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Jerry Miculek

Jerry Charles Miculek Jr. (/ˈmɪtʃəlɛk/ MITCH-ə-lek; born September 7, 1954) is an American professional competition shooter known for his achievements in 3-Gun and speed shooting.[1] He holds five officially sanctioned world records in revolver shooting and over 15 unsanctioned records with firearms ranging from 9mm semi-automatic pistols to the .50 BMG Barrett M107 anti-material rifle.[2] Additional accomplishments include rapid-firing 12 shots (including one quick reload) from a six-shooter in 2.99 seconds, fast-shooting six shots in .98 seconds from a handheld Barrett M107, and a 1000-yard off-hand shot with his 9mm Smith & Wesson revolver.[2]

Jerry Miculek
Jerry Miculek at the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot in Moscow, Russia
Personal information
Born7 September 1954 (1954-09-07) (age 70)
Freeport, Texas, U.S.
Occupation(s)Professional shooter, Gunsmith, YouTube personality
SpouseKay Clark-Miculek
Websitemiculek.com
Medal record
IPSC
Representing  United States
IPSC Handgun World Shoot
Gold medal – first place 2002 Pietersburg Revolver
Gold medal – first place 2005 Guayaquil Revolver
Gold medal – first place 2005 Guayaquil Senior Revolver
Silver medal – second place 2011 Rhodes Revolver
Gold medal – first place 2011 Rhodes Senior Revolver
IPSC US Handgun Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Revolver
IPSC Rifle World Shoot
Gold medal – first place 2017 Moscow Open Super Senior
Gold medal – first place 2019 Karlskoga Open Super Senior
IPSC Shotgun World Shoots
Gold medal – first place 2012 Debrecen Senior Open
IPSC Pan-American Shotgun Championship
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kentucky Open

Miculek is also a gunsmith who tunes and adjusts his own firearms for optimum function. In addition to a channel on YouTube, he has a reality show, Shootout Lane on the Outdoor Channel.[3] Miculek worked as a millwright at Freeport Chemical for 15 years before becoming a professional shooter in 1989. He is married to Kay Clark-Miculek, herself a shooter with national and world titles. His daughter, Lena Miculek-Afentul, is also a shooter with IPSC world titles.

Smith & Wesson 625JM revolver (Jerry Miculek edition), chambered in .45ACP

Miculek is endorsed by Smith & Wesson, who named the S&W Model 625JM model for him. In 2014, Smith & Wesson released the Miculek series Smith & Wesson Model 929 9mm revolver, designed in part by Miculek. Mossberg offers Miculek signature series shotguns and a rifle compensator of his design.

Biography and early career

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Born in Freeport, Texas, Miculek was in Texas for three days before moving with his family to southern Louisiana where he lived for the next thirty-seven years. He was the third of five brothers. Miculek was named after his father after being born on his birthday. Miculek worked as a millwright at Freeport Chemical for fifteen years before becoming a professional shooter in 1989. At age 37, Miculek met his future wife, Kay Clark Miculek, another competitive shooter.[citation needed]

Miculek estimates that in his lifetime he has shot over 2 million rounds of ammunition, which equals approximately 30 tons of lead.[4]

Major accomplishments and wins

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Miculek holds over 100 national and world shooting titles including:

World records held

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Task Firearm(s) Used Time (sec) Date Notes
Fire six shots (each) from 10 different .38 caliber revolvers S&W Model 64 revolvers (10) 17.12 September 25, 2003 Broke Ed McGivern's record of 25 seconds.
Fire six shots, reload, fire six shots from 1 revolver[9] S&W Model 625 revolver 2.99 September 11, 1999
Fire eight shots from a revolver on a single target[9] S&W Model 627 V-Comp revolver 1.00 September 11, 1999
Fire eight shots from a revolver on four targets (2 hits each target)[9] S&W Model 627 V-Comp revolver 1.06 September 11, 1999
Fire six shots from a .50 BMG rifle[10] Barrett M107 rifle with no work done 0.98 August 31, 2013
Fire 5 shots from a .50 AE pistol[11] Desert Eagle pistol with no work done 0.82 December 31, 2013
Fire 5 shots from a 500 magnum revolver[12] Smith & Wesson Model 500 revolver with no work done 1.14 December 24, 2013
Dual wield 2 .223 pistols 19 shots on 5 different targets 'V-Drill'[13] AR-15 pistol with no work done 3.10 July 14, 2014
Fire 16 shots on 1 target with reload from a 9mm revolver[14] Smith & Wesson 929 revolver with action job 4.01 April 24, 2014
Fire 6 shots from a revolver[15] Chiappa Rhino 50DS revolver with no work done 1.03 May 26, 2013
23 shots on 1 target with 12 gauge shotgun[16] Mossberg 930 shotgun 3.73 May 13, 2013
Fire 1 shot at 200 yards holding .357 magnum revolver upside down with little finger hitting 1 target[17] Smith & Wesson 340PD revolver no time October 30, 2013
Fast shooting 1 grape from low ready at 15 yards with a .223 rifle[18] AR-15 rifle Smith & Wesson M&P-15 compensated 0.53 May 26, 2014
Fire 2 shots at 2 separate targets 20 yards away from each other with a pump shotgun[19] Mossberg 500 shotgun chamber empty from 20 yards away 0.78 total time (including reaction) September 23, 2014
Fire 40 rounds from a .223 rifle[20] IWI Tavor rifle semi-automatic with no work done 6.48 June 27, 2013
Fire 9 shots on 5 different targets with a .50 BMG rifle 'V-Drill'[21] Barrett M107 rifle with no work done 2.95 September 5, 2013
Fire 1 shot at 1000 yards, double-action, with a 9mm revolver[22] Smith & Wesson 929 revolver action job no time August 4, 2014
Fire 1 shot at 1000 yards with a .50 BMG rifle starting at low ready[23] Barrett M107 rifle 2.10 November 16, 2014
Fire 2 shots at 2 targets from 400 meters with a 9mm revolver; upside down, double-action, with the little finger[24] Smith & Wesson 929 revolver no time March 9, 2015
Fire 10 shots at 3 different targets, 4 center mass and 2 headshots (center target), 2 in right and left target, headshot, 'Share The Love'[25][26][27] Smith & Wesson M&P 15T rifle with JM-Pro Trigger 1.59 (including reaction) January 17, 2017 Beat his own record of 1.76 seconds[28]
Fastest time to hit 6 target plates from 7 yards with a 9mm caliber handgun red-dot-equipped Smith & Wesson revolver 2.01 October 6, 2023 Broke Max Michel's record of 2.05 seconds[29]
Fastest time to hit 6 target plates from 7 yards with a 9mm caliber revolver red-dot-equipped Smith & Wesson revolver 1.88 October 6, 2023 [29]

