G. David Tubb, America’s greatest competitive marksman, sadly passed away on July 2, 2026 from serious heart and blood oxygen complications following a lower leg amputation surgery. America’s shooting world has lost one of its true superstars, a man whose records at the range will likely never be surpassed.

If you have ever competed in NRA High Power, Silhouette, or Long Range disciplines, you know the name David Tubb. Arguably the greatest rifle marksman in American history, David has recorded 11 High Power Rifle Championships, 6 Long Range National Championships, and 7 High Power Silhouette National Championships. Over his career David has won 130 NRA trophies for various competitions. No one has even come close to that number of Championships and honors in rifle competition.

After David passed we communicated with his daughter, Christie Tubb Stallter. She was deeply saddened but wanted to help us understand David’s skills and achievements both as a marksman and a father.

G. David Tubb — Great Marksman and Great Father

by Christie Tubb Stallter

Editor: Over his many decades of shooting, David Tubb amassed more major medals, trophies, and awards than any other American marksman in history. Here his daughter lists some of the most important awards. Then Christie explains the qualities David had that made him a great marksman and a great father.

Summary of David Tubb’s Awards
Dad had so many individual match awards that we did not keep records of them all. There are trophies and plaques in stacks up high in storage in a few places at my parents’ house and business office. He had over 130 NRA national trophies over his shooting career.

Dad was most proud of the perfect score he shot to win the 2004 NRA Long-Range Highpower Rifle National Championship in Camp Perry, Ohio. He did not drop a single point over the course of the match, making this his proudest accomplishment.

David Tubb Major Marksmanship Awards
11-time National Highpower Rifle Champion
6 National Highpower Long Range Championships
Several Highpower National Records
7 National Highpower Rifle Silhouette Championships
8 National Highpower Hunting Rifle Silhouette Championships
2-time Wimbleton Cup winner
National Smallbore Rifle Silhouette Champion
4 National Smallbore Hunting Rifle Silhouette Championships
7 Sportsmen Team Challenge Championships
Rifle Masters tournament champion
1998 NSSF Shooter of the year
Int’l Confed. of Fullbore Rifle Assoc. (ICFRA) Palma Individual World Champion
ELR 3-shot cold bore World Record Holder recognized by 50 Cal. Shooters Association
2019 NRA ELR Heavy Gun National Champion
Over 130 NRA Championship Event Trophies (Individual Match Winner)

Memories of Time Spent Together At the Range
Some of my fondest memories with my dad were spent traveling to rifle matches and competing together. We took many road trips to places such as Arcadia OK, Raton NM, and Camp Perry Ohio to compete. I fell off my shooting stool in Arcadia while spotting and he thought that was quite funny. I can remember shooting at Camp Perry and qualifying for a shoot off in one of the 1000-yard matches with iron sights. Dad had not shot well on the same relay and literally came running when he found out I had shot a 200 with 10Xs about 40 targets away from him on the firing line. He was my score keeper for the shoot off which was one of my fondest memories. He was so proud of me.

Dad was constantly testing shooting components. I can remember opening the refrigerator in the garage at home and seeing a rifle sitting in there along with ammo in the refrigerator and freezer. He was testing to see how the rifle and ammo were going to react in colder temps. He was constantly trying to improve shooting products and loved the challenge. Sometimes it drove me crazy because he wouldn’t settle on a load until the very last minute before a match. I guess that is what made him David Tubb. He never accepted “good” and always strived for “excellence”.

Lessons My Father Taught Me about Family, Life, and Achieving Goals
My dad taught us to listen to each other even if we did not agree with one another. My husband always found it fascinating that we could argue at the dinner table with one another and be totally fine with each-other five minutes later. My dad taught me how to have a very strong work ethic which is now something I realize many young adults and teenagers are missing these days. I grew up constantly working outdoors on our ranch doing activities such as farming, building corrals, cleaning out stock tanks, working cattle, building fences. He would always say, don’t do a half-way job or you’re going to have to redo it and boy did I have to redo some projects over the years.

By the time I was 18, I realized I had stronger work ethic that most kids my age. He taught me to work harder, think smarter, and never quit. Why accept a 10 when you can shoot an X on the firing line. This mentality carried into adulthood and is one of the reasons why I have a doctorate. I couldn’t just settle. I had to get to the top in my field.

He taught me to never quit. There is always a way to reach your goals and overcoming the mental aspect is usually more than half of the battle. He will be greatly missed but his lessons instilled in me are being passed on to my children. Dad was not only a world-class shooter, but he was a very generous person. He always answered phone calls and was willing to help, discuss, and problem solve whatever the issue was. This was a very rare attribute for such a successful person. He was always willing to share his knowledge and experience to grow the shooting sports.

Godspeed Dad — Love, Christie

This video was produced by Sheldon Charron (SheldonCharron.com) and ENTER360 Media Group.

David Tubb Biography Video
Click the video above to view an excellent documentary which covers David Tubb’s career in competitive shooting. Called America’s Rifleman, this fine documentary by filmmaker Sheldon Charron takes you inside the life and mind of legendary shooting champion David Tubb.

