Ben Stoeger
Ever since I have been a kid, I have been interested in pistols. I purchased my first handgun as soon as I could, and started shooting competitively in 2005. My first matches were all IDPA or IDPA style. After a few months I also started shooting USPSA. I enjoy every second of my training and matches. I started attending nationals in 2007 and I am sure I will go to every one until I am too old to walk.-Ben Stoeger-
Equipment:
Beretta 92G-Elite 2
Trigger Job
Dawson Fiber Optic Front Sight
Novak Low Profile Rear Sight
Mec Gar Magazines
Ammunition is from Black Bullets International
Belt:
CR Speed Rig
Wilson Combat Tactical Assault Holster
“Ghost” Magazine Carriers
www.benstoeger.com
Brian Payne
I have been a Law Enforcement Officer for 31 yrs., and am currently a Chief of Police. I am an instructor for handgun, shotgun, rifle and sub-gun, as well as a Defensive Tactics Instructor. I have served many years as a team leader for area SWAT teams. I also operate “Concealed Defense”, a firearms instruction company that specializes in Permit to Carry classes. I am currently the instructor at the Del-Tone-Luth Gun Club in St. Cloud.
An avid competition shooter, I currently compete mainly in 3-gun competitions all around the country. Matches include the Blue Ridge Mountain 3-gun in Kentucky, the Rocky Mountain 3-gun in New Mexico, the FN USA Midwest 3-gun Championships in Missouri, the Adams Arms Ozarks 3-gun in Missouri, the Ft. Benning 3-gun in Georgia, and the DPMS Tri-gun Challenge in St. Cloud MN.
Weapons and gear:
Rifle – JP Enterprises JP-15 .223 rifle with Meopta 1-4 power scope.
Shotgun – Benelli M-2 with Nordic Components
extended magazine tube. 24” barrel with Carlson extended choke tubes.
Handgun – 6” STI .40 S&W by Benny Hill.
Belt system – CR Speed Rig
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Shot shell carriers – All shot shells are carried in Mark Otto carriers and chest rig.
Rifle Mags – 30 round P-Mags with some having the Nordic Components
extension making them 48 round mags.
Handgun holster – Blade Tech with drop off-set.
Ammo selection:
Rifle – Hornaday 55 grn FMJ.
Handgun – Handloads using 200 grn bullets from “Black Bullet International”.
Shotgun – Shotshells are usually Remington STS Gold Hull 7 ˝ or 8 shot. Slugs are Federal “Tru-ball” low recoil.
Most of the above listed gear and shotgun equipment have been purchased from Unholstered.com.
Steven Zerwas
I have been a law enforcement officer for 21 years. I started with the Minneapolis police department and was with them for 1 year. The last 20 years, I have been a member of the Minnesota State Patrol. I have been a firearm instructor for the last 10 years.
My shooting career started with IDPA in 1996. I felt as though I was a pretty good shooter until I attended my first IDPA match. Boy, was I mistaken. I learned very quickly I had a long way to go to bring up my level of proficiency.
A couple of years later, I was enjoying some success in the IDPA sport. Riding high on some victories, I thought I'd try my hand at USPSA in 2004. Once again, I realized I needed to bring my level up to compete with some of the local talent but, I was hooked after the first match.
In 2006 I began to hit a groove and with God's help, I was able bring my game up to be competetive in USPSA both locally and nationally.
I was picked up as a sponsored shooter by UNHOLSTERED.COM in the spring of 2009. I am very happy to fly the UNHOLSTERED.COM colors at local and national level matches as they are the nicest guys you will ever meet. The guys at UNHOLSTERED.COM have been a blessing to me and I appreciate everything they have done for me.
My list of accomplishments include:
2010 USPSA Single Stack 2nd place A class (2 of 42 A class) 18th overall out of 275 shooters
2009 Area 3 Champion Open division
2009 Great Planes sectional 2nd place Overall Open division
2009 Illinois sectional Master class Limited Champion
2009 Minnesota Points series Champion Open division
2008 Florida Open top 10 finish overall Limited division
2008 Minnesota Point series Champion Open division
2007 Minnesota Point series Champion Limited division
2006 Minnesota Point series Champion Limited division
2005 Minnesota State championship 2nd place overall
My equipment:
Open Gun: STI Grandmaster with Dawson trigger job and an Aimpoint Micro dot sighting device (the best!) 2.5# trigger pull. Al STI magazines with Dawson basepads and Grams engineering internals.
Limited Gun: Howard Smith custom 6" using STI slide and frame, Schumann barrel and a mixture of SVI internal parts. 2.5# trigger pull. STI tuned mags (from Howard Smith) along with four SPS magazines. All magazines have either Dawson basepads and grams engineering internals.
Production Gun: Smith and Wesson M&P 9L with Dawson sites and a Don Shipp Trigger job. 2.5# trigger pull. Stock Smith and wesson Magazines.
Single stack Gun: Fusion Firearms 40 caliber Scout XL with a Dawson front site and a Duke Seibold Trigger job 2.5# trigger pull. Tripp research 10mm magazines to accomodate the longer loads I use for this pistol.
Belt: CR SPEED!
Holster: Open and Limited= Ghost, Production= Bladetech DOH, Single Stack= Blackhawk non serpa
Magazine pouches: Open and limited= Safariland 773, Production= Safariland 771, Single stack mixture of Safariland 773 and CR Speed.
