb grab. Eventually I will bevel and extend the loading port. I have also done some custom shaving on the forearm.

Shell Caddies: AP Customs QL8 and the AP Customs 4x4

Belt and Components: I currently use a DSG 1.5" competition belt, with Blade Tech holster, Blade Tech Smith and Wesson mag pouches, and a Blade Tech AR 15 mag pouch. I will be upgrading the belt; it is great for pistol shooting however loading it down with heavy 3 gun equipment you need something a little bit more rigid. 

Accessories- Apparel, Glasses, Earplugs/muffs, etc: I wear the Cabelas and 5.11 tactical pants, UnderArmour shorts, BoomerShooter jersey, the ESS Crossbow glasses, and Just For Ears earplugs"

3)      What type of training do you do for your matches? 

"I train everyday in some type of capacity. That may mean dry fire drills in the living room or live fire action at the range. The main issue that I struggle with right now is rapid target acquisition with my pistol. I have several scaled down models of plate racks and anything in my house that would make a good target, then set a PAR time to get my target acquisition as fast as possible. I also run load four drills and set a PAR time and practice loading until I am under that time. Right now I set my PAR time for 4 seconds weak hand and load our of the 4x4 and set a PAR time of 2 seconds for the load 2 method out of the QL8."

4)      What are your goals? (short and long term) 

"My short term goals are: to make it to all 4 3GN regional matches in 2015 and hopefully qualify for the Pro Series Qualifier, I would like to finish in the top 50% of every match that I shoot in 2015. Long Term Goals: Make the 3GN pro series and compete at a high level there, of course I would like to win the $50,000 Rumble on the Range. My overall goal is to be a great advocate for the sport and shooting sports a whole and represent my sponsors in a manner that would make them proud. I love teaching, so I love spending time with new shooters and young kids who are getting into shooting sports, my philosophy, as cheesy as it sounds, is to leave shooting sports a better place than when I competed."

5)      Sponsors and people that have helped you out in the 3 gun world:  

"The most important thanks, of course, is to my wife Jenna. She is willing to allow me to chase my dream of becoming a 3 Gun Nation Pro Competitor. I cannot leave out Will Blevins. He has been my shooting partner and teammate for as long as I can remember and is always pushing me to achieve my very best. I would like to thank Bison Armory and Whiskey Arms. They make great products and are just all around good people to deal with. Jeremy Moore at The Shooters Source, when I was just starting to get into 3 Gun I think I asked him 5,000 questions and he was always willing to answer every single one of them. AP Customs, they are always on the cutting edge of product development and listen to the shooters and engineer products that will help shave seconds off your time. Jesse Tischauser, he has been a huge help. It is always nice to have someone that is competing on the level in which you want to compete to somewhat run along beside you and be willing to share knowledge and insights on how to improve your own game. The unique thing about this sport is how competitive everyone is but at the end of the day we are take the time to help everyone improve, we are all like-minded people, who want the best for ourselves, each other and most importantly the sport of 3 Gun." 

October 2014 NTMG Match

During October I participated in the North Texas Multigun Match. This match is hosted at ETTS range (check out my links to see their site).

Stage One: 

A relatively easy stage with lots of targets and options. I should have ran this stage faster but was moving slow this morning. I executed my plan and didn't miss any targets. For practice, I ran the stage after the competition in about half the time. 

Stage Two: 

This was my favorite stage because it required you to move a lot and quickly in order to have a good time. I did well on this stage and again had no penalties. I missed a shotgun target at the end and had to reload quickly. Soon I will add a MatchSaver to my gun in order to quickly reload one shell for these situations

Stage Three:

I choose to use my pistol throughout this entire stage. There were a lot of targets and honestly, about half way through the stage, I forgot my plan. I shot all the targets but it did cost me time. 

Stage 4:

All shotgun!! Using my 870 made this stage difficult. When loading I did not push the pump forward enough to open the port. Then when on the ground it was difficult to pump. I plan on obtaining a semi auto shotgun soon. Any suggestions?

Stage 5:

This was my second favorite stage in this match. 5 pistol targets out of the car and then rifle targets ranging from 50- 215 yards. I love shooting the rifle that I assembled (Check out the bottom of my home page for part description). I had some trouble on the mag change and probably didn't need to because the last 6 targets were a 4 inch plate rack at 100 yards that I went 6 for 6 on!

Thanks for watching and reading. Please leave questions and comments below or shoot me an email and I will get back to you ASAP. 

NTXLF Run 'n Gun October 2014 Match

For the second month in a row, I participated in the North Texas Lead Farmers Run 'n Gun pistol match. After most matches were canceled on Saturday because of rain, I was itching to get behind the trigger. The stage set up was simple yet challenging and entertaining. One thing I learned from this match was that I need to take my time before my run and do thorough walk though.

Stage 1- I was the first shooter of the day. Which I didn't mind, but the downside was that I was not able to see anyone else run the stage. The stage called for 2 hits on the large square and 1 hit on the circle targets from each shooting box, a small popper from position 2, and some small falling plates in position 3. The first couple of shots were off but I got it together after that.

Stage 2- This was a fairly clean run until the end. During my walk though I did not account for when I would change my magazine and for some reason seemed surprised when I ran out of bullets. I also expected the Texas Star to move after my first shot; again I was the first shooter.

Stage 3- This stage was the most challenging for me that day. As you can see, There are lots of targets and many have to be engaged from a certain angle. I was happy with the run because I felt that I planned well and then executed the plan.

Stage 4- This was my favorite stage and the one I ran the best. Only flaw was that I hit the mag release button one target before I wanted to. Overall I had a good match and improved from last month. Results are posted to the right.