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| birth_place = [[Freeport, Texas]], United States
| birth_place = [[Freeport, Texas]], United States
| residence = [[Princeton, Louisiana]], United States
| occupation = Professional shooter, Gunsmith, YouTube personality
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'''Jerry Charles Miculek Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɪ|tʃ|ə|l|ɛ|k}} {{respell|MITCH|ə|lek}}; born September 7, 1954) is an American professional speed and competition shooter known for his many world records, appearances on TV, and internet videos.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jerrymiculek.com/about.html |title=www.jerrymiculek.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224091545/http://www.jerrymiculek.com/about.html |archive-date=2012-02-24 }}</ref> Miculek is widely regarded as the fastest and most proficient all-around speed and competition shooter in the world, emptying a five-shot revolver in 0.57 seconds in a group the size of a playing card, thus often being dubbed "The Greatest Shooter of all Time".<ref>[http://www.hornady.com/team-hornady/sponsored-shooters/jerry-miculek Jerry Miculek – Hornady Manufacturing, Inc]</ref> Miculek currently holds five officially sanctioned world records in revolver shooting and over 15 unsanctioned records with firearms ranging from rapid firing pistols to the [[Barrett M107]] [[.50 BMG]] rifle.<ref name="youtube.com">https://www.youtube.com/user/MiculekDotCom</ref> Additional accomplishments include six shots in .98 seconds with a [[Barrett M107]] .50 BMG rifle and a 1000-yard shot off hand with his signature 9mm [[Smith & Wesson]] revolver.<ref name="youtube.com"/>
'''Jerry Charles Miculek Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɪ|tʃ|ə|l|ɛ|k}} {{respell|MITCH|ə|lek}}; born September 7, 1954) is an American professional speed and competition shooter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jerrymiculek.com/about.html |title=www.jerrymiculek.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224091545/http://www.jerrymiculek.com/about.html |archive-date=2012-02-24 }}</ref> Miculek has emptied a five-shot revolver in 0.57 seconds in a group the size of a playing card, thus being dubbed "The Greatest Shooter of all Time".<ref>[http://www.hornady.com/team-hornady/sponsored-shooters/jerry-miculek Jerry Miculek – Hornady Manufacturing, Inc]</ref> Miculek holds five officially sanctioned world records in revolver shooting and over 15 unsanctioned records with firearms ranging from rapid firing pistols to the [[Barrett M107]] [[.50 BMG]] rifle.<ref name="youtube.com">https://www.youtube.com/user/MiculekDotCom</ref> Additional accomplishments include six shots in .98 seconds with a [[Barrett M107]] .50 BMG rifle and a 1000-yard shot off hand with his 9mm [[Smith & Wesson]] revolver.<ref name="youtube.com"/>


Miculek is also an experienced gunsmith who tunes and adjusts his own firearms for optimum function. In addition to having one of the top firearms channels on [[YouTube]], he has his own reality show, ''Shootout Lane'' on the [[Outdoor Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.outdoorchannel.com/shootout-lane|title = Shootout Lane|date = January 1900}}</ref>
Miculek is also an gunsmith who tunes and adjusts his own firearms for optimum function. In addition to a channels on [[YouTube]], he has a reality show, ''Shootout Lane'' on the [[Outdoor Channel]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.outdoorchannel.com/shootout-lane|title = Shootout Lane|date = January 1900}}</ref>
Born in [[Freeport, Texas]], Miculek grew up in southern [[Louisiana]]. Miculek is of Czech descent. He worked as a millwright at Freeport Chemical for fifteen years before becoming a professional shooter in 1989. He is married to [[Kay Clark-Miculek]], herself an accomplished shooter, holding numerous national and world titles. His daughter, [[Lena Miculek-Afentul]], is also a successful shooter who has won several [[International Practical Shooting Confederation|IPSC]] world titles.
Born in [[Freeport, Texas]], Miculek grew up in southern [[Louisiana]]. Miculek is of Czech descent. He worked as a millwright at Freeport Chemical for fifteen 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 [[International Practical Shooting Confederation|IPSC]] world titles.


