Jerry Miculek
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Jerry Miculek (pronounced MITCH-uh-lek, although many pronounce it MIK-a-lik) is a speed shooter and competition shooting instructor, experienced in nearly every type of firearm made. He is renowned as the fastest revolver shooter on the planet, emptying a five-shot revolver in 0.57 seconds, in a group the size of a playing card. Miculek currently holds five world records in exhibition revolver shooting. He is married to Kay Clark Miculek, herself an accomplished shooter, holding numerous national and world titles.
In addition, Miculek is an experienced gunsmith who tunes and adjusts his own revolvers for optimum function.
He is endorsed by Smith & Wesson, who created the S&W Model 625JM model in honor of him.
An avid shooter, Jerry holds numerous national and world shooting titles:
- Five time USPSA 3-Gun National Championship
- Four time 2nd Chance Bowling Pin Champion
- 1997 American Handgunner World Shoot-Off Champion (The only person to ever win this title with a revolver.)
- Fourteen time International Revolver Champion
- Member of five time winning pro team at the Sportsmans Team Challenge
- Three time Masters International Long Gun Champion
- Three time USPSA National Revolver Champion
- Two time IPSC World Revolver Champion
[edit] World records held
| Task | Firearm(s) Used | Time (sec) | Date | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fire six shots (each) from 10 different .38 caliber revolvers | S&W Model 64 revolvers (10) | 17.12 | September 25, 2003 | Broke Ed McGivern's record of 25 seconds. |
| Fire six shots, reload, fire six shots from 1 revolver | S&W Model 625 revolver | 2.99 | September 11, 1999 | |
| Fire eight shots from a revolver on a single target | S&W Model 627 V-Comp revolver | 1.00 | September 11, 1999 | |
| Fire eight shots from a revolver on four targets (2 hits each target) | S&W Model 627 V-Comp revolver | 1.06 | September 11, 1999 | |
| Fire five shots from a revolver on target | S&W Model 64 ported barrel revolver | 0.57 | September 25, 2003 | Record held by Ed McGivern (0.45 sec, 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 was only 1/20th of a second, so the .45 second figure assumes the worst case). |
[edit] References
- Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting, Ed McGivern, 1938
- Petty, Charles E. (2004). "How fast is fast? Gentleman Jerry Miculek tackles McGivern's record". American Handgunner July-August.
- Ayoob, Massad (2002). "The "Miculek special": once you have a .45 ACP revolver, you'll wonder how you got along without one. Here's the newest option - S&W Performance Center 625". Guns Magazine September.
