Chris Reed is a competitive shooter known for being the winner of the second season of

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's marksmen competition '' Top Shot''. He also competed in the Field & Stream's Total Outdoorsman Challenge for 5 years, finishing in the top 3 four times. Since winning ''Top Shot'', Reed has gone on to participate in long range tactical rifle competitions. His best finish was at the PRS in Tehachapi, CA in 2015 where he won the Mid East Regional Championship.

Background

Reed was born in

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. He lives in Grenada, Mississippi, and works as a

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and also runs his own bulldozing company. Reed has two children and has been married for 21 years. At one point, he had brain surgery.Q&A With 'Top Shot' Winner Chris Reed
on '' Field & Stream'' (April 27, 2011) In 2009, Reed finished second at the Field & Stream's Total Outdoorsman Challenge. That same year, he was the national champion in both 12-gauge Sporting Clays and 22 Long Rifle. In 2010, he was the finalist in National Rifle, Shotgun and Archery. He has also won several state and national championships in both archery and long rifle. Reed is a Marine Corps honor graduate and Company High Shooter.

''Top Shot''

In 2011, Reed appeared in the second season of

's marksmen competition '' Top Shot''. During the first half of the competition, Reed competed as part of the Red Team. His team ended up winning six challenges, and Reed was never nominated for elimination during that period. During the final half of the competition, Reed won one of the last individual challenges before the final. In the finale, he beat

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to win the competition as well as $100,000. During one episode of the third season of the show, Reed appeared with Season 1 winner,

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, serving as honorary team captains of the two current Blue and Red teams for one of the challenges. A $5,000 donation was made to a charity selected by the captain of the winning team, and Reed chose the Make-A-Wish Foundation. His team won the challenge. Reed appeared again as a trainer during the fourth season of the show.

References

External links

Chris Reed Bio
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