Learn how David evolved into the most successful rifleman in the history of competitive shooting, the challenges he faced, and how he overcame them on his road to success, both at the range and in his business, Superior Shooting Systems.

David Tubb with the ELR Adaptive Target Rifle (ATR) he designed which has set ELR records. You can see David shoot this rig in the video below:

David Tubb Shoots ELR Adaptive Target Rifle at KO2M

For the Extreme Long Range discipline, David Tubb developed a .375-caliber, long-barreled ELR version of his famous Tubb rifle, called the Adaptive Target Rifle (ATR). A version of this rifle, piloted by David’s son-in-law Nate Stallter, set the current ELR World Record in January 2018.

The TUBB 2000 — Innovative Modular Bolt Gun

David Tubb is arguably the greatest High-Power Across-the-Course rifle competitor in American history. He won many of his championships shooting a modular rifle of his own design — the Tubb 2000, aka T2K. In this video, David shows the features of the Tubb 2000 rifle which makes it adaptable to multiple shooting positions — prone, sitting/kneeling, and standing.

David Tubb Talks about KO2M and Extreme Long Range Shooting

David Tubb’s long-range rifles have performed well in Extreme Long Range shooting. AT the 2019 NRA Extreme Long Range Championship, David Tubb won the Heavy Gun Division. In this video, created during the King of 2 Miles (K02M) competition at the Whittington Center in New Mexico, David talks about the challenges of ELR shooting, and cartridge selection. Big, heavy, large-caliber bullets with ultra-high BCs are favored for the ELR game, but recoil and cost must also be considered.

The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) is privileged to announce the 2023 National Matches First Shot Speaker will be renowned rifle marksman Sergeant First Class (SFC) Brandon Green. After being part of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) since 2004, Green has announced his retirement in 2023 — making this year’s National Matches his last in uniform.

SFC Green is a shooting superstar — one of the most talented riflemen on the planet. He is a multi-time High Power Rifle National Champion. SFC Green was the 2022 Overall Long Range Champion, and he won every other major individual NRA Long Range Trophy in 2022 — something never done before. With this truly dominant Long Range performance, along with his three previous National High Power Championships, Green has established himself as one of the greatest American marksmen who has ever lived.

In 2022, Green was the first shooter to sweep ALL FOUR NRA Long Range Championship events. Green is also a 5-time champion of the Interservice Long Range Championships.

With the USAMU, he has been an integral part of multiple record-setting teams in both service rifle and long range rifle and has acted as the lead instructor of the unit’s Marksmanship Training courses. Green also served as Team Chief for the USAMU Service Rifle Team until 2022.

SFC Brandon Green Marksmanship Highlights

SFC Brandon Green is a multi-time Service Rifle National Champion. At the National Matches in 2017, Green fired a record score of 499-30X during the National Trophy Individual (NTI) event. He went on to earn the Mountain Man title, setting a national record score, beating the score the following year for a new record of 1296-83X that still stands today. Additionally, in 2017, he earned the championship title during the CMP’s inaugural 2400 Aggregate Rifle event during the National Matches High Power rifle series.

Green is a three-time winner of the Mountain Man Trophy, awarded to the highest aggregate score in the President’s Rifle, NTI, and National Trophy Team (NTT) matches, and is a three-time winner of the NTI itself, among several other individual National Trophy wins and records.

SFC Brandon Green — 300m Rapid Fire Prone Training with Tubb 2000:
You’ll be amazed at how quickly and smoothly SFC Green cycles this bolt-action rifle.

Greene Shoots Perfect Score at President’s 100
At the 2018 National Matches, Green fired a new national record for the prestigious President’s 100 Match, shooting a perfect score of 400-20X while winning the match. No other competitor had ever achieved a perfect score in the President’s 100 match since the event began (in its current form) in 1894.

SFC Green’s Military Accolades
Green has earned many military accolades, including being named Soldier of the Year by the Military Marksmanship Association in 2013. Along with his marksmanship honors, his military awards include the Meritorious Service Medal (3), Army Commendation Medal (2), Army Achievement Medals (4), Good Conduct Medal, Afghanistan Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon and the Army Service Ribbon.

About the First Shot Ceremony at Camp Perry
Each year, the First Shot Ceremony serves as a welcoming event for the National Rifle and Pistol Matches at the Camp Perry National Guard Training Facility. The National Matches attract the nation’s top rifle and pistol shooters for a month of competitions.

The 2023 First Shot Ceremony takes place Monday, July 10, at 4:30 p.m. on the grounds of Camp Perry. SFC Green will speak and make the traditional First Shot to officially open the National Matches. Green will be firing the M70 bolt rifle once used by DCM Emeritus and two-time Olympic Gold Medalist, Gary Anderson, to shoot the National Matches 200-yard standing record in 1971.

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SEE the full 2023 National Matches schedule and other event info on the CMP website.