[[File:S&W 625JM.png|thumb|Smith & Wesson 625JM revolver (Jerry Miculek edition), chambered in .45ACP]]
[[File:S&W 625JM.png|thumb|Smith & Wesson 625JM revolver (Jerry Miculek edition), chambered in .45ACP]]


Miculek is endorsed by Smith & Wesson, who created the [http://www.smith-wesson.com/firearms/model-625-jm S&W Model 625JM] model in honor of him. In 2014, Smith & Wesson released the Miculek series Smith & Wesson Model 929 9mm revolver, designed in part by Miculek himself. [[O.F. Mossberg & Sons|Mossberg]] offers Miculek signature series shotguns and a [[rifle]] [[Muzzle brake|compensator]] of his design.
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. [[O.F. Mossberg & Sons|Mossberg]] offers Miculek signature series shotguns and a [[rifle]] [[Muzzle brake|compensator]] of his design.


== Biography and early career ==
== Biography and early career ==
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Born in Freeport, Texas, Jerry was a Texan for three days before moving with his family to southern [[Louisiana]] where he lived for the next thirty-seven years. Remnants of his Cajun accent can still be heard even though he has lived in northern Louisiana since 1990. Although he was the third born of five boys, Jerry Charles Miculek Jr. was named after his father after being born on his birthday.
Born in Freeport, Texas, Jerry was a Texan for three days before moving with his family to southern [[Louisiana]] where he lived for the next thirty-seven years. Although he was the third born of five boys, Jerry Charles Miculek Jr. was named after his father after being born on his birthday.
Growing up, Jerry showed little interest in “traditional” sports, shooting and hunting were his passions from an early age. Most of his free time was spent shooting at a local dump in [[Gramercy, Louisiana]] with his younger brother, Donnie Miculek.
Jerry worked as a millwright at Freeport Chemical for fifteen years before becoming a professional shooter in 1989.
Jerry worked as a millwright at Freeport Chemical for fifteen years before becoming a professional shooter in 1989.
At age thirty-seven, Jerry met his future wife, Kay Clark Miculek, the daughter of the world-famous gunsmith, Jim Clark Sr., and a competitive shooter since age six.
At age thirty-seven, Jerry met his future wife, Kay Clark Miculek, the daughter of the world-famous gunsmith, Jim Clark Sr., and a competitive shooter since age six.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}
At age thirty-nine, Jerry received a crash course in childbirth, when the mid-wife scheduled for a planned home birth arrived five minutes too late. Lena Rosalie Miculek weighed in at 7 pounds, 11 ounces- Born March 22, 1995.<ref name="facebook.com">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerry-Miculek/267788486618080?sk=info&tab=page_info</ref>


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Jerry estimates that in his lifetime he has shot over 2 million rounds of ammunition, which equals approximately 30 tons of lead<ref name="facebook.com">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerry-Miculek/267788486618080?sk=info&tab=page_info</ref>
Jerry is a complete handyman, gunsmith, mechanic, certified welder, pipefitter, and machinist.{{Citation needed|date=March 2016}}

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Jerry estimates that in his lifetime he has shot over 2 million rounds of ammunition, which equals approximately 30 tons of lead.<ref name="facebook.com"/>


== Major accomplishments and wins ==
== Major accomplishments and wins ==
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An avid shooter, Jerry holds over 100 national and world shooting titles including:{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}
Miculek holds over 100 national and world shooting titles including:


