Jerry Miculek
Jerry Miculek (pronounced / ˈmɪtʃəlɛk / "Mitscheleck") is a marksman , shooting instructor and gunsmith .
Career
Miculek is the reigning world record holder in show shooting. He is married to Kay Clark Miculek, who is also a nationally and internationally recognized shooter.
In addition, Miculek is an experienced gunsmith , so that he can convert his revolver to the optimum.
He is an advertising medium for Smith & Wesson , which named the 625 JM after him in his honor .
title
Miculek holds a variety of national and international titles:
- five-time USPSA 3-Gun National Championship champion
- four times 2nd chance bowling pin champion
- 1997 American Handgunner World Shoot-Off Champion (the only one to date with a revolver)
- fourteen times International Revolver Champion
- Member of the five-time winning Sportsmans Team Challenge
- three times Masters International Long Gun Champion
- three times USPSA National Revolver Champion
- twice IPSC World Revolver Champion
- twice IDPA Enhanced Service Revolver Champion
- once Bianchi Cup Metallic Champion
World records
| Task | used weapon | Time (sec) | date | Remarks) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoots six rounds each from 10 .38 special revolvers. | S&W Model 64 revolver | 17.12 | September 25 , 2003 | Broke Ed McGivern 's record of 25 seconds. |
| Shoot six rounds, reload, shoot another six rounds from a revolver. | S&W Model 625 revolver | 2.99 | September 11 , 1999 | |
| Shoot eight shots at a target. | S&W Model 627 V-Comp revolver | 1.00 | September 11 , 1999 | |
| Fires eight rounds from a revolver at four targets (2 rounds per target). | S&W Model 627 V-Comp revolver | 1.06 | September 11 , 1999 |
Miculek also demonstrated on September 25, 2003 the ability to fire five rounds from a S&W Model 64 Compensator Revolver in 0.57 seconds. This is close to the record set by Ed McGivern of 0.45 seconds on September 13, 1932 and December 8, 1932 .
literature
- Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting, Ed McGivern, 1938
- Petty, Charles E .: How fast is fast? Gentleman Jerry Miculek tackles McGivern's record . In: American Handgunner . July-August, 2004.
Web links
- official website
- Video of Jerry Miculek setting his records. (Youtube video)
Individual evidence
- ↑ S&W Model 625JM ( Memento of the original from September 23, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Miculek, Jerry |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American revolver shooter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |