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{{Short description|American speed shooter}}
{{Infobox sportsperson
| name = Jerry Miculek
| image = Jerry Miculek at the 2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot.jpg
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| alt = 
| caption = Jerry Miculek at the [[2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot]] in Moscow, Russia
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| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|7 September 1954}}
| birth_place = [[Freeport, Texas]], U.S.
| occupation = Professional shooter, Gunsmith, YouTube personality
| employer = 
| spouse = [[Kay Clark-Miculek]]
| website = {{URL|http://miculek.com/}}
| show-medals = yes
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport |[[International Practical Shooting Confederation|IPSC]]}}
{{MedalCountry | {{USA}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IPSC Handgun World Shoot]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2002 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2002 Pietersburg]]| Revolver }}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2005 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2005 Guayaquil]]| Revolver }}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2005 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2005 Guayaquil]]| Senior Revolver }}
{{Medal|Silver|[[2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2011 Rhodes]]| Revolver }}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2011 Rhodes]]| Senior Revolver }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IPSC US Handgun Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|2009 | Revolver }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IPSC Rifle World Shoot]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2017 IPSC Rifle World Shoot|2017 Moscow]]| Open Super Senior }}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2019 IPSC Rifle World Shoot|2019 Karlskoga]]| Open Super Senior }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IPSC Shotgun World Shoots]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|[[2012 IPSC Shotgun World Shoot|2012 Debrecen]] | Senior Open }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[IPSC Pan-American Shotgun Championship]]}}
{{Medal|Gold|2013 Kentucky| Open }}
}}

'''Jerry Charles Miculek Jr.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|m|ɪ|tʃ|ə|l|ɛ|k}} {{respell|MITCH|ə|lek}}; born September 7, 1954) is an American professional [[shooting sports|competition shooter]] known for his achievements in [[3-Gun]] and [[shooting sports#Rapid fire|speed shooting]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jerrymiculek.com/about.html |title=www.jerrymiculek.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224091545/http://www.jerrymiculek.com/about.html |archive-date=2012-02-24 }}</ref> He holds five officially sanctioned [[world record]]s in revolver shooting and over 15 unsanctioned records with firearms ranging from [[9×19mm Parabellum|9mm]] [[semi-automatic pistol]]s to the [[.50 BMG]] [[Barrett M107]] [[anti-material rifle]].<ref name="youtube.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/user/MiculekDotCom|title=Jerry Miculek - Pro Shooter - YouTube|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Additional accomplishments include rapid-firing 12 shots (including one [[speedloader|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.<ref name="youtube.com"/>

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]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.outdoorchannel.com/shootout-lane|title = Shootout Lane|date = January 1900}}</ref>
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-Afentul]], is also a shooter with [[International Practical Shooting Confederation|IPSC]] world titles.

[[File:S&W 625JM.png|thumb|Smith & Wesson 625JM revolver (Jerry Miculek edition), chambered in .45ACP]]

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. [[O.F. Mossberg & Sons|Mossberg]] offers Miculek signature series shotguns and a [[rifle]] [[Muzzle brake|compensator]] of his design.

== Biography and early career ==

Born in [[Freeport, Texas|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.{{Citation needed|date=July 2021}}

Miculek estimates that in his lifetime he has shot over two million rounds of ammunition, which equals approximately 30 tons of [[lead]].<ref name="facebook.com">https://www.facebook.com/pages/Jerry-Miculek/267788486618080?sk=info&tab=page_info {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

== Major accomplishments and wins ==
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Miculek holds over 100 national and world shooting titles including:

