For Immediate Release: July 12, 2005
Contact: Dave Thomas, Executive Director
Office: 360-855-2245 Cell: 360-708-6828 dave@uspsa.org

Princeton’s Jerry and Kay Miculek to Defend Shooting Titles
PRINCETON, La., – Jerry and Kay Miculek might not be household names in your neighborhood, but among practical pistol shooters, Jerry and Kay Miculek cast a long shadow. Best-known as the dean of revolver shooters, Jerry Miculek owns every revolver-shooting title in the world outside of PPC (where only law enforcement officers are encouraged to compete), and holds three speed-shooting world records. Miculek has traveled the world to display his skills, once going so far as to shoot for the defense minister of Chad at the behest of Smith & Wesson.

“I shot a little, then did a speed reload for him and a bunch of his security forces,” Miculek reminisces. “When I hit the reload in about 1.8 seconds shot-to-shot, the defense minister walked out in front of all those men, stood right next to me and said ‘Do that again.’ – Talk about pressure!” (FYI – Most shooters need at least six seconds.)

Kay Miculek ranks as one of the top five women in Practical Shooting, and is the defending USPSA “Open” pistol champion. Matchless in 3-Gun (rifle, pistol, shotgun) competition, Kay is a force to be reckoned with on the firing line.

Together, the Miculeks own Princeton-based Bang, Inc., a retail gun store and firearm training concern.

The Miculeks will travel to Barry, Ill., to represent Smith & Wesson and Caspian (among others) at the United States Practical Shooting Association (USPSA) Handgun Nationals July 17-23. While not as high pressure as shooting for Chad’s defense minister, the match, represents the pinnacle of the sport in the United States. The Miculeks will come home briefly, then board a plane for Guayaquil, Ecuador, where they will compete in the International Practical Shooting Confederation’s World Shoot XIV. Jerry is expected to win another world title, while Kay’s match is anyone’s guess. She’s been working hard to help bring the ladies’ team title (currently held by the Philippines) back to U.S. shores.

WHAT IS PRACTICAL SHOOTING?
Practical Shooting has grown from its original focus on the defensive use of a handgun, to a full-on competitive endeavor, with company-sponsored teams, specialized equipment, and elaborate scenarios to match. At PASA Park in Illinois (www.pasapark.com) each competitor will negotiate brightly-painted obstacles, run, speed-reload, and drive their guns through as fast as their skills will allow. Shooters compete against the clock to create the highest points-per-second score possible. If they miss, or shoot inaccurately, points are deducted, lowering that all-important points-per-second score
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