Miculek also demonstrated the ability to fire five shots from a revolver on target with a S&W Model 64 ported barrel revolver in 0.57 seconds on September 25, 2003. This is slower than the record held by Ed McGivern of 0.45 seconds (first shot on 9/13/1932, reproduced 4 times on 12/8/1932). Originally recorded as "two-fifths of a second", the resolution of the timing equipment in 1932 was only 0.20 of a second, so the actual figure could have been anywhere between 0.25 and 0.65 seconds.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "www.jerrymiculek.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.
  2. ^ a b "Jerry Miculek - Pro Shooter - YouTube". YouTube.
  3. ^ "Shootout Lane". January 1900.
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerry-Miculek/267788486618080?sk=info&tab=page_info [user-generated source]
  5. ^ "2002 IPSC Worldshoot XIII results". Archived from the original on 2020-09-13. Retrieved 2015-02-11.
  6. ^ IPSC.org – 2005 World Shoot XIV results
  7. ^ IPSC :: History of Champions 2011 World Shoot
  8. ^ Miculek.com – Instructor World Records
  9. ^ a b c Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-09-15), Fastest shooter EVER, Jerry Miculek- World record 8 shots in 1 second & 12 shot reload! HD, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  10. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2014-01-06), NEW BARRETT .50 CAL WORLD RECORD- 6 SHOTS in UNDER 1 SECOND on HIGH SPEED! Jerry Miculek HD, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  11. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-12-31), DESERT EAGLE 50 CAL WORLD RECORD- 5 SHOTS IN 0.8 SECONDS in HIGH SPEED! (Jerry Miculek), archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  12. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-12-24), S&W .500 MAGNUM RECORD 5 shots in 1 SECOND in high speed with Jerry Miculek, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  13. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2014-07-14), DUAL WIELD AR-15 V-Drill in 3 seconds in Slow Mo! | Sig Sauer M400 (Jerry Miculek), retrieved 2017-09-07
  14. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2014-04-24), REVOLVER SPEED RELOAD! 16 rounds in 4 seconds on slow mo! S&W 929 Jerry Miculek, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  15. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-05-26), 6 shots in 1 second with a Chiappa Rhino Revolver, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  16. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-05-13), 23 rounds in 3.73 seconds with a Mossberg 930 shotgun, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  17. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-10-30), IMPOSSIBLE 200 yard snub nose revolver shot- upside down, one handed, with pinky finger, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  18. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2014-05-26), Quick scope a grape in half a second with an AR15! (Jerry Miculek), archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  19. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2014-09-23), Mossberg 500 pump action shotgun- fast shooting and review with Jerry Miculek, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  20. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-06-27), IWI TAVOR - 40 rounds in 6 seconds with Jerry Miculek, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  21. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-09-05), BARRETT 50 CAL IMPOSSIBLE "V-DRILL" with FASTEST shooter, Jerry Miculek! M107 M82, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  22. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2014-08-04), WORLD RECORD 1000 yard shot with a 9mm Hand Gun! | S&W 929 by Jerry Miculek, retrieved 2017-09-07
  23. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2014-11-16), 1000 yd Standing Barrett 50 cal quick scope shot in 2 seconds record by Jerry Miculek!, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  24. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2015-03-09), RECORD 400 METER UPSIDE DOWN DUAL BALLOON SHOT WITH A 9mm PISTOL! (4K), archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  25. ^ "Jerry Miculek's New World Record: 10 shots on 3 Targets in 1.59 Seconds". Locked Back. 2017-01-17. Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  26. ^ "Watching Jerry Miculek Set A World Record From The Best Seat In The House". www.americas1stfreedom.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  27. ^ Julie Golob (2017-01-25), Jerry Miculek SHOT Show World Record with M&P15 & Rifle Speed Shooting | JulieG.TV, retrieved 2017-09-07
  28. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2015-04-09), Speed Shooting the AR-15 "Share the Love" Drill + Meet Jerry Miculek at the Nashville NRA show! (4K), archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2017-09-07
  29. ^ a b Jerry Miculek Sets NRA World Record With Fastest Time To Hit 6 Plates With A 9 mm Revolver, 2023-10-10
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