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!