Carter Reed - instruction staff

I'm new to Camp Williams but have been shooting with Cam for many years.  I recently retired as a Geologist with after 31 years in the trenches.  With more leisure time, I got back into action shooting last year after a twelve-year hiatus when we formed the Castle Action Shooting League (CASL).

I originally started shooting competitively in 1990 when I joined the USPSA/IPSC.  I became a Certified USPSA Range Officer and ran sanctioned IPSC matches in Price for over five years as the USPSA Liaison Officer and occasional Range Master.  I practiced a lot and studied the shooting techniques of the top competition/tactical shooters.  In the mid and late 90s this paid off and I started placing near the top in local and out of state matches.  I shot in matches with the FBI, Border Patrol, U.S. Army, and other law enforcement agencies as well as with some of the top competitive shooters in the country.  This was often a humbling experience but helped me become a better shooter.  In 1995 I took 2nd place in the Colorado Goforit Steel Match.  In 1996 I won the Southern Utah Pistol and Revolver Championship (Dixie Cup).  In 1997 I won the Utah State IPSC Championship, placed 8th overall in the Rocky Mountain Stock Gun Championship, and placed 2nd in the Las Vegas IPSC Combat Handgun Match.
  I shot some matches early in the 1998 season but all of a sudden shooting became more like work and less like fun.  I intended to lay-off for just the rest of the season but found myself pursuing other interests.

My current favorite leisure activity is touring the west with my wife, Georgene, on our Harley.