Caleb Giddings is a competitive shooter and

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ger. He is the founder of Gun Nuts Media, a website and

among competitive shooters. He is also known for competing in the first season of

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's marksmen competition ''

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Biography

Giddings was born in

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and lives in

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. He currently works in the firearms industry. He is also a former insurance agent. As a cadet, he served on the shooting team at the

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. In 2014 he returned to the military, joining the

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. Giddings started shooting competitively while in college in the NRA Collegiate Pistol program. In 2006, he founded Gun Nuts Media, a website and

for competitive shooters. In 2010, Giddings appeared in the first season of

's marksmen competition ''

''. During the first half of the competition, Giddings competed as part of the Blue Team. His team ended up winning three challenges during his tenure, but Caleb was eliminated during the fifth week of the competition. In 2011, GunUp hired Giddings as their Director of Community Relations.GUNUP.com Names "Top Shot" Competitor & Gun Blogger as Director of Community Relations
on Ammoland (January 5, 2011)

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