*Two time Overall [[IPSC Handgun World Shoot|IPSC Revolver World Champion]] ([[2002 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2002]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.uspsa2.org/WorldshootXIII.htm |title=2002 IPSC Worldshoot XIII results |access-date=2015-02-11 |archive-date=2020-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200913055554/http://www.uspsa2.org/WorldshootXIII.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> and [[2005 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2005]]<ref>[http://www.ipsc.org/results/matchResult.php?ref=C51508178 IPSC.org – 2005 World Shoot XIV results]</ref>), and two time Senior IPSC Revolver World Champion ([[2005 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2005]] and [[2011 IPSC Handgun World Shoot|2011]]<ref>[http://www.ipsc.org/results/hocView.php?id=689 IPSC :: History of Champions 2011 World Shoot]</ref>).
*Seven time [[United States Practical Shooting Association|USPSA]] 3-Gun National Championship
*Four time National [[USPSA Multigun Championship|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.<ref>[http://www.miculek.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=3 Miculek.com – Instructor World Records]</ref>
*Twenty-one time [[International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts|International Revolver Champion]]
*Member of seven time winning pro team at the Sportsmans Team Challenge
*Eight time National [[USPSA Handgun Championship|USPSA Revolver Champion]]
*Three time Masters International Long Gun Champion
*Ten time [[International Defensive Pistol Association|IDPA]] Enhanced Service Revolver Champion
*One time [[The Bianchi Cup|Bianchi Cup]] NRA World Action Pistol Metallic Champion

