Jerry Charles Miculek Jr. ( ; born September 7, 1954) is an American professional competition shooter known for his achievements in 3-Gun and speed shooting. 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-materiel rifle. 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.

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. 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, is also a shooter with IPSC world titles.

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, 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.

Miculek estimates that in his lifetime he has shot over two million rounds of ammunition, which equals approximately 30 tons of lead.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerry-Miculek/267788486618080?sk=info&tab=page_info

Major accomplishments and wins

Miculek holds over 100 national and world shooting titles including:

Two time Overall IPSC Revolver World Champion (2002 and 2005IPSC.org – 2005 World Shoot XIV results), and two time Senior IPSC Revolver World Champion (2005 and 2011IPSC :: History of Champions 2011 World Shoot). Seven time USPSA 3-Gun National Championship Four time National USPSA Multigun Champion Four time 2nd Chance Bowling Pin Champion 1997, 2007 and 2011 American Handgunner World Shoot-Off Champion, and the only person ever to win this title with a revolver.Miculek.com – Instructor World Records Twenty-one time International Revolver Champion Member of seven time winning pro team at the Sportsmans Team Challenge Eight time National USPSA Revolver Champion Three time Masters International Long Gun Champion Ten time IDPA Enhanced Service Revolver Champion One time Bianchi Cup NRA World Action Pistol Metallic Champion

World records held TaskFirearm(s) UsedTime (sec)DateNotesFire six shots (each) from 10 different .38 caliber revolversS&W Model 64 revolvers (10)17.12September 25, 2003Broke Ed McGivern's record of 25 seconds.Fire six shots, reload, fire six shots from 1 revolverS&W Model 625 revolver2.99September 11, 1999Fire eight shots from a revolver on a single targetS&W Model 627 V-Comp revolver1.00September 11, 1999Fire eight shots from a revolver on four targets (2 hits each target)S&W Model 627 V-Comp revolver1.06September 11, 1999Fire six shots from a .50 BMG rifleBarrett M107 rifle with no work done0.98August 31, 2013Fire 5 shots from a .50 AE pistolDesert Eagle pistol with no work done0.82December 31, 2013Fire 5 shots from a 500 magnum revolverSmith & Wesson Model 500 revolver with no work done1.14December 24, 2013Dual wield 2 .223 pistols 19 shots on 5 different targets 'V-Drill'AR-15 pistol with no work done3.10July 14, 2014Fire 16 shots on 1 target with reload from a 9mm revolverSmith & Wesson 929 revolver with action job4.01April 24, 2014Fire 6 shots from a revolverChiappa Rhino 50DS revolver with no work done1.03May 26, 201323 shots on 1 target with 12 gauge shotgunMossberg 930 shotgun3.73May 13, 2013Fire 1 shot at 200 yards holding .357 magnum revolver upside down with little finger hitting 1 targetSmith & Wesson 340PD revolverno timeOctober 30, 2013Fast shooting 1 grape from low ready at 6 yards with a .223 rifleAR-15 rifle Smith & Wesson M&P-15 compensated0.53May 26, 2014Fire 2 shots at 2 separate targets 20 yards away from each other with a pump shotgunMossberg 500 shotgun chamber empty from 20 yards away0.78 total time (including reaction)September 23, 2014Fire 40 rounds from a .223 rifleIWI Tavor rifle semi-automatic with no work done6.48June 27, 2013Fire 9 shots on 5 different targets with a .50 BMG rifle 'V-Drill'Barrett M107 rifle with no work done2.95September 5, 2013Fire 1 shot at 1000 yards, double-action, with a 9mm revolverSmith & Wesson 929 revolver action jobno timeAugust 4, 2014Fire 1 shot at 1000 yards with a .50 BMG rifle starting at low readyBarrett M107 rifle2.10November 16, 2014Fire 2 shots at 2 targets from 400 meters with a 9mm revolver; upside down, double-action, with the little fingerSmith & Wesson 929 revolverno timeMarch 9, 2015Fire 10 shots at 3 different targets, 4 center mass and 2 headshots (center target), 2 in right and left target, headshot, 'Share The Love'Smith & Wesson M&P 15T rifle with JM-Pro Trigger1.59 (including reaction)January 17, 2017Beat his own record of 1.76 secondsFastest time to hit 6 target plates from 7 yards with a 9mm caliber handgunred-dot-equipped Smith & Wesson revolver2.01October 6, 2023Broke Max Michel's record of 2.05 secondsFastest time to hit 6 target plates from 7 yards with a 9mm caliber revolverred-dot-equipped Smith & Wesson revolver1.88October 6, 2023 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.

References

Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting, Ed McGivern, 1938

External links Miculek.com Youtube Miculek.com Official Site