Mr. and Mrs. Miculek — a Talented Twosome
We had a chance to meet with Jerry Miculek and his wife Kay at SHOT Show. These are very nice people who also happen to be superb shooters. They are great ambassadors for the shooting sports. We talked about Jerry’s many titles and match wins over recent decades. He explained: “It didn’t come easy… the winning comes after years of hard work”. Jerry’s name is synonymous with revolvers. But Jerry is also one heck of a rifleman, as he demonstrates in this video.
Three Shots Standing at 400 Yards in 4.37 Seconds
For those of use who usually shoot from the bench, hitting a silhouette target at 400 yards from an standing position (unsupported) would be a big challenge. Here Jerry Miculek makes it look easy.
In this video, Jerry hits not one but THREE c-zone targets at 400 yards. And — get this — he does this in under 4.4 seconds starting with his rifle laying on a support. It took Jerry two tries (on his first run he hit 2 out of 3 in 4.65 seconds). On the second attempt (see video starting at 2:19), it takes Jerry just 4.37 seconds to shoulder his rifle, aim, and fire three shots, each hitting a separate steel target. Wow. That’s truly remarkable. Most of us would need ten seconds (or more) just to get the scope on the first target.
Trust us folks, this ain’t easy. It takes remarkable marksmanship skills to shoot with this kind of precision at this kind of pace. As Jerry would say himself, “Not bad for an old guy who needs glasses”.
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Now I do not want to diminish Jerry’s shooting prowess but trick shooting is trick shooting and that rifle is more than standard. It did not move through follow through – hold, gas balance, trigger weight, muzzle brake, and light bullets.
I got interested at the end of the video when he addressed the camera because this was the opportunity to explain the fundamentals of his standing technique and how to train up to that level. But that was an opportunity lost.
Without hubris, the question is “could I, in a similar situation, with the same equipment, achieve the same?”. Jerry touches on it when he talks about shooting this type of thing since ’85. Practice is the key and, applying the 10 thousand hours rule, anyone willing to push to that level can achieve similar.
I would love to have a go!