Jerry holds dozens of national and international handgun, rifle, and shotgun titles. He is one of the fastest revolver shooters in the world, capable of emptying a five-shot revolver in 0.57 seconds in a group the size of a playing card. Shooting in competitions approximately 150 days per year, Jerry even lives on a range by Princeton, Louisiana, with his wife, Kay Clark-Miculek, also an accomplished professional shooter.

Jerry, tell us what disciplines are you currently competing in?

3-Gun mostly. I shot my first ICORE (International Confederation of Revolver Enthusiasts) revolver match in some years last fall and won my divisions. It felt good to break out the wheel gun again.

Tell us what you’ve been up to since we last spoke.

I’ve been spending a lot of time on the range, not just shooting but working to maintain and improve my home range. COVID has put such a hamper on travel and events, so it’s given me plenty of time to play and do projects around the house. My daughter, Lena and I filmed the “Get Some Too” documentary last year, which was fun and aired in the fall. Plus, my wife Kay and I and the kids have gotten to spend more time hunting.

What recent competitions have you won and which are you most proud of?

ICORE-Senior and Snubby, defending all Super Senior titles. Like I mentioned earlier, I came out of “retirement” and was happy to have shot as well as I did, considering my absence.

I’ve also been shooting the major 3-Gun matches and attended my first Battle Buddy 3-Gun and really enjoyed that. It’s a really cool organization that gives disabled shooters an opportunity to shoot 3-Gun.

How has your shooting style changed or improved?

I’m always trying new styles of shooting in practice, but competition mode is the same. My competition style has worked pretty well so far, so it’s one of those things “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”.

I do play around during practice with new styles but I just haven’t found anything better for competition than what I already do. Some of my products have changed and improved, but not my style.

Tell us about your current competition setup.

• My pistol is a Smith & Wesson 5" M&P M2.0 9mm, with Mag-na-port, tungsten guide rod, extended magazine release, Magwell, Vortex Venom red dot sight, shooting Hornady 115gr HAP reloads 9mm, paired with a Safariland rig.
• My rifle is a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 competition model in 223, with Miculek muzzle brake, Miculek magnetic buffer, Mossberg JM trigger, extended Magwell, Magpul buttstock/ buffer tube/ ambi mag release/ ambi bolt release, topped with a Vortex Razor 1x6 optic with JM reticle, and side mounted Vortex Venom red dot, with a Magpul sling. Shooting Hornady 55gr FMJ for close range and 75gr BTHP Superformance Match for long range.
• My shotgun is a Mossberg 930 JM Pro 17 shot, with Mag-na-port, Arrodando speed loader chute, sighted with a Vortex Venom, shooting Fiocchi JM signature series bird slug buckshot.
• My revolver is a Smith & Wesson 65 LadySmith 3” K frame in 38 special, with Miculek grips, shooting Hornady 158gr lead ammunition.

What are your goals for the future?

I’d like to achieve another world record with semi-auto pistols, hunt more and spend more time with the family.

What is important to keep sport alive?

For me personally, my social media and YouTube are a huge part of how I stay involved in the industry, as well as present educational information to my audience. Using safe gun handling and shooting techniques and reliable, knowledgeable information keeps the info legitimate… so we’re not just throwing out bogus training tips, etc.

Also, partnering with sponsors and organizations can help reach a larger audience. I work with my sponsors (S&W, Hornady, Mossberg, Vortex, Magpul, Fiocchi, Hoppe’s, Champion, HiViz and Crossbreed), who are big names in the industry and do a lot in the shooting community to promote the sports and training.

I also partner with organizations like the DC Project, Battle Buddy 3-Gun, and The Gundie Awards to promote 2A rights, the shooting sports, and education. Of course, attending events like SHOT Show and the NRA Show are biggies. Making contacts and chatting with other firearms industry folk and social media influencers helps reach new audiences and gets our message out there.

What mental tool do you use under pressure?

Don’t take yourself too seriously. Only shoot as fast as you can see… if you see a blur, you’re going to shoot a blur.

What challenges did you overcome to get to where you are today?

All of them. I’m old enough to have come up during a time when the sport was relatively new, so I started from the bottom, when there weren’t lots of training opportunities, sponsorships, equipment. I had to learn by trial and error. I was also the first professional revolver shooter so again, there were no standards to follow or learn from at that point. I had to figure it out on my own, which turned out to be a blessing. I think that’s what made me what I am as far as a shooter. I had to put in the work and learn by practicing.

What motivates you to succeed?

Personally, I’m very competitive with myself, so it’s always been a journey to do better and be faster — it’s a drive to wake up in the morning to make it to the next level.

What do you like doing outside of shooting?

Feeding my squirrel, Henry (she’s a girl). Not sure if y’all have seen the posts on social media about her, but Lena found her on the range when she was really tiny and seemed to have been abandoned, Kay and I ended up with her and she became fairly tame. She has a little squirrel house in the yard now and comes to visit for breakfast and lunch. She likes avocados, nuts, and fruit.

The Covid stuff caused a lot of events and matches to get cancelled the last couple years, so it’s allowed for more family time. We’ve been on several hunting trips with the kids and grandkids so that’s been great. I like to mow so I’ve spent a lot of time on the mower and tractor maintaining the ranges and doing projects around, not only my house, but I seem to do a lot of projects at the kids’ houses, too. It’s fun to teach the kids how to work on their vehicles and do stuff on their houses. I’m kind of a “Jack of all trades”, so I enjoy doing just about anything that gets me out of the house and keeps me busy.