== World records held ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Task
!Firearm(s) Used
!Time (sec)
!Date
!Notes
|-
|Fire six shots (each) from 10 different [[.38 caliber]] [[revolver]]s
|[[Smith & Wesson Model 64|S&W Model 64]] [[revolver]]s (10)
|17.12
|September 25, 2003
|Broke [[Ed McGivern]]'s record of 25 seconds.
|-
|Fire six shots, reload, fire six shots from 1 revolver<ref name=":0">{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=Fastest shooter EVER, Jerry Miculek- World record 8 shots in 1 second & 12 shot reload! HD|date=2013-09-15|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzHG-ibZaKM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/WzHG-ibZaKM |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Smith & Wesson Model 625|S&W Model 625]] [[revolver]]
|2.99
|September 11, 1999
|
|-
|Fire eight shots from a revolver on a single target<ref name=":0" />
|[[Smith & Wesson Model 27#Variants|S&W Model 627]] [[ported barrel|V-Comp]] [[revolver]]
|1.00
|September 11, 1999
|
|-
|Fire eight shots from a revolver on four targets (2 hits each target)<ref name=":0" />
|[[Smith & Wesson Model 27#Variants|S&W Model 627]] [[ported barrel|V-Comp]] [[revolver]]
|1.06
|September 11, 1999
|
|-
|Fire six shots from a .[[50 BMG]] rifle<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=NEW BARRETT .50 CAL WORLD RECORD- 6 SHOTS in UNDER 1 SECOND on HIGH SPEED! Jerry Miculek HD|date=2014-01-06|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXEK7rcqO-Y |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/GXEK7rcqO-Y |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Barrett M107]] [[rifle]] with no work done
|0.98
|August 31, 2013
|
|-
|Fire 5 shots from a [[.50 AE]] pistol<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=DESERT EAGLE 50 CAL WORLD RECORD- 5 SHOTS IN 0.8 SECONDS in HIGH SPEED! (Jerry Miculek)|date=2013-12-31|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULysvxSYfoU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/ULysvxSYfoU |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Desert Eagle]] [[pistol]] with no work done
|0.82
|December 31, 2013
|
|-
|Fire 5 shots from a [[500 magnum]] revolver<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=S&W .500 MAGNUM RECORD 5 shots in 1 SECOND in high speed with Jerry Miculek|date=2013-12-24|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzyqiT1FFA |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/nOzyqiT1FFA |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Smith & Wesson Model 500]] [[revolver]] with no work done
|1.14
|December 24, 2013
|
|-
|Dual wield 2 [[.223]] pistols 19 shots on 5 different targets 'V-Drill'<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=DUAL WIELD AR-15 V-Drill in 3 seconds in Slow Mo! {{!}} Sig Sauer M400 (Jerry Miculek)|date=2014-07-14|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7G-sOC3-sQ|access-date=2017-09-07}}</ref>
|[[AR-15 style pistol|AR-15 pistol]] with no work done
|3.10
|July 14, 2014
|
|-
|Fire 16 shots on 1 target with reload from a [[9mm]] revolver<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=REVOLVER SPEED RELOAD! 16 rounds in 4 seconds on slow mo! S&W 929 Jerry Miculek|date=2014-04-24|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0FbUMqoyjDw |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/0FbUMqoyjDw |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Smith & Wesson]] 929 [[revolver]] with action job
|4.01
|April 24, 2014
|
|-
|Fire 6 shots from a revolver<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=6 shots in 1 second with a Chiappa Rhino Revolver|date=2013-05-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPX09SNNByI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/kPX09SNNByI |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Chiappa Rhino]] 50DS [[revolver]] with no work done
|1.03
|May 26, 2013
|
|-
|23 shots on 1 target with [[Shotgun#Gauge|12 gauge]] shotgun<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=23 rounds in 3.73 seconds with a Mossberg 930 shotgun|date=2013-05-13|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5QTFvnENRc |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/N5QTFvnENRc |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Mossberg]] 930 [[shotgun]]
|3.73
|May 13, 2013
|
|-
|Fire 1 shot at 200 yards holding [[.357 magnum]] [[revolver]] upside down with little finger hitting 1 target<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=IMPOSSIBLE 200 yard snub nose revolver shot- upside down, one handed, with pinky finger|date=2013-10-30|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIwVK_FxGZk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/HIwVK_FxGZk |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Smith & Wesson]] 340PD [[revolver]]
|no time
|October 30, 2013
|
|-
|Fast shooting 1 grape from low ready at 15 yards with a [[.223]] rifle<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=Quick scope a grape in half a second with an AR15! (Jerry Miculek)|date=2014-05-26|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUXq4HhrM6k |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/QUXq4HhrM6k |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[AR-15 style rifle|AR-15 rifle]] [[Smith & Wesson]] M&P-15 compensated
|0.53
|May 26, 2014
|
|-
|Fire 2 shots at 2 separate targets 20 yards away from each other with a pump [[shotgun]]<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=Mossberg 500 pump action shotgun- fast shooting and review with Jerry Miculek|date=2014-09-23|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3m-WNk44hI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/Z3m-WNk44hI |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Mossberg 500]] [[shotgun]] chamber empty from 20 yards away
|0.78 total time (including reaction)
|September 23, 2014
|
|-
|Fire 40 rounds from a [[.223]] rifle<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=IWI TAVOR - 40 rounds in 6 seconds with Jerry Miculek|date=2013-06-27|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjx4KSKHIC4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/cjx4KSKHIC4 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[IWI Tavor]] [[Semi-automatic rifle|rifle semi-automatic]] with no work done
|6.48
|June 27, 2013
|
|-
|Fire 9 shots on 5 different targets with a [[.50 BMG]] rifle 'V-Drill'<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=BARRETT 50 CAL IMPOSSIBLE "V-DRILL" with FASTEST shooter, Jerry Miculek! M107 M82|date=2013-09-05|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPqbC-xZ5VE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/gPqbC-xZ5VE |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Barrett M107]] [[rifle]] with no work done
|2.95
|September 5, 2013
|
|-
|Fire 1 shot at 1000 yards, double-action, with a [[9mm]] revolver<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=WORLD RECORD 1000 yard shot with a 9mm Hand Gun! {{!}} S&W 929 by Jerry Miculek|date=2014-08-04|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ3XwizTqDw|access-date=2017-09-07}}</ref>
|[[Smith & Wesson]] 929 [[revolver]] action job
|no time
|August 4, 2014
|
|-
|Fire 1 shot at 1000 yards with a .[[50 BMG]] rifle starting at low ready<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=1000 yd Standing Barrett 50 cal quick scope shot in 2 seconds record by Jerry Miculek!|date=2014-11-16|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eHTsaCo03Q |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/5eHTsaCo03Q |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Barrett M107]] [[rifle]]
|2.10
|November 16, 2014
|
|-
|Fire 2 shots at 2 targets from 400 meters with a [[9mm]] revolver; upside down, double-action, with the little finger<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=RECORD 400 METER UPSIDE DOWN DUAL BALLOON SHOT WITH A 9mm PISTOL! (4K)|date=2015-03-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk4RPsn8Zfs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/hk4RPsn8Zfs |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|[[Smith & Wesson]] 929 [[revolver]]
|no time
|March 9, 2015
|
|-
|Fire 10 shots at 3 different targets, 4 center mass and 2 headshots (center target), 2 in right and left target, headshot, 'Share The Love'<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://lockedback.com/jerry-miculeks-new-record-10-shots-3-targets-1-59-seconds/|title=Jerry Miculek's New World Record: 10 shots on 3 Targets in 1.59 Seconds|date=2017-01-17|work=Locked Back|access-date=2017-09-07|language=en-US|archive-date=2017-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908020016/https://lockedback.com/jerry-miculeks-new-record-10-shots-3-targets-1-59-seconds/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.americas1stfreedom.org/articles/2017/1/17/watching-jerry-miculek-set-a-world-record-from-the-best-seat-in-the-house/|title=Watching Jerry Miculek Set A World Record From The Best Seat In The House|author-first1=Clay|author-last1=Turner|date=17 January 2017|website=America's 1st Freedom|language=en|access-date=2017-09-07}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last=Julie Golob|title=Jerry Miculek SHOT Show World Record with M&P15 & Rifle Speed Shooting {{!}} JulieG.TV|date=2017-01-25|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHQ8_KUI9ew|access-date=2017-09-07}}</ref>
|[[Smith & Wesson]] M&P 15T [[rifle]] with JM-Pro Trigger
|1.59 (including reaction)
|January 17, 2017
|Beat his own record of 1.76 seconds<ref>{{Citation|last=Miculek.com- The Leaders in Gun Control!|title=Speed Shooting the AR-15 "Share the Love" Drill + Meet Jerry Miculek at the Nashville NRA show! (4K)|date=2015-04-09|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OG4qAd3Ddz8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/OG4qAd3Ddz8 |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=2017-09-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|Fastest time to hit 6 target plates from 7 yards with a [[9mm caliber]] [[handgun]]
|red-dot-equipped [[Smith & Wesson]] [[revolver]]
|2.01
|October 6, 2023
|Broke [[Max Michel]]'s record of 2.05 seconds<ref name="ssusa.org">{{Citation|title= Jerry Miculek Sets NRA World Record With Fastest Time To Hit 6 Plates With A 9 mm Revolver |date=2023-10-10|url=https://www.ssusa.org/content/watch-jerry-miculek-sets-nra-world-record-with-fastest-time-to-hit-6-plates-with-a-9-mm-revolver/}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
|-
|Fastest time to hit 6 target plates from 7 yards with a [[9mm caliber]] [[revolver]]
|red-dot-equipped [[Smith & Wesson]] [[revolver]]
|1.88
|October 6, 2023
|<ref name="ssusa.org"/>
|}
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.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}
* <u>Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting</u>, Ed McGivern, 1938{{full citation needed|date=November 2012}}
* {{cite journal | author=Petty, Charles E.  | author-link=Charles E. Petty | title=How fast is fast? Gentleman Jerry Miculek tackles McGivern's record  | journal=American Handgunner | year=2004 | volume=July–August | url=http://toyfj40.freeshell.org/GunPix/EdMcGivern.html }}
* {{cite journal | author=Ayoob, Massad | author-link=Massad Ayoob | title=The "Miculek special": wants 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  | journal=[[Guns (magazine)|Guns Magazine]]  | year=2002 | volume=September }}

== External links ==
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChk5eyAGuO3J4rV-CiMNkNQ Miculek.com Youtube]
* [http://www.miculek.com/ Miculek.com] Official Site
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