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Instructor Bios

2011 Instructors include the following...

Phil Strader

Phil Strader was the firearms instructor for the U.S. Capitol Police for eight years, won the Steel Challenge three times, has been on two U.S. World Shoot teams and has won more than 40 state, regional and national shooting competition titles. Yet very few people outside the competitive shooting community even know who he is. Perhaps this is because he's so unassuming about what he's accomplished. He's usually the first person to poke fun at himself.

Max Michel

Max Michel

By anyone's account, Max Michel, Jr. is one of the best shooters in the world. With three World Speed Shooting Championships (2009, 2007 and 2005), five USPSA National Championships (2009, 2007, 2006, 2005 and 2004), 2 US Steel National Championships (2009, and 2008), 37 USPSA Area Championships, and nearly 100 Major Championship wins, Max Michel has become a dominant force in the pistol shooting sports. Michel also owns multiple World Speed Shooting records as well as the only Action Shooter to win all USPSA Area Championships in the same season (2010). As an international competitor, Michel has represented the United States in the last four International Practical Shooting Confederation (IPSC) World Shoots and returned home each time with team gold medals. He will again represent the nation in Rhodes, Greece at the 2011 World Shoot and anchor the USA?s Open Division team.

Randi Rogers

Randi Rogers started shooting at age 11 with her grandparents. Originally starting in Cowboy Action Shooting Rogers soon rose to the top with multiple world and national titles. At age 18 while attending college Rogers started shooting as part of the Team GLOCK Shooting Squad. She has since gained world and national titles in 5 different shooting disciplines. Rogers currently resides in Georgia where she works full time at GLOCK, Inc., in the marketing department as well as continuing on the Team GLOCK Shooting Squad.

11 Time Cowboy Action Ladies World Champion (1999-2009)
2 Time IDPA Ladies National Champion (2008-2009)
2008 USPSA Ladies Production National Champion
 2009 Ladies Production Bianchi Champion
2009 USPSA Ladies Limited-10 National Champion

B.J. Norris

BJ started shooting in late 2000, at age 11 in USPSA Production Division. After a few years he switched to Open for about 4 years, winning three consecutive Open Junior National Champion titles in 2005, 2006 and 2007

7 World Championship Titles
 8 National Championship Titles
Over 15 Regional or State Titles
3 World Speed Shooting Records

Matt Burkett

Matt is owner of Predator Tactical, a Seven Time MGM IronMan Overall Champion, Three Time World Three Gun Champion, Two Time European Three Gun Champion and 2003 National IDPA ESP Champion. Bottom line, he is an internationally recognized world class shooter who can make anybody who carries a gun a better shot. Matt provides training for military, law enforcement and civilians world wide. He has trained over 7,000 people in 19 countries from Asia to Eastern Europe.

Manny Bragg

2008 World Shoot XV (Indonesia) 9th in Standard Class
2006 HOA Area 2 Championship
2-Time Missouri State Steel Shoot-off Champion
2 Time HOA, Kentucky State Championship
2 TimeHOA Area 6 Championship
2 Time HOA Area 1 Championship
2 Time HOA Area 8 Championship
3 Time HOA, Arkansas Limited and Open Championship
3-Time HOA, Illinois State Championship
3 Time HOA, Tennessee State champion
3-Time HOA, Oklahoma State Championship
4-Time HOA, Iowa State Championship
4-Time HOA, Area 5 Championship
7-Time Area 3 Champion
8-Time Missouri State Champion
2005 and 2006 USPSA Limited Point Series Champion 2nd Overall
2003 Factory Gun Nationals 4th Overall
2004 Limited Gun Nationals 3rd Overall
2005 Limited 10 Nationals 2nd Overall
2005 Limited Nationals
5th Overall 2008 Limited Nationals
5th Overall 2008 Limited 10 Nationals
2005 IPSC World Champion team member
2008 USPSA Standard Gold World Team Member

Ted Puente

 

I started shooting in 1993 when I entered the Milwaukee Police Dept Training Bureau as a Police Recruit. I immediately loved the sport of shooting, and excelled taking high honors in both marksmanship and combat shooting in my recruit class. Police Academy combat pistol training is very similar to IDPA shooting. 

After graduating from the academy I pursued tactical firearms training with handguns, shotguns, AR-15 type rifles, and bolt action rifles. My intent was to work on the Street Crimes Unit/SWAT. I was assigned to the Street Crimes Unit in 1998 and worked there until 2000. In 2000 I re-entered the Police Academy as a full time Firearms Instructor, and have been teaching Police Officers the shooting skills they need to stay alive ever since.  

In 2000 I discovered the shooting sports. I found that those sports were exactly what Police Officers needed to simulate combat stress. I studied the IPSC/USPSA Shooting Sports and passed on the learned skills to the approximately 2000 Police Officers Milwaukee employs. By competing I learned not only how to shoot better, but also how to teach. I have been able to achieve the rank of Grand Master in both Limited and Limited-10 divisions. I applied myself to 3-Gun competition so I could become better at teaching shotgun and rifle skills. In 2006 and 2007 I won the USPSA Limited Division 3-Gun National Championships. After achieving this goal I focused on Limited Division Pistol Competition. In 2009 I won the USPSA Limited Division National Championships.

  I compete in a high profile position and do my very best to be a good representative of all my sponsors by displaying good sportsmanship, integrity, friendliness, and patriotism. The following companies have entrusted me to represent them:

Ø The Universal Shooting Academy
Ø Montana Gold Bullets
Ø STI International
Ø Blade Tech Holsters
Ø Bravo Company
Ø D&H Industries
Ø Mounting Solution Plus        

Some of the titles I have won since I started shooting are:

·        2006 USPSA Limited Multigun National Champion
 ·        2006 USPSA Limited-10 3rd Overall
·        2006 Wisconsin State Single Stack Champion
·        2006 DPMS Multigun Limited Division Champion/High LE
·        2007 USPSA Limited Multigun National Champion
 ·        2007 USPSA Limited-10 Handgun Nationals 2nd Overall
·        2007 USPSA Limited-10 Handgun Nationals “High Law Enforcement”
·        2007 USPSA Limited Handgun Nationals 5th Overall
·        2007 USPSA Limited Handgun Nationals “High Law Enforcement”
·        2007 Wisconsin State Single Stack Champion
·        2007 DPMS Multigun Limited Division 3rd overall/High LE
·        2008 USPSA Limited Multigun Nationals 3rd Overall
·        2008 USPSA Limited-10 Handgun Nationals 2nd Overall
·        2008 USPSA Limited-10 Handgun Nationals “High Law Enforcement”
·        2008 USPSA Limited Handgun Nationals 3rd Overall
·        2008 USPSA Limited Handgun Nationals “High Law Enforcement”
 ·        2008 Wisconsin Limited Handgun Champion
·        2008 DPMS 3rd Overall/High LE
·        2009 USPSA Limited Division Handgun National Champion
 ·        2009 USPSA Limited Handgun Nationals “High Law Enforcement”
·        2009 Wisconsin State Limited Division Champion
 
 
 

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2011 - MGM Targets