*Two time Overall [[IPSC Handgun World Shoot|IPSC Revolver World Champion]] ([[2002 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2002]]<ref>[http://www.uspsa2.org/WorldshootXIII.htm 2002 IPSC Worldshoot XIII results]</ref> and [[2005 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2005]]<ref>[http://www.ipsc.org/results/matchResult.php?ref=C51508178 IPSC.org – 2005 World Shoot XIV results]</ref>), and two time Senior IPSC Revolver World Champion ([[2005 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2005]] and [[2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2011]]<ref>[http://www.ipsc.org/results/hocView.php?id=689 IPSC :: History of Champions 2011 World Shoot]</ref>).
*Two time Overall [[IPSC Handgun World Shoot|IPSC Revolver World Champion]] ([[2002 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2002]]<ref>[http://www.uspsa2.org/WorldshootXIII.htm 2002 IPSC Worldshoot XIII results]</ref> and [[2005 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2005]]<ref>[http://www.ipsc.org/results/matchResult.php?ref=C51508178 IPSC.org – 2005 World Shoot XIV results]</ref>), and two time Senior IPSC Revolver World Champion ([[2005 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2005]] and [[2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2011]]<ref>[http://www.ipsc.org/results/hocView.php?id=689 IPSC :: History of Champions 2011 World Shoot]</ref>).
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*Ten time [[International Defensive Pistol Association|IDPA]] Enhanced Service Revolver Champion
*Ten time [[International Defensive Pistol Association|IDPA]] Enhanced Service Revolver Champion
*One time [[The Bianchi Cup|Bianchi Cup]] NRA World Action Pistol Metallic Champion
*One time [[The Bianchi Cup|Bianchi Cup]] NRA World Action Pistol Metallic Champion

Miculek is also one of the only people in the world to hold a life achievement award for shooting.


== World records held ==
== World records held ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChk5eyAGuO3J4rV-CiMNkNQ Miculek.com Youtube] Official YouTube channel with record footage
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChk5eyAGuO3J4rV-CiMNkNQ Miculek.com Youtube]
* [http://www.miculek.com/ Miculek.com] Official Site
* [http://www.miculek.com/ Miculek.com] Official Site
* [http://www.bang-inc.com/ Bang Incorporated], his company
* [http://www.bang-inc.com/ Bang Incorporated], his company

* {{YouTube|giSaNiQ-Wb4|Video clip of Jerry Miculek setting his records.}}
* [http://www.shootingusa.com/PRO_TIPS/JERRY_MICULEK/jerry_miculek.html About Jerry]
* [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1uyt2m/i_am_jerry_miculek_firearms_expert_special_forces/] Questions and answers with Jerry Miculek, where he claims to be Czech descent.
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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, United States
Occupation(s)Professional shooter, Gunsmith, YouTube personality
SpouseKay Clark-Miculek
Websitebang-inc.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

Jerry Charles Miculek Jr. (/ˈmɪtʃəlɛk/ MITCH-ə-lek; born September 7, 1954) is an American professional speed and competition shooter.[1] Miculek has emptied a five-shot revolver in 0.57 seconds in a group the size of a playing card, thus being dubbed "The Greatest Shooter of all Time".[2] Miculek holds five officially sanctioned world records in revolver shooting and over 15 unsanctioned records with firearms ranging from rapid firing pistols to the Barrett M107 .50 BMG rifle.[3] Additional accomplishments include six shots in .98 seconds with a Barrett M107 .50 BMG rifle and a 1000-yard shot off hand with his 9mm Smith & Wesson revolver.[3]

Miculek is also an gunsmith who tunes and adjusts his own firearms for optimum function. In addition to a channels on YouTube, he has a reality show, Shootout Lane on the Outdoor Channel.[4] Born in Freeport, Texas, Miculek grew up in southern Louisiana. Miculek is of Czech descent. He worked as a millwright at Freeport Chemical for fifteen 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

Born in Freeport, Texas, Jerry was a Texan for three days before moving with his family to southern Louisiana where he lived for the next thirty-seven years. Although he was the third born of five boys, Jerry Charles Miculek Jr. was named after his father after being born on his birthday. Jerry worked as a millwright at Freeport Chemical for fifteen years before becoming a professional shooter in 1989. At age thirty-seven, Jerry met his future wife, Kay Clark Miculek, the daughter of the world-famous gunsmith, Jim Clark Sr., and a competitive shooter since age six.[citation needed]

Jerry estimates that in his lifetime he has shot over 2 million rounds of ammunition, which equals approximately 30 tons of lead[5]

Major accomplishments and wins

Miculek holds over 100 national and world shooting titles including:

World records held

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[10] S&W Model 625 revolver 2.99 September 11, 1999
Fire eight shots from a revolver on a single target[10] 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)[10] S&W Model 627 V-Comp revolver 1.06 September 11, 1999
Fire six shots from a .50 BMG rifle[11] Barrett M107 rifle with no work done 0.98 August 31, 2013
Fire 5 shots from a .50 AE pistol[12] Desert Eagle pistol with no work done 0.82 December 31, 2013
Fire 5 shots from a 500 magnum revolver[13] 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'[14] AR-15 pistol with no work done 3.10 July 14, 2014
Fire 16 shots on 1 target with reload from a 9mm revolver[15] Smith & Wesson 929 revolver with action job 4.01 April 24, 2014
Fire 6 shots from a revolver[16] Chiappa Rhino 50DS revolver with no work done 1.03 May 26, 2013
23 shots on 1 target with 12 gauge shotgun[17] 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[18] Smith & Wesson 340PD revolver no time October 30, 2013
Fast shooting 1 grape from low ready at 15 yards with a .223 rifle[19] 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[20] 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[21] 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'[22] Barrett M107 rifle with no work done 2.95 September 5, 2013
Fire 1 shot at 1000 yards, double-action, with a 9mm revolver[23] 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[24] 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[25] 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'[26][27][28] 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[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 0.40 and 0.45 seconds.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "www.jerrymiculek.com". Archived from the original on 2012-02-24.
  2. ^ Jerry Miculek – Hornady Manufacturing, Inc
  3. ^ a b https://www.youtube.com/user/MiculekDotCom
  4. ^ "Shootout Lane". January 1900.
  5. ^ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerry-Miculek/267788486618080?sk=info&tab=page_info
  6. ^ 2002 IPSC Worldshoot XIII results
  7. ^ IPSC.org – 2005 World Shoot XIV results
  8. ^ IPSC :: History of Champions 2011 World Shoot
  9. ^ Miculek.com – Instructor World Records
  10. ^ 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, retrieved 2017-09-07
  11. ^ 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, retrieved 2017-09-07
  12. ^ 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), retrieved 2017-09-07
  13. ^ 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, retrieved 2017-09-07
  14. ^ 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
  15. ^ 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, retrieved 2017-09-07
  16. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-05-26), 6 shots in 1 second with a Chiappa Rhino Revolver, retrieved 2017-09-07
  17. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-05-13), 23 rounds in 3.73 seconds with a Mossberg 930 shotgun, retrieved 2017-09-07
  18. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-10-30), IMPOSSIBLE 200 yard snub nose revolver shot- upside down, one handed, with pinky finger, retrieved 2017-09-07
  19. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2014-05-26), Quick scope a grape in half a second with an AR15! (Jerry Miculek), retrieved 2017-09-07
  20. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2014-09-23), Mossberg 500 pump action shotgun- fast shooting and review with Jerry Miculek, retrieved 2017-09-07
  21. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-06-27), IWI TAVOR - 40 rounds in 6 seconds with Jerry Miculek, retrieved 2017-09-07
  22. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2013-09-05), BARRETT 50 CAL IMPOSSIBLE "V-DRILL" with FASTEST shooter, Jerry Miculek! M107 M82, retrieved 2017-09-07
  23. ^ 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
  24. ^ 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!, retrieved 2017-09-07
  25. ^ Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control! (2015-03-09), RECORD 400 METER UPSIDE DOWN DUAL BALLOON SHOT WITH A 9mm PISTOL! (4K), retrieved 2017-09-07
  26. ^ "Jerry Miculek's New World Record: 10 shots on 3 Targets in 1.59 Seconds". Locked Back. 2017-01-17. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  27. ^ "Watching Jerry Miculek Set A World Record From The Best Seat In The House". www.americas1stfreedom.org. Retrieved 2017-09-07.
  28. ^ Julie Golob (2017-01-25), Jerry Miculek SHOT Show World Record with M&P15 & Rifle Speed Shooting | JulieG.TV, retrieved 2017-09-07
  29. ^ 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), retrieved 2017-09-07
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