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Well we were able to snag another one to close out the year!! This past weekend the @theuspsa Race Gun Nationals was hosted by @supsrange in absolutely beautiful Greater Zion, Utah! After 3 days of competing I’m pleased to of taken first in my class, 20th overall in Open division, and 43rd for the whole match with over 600 of the best competitors in our nation!! ANDDDD we finally got that match bump!!

What an awesome season it has been for me, the friends, the matches, the experiences! How much the community feels like a family! I seriously love this sport so much, and every single person that participates does too. From the competitors, to the staff it’s all donated time and I couldn’t be more grateful for all of you!

There are two people I have to give a massive thank you too and that’s my good friend @davidbuschur from @the_freedom_shack and @trproctor without both of you I would not be the competitor I am today. You both taught me everything from simply properly handling & shooting a firearm to the ins and the outs of the sport itself. For that you both will forever hold a special place in my heart!

#USPSA #USPSAShooting #CompetitiveShooting #PracticalShooting #USPSACompetitor
#ShootFast #HitYourAlphas #DryFire #RangeDay #RunAndGun
#USPSACarryOptics #USPSAOpen #USPSAProduction
#2ACommunity #PewPewLife #GunGram #TacticalTuesday by @_aotactics

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Your 2025 @sigsauerinc Factory Gun Nationals 1st Place Carry Optics B Class Champion! Thanks to @theuspsa for putting on a great match and @cardinalpracticalshooters for hosting! It was a fantastic weekend!

I rocked a @cgw_cajunized CZ Shadow 2 Compact the whole 3 days!!!

Big shoutout to @the_freedom_shack for getting my guns squared away the night before I left! You were definitely a part of this! And thank you to all my friends that show their support and love to this addiction I have! July marks a year of this sport! Let’s keep grinding!!

Check these guys out! @bigfootbrass @dnaarmory

#uspsa #theuspsa #factorygunnationals #sigsauer #carryoptics #carryopticsnationals #outofthisworld #sigsauerhandgunnationals #handgunnationals #nationals #handgun_feature #handgun #limitedoptics #holosun #competition #competitionshooting #championship #guns #gun #insta360 #pov #pointofview #360view by @_aotactics

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A week away from home to compete with four of my good friends at The Ghost Games in New México.

@_aotactics took first place, the reigning to time champ took 2nd and I finished in 3rd. Very happy with that.

Proud of our group! Five of us went and finished top 6.

Ant to read more? More complete report on @the_freedom_shack by @_aotactics

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This past weekends @theuspsa @area6uspsa Championship was absolutely badass!! The whole match was well ran and stages were beyond great! @whereareallthealphas & @jeremyhughes1881 did such an outstanding job and can’t thank them and staff enough for their time and effort for this match! I will ALWAYS come back to Alabama for this sole reason!

Shooting my @emgcustoms I was able to take home 6th in Open and 9th overall while crushing my goal for the second time this year of shooting a clean major match!

One of my good friends @atalyssabeth followed a select few in our squad for media! She wasn’t there for anyone else but us and herself! Not getting told what to do, not having to try to multitask of shooting, resetting/ or any other silly task that might be delegated to her. Simply for the sole fact of capturing moments and man, did she deliver. If you wanna feel like a movie star in anyway shape or form, hire this girl!! 🤩

This is just a small peak of the footage taken and BAM!! Whipped this banger up!! Hope y’all enjoy it as much as I do!

#USPSA #USPSAShooting #CompetitiveShooting #PracticalShooting #USPSACompetitor taken in CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park by @_aotactics

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🎥 Area 6 with my DAWGGSSS 🌭

@_aotactics brought home that Top 10 finish after jumping into the sport 2 years ago 🏆

@jonathan_menocal is an absolute beast and pleasure to be around.

Really thinking of attending a few more matches on the Media end, who’s down to make killer content 👀

We had an incredible time venturing Talladega & @pinhoti_trail_alliance trails.

The new Caliber SFX from @ocular.sounds worked perfectly for this match and couldn’t have come at a better time. 80% of the audio from the match was designed in @davinciresolvestudios using the effects after my Sony ECM-M1 died. taken in CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park by @_aotactics

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@theuspsa 2026 Racegun Nationals hosted by @cardinalpracticalshooters was an absolutely blast! Got the bump to Master just before the match and had some talented and tight competition! So tight that the a mike on my last stage on a headbox only target cost me to podium to @rangepanda2a dropping me 4 spots finishing just behind @mrpann

Ended up placing 16th in Open and 25th overall! Super happy with my performance and execution given the difficulty of shooters and stages that were here this weekend!

Looking forward to nationals next year already! Upcoming in the schedule for the rest of this year is still A3, A6, IPSC Nationals, and A2!! Still lots of shooting to do!

Too many stages to post l, so here is a few of my favorites from the weekend!! 🤙🏻

Check these guys out! @the_freedom_shack @velocity_ammunition @apex_optics @bigfootbrass

#USPSA #USPSAShooting #CompetitiveShooting #PracticalShooting #opendivision by @_aotactics

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The @theuspsa Area 5 Championship this weekend at @oakhillpracticalshooting was deff a tough but fun match that brought some serious heat from all over! Stages were a blend of quick fast shooting along side technically hard shots on larger scale courses! Nothing felt repetitive, nothing felt like a cop out stage, it was overall an awesome match! Some mistakes were made but nothing cost me more than stage 8. Oh well, I know what I did wrong and what cause each of my mistakes. We move on!

I got to shoot along side the homies from @d2_custom_guns and that is always an absolute blast!! Back with them again soon for Racegun Nats and I’m already counting down the days! I love going to these matches to see all of my friends and getting to catch up with all the awesome RO’s that are continuously working these matches for us!

Next on the list, Area 8 baby!!!

Check these guys out! @the_freedom_shack @bigfootbrass @apex_optics @velocity_ammunition

#USPSA #USPSAShooting #CompetitiveShooting #PracticalShooting #opendivision by @_aotactics

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This Saturday, July 18th is our USPSA Match! Get signed up you don’t want to miss our killer stages designed by @_aotactics !! You also don’t want to miss out on Route 99 BBQ! They will be our food truck this month!

You can find us on PractiScore! by @_aotactics

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Thank you everyone that came out to our @theuspsa match at @the_freedom_shack today!! Appreciate all the support and hope you all had an awesome time!! 🤘🏻

Big thank you to our match sponsors!!
@atlastacticalarmory
@bigfootbrass
@d2_custom_guns
@mannytalksshooting

#USPSA #USPSAShooting #CompetitiveShooting #PracticalShooting #USPSACompetitor by @_aotactics

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Back to back open wins baby!! 🤘🏻 This past weekend was @theuspsa 2026 Buckeye Blast State Championship held @cardinalpracticalshooters and it deff didn’t disappoint! For the crazy weather that was going on I would say all competitors & staff for the most part got to stay dry! Little hot on some days but we take that over rain!

Stages at this match were a lot more technical/ points mean more than what we usually see there which I did not hate! I enjoyed the stages and the overall match as a whole! I appreciated the good attitudes and positive vibes from all the staff that volunteered their time to make the match happen! Without you guys, this match doesn’t exist!!

BIGG shoutout to @formulashooting coming in clutch with some ammo when I needed it most and supplying me for the match!!

Next stop is Area 7 @sigsaueracademy in a few weeks time!

Check these guys out!! @the_freedom_shack @apex_optics @bigfootbrass @sandbagsims

#USPSA #USPSAShooting #CompetitiveShooting #PracticalShooting #USPSACompetitor USPSAMatch ShootFast HitYourAlphas RangeDay RunAndGun USPSACarryOptics USPSAOpen PewPewLife 2ACommunity GunGram ShootingSports NoMikes AlphaOrNothing taken in Cardinal Shooting Center, Marengo, Ohio by @_aotactics

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Your @theuspsa @northerniluspsa 1st place champ!! 🏆🥇

I met a lot of my goals last year, and this year one of those goals was an overall major win! Happy to of accomplished it this early in the season! Time to start working on the others!!

This club put on a fantastic match! Staff was awesome and good time on each stage! Good blend of big movement stages, quick burners, and some technical stages with difficult shots! Not to mention a freaking shoot house!! 😮‍💨 Had an awesome squad with some dope people, glad to of met you all!

Up next is Buckeye Blast real soon!! 🤘🏻

Check these guys out! @the_freedom_shack @apex_optics @stealtharms @bigfootbrass @formulashooting

#USPSA #USPSAShooting #CompetitiveShooting #PracticalShooting #USPSACompetitor USPSAMatch ShootFast HitYourAlphas RangeDay RunAndGun USPSACarryOptics USPSAOpen PewPewLife 2ACommunity GunGram ShootingSports NoMikes AlphaOrNothing taken in Aurora sportsman's club Waterman, IL. 60556 by @_aotactics

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Holy long weekend! 2 full days of training with the man himself @trproctor as well as @the_freedom_shack very first @theuspsa match!! 😮‍💨

First I would like to say a massive thank you to all the people that came out to support the match and the new range that @davidbuschur has created for all of us to enjoy! The amount of compliments, and feedback that was given to myself and my team all day was incredible! Without all the shooters and the visitors this whole sport wouldn’t be possible!

Secondly I wanna thank the crew that stood behind me to make this happen! I know I didn’t make setup easy on you guys at all, but corporate gonna be corporate right?! 😅 you guys seriously helped bring my designs to life!! @pollackjack @ohiokm11 @juicedaddyy @kburgderfer23 @khorysk @tonykarnik @rich.imars @brettmarkel

Designing the stages and transferring them from my adult legos into actual bays was deff awesome to do! However, one of my favorite things from the whole weekend was watching you guys absolutely crush the stages I made! That’s a different kind of appreciation I have not gotten before!!

I hope you all had a blast and are ready to kick some ass at the next one!! 💪🏼

Check out our current range sponsors!!
@atlastacticalarmory @d2_custom_guns @bigfootbrass

#USPSA #USPSAShooting #CompetitiveShooting #PracticalShooting #USPSACompetitor USPSAMatch ShootFast HitYourAlphas RangeDay RunAndGun USPSACarryOptics USPSAOpen PewPewLife 2ACommunity GunGram ShootingSports NoMikes AlphaOrNothing by @_aotactics

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