Get ready for yet another TacticalPay radio episode! This week, we’re talking all about pistol shooting. Joining Brett to share his expertise on this is Brian Zins, who is the Director of Training at Point Blank Range, a shooting range located in North Carolina.
Brian Zins is a retired United States Marine Corps Military Police Gunnery Sergeant, and throughout his military career he earned a number of awards including (6) Marine Corps Good Conduct Medals, (5) Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medals, (1) Navy Marine Corps Commendation Medal and (1) Meritorious Service Medal (which is for members of our Armed Forces who distinguish themselves with outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the country). He’s also a 12x national champion in pistol shooting competition. You may also recognize him from Season 2 of the History Channel shooting competition show Top Shot.
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Episode Highlights
- How juggling and trumpet-playing prepared Brian to become a national champion.
- If Brian plans on competing for a 13th National Championship.
- Which competition victory means the most to Brian.
- Who are the current best pistol shooters in the world.
- And so much more!
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Point Blank Range
Point Blank Range is a state of the art indoor shooting facility offering Professional Instruction and a Firearms Pro Shop. They offer a 25 yard range which has 15 shooting lanes with a state-of-the-art wireless, programmable turning target system operated from a local keypad or by their Range Safety Officer through a master control system. Point Blank Range has two locations in the Greater Charlotte, NC Area… in Mooresville and in Matthews
Point Blank Range takes customer service incredibly seriously, and as such focuses on the comfort, health and safety o all members. With this in mind, they have a custom designed, climate controlled ventilation system that keeps the particulates and gas from discharging firearms moving downrange at all times. HEPA filters keep all re-circulated air as clean as technology will allow. Their range ventilation system is designed to meet all applicable EPA, OSHA and NIOSH air quality standards. In fact, they are the first indoor range to have a climate-controlled ventilation system in Charlotte and the surrounding area.
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TacticalPay Featured Community Organization of The Week
Each week, we select a “TacticalPay Featured Community Organization of the Week” from our listener submissions! Created to showcase a community organization that is doing important on the ground work related to the firearms community, nominees are selected by our listeners from hundreds of local clubs, shooting groups, hunting and wildlife organizations, education and advocacy organizations, and other firearms related community organizations.
We want to hear about organizations that deserve to be recognized, so if you know of a community organization that you believe is doing excellent work on behalf of the broader firearms community that you’d like to see recognized, drop us a line!
We’ve got a great one for you this week!
Bald Eagle’s Rifle Club
The Bald Eagle’s Rifle Club was formed as an association responsible for the promotion of Fullbore Rifle Shooting in the United States, and to support the efforts of the United States Veteran’s Rifle Team in its international competitions.
During the years subsequent to its formation, the BERC has established a club house at the NRA’s Whittington Center in Raton, New Mexico, and began the sponsorship of the Spirit of America Match
Each year, they participate in a number of shooting events designed to encourage competition and build community around rifle shooting. They also support the US veterans rifle team in going on trips, offer forums and more for community members to exchange information, gear, and so much more.
Bringing people together around shooting competition is so crucial for community building, and that’s why The Bald Eagle’s Rifle Club is our selection for community organization of the week. Big